
James Lew
Cumpleaños: 1952-09-06
Lugar de Nacimiento: Escalon, California, USA
Biografía: James Jene Fae Lew (born September 6, 1952) is an American actor and martial artist. Raised in South Central Los Angeles, James Lew's destiny was to answer a cattle call in Hollywood for the hugely popular Kung Fu (1972) television series. He went on to star in the now collectible Hong Kong film, Young Dragon (1976). He made the move to big budget studio films in 1984. John Carpenter handpicked him as the Martial Arts Choreographer for 20th Century Fox's now cult film, Big Trouble in Little China (1986).
Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Steven Seagal, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mel Gibson, Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Dwayne Johnson, David Carradine, Chuck Norris, Dennis Quaid, Kurt Russell, Madonna, Charlie Sheen, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Kathleen Turner, Sylvester Stallone, Brandon Lee, Snoop Dogg and the list goes on and on.
James was voted "Favorite Action Star" by fans of Inside Martial Arts magazine. Internet fans voted him into the Hall of Fame in the Martial Arts History Museum. Inside Kung Fu Magazine inducted him as one of the "Martial Arts Greats" alongside legends as Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Steven Seagal, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and his longtime friend Jackie Chan.
Hit Parader Magazine dubbed him "the king of big-screen martial arts villains." From the deadly killer in Red Sun Rising (1994) to the deadly fighter in the comedy spoof Hot Shots 2 (1993), Lew has proven his chops in both drama and comedy. As a stunt/fight coordinator his creative talents shone in the television series The Crow to recent work on the hit video game, The Matrix: Path of Neo (2005). He handpicked elite members for his company, "Hong Kong Wire Action Team," to bring state of the art action to movies. His formula for longevity in the film industry is diversity, hard work and having a whole lot of fun.
Most recently, James Lew wrote, directed and starred in a movie inspired by his personal experiences in the business titled 18 Fingers of Death! (2006). The story follows Buford Lee (James Lew), the most famous unknown "B"-minus, low-budget, martial-arts movie star and Ronald Mack (Maurice Patton), a young black kid from the hood. Together they laugh and bond together on their quest to finally make Buford's break out movie, 18 Fingers of Death! (2006).

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, 1976
Thriller
Detective
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Big Trouble in Little China, 1986
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Fantasía

Action Jackson, 1988
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Best of the Best, 1989
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Showdown in Little Tokyo, 1991
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Detective

Rapid Fire, 1992
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Hot Shots! Part Deux, 1993
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Timecop, 1994
Thriller
Ciencia Ficción
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On Deadly Ground, 1994
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The Shadow, 1994
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Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, 1995
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Escape from L.A., 1996
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Rush Hour, 1998
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Lethal Weapon 4, 1998
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The Replacement Killers, 1998
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Traffic, 2000
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Rush Hour 2, 2001
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Rush Hour 3, 2007
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Tropic Thunder, 2008
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Superhero Movie, 2008
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Star Trek, 2009
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Safe, 2012
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Detective
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G.I. Joe: Retaliation, 2013
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