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Mark Dacascos Born Mark Alan Dacascos
February 26, 1964
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.Other names Marc Dacascos
The Chairman
Wo FatOccupation Actor, martial artist, television personality Years active 1985–present Influenced by Al Dacascos
Jet Li
Bruce LeeSpouse Julie Condra (1998-present) Website http://www.dacascos.com Mark Alan Dacascos (born February 26, 1964) is an American actor and martial artist.[1] He won numerous karate and various styles of kung fu championships between the ages of 7 and 18.[2]
Beginning in January 2005, Dacascos has portrayed the Chairman on Food Network's television series Iron Chef America. This role was previously played by Takeshi Kaga in the original Japanese Iron Chef, and Dacascos' character is presented as Kaga's nephew, though the actors are not related. Dacascos went on to continue the role in Iron Chef Australia. His other roles include: Eric Draven in The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, Eubulon, the Advent Master, on Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, the lead role of "Mani" in the French film Brotherhood of the Wolf and the lead role of "Crying Freeman" in the film of the same name.
Dacascos competed in season 9 of Dancing with the Stars.[3][4] His partner was Dancing with the Stars finalist Lacey Schwimmer. The pair was eliminated in the 7th episode.[5]
On November 2, 2010, CBS announced Dacascos was cast to reprise the role of Steve McGarrett's arch-nemesis, Wo Fat, in the modern remake of Hawaii Five-0.[6]
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Biography
Dacascos' father, Al Dacascos, is from Hawaii, and is a martial arts instructor of Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese ancestry. His mother, Moriko McVey-Murray, is of Irish and Japanese ancestry. In the recent History Channel presentation, "Samurai", he revealed that the Japanese side of his mother's family was killed in the bombing of Hiroshima. His stepmothers are award winning martial artist Malia Bernal and Hawaiian singer Melveen Leed. Dacascos attended Portland State University in Portland, Oregon, where he majored in Chinese and drama. Mark Dacascos is proficient in Wun Hop Kuen Do, Capoeira, Wushu and Muay Thai.[7]
Personal life
He is married to actress Julie Condra, who starred with him in Crying Freeman. They have three children, two older boys and one younger girl. Their names are Makoa, Kapono and Noelani.
Career
Dacascos became an actor after being discovered walking down the street in San Francisco's Chinatown by Chris Lee (at that time, assistant director) and Rexall Chin (hairstylist) for director Wayne Wang. Though his first scenes ended up on the cutting room floor, he has gone on to establish a film and television career primarily playing martial artists. His breakout role was in the 1993 film Only the Strong, in which he played Louis, a Capoeira master who takes a high school's potential failures and turns their lives around by teaching them the venerable Brazilian martial art. In the following year, Dacascos co-starred with Party of Five's Scott Wolf as Jimmy and Billy Lee, respectively, in the video game based movie Double Dragon.
He plays the role of the Chairman of Iron Chef America and Iron Chef Australia. In the series' backstory he is the nephew of the original Iron Chef Chairman, Takeshi Kaga; the actors hold no relation in real life.
He has been featured in many action films such as Brotherhood of the Wolf, Crying Freeman and Cradle 2 the Grave, in which he squared off against Jet Li. He also performed in three video games: voice acting in Stranglehold, live acting in Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom and digitally recreating The Chairman in the new Iron Chef video game for Wii.
Dacascos was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2002 for his role in Brotherhood of the Wolf, which was a box office success in the United States.[8] He also appeared in the short-lived but critically acclaimed television series The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, which was a follow-up to the 1994 film The Crow. One of his more recent roles is in the children's television show, Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight, where he portrays Advent Master Eubulon, mentor of the Kamen Riders and creator of the Advent Decks.
