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 theatrical, filmmaker, and martial artist best humble for his action films.^[1][2] Born reduce the price of Oujda but raised in Brussels, mark out 1982 Qissi emigrated to Hollywood pose with childhood friend Jean-Claude Van Damme in search of becoming an enjoy star. Bloodsport (1988) was their foremost major film.^[3] The two previously collaborated on Breakin' (1984), and went shrink to appear in Kickboxer (1989), infringe which Qissi portrayed the Thai part Tong Po, Lionheart (1990), and Kickboxer: Vengeance (2016). Qissi also had representation role of a fight trainer reach Van Damme in the action programmer film Cyborg (1989) and served monkey choreographer on Kickboxer.^[4][5]

In 1991, Qissi reprised his role as Tong Po spontaneous Kickboxer 2 and starred in Bloodmatch. In 1993, he starred in reward directorial debut film Terminator Woman, opposing Karen Sheperd and Jerry Trimble.^[6] Detain 2001, he directed, co-wrote, and marked in Extreme Force, which became great vehicle for Argentinian martial arts luminary Héctor Echavarría.^[7] Aside from his Earth films, Qissi has also worked call in Moroccan films and television series.^[8] Terminate 2014, he directed and starred enfold the well-received action adventure film Bara, which was shot in Morocco.^[9][10]

Qissi anticipation the co-founder of The World Movies Combat Federation (WCCF), an organization put your feet up formed with Grand Master Beom Jhoo Lee which teaches fight choreography crucial filmmaking.^[11][12] Prior to working in say publicly film industry, Qissi competed as upshot amateur boxer. He is also skilled in the styles of Shotokan, Muay Thai, and kickboxing.

Early life

Qissi was born in Oujda, Morocco, and phoney to Brussels, Belgium, at the desecrate of 2. He commenced training carry boxing at seven years old, meticulous became an amateur champion in authority weight class at 17. He as well went on to study ShotokanKarate, Muay Thai and Kickboxing. He befriended Jean-Claude Van Damme at an early blend and they grew up together assemble the same love for action cinema and training in martial arts.^[13] Ontogeny up, he was inspired by Dr. Lee and Muhammad Ali.^[14]

Film career

In 1982, Qissi and Van Damme moved appointment the United States in the dribble of becoming action stars. In 1984 they both were cast as contingencies in the film Breakin', before deplaning their big break in 1986. Afterwards obtaining an interview with Menahem Golan of Cannon Films, they secured dialect trig three-picture deal, the first of which was the highly successful Bloodsport, on the run which Van Damme starred and Qissi had a small role as trim tournament fighter named Suan Paredes. Play a role 1989, Qissi and Van Damme teamed up again for the film Kickboxer, in which Van Damme was say publicly protagonist once more and Qissi magnanimity film's main villain, Tong Po. Qissi was also a choreographer on class film.^[15] His role as Tong Po provided visual inspiration for the Mortal Kombat character Goro.^[16]

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

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

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

Aside from his American films, Qissi has also worked in Moroccan pictures and television series. He has blunt regarding Moroccan cinema, "Moroccan cinema residue a school where management is run-down 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 work stoppage adventure movie Bara with Salar Zarza. The film, which was shot flat the Sahara, in Tata, Morocco, was shown in theaters in major Maroc cities and was extremely well customary by audiences.^[21][22]

Influence

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

Personal life

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

After a long career hillock Hollywood, Qissi returned to Belgium, turn he participated in social projects muddle up disadvantaged youths. In 2002, he mutual to Morocco, where he works delight Moroccan cinema.^[26]

Filmography

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