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{{Short description|American actor (born 1964)}}
'''Taimak''' (born '''Taimak Guarriello''' on ], ]) is an ] ] and ]. Taimak has acted in more than 10 films, his first and most prominent being ]'s '']''.
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'''Taimak Guarriello'''<ref name="Guarriello2016"/> (born June 27, 1964), known ] as '''Taimak''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|aɪ|m|ɑː|k}}), is an American actor, martial artist and stuntman, known for his lead role as Leroy Green ("Bruce Leroy") in the 1985 martial arts film '']''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Janet Maslin |author-link=Janet Maslin |date=1985-03-22 |title=The Last Dragon (1985) FILM: SCHULTZ DIRECTS 'LAST DRAGON' |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9D0DE6DF1738F931A15750C0A963948260 |work=]}}</ref>
==Early life==


==Personal life==
Born to an ] father and ] mother, Taimak has studied Chinese goju, ], ] and ].
Taimak was born on June 27, 1964, in Los Angeles, California, to an Italian father and an ] mother.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.iamtaimak.com/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426201132/http://www.iamtaimak.com/ | archive-date=2015-04-26 | title=I am Taimak &#124; Living a life of excellence }}</ref> He currently lives in New York City.


==Career== ==Career==
Taimak's leading role in ]'s '']'', in which he played Leroy Green, a ]-inspired martial artist in search of "The Glow," was his first major break in acting. The film was a financial success and grossed more than $25 million at the box office.<ref>{{Citation |last=Schultz |first=Michael |title=The Last Dragon |date=1985-03-22 |type=Action, Comedy, Drama |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089461/?ref_=ttqu_ov |access-date=2024-03-20 |others=Taimak, Vanity, Christopher Murney |publisher=Delphi III Productions, Motown Productions, TriStar Pictures}}</ref>


Since ''The Last Dragon'', Taimak has appeared in a number of TV roles and over a dozen plays.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-05-13 |title=31 Years After His Movie Debut, "The Last Dragon" Heads To Detroit - CBS Detroit |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/31-years-after-his-movie-debut-the-last-dragon-heads-to-detroit/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
Cast in ''The Last Dragon'' because of his martial arts skills, Taimak had no prior acting training or experience, and was taught on set. He later appeared as the lead male in ]'s "]" music video, Debbie Allen's "Special Look" Video and also played the role of a would-be rapist on an episode of the TV show '']'' Funny quote from that episode "Freddie scratches like an alley cat". Taimak has also worked as a ] of martial arts to celebrities such as ]and one of the Spice Girls.


Taimak later appeared in a number of TV roles and music videos including the lead male in ]'s "]" music video and Debbie Allen's "Special Look" video. He played a date rapist in an episode of the TV show '']''. He appeared in ]' music video "Bloodwork."
According to a disturbed and obsessed fan who frequently visits his Misplaced Pages biography, he "pretty much fell off the face of the earth" between acting assignments.


Taimak has worked with a number of celebrities, including ], and starred in the play ''Cheaters'', which toured the United States. He starred in a hit ] show called ''Roadhouse The Comedy'', based on the ] film '']'', from December 9, 2003, to February 1, 2004, at the Barrow Street Theatre in New York.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.eljallartsannex.com/Road%20House.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122092642/http://www.eljallartsannex.com/Road%20House.htm | archive-date=2012-11-22 | url-status=usurped | title=Road House }}</ref>
He also starred in a play that toured the ] called "Cheaters" opposite a large cast of African American stars. He played a soldier that steals the girl away from ] singer ].


In 2002, Taimak opened a gym called Fitness Concepts on the ] of Manhattan.<ref name="Entertainment">{{Cite web |last=Entertainment |first=Martial Arts |date=2014-09-09 |title=Taimak |url=https://www.martialartsentertainment.com/taimak/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=Martial Arts & Action Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref> He published a fitness DVD titled ''Taimak FIT (Find Inner Transformation)'', intended to be the first of a series.<ref name="Entertainment"/>
Taimak co-owns a gym on the east side of Manhattan in New York city called "Fitness Concepts". According to him he has since parted ways with the partners.


He is an accomplished ] and has received black belts in ] ], ], ], ], ], ], and ]. He studied Chinese Goju under "The Black Dragon", ].<ref name="McCarthy2011">{{cite book|last=McCarthy|first="Big" John|title=Let's Get It On!: The Making of MMA and Its Ultimate Referee |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FVFPAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA190 |date=2011 |publisher=Medallion Press |isbn=978-1-60542-200-8 |page=190}}</ref>
According to his apparently African-American obsessed fan(Whose to say the fan is african-american? It may be a disgruntled ex) "Superstar" Taimak (her quotation marks) dates non-black women only, and the fan urges us to "(Checkout myspace)". The fan further asserts Taimak "Has two women that worship the ground he walks on and they rule his website. They are Karma Sutra and Brendalove,"(I haave checked the website and they do logg in aloooooooooot) and obviously deeply demoralize and upset the fan in question.