Filmography
Year Title Role Other Notes 1985 Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart n/a Film (scenes deleted) 1990 Angel Town Stoner Driver Film 1991 Dead On The Money Martial arts master TV movie 1992 American Samurai Kenjiro Sanga Film 1993 Only The Strong Louis Stevens Film 1993 Roosters Filipino's Son Film (Cameo) 1994 Dragstrip Girl Johnny Ramirez TV movie 1994 Double Dragon Jimmy Lee Film 1995 Deadly Past Leo Film 1995 Kickboxer 5: The Redemption Matt Reeves Film 1995 Crying Freeman Yo Hinomura/Freeman Film 1996 The Island of Dr. Moreau Lo-Mai Film 1996 Sabotage Michael Bishop Film 1997 Sanctuary Luke Kovak Film 1997 DNA Dr. Ash Mattley Film 1997 Deathline (a.k.a. Redline) Merrick Film 1998 Drive Toby Wong Film 1998 Boogie Boy Jesse Page Film 1998 No Code of Conduct Paul DeLucca Film 1999 The Base Maj. John Murphy/Cpl. John Dalton Film 2000 China Strike Force (Lei ting zhan jing) Tony Lau Film 2001 Le Pacte des loups (Brotherhood of the Wolf) Mani Film 2001 Instinct To Kill (AKA The Perfect Husband) J.T. Dillon Film 2002 Scorcher Ryan Beckett Film 2003 Cradle 2 the Grave Yao Ling Film 2005 Solar Strike (AKA Solar Attack) (USA) Lucas Foster TV movie 2005 Junior Pilot (aka Final Approach) Kato Film 2006 Only the Brave Steve "Zaki" Senzaki Film 2006 The Hunt for Eagle One Lt. Matt Daniels Video 2006 The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point Lt. Matt Daniels Video 2006 Nomad Sharish Film 2007 Code Name: The Cleaner Eric Hauck Film 2007 Alien Agent Rykker Film 2007 I Am Omega Renchard Film 2008 Gideon Falls Set Film 2009 Serbian Scars Peter Olsen Obilich Film 2010 Shadows in Paradise Lt. Max Forrester Film 2010 Action Hero Writer Film 2010 Secret of the Sultan Film 2011 The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone Cobra Film Television
Year Title Role Episode/Notes 1987 General Hospital Police cadet TV series 1990 New Dragnet Kevin Chow TV series 1990 Doogie Howser, MD Julian Episode: "The Grass Ain't Always Greener" 1991 The Flash Osaku Episode: "Child's Play" 1994 Tales from the Crypt Felix Johnson Episode: "The Pit" 1995 One West Waikiki Moku Episode: "Rest in Peace" 1998-99 The Crow: Stairway to Heaven Eric Draven TV series 1999 Martial Law Steven Garth Episode: "Ninety Million Reasons to Die" 2002 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Ananda the Monk Episode: "Felonious Monk" 2005 - Present Iron Chef America: The Series The Chairman TV series 2007 Stargate Atlantis Tyre Episode: "Reunion" 2008 The Legend of Bruce Lee Muay Thai boxer King Charles[9] TV series 2008 The Middleman Sensei Ping Episode: "The Sino-Mexican Revelation" 2008 Stargate Atlantis Tyre Episode: "Broken Ties" 2009 Kamen Rider Dragon Knight Eubulon Episodes: 32–40 2009 Dancing with the Stars Himself/guest dancer Episodes" 1-7 2009 Wolvesbayne Von Griem TV movie 2008-10 The Next Iron Chef The Chairman TV series 2010 Samurai Himself TV documentary 2010 - Present Hawaii Five-0 Wo Fat TV series 2010 Iron Chef Australia The Chairman TV series Awards
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films
Year Result Award Category/Recipient 2002 Nominated Saturn Award Best Supporting Actor for: Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) References
- ^ "Discovering the Samurai Within". Inside Kung Fu. http://www.insidekung-fu.com/content/view/171/36/. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
- ^ Biography for Mark Dacascos at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ "Dancing With The Stars Season 9 Cast". http://pophangover.com/?p=4341.
- ^ Joyce Eng (17 August 2009). "Dancing with the Stars 2009 Season 9 Cast Revealed!". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/Dancing-Stars/Dancing-Stars-2009-1009007.aspx. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
- ^ "`Dancing with the Stars' celeb slate slimmed by 2". Associated Press. 3 November 2009. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ixZNAWvJiQL8ZobM0sW7GL4cv-cwD9BOFH480. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^ "`‘Dancing’ Iron Chef Chairman Mark Dacascos to Guest Star!". CBS. 2 November 2010. http://www.cbs.com/forum/posts/list/137228.page. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
- ^ "Discovering the Samurai Within". Inside Kung Fu. http://www.insidekung-fu.com/content/view/171/36/. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
- ^ "Little pictures have a big year", Los Angeles Times, 3 January 2003
- ^ "Mark Dacascos Interview". Martial Arts Unlimited. http://www.martialartsunltd.co.uk/articles/63-march-2010/148-mark-dacascos-interview.html. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
External links
- Mark Dacascos at the Internet Movie Database
- Official web site of Mark Dacascos
- HILuxury article on Mark Dacascos
Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 9) Donny Osmond · Mýa · Kelly Osbourne · Joanna Krupa · Aaron Carter · Mark Dacascos · Michael Irvin · Louie Vito · Melissa Joan Hart · Natalie Coughlin · Chuck Liddell · Debi Mazar · Tom DeLay · Kathy Ireland · Macy Gray · Ashley HamiltonCategories:- 1964 births
- Living people
- American people of Filipino descent
- American actors of Chinese descent
- American film actors
- American martial artists
- American capoeira practitioners
- American Muay Thai practitioners
- American wushu practitioners
- American people of Irish descent
- American actors of Japanese descent
- American people of Spanish descent
- Participants in American reality television series
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