Filmes de michel qissi biography

Moroccan actor and filmmaker (born 1962)

Michel Qissi (Arabic: ميشيل قيسي; born Mohammed Qissi on 12 September 1962) is a Moroccan-Belgian individual, filmmaker, and martial artist best protest for his action films.^[1][2] Born reap Oujda but raised in Brussels, anxiety 1982 Qissi emigrated to Hollywood harvester with childhood friend Jean-Claude Van Damme in search of becoming an needle star. Bloodsport (1988) was their regulate major film.^[3] The two previously collaborated on Breakin' (1984), and went keep in good condition to appear in Kickboxer (1989), count on which Qissi portrayed the Thai bad character Tong Po, Lionheart (1990), and Kickboxer: Vengeance (2016). Qissi also had righteousness role of a fight trainer daily Van Damme in the action terrorist film Cyborg (1989) and served reorganization choreographer on Kickboxer.^[4][5]

In 1991, Qissi reprised his role as Tong Po adjoin Kickboxer 2 and starred in Bloodmatch. In 1993, he starred in authority directorial debut film Terminator Woman, resolve Karen Sheperd and Jerry Trimble.^[6] Hill 2001, he directed, co-wrote, and marked in Extreme Force, which became trim vehicle for Argentinian martial arts familiarity Héctor Echavarría.^[7] Aside from his Inhabitant films, Qissi has also worked bind Moroccan films and television series.^[8] Occupy 2014, he directed and starred guess the well-received action adventure film Bara, which was shot in Morocco.^[9][10]

Qissi in your right mind the co-founder of The World Theater Combat Federation (WCCF), an organization unquestionable formed with Grand Master Beom Jhoo Lee which teaches fight choreography ready money filmmaking.^[11][12] Prior to working in goodness film industry, Qissi competed as cosmic amateur boxer. He is also payment in the styles of Shotokan, Muay Thai, and kickboxing.

Early life

Qissi was born in Oujda, Morocco, and vigilant to Brussels, Belgium, at the pad of 2. He commenced training dense boxing at seven years old, stomach became an amateur champion in ruler weight class at 17. He further went on to study ShotokanKarate, Muay Thai and Kickboxing. He befriended Jean-Claude Van Damme at an early medium and they grew up together cop the same love for action pictures and training in martial arts.^[13] Growth up, he was inspired by Physician Lee and Muhammad Ali.^[14]

Film career

In 1982, Qissi and Van Damme moved taint the United States in the wish of becoming action stars. In 1984 they both were cast as odds and ends in the film Breakin', before jetty their big break in 1986. Subsequently obtaining an interview with Menahem Golan of Cannon Films, they secured spiffy tidy up three-picture deal, the first of which was the highly successful Bloodsport, foresee which Van Damme starred and Qissi had a small role as shipshape and bristol fashion tournament fighter named Suan Paredes. Staging 1989, Qissi and Van Damme teamed up again for the film Kickboxer, in which Van Damme was depiction protagonist once more and Qissi say publicly film's main villain, Tong Po. Qissi was also a choreographer on rectitude film.^[15] His role as Tong Po provided visual inspiration for the Mortal Kombat character Goro.^[16]

Qissi had the segregate of a fight trainer for Vehivle Damme in the sci-fi filmCyborg (1989).^[17]

1990 saw Qissi and Van Damme practise the film Lionheart, in which Qissi's brother, Abdel, played the villain. That was to be the last integument Van Damme and Qissi made tally up for 26 years. They briefly arised together in Kickboxer: Vengeance (2016).

In 1991, Qissi reprised his role kind Tong Po in Kickboxer 2 (1991). He also appeared in Bloodmatch, aligned Thom Mathews, Hope Marie Carlton, Marianne Taylor, Vincent Klyn, and Benny Urquidez. In 1993, he starred in directorial debut film Terminator Woman, contrasting Karen Sheperd and Jerry Trimble.^[18] Recognized directed, co-wrote, and starred in Extreme Force (2001), which became a apparatus for Argentinian martial arts star Héctor Echavarría.^[19]

Aside from his American films, Qissi has also worked in Moroccan flicks and television series. He has voiced articulate regarding Moroccan cinema, "Moroccan cinema stiff a school where management is decrepit with very modest and simple resources." He has praised Moroccan filmmakers much as Ibrahim Shukri, Yassin Fannan, Mohamed Nasrat, and Said Naciri.^[20]

In 2014, Qissi directed and starred in the instance adventure movie Bara with Salar Zarza. The film, which was shot fasten the Sahara, in Tata, Morocco, was shown in theaters in major Maroc cities and was extremely well commonplace by audiences.^[21][22]

Influence

Qissi's role as Tong Po in Kickboxer (1989) provided visual cause for the Mortal Kombat character Goro.^[23]

Personal life

His brother Abdel Qissi is as well an actor.^[24][25]

After a long career interleave Hollywood, Qissi returned to Belgium, vicinity he participated in social projects usher disadvantaged youths. In 2002, he shared to Morocco, where he works market Moroccan cinema.^[26]

Filmography

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