Billy Blanks
Muscular African American sports star, actor, media identity and inventor of the phenomenally popular "Tae Bo" fitness system, derived from his extensive martial arts training. Blanks was born in Eerie, Pennsylvania in 1955 amongst humble backgrounds and grew up as one of 15 children, battling dyslexia and tendon problems. However that didn't stop him from starting his martial arts training at age 14 and eventually achieving black belts in tae kwon do & several other arts, and winning numerous US martial arts tournaments. Blanks first popped up on movie screens in the mid 1980s in tough guy parts utilizing his athletic background and grim faced looks. Films roles included Tango & Cash (1989), Driving Force (1989) and A.W.O.L.: Absent Without Leave (1990). Things looked up in 1991, when Blanks scored the minor role of drug addicted running back "Billy Cole" in the explosive The Last Boy Scout (1991)....and further work followed often sharing lead billing in low budget - high action fare such as Talons of the Eagle (1992), TC 2000 (1993) and Expect No Mercy (1995). In the late 1990s, Billy's innovative and exciting "Tae Bo" workout routine swept around the world like wildfire, and propelled him into the position of one of the world's most recognizable and biggest selling fitness trainers. The remarkable Blanks continues to refine and promote his unique "Tae Bo" fitness system, and he operates the Billy Blanks World Training Center in Sherman Oaks, California. 7th Degree Black Belt Billy Blanks had one of the greatest karate fight records in the sport's long history. Blanks was a 7-time world karate champion, the first Amateur Athletic Union Champ in 1975, the 1984 Massachusetts Golden Gloves Boxing Champion, and the Tri-State Golden Gloves Champion of Champions. He was the captain of the United States Karate Team and won over 30 gold medals in international competition. He was the number 1 or number 2 rated full-contact karate fighter in the United States for almost seven straight years. His epic battles with "Nasty" Anderson are legends among martial arts fans. He posted over 300 career victories. In 1982, Billy Blanks was honored by being inducted into the Karate Hall of Fame.
The Master
(Hawks Gang Member)
Back in Action
(Billy)
The Last Boy Scout
(Billy Cole)
Billy's BootCamp Elite: Mission Two - Maximum Power
Billy's BootCamp Elite: Mission One - Get Started
Billy's BootCamp Elite: Mission Three - Rock Solid Abs
Billy's Bootcamp Elite: Mission Spot Training - Lower Body
Billy's BootCamp Elite: 8 Minute Supercharge Cardio
Billy's Bootcamp: Cardio Bootcamp Live!
Billy's Bootcamp 1: Tae Bo
Billy's Bootcamp 2: Tae Bo
Bloodfist
(Black Rose)
The King of the Kickboxers
(Khan)
Tough and Deadly
(John Portland)
Talons of the Eagle
(Tyler Wilson)
Assault on Devil's Island
(Craegan)
TC 2000
(Jason Storm)
Showdown
(Billy Grant)
Expect No Mercy
(Justin Vanier)
Driving Force
(Pool)
Devotion
(Billy Blanks)
The Ultimate Goal
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities
(Self)
Billy Blanks: Tae Bo Platinum Collection
(Self)
Balance of Power
(Niko)
Billy Blanks: Tae Bo Cardio
Billy Blanks - Tae Bo: Strength Power
(Billy Blanks)
Billy Blanks: Tae Bo Flex
The Real Miyagi
(Self)
Dark Moon Rising
(Sheriff Tom)
The Circuit 4: Faith Fighter
(Samson)
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
(Self)
Low Blow
(Guard)
Invincible
(Billy)
Billy Blanks TaeBo Express
(Instructor)
TaeBo II: Get Ripped - Advanced 1 Workout
(Himself)
The Last Kumite
(Master Loren)
The Clapper
(Billy Blanks)
American Expendables: The Films of North American Pictures
(Self (archive footage))
China O'Brien II
(Baskin's Fighter #1 (uncredited))
Lionheart
(African Legionnaire)
Billy's BootCamp: Basic Training Bootcamp
(Billy Blanks)
Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: Basic Workout
(Himself)
TaeBo II: Get Ripped - Advanced 2 Workout
(Himself)
Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: Instructional
(Himself)
TaeBo II: Get Ripped - 8-Minute Workout
(Himself)
Billy Blanks: Tae Bo Kicks
(Himself)
Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: 8-Minute Workout
(Himself)
Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: Total Body Fat Blaster
(Himself)
Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: Advanced Workout
(Himself)
Billy's BootCamp: Ultimate BootCamp
(Himself)
Billy Blanks' TaeBo Believer's Workout: The Strength Within
(Himself)
The Best of TaeBo: Ultimate Upper Body
(Himself)
Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: Gold
(Himself)
Billy Blanks: This Is Tae Bo
(Himself)
TaeBo II: Get Ripped - Basic 1 Workout
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
(Self)
Timebomb
(Mr. Brown)
Almost Amazing
(Mr. Wilson)
Kiss the Girls
(Instructor)
Tango & Cash
(Prison Thug (uncredited))
Jack and Jill
(Billy Blanks)
Billy Blanks: Ultimate Tae Bo
(Billy Blanks)
Billy Blanks Tae Bo: Amped Fat Burn Accelerator
(Billy Blanks)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
(Self)
The Tony Danza Show
(Self)
The Parent 'Hood
The Parkers
Melrose Place
ER
(Tae-Bo Instructor)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
(Billy Blanks)
V.I.P.
(Self)