- John Turk
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name = John Turk
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birthdate =13 march ,1970
location =Chicago, Illinois , USA
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height = 6' 1" (1.85 m)
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notable role = Various "Mortal Kombat" characters
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spouse =John Turk is a model, bodybuilder, personal trainer, former Chicago police officer, and actor. He is well recognized in the video game world as the actor who portrayed various characters in Midway's Mortal Kombat series.
John has received a
bachelor's degree fromIllinois State University inphysical education with a minor in nutrition. He has also competed in several bodybuilding contests holding such titles as Mr. Illinois. He is also a familiar face in the fitness industry and has appeared on the cover of such magazines as "Muscle & Fitness ", "Physical" and "Planet Muscle".In the "Mortal Kombat" video game series, John first portrayed characters Sub-Zero and
Shang Tsung in "Mortal Kombat 3 ". In updates of "MK3", "Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 " and "Mortal Kombat Trilogy ", he also played all the non-cyborg ninja characters- Classic Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Reptile, Smoke, Rain,Ermac ,Noob Saibot , and Chameleon.John also provided the voices of Vlad and Reptillor in an episode of the online animated videogame-spoofing series [http://www.pressstartmovie.com/bonuslevels Press Start: Bonus Levels] entitled "Poker, Mon."
He also appeared in two episodes of the television series "
Prison Break ", "Riots, Drills and the Devil: Parts 1 & 2", where his character was named, appropriately enough, "Turk".In 2008, John appeared in a small role as a bodyguard in the "
Batman Begins " sequel "The Dark Knight ."External links
* [http://www.johnturk.net Personal Trainer Chicago by John Turk Personal Trainer Chicago]
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