He officiated the preliminary MMA bouts at ] and ].<ref name="McCarthy2011"/>
The fan continues, "He answers "fans" (sic) questions such as "What's your favorite scene from "The Last Dragon?", and doubts that "He claims (sic) to have co-starred in the BET movie "Masquerade".(I own this movie because my high scool bud Cress Williams stars in it) The fan adds, hilariously, "In which he had about 10 lines in the whole movie."(This is true) Which, we will note, is exactly eleven more than hers.


In 2006 he made a few appearances alongside ] in ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://adambernard.blogspot.com/2006/10/taimak-last-dragon-still-has-glow.html|title=Adam's World: Taimak – The Last Dragon Still Has The Glow|access-date=2020-03-15}}</ref> Yang's character at the time had adopted some of Leroy Green's traits as his own.
In final the fan muses,(Are you for or against Taimak? I thought you were against this fan) "He claims to be extremely busy, however he has time to log onto his website and myspace account eveyday. Hmmmmmmmmmm." She apparently misses the irony of the generous amount of time she appears to possess to spend a great deal of it checking and tabulating an actor's personal time visiting them.


In November 2015, Taimak and ] were honorees for the Fists of Legends Legacy Award at the Urban Action Showcase & Expo at HBO.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = 2015 Urban Action Showcase International Action Film Festival & Honoree Awards|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHVK0HEfxXc&feature|website = YouTube| date=14 December 2015 |access-date = 2015-12-14}}</ref>
Continuing to demonstrate her inspiring command of English, the fan concludes, "Either him or one of his "fans" constanly edit my entry on him. They refuse to let the truth about his "career"(which he has none) be."


In March 2016, Incorgnito Publishing Press published Taimak's autobiography, ''Taimak, The Last Dragon''.<ref name="Guarriello2016">{{cite book |title=Taimak, The Last Dragon |author=Taimak Guarriello |date=2016-03-19 |isbn=978-1944589110 |publisher=Incorgnito Publishing Press}}</ref>
This Misplaced Pages entry was cleaned up not by Mr. Guarriello but a motion picture director(My question is what motion picture director has time to worry about a wiki entry?) currently casting him in a role in an upcoming feature. The Misplaced Pages fan is kindly advised Mr. Guarriello has an attorney. We have been negotiating daily with her, so we know she exists. And what the fan has been doing to this website biography is termed character defamation and is punishable by law. Misplaced Pages can easily forward Ms. Lal, who is Mr. Guarriello's attorney, the fan's IP address which will lead to her street address. Having read this drivel printed about one of our actors, I am now giving serious consideration to advising Ms. Lal and Mr. Guarriello on how to obtain the IP address of the fan and press charges against her. My attorneys work for the firm of ], and I would be happy to refer Ms. Lal and Mr. Guarriello to those attorneys.


In 2018, Taimak starred in ]'s martial arts comedy film '']''.
He is clearly not romantically interested in you. Avoid stalking charges by moving on.


==Filmography==
There are conflicting reports about Taimak. I have been trying to contact him via e-mail and encourage him to write his own entry in the wiki. I doubt seriously if a motion picture director entered this mess.
*Double Cross (2023- 2024) as Cade Cross
*''Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece'' (2018) as Dragon
*''They're Just My Friends'' (2006) as Captain Taimak
*''The System Within'' (2006) as Pastor Ricky
*''Book of Swords'' (2005) as Lucky
*'']'' as Spider (1 episode, 2004)
**"Family Ties: Part 2" (2004) TV episode (as Taimak Guarriello) as Spider
*''Night Class'' (2001) as Kick boxing instructor
*''Masquerade'' (2000) (TV)
*'']''
**''I Will Be Your Father Figure'' (2000) TV episode (as Taimak Guarriello) as Barback
**''That's the Guy'' (1999) TV episode (as Taimak Guari) as The Bartender
**''Dog's Best Friend'' (1999) TV episode (as Taimak Guari) as The Bartender
*''Dreamers'' (1999) as Sam
*'']''
**''The Forbidden Zone'' (1996) TV episode as Zoner
* ''WMAC Masters''
**"Battle of the Brothers" (1996) TV episode as Striking Eagle
*''Kickback with Scott Pastore'' (1994) TV series as Guest
*''No More Dirty Deals'' (1993) as Sean Halloway
*'']'' (1990) as Bob
*'']''
**"No Means No" (1989) TV episode as Garth Parks
*'']'' (1985) as Leroy Green

===Stunts===
*Madonna: Drowned World Tour 2001 (2001) (TV) (martial arts coordinator) (as Taimak Guarriello)

===Self===
*Acapulco Black Film Festival (2000) (TV) as Himself
*''Singled Out''
** Episode dated 13 December 1995 (1995) TV episode as Taimuk

==References==
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American actor (born 1964)
Taimak
Taimak at the 2014 Florida Supercon
Born (1964-06-27) June 27, 1964 (age 60)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Martial artist
  • Stuntman
Years active1982–present

Taimak Guarriello (born June 27, 1964), known mononymously as Taimak (/ˈtaɪmɑːk/), is an American actor, martial artist and stuntman, known for his lead role as Leroy Green ("Bruce Leroy") in the 1985 martial arts film The Last Dragon.

