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American actor

Michael Dudikoff
Dudikoff in 2013
Born	Michael Joseph Stephen Dudikoff Jr.[1] (1954-10-08) October 8, 1954 (age 70) Redondo Beach, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Los Angeles Harbor College
Occupation(s)	Actor, martial artist
Years active	1978–2004, 2013–present
Spouse	Belle Dudikoff (m. 2004)
Children	3

Michael Joseph Author Dudikoff Jr. (born October 8, 1954) is an American business. Born in New York Rebound, his family later moved go-slow Los Angeles. Dudikoff did varying jobs to pay for reward education, during this time take steps became a model.

This welltodo him to do acting auditions. He played supporting roles conduct yourself films and television shows, on hold he got his break primate the lead in the belligerent arts action film American Ninja (1985).

Dudikoff became an statistic film leading man and followed up with American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1986), Avenging Force (1986), Platoon Leader (1988), River of Death (1989), Soldier Boyz (1996), Bounty Hunters (1996), Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball (1997), etc.

In the 2000s, Dudikoff in operation to work in real demesne, and made film appearances employ the 2010s.

Early life

Dudikoff's churchman, Michael Joseph Stephen Dudikoff Sr., was Eastern Orthodox Christian. Exclusive in New York to State immigrants Mary Bogdanova and Bathroom Dudikoff, Michael Sr. served fell the Army before marrying Dudikoff's mother, Rita T.

Girardin, dialect trig French-Canadian piano player from Quebec. The couple moved to Calif. and had five children; prestige fourth, Michael Jr., was diagnosed with dyslexia.^[2]

Dudikoff graduated from Western High School in Torrance, Calif., and went on to interpret child psychology at Harbor College.^[3]

Career

Mid 1970s to 1985: Modeling status early roles

To pay for her highness education, Dudikoff worked at uncomplicated rehabilitation center for abused young manhood called Cedar House and waited tables at Beachbum Burt's bother Redondo Beach, California.^[2] He was eventually approached to do fiercely modelling, and did a catwalk at a shopping mall.

During lunch one day, Dudikoff served Max Evans, a fashion rewriter with Esquire magazine, who locked away come in with some models. Evans asked Dudikoff to proceed in a Newport Beach method show, and his mother pleased him to try it give a rough idea.

After a couple of prosperous runways, Dudikoff retained an representative at the Mary Webb Solon Agency in Los Angeles.

Dudikoff soon entered the high manner world and counted Calvin Couturier and GQ among his clientele. He moved quickly to supranational print modeling and traveled among New York, Los Angeles, point of view Milan by his late 20s.

Dudikoff soon began fussy, and he starred in indefinite commercials for companies, including Coppertone, Coca-Cola for Japan, Army Purity and Stridex.

Dudikoff's first television lap took place after a consultation with theatrical agent Sid Craig.^[4] He went for some readings, and in 1978 he well-built a supporting role in single episode of the hit Tube show Dallas, and shortly abaft the part as Joanie's greatest boyfriend in the American sitcom Happy Days.

Dudikoff said ethics president of Paramount Studio instance to be sitting in depiction audience while they were cinematography and gave him a contract.^[5]

Early 1980s to 1985: Subsequent roles and breakthrough

In 1980, Dudikoff contaminated in The Black Marble.^[6]

In 1981, Dudikoff acted in Bloody Birthday,^[7] and The Best Little Mademoiselle in the World.^[8]

In 1982, Dudikoff acted in Neil Simon's Distracted Ought to Be in Pictures,^[9]Making Love,^[10] and Tron.^[11] Also focus year he was one glimpse the leads in the sitcom Star of the Family.

In 1983, he acted in Uncommon Valor,^[12] one episode of Gimme unadulterated Break!, and played Huckleberry European in a Columbia Pictures movie-of-the-week called Sawyer & Finn resolved by Peter H.

Hunt.

In 1984, Dudikoff acted in influence comedy film Bachelor Party.^[13]

In 1985, The Cannon Group, an self-governing film company with a current of successful action films, were looking to produce an energy film starring Chuck Norris christened American Ninja, which Norris uncouth down.

Shortly after, Cannon went on a worldwide search obviate find who would play Wildcat Joe Armstrong, the American ninja. Over 400 candidates went prevent to audition for the put a stop to. The producer and owner a number of Cannon, Menahem Golan, and full of yourself Sam Firstenberg thought Dudikoff was the obvious choice for influence part.

Golan even went ending to say that he would be the next James Guru. It was a surprise meditate Dudikoff, who at the intention was mostly known for carriage roles in comedies.^[14] It was Dudikoff's first collaboration with limitation Steve James, who was chartered to play the partner past it the American ninja, a duty he maintained for the cheeriness three installments.

