Chris Casamassa
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| Chris Casamassa | |
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| Born | January 17, 1965 |
| Nationality | Italian American |
| Occupation | Martial artist, actor, stuntman |
Chris Casamassa (born January 17, 1965) is an American martial artist of Italian origin, actor and stuntman who is best known for his role as Scorpion in the movie Mortal Kombat, which was based on the popular fighting-game series. He was unavailable for the second movie, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, due to scheduling conflicts with Batman & Robin (where he doubled for George Clooney), but he was able to return as Scorpion in the TV show, Mortal Kombat: Konquest. He is the son of martial arts guru and Red Dragon Karate founder Louis D. Casamassa. They appeared together in the film 'Sword of Heaven' in 1985.
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[edit] Karate
Casamassa is also the President of the successful Red Dragon Karate Schools, which were founded by his father. As a national competitor on the North American Karate Association circuit (N.A.S.K.A) Casamassa was the #1 forms competitor in the country for four consecutive years.
[edit] Biography
Casamassa and his wife Michelle have two children Emily, age 7, and Adam, age 4. “I am excited about training my kids in the Martial arts,” says Casamassa. They were already following me with their kicks and punches at home. Now that they are in class at the studio its even more fun to watch them grow and learn in the Martial Arts. Casamassa trains at least 3 days a week for 3 to 4 hours.
One of Casamassa’s biggest thrills came when he actually got to do a fight scene with World Black Belt’s First Founding Member Chuck Norris.
Casamassa is one of the few original actors to be in Mortal Kombat: Devastation, he announced that he will reprise his role as Scorpion. However, the film still has yet to officially go into production, and no information about the project exists on the official MK website produced by Threshold Entertainment, which has not been updated since 2004.[1] Bloody Disgusting reported in January 2010 that Warner Bros. had hired Oren Uziel to write a new script of the reboot.[2] Paul W.S. Anderson, who had directed the original, expressed interest in returning to the franchise in a May 4 interview with G4, though he is not currently under consideration to do so.[3]
Chris Casamassa had many movies that got cancelled or the footage got destroyed. Some of those were 'Killers in the Dark' as 'Tony'. 'Vendetta Brothers' as 'Bryce', 'Kleidoscop' aka 'Diablo Cartel' with Hakim Alston, 'Across the Borderline' as 'Vinnie' with Daniel Bernhardt, Seance as a priest and a futuristic series (like Mad Max) as 'leader of the Wind family'. [4]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film/television | Role | Notes |
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| 1984 | The Karate Kid | Tournament guest | |
| 1985 | Sword of Heaven | Martial Arts trainee | |
| 1988 | Black Eagle | Car stuntman | (scenes deleted) |
| 1988 | A Mission to Kill | Young Hank | |
| 1991 | China O'Brien 2 | Picnic punk #2 / Stunt fighter | |
| 1992 | Shootfighter: Fight to the Death | Ring lord #1 / Creon (Shootfighter) | |
| A Mission to Kill | Young Hank | ||
| 1995 | Mortal Kombat | Scorpion | |
| Mortal Kombat: Behind the Scenes | Himself / Scorpion | archive footage | |
| 1995–96 | WMAC Masters | Himself (his ki-symbol was "Red Dragon") | |
| 1997 | Batman & Robin | Batman stunt double | |
| 1998 | Mortal Kombat: Conquest | Takeda / Scorpion | |
| Blade | Stunt vampire | ||
| VIP | Stuntman | (1 episode) | |