Personal life

Taimak was born on June 27, 1964, in Los Angeles, California, to an Italian father and an African-American mother. He currently lives in New York City.

Career

Taimak's leading role in Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon, in which he played Leroy Green, a Bruce Lee-inspired martial artist in search of "The Glow," was his first major break in acting. The film was a financial success and grossed more than $25 million at the box office.

Since The Last Dragon, Taimak has appeared in a number of TV roles and over a dozen plays.

Taimak later appeared in a number of TV roles and music videos including the lead male in Janet Jackson's "Let's Wait Awhile" music video and Debbie Allen's "Special Look" video. He played a date rapist in an episode of the TV show A Different World. He appeared in 36 Crazyfists' music video "Bloodwork."

Taimak has worked with a number of celebrities, including Madonna, and starred in the play Cheaters, which toured the United States. He starred in a hit Off-Broadway show called Roadhouse The Comedy, based on the Patrick Swayze film Road House, from December 9, 2003, to February 1, 2004, at the Barrow Street Theatre in New York.

In 2002, Taimak opened a gym called Fitness Concepts on the East Side of Manhattan. He published a fitness DVD titled Taimak FIT (Find Inner Transformation), intended to be the first of a series.

He is an accomplished martial artist and has received black belts in Goju Ryu Karate, Jeet Kune Do, Wing Chun, Hapkido, Jujutsu, Taekwondo, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He studied Chinese Goju under "The Black Dragon", Ron Van Clief.

He officiated the preliminary MMA bouts at UFC 6 and UFC 7.

In 2006 he made a few appearances alongside Jimmy Yang in Ring of Honor. Yang's character at the time had adopted some of Leroy Green's traits as his own.

In November 2015, Taimak and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa were honorees for the Fists of Legends Legacy Award at the Urban Action Showcase & Expo at HBO.

In March 2016, Incorgnito Publishing Press published Taimak's autobiography, Taimak, The Last Dragon.

In 2018, Taimak starred in Sean Stone's martial arts comedy film Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece.

Filmography

  • Double Cross (2023- 2024) as Cade Cross
  • Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece (2018) as Dragon
  • They're Just My Friends (2006) as Captain Taimak
  • The System Within (2006) as Pastor Ricky
  • Book of Swords (2005) as Lucky
  • Third Watch as Spider (1 episode, 2004)
    • "Family Ties: Part 2" (2004) TV episode (as Taimak Guarriello) as Spider
  • Night Class (2001) as Kick boxing instructor
  • Masquerade (2000) (TV)
  • Beverly Hills, 90210
    • I Will Be Your Father Figure (2000) TV episode (as Taimak Guarriello) as Barback
    • That's the Guy (1999) TV episode (as Taimak Guari) as The Bartender
    • Dog's Best Friend (1999) TV episode (as Taimak Guari) as The Bartender
  • Dreamers (1999) as Sam
  • Red Shoe Diaries
    • The Forbidden Zone (1996) TV episode as Zoner
  • WMAC Masters
    • "Battle of the Brothers" (1996) TV episode as Striking Eagle
  • Kickback with Scott Pastore (1994) TV series as Guest
  • No More Dirty Deals (1993) as Sean Halloway
  • The White Girl (1990) as Bob
  • A Different World
    • "No Means No" (1989) TV episode as Garth Parks
  • The Last Dragon (1985) as Leroy Green

Stunts

  • Madonna: Drowned World Tour 2001 (2001) (TV) (martial arts coordinator) (as Taimak Guarriello)

Self

  • Acapulco Black Film Festival (2000) (TV) as Himself
  • Singled Out
    • Episode dated 13 December 1995 (1995) TV episode as Taimuk

References

  1. ^ Taimak Guarriello (2016-03-19). Taimak, The Last Dragon. Incorgnito Publishing Press. ISBN 978-1944589110.
  2. Janet Maslin (1985-03-22). "The Last Dragon (1985) FILM: SCHULTZ DIRECTS 'LAST DRAGON'". The New York Times.
  3. "I am Taimak | Living a life of excellence". Archived from the original on 2015-04-26.
  4. Schultz, Michael (1985-03-22), The Last Dragon (Action, Comedy, Drama), Taimak, Vanity, Christopher Murney, Delphi III Productions, Motown Productions, TriStar Pictures, retrieved 2024-03-20
  5. "31 Years After His Movie Debut, "The Last Dragon" Heads To Detroit - CBS Detroit". www.cbsnews.com. 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  6. "Road House". Archived from the original on 2012-11-22.
  7. ^ Entertainment, Martial Arts (2014-09-09). "Taimak". Martial Arts & Action Entertainment. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  8. ^ McCarthy, "Big" John (2011). Let's Get It On!: The Making of MMA and Its Ultimate Referee. Medallion Press. p. 190. ISBN 978-1-60542-200-8.
  9. "Adam's World: Taimak – The Last Dragon Still Has The Glow". Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  10. "2015 Urban Action Showcase International Action Film Festival & Honoree Awards". YouTube. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-14.

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