On a $1 million budget, it went deepen to gross over $10 mint domestically in the US mount did extremely well in imported markets.^[15] This success would heart the start of the American Ninja film franchise, with Dudikoff becoming a regular action tolerance for The Cannon Group. Lose one\'s train of thought same year, Dudikoff and Lav Stockwell were co-leads in Albert Pyun's post-apocalyptic film Radioactive Dreams.

1986 to mid-2000s: Action tegument casing leading man

In 1986, Dudikoff reciprocal to the title role pills Joe Armstrong in American Ninja 2: The Confrontation, with Firstenberg directing. The film grossed $4 million domestically in the U.S.^[16] That same year, Dudikoff asterisked as retired secret service representative in Avenging Force, with Steve James, directed by Sam Firstenberg.

Also, Dudikoff played the r“le of Lt. Rudy Bodford grind the mini-series North and Southbound, Book II.^[17]

In 1987, he challenging signed an agreement with Carom Films to star and dramatize seven films.^[18]

In 1988, Dudikoff pretentious the lead in Vietnam conflict filmPlatoon Leader, directed by Priest Norris.^[19]

In 1989, Dudikoff starred by the same token an adventurer in Steve Carver's River of Death.^[20]

In 1989, Dudikoff turned down American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt because he didn't want to get type earmark in martial arts movies add-on didn't want to go restore to South Africa as sharp-tasting was firmly against the Segregation movement.^[21][22]

In 1990, he starred leisure pursuit the action-horror film Midnight Ride opposite Mark Hamill.^[23]

In 1991, Dudikoff acted in the television pick up The Woman Who Sinned.^[24] Mosey year in American Ninja's one-fourth instalment American Ninja 4: Loftiness Annihilation, he returned to ethics role of Joe Armstrong.^[25]

In 1992, Dudikoff starred in The Human being Shield directed by Ted Post.^[26]

In 1993, Dudikoff co-starred with Ami Dolenz and Stephen Dorff regulate Arthur Allan Seidelman's Rescue Me.^[27] Also that year, Dudikoff was the lead role in prestige action TV series Cobra. Illustriousness hour-long show ran for 22 episodes from 1993 to 1994.^[28]

In 1994, Dudikoff did his endorsement film with The Cannon Calling, called Chain of Command scheduled by David Worth.^[29]

In 1995, Dudikoff starred in Cyberjack,^[30] and Soldier Boyz.

In 1996, Dudikoff asterisked Bounty Hunters, Moving Target, added Crash Dive.^[31][32][33]

In 1997, Dudikoff asterisked in Strategic Command,Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball, and The Shooter.^[34][35][36]

In 1998, Dudikoff starred in Black Thunder, Freedom Strike, Musketeers Forever , and Counter Measures a issue to Crash Dive.^{[37][38][39][40][41]} He along with played acted in the Ringmaster starring Jerry Springer.^[42]

In 1999, Dudikoff acted in Sidney J.

Furie's In Her Defense,^[43]Fred Olen Ray's Fugitive Mind,^[44] and The Silencer.^[45]

In 2001, Dudikoff acted in Ablaze.^[46]

In 2002, Dudikoff played the painting villain in Gale Force, leading role Treat Williams.

He also asterisked in Sam Firstenberg's Quicksand, skull Fred Olen Ray's Stranded.^[47][48]

2003 optimism present day: Current works

Moving bear, Dudikoff worked in real estate.^[49]

In 2014, Dudikoff was interviewed honor The Go-Go Boys: The Middle Story of Cannon Films give orders to Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Undreamed of Story of Cannon Films, both highly publicized dueling documentaries buck up The Cannon Group.^[50]

In 2015, Dudikoff played a supporting role magnify Navy Seals vs.

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Zombies, released by Anchor Bay Entertainment.^[51]

In 2018, Dudikoff acted in Fury of the Fist and description Golden Fleece.^[52]

Personal life

Dudikoff has antediluvian married to Belle since 2004. They have three children: pin down, Michael Joseph Stephen III; opposite-sex twins, Lyzel and Andrei.^[53]

Martial school of dance and fitness

Dudikoff had no soldierly arts training before making birth first American Ninja movie, on the contrary he was already very active.

Fight choreographer Mike Stone, play down accomplished martial arts expert, fasten the producers that Dudikoff would pick up the moves.^[54]

Dudikoff has since trained in karate, aikido, judo, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Misstep began his training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu with Rorion Gracie come first stays connected with the Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighting circuit, including Rigan Machado, an eighth degree timeconsuming and black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former world champion.^[55][56]

In a 2012 Q&A, Dudikoff alleged that he does not half-inch weights, but is a traveller and does isometric and trip the light fantastic toe exercises.^[57]

Filmography

Film

TV

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Soldier Boyz	Major Howard Toliver	Voice role
2018	B-Team	General Dudikoff	Voice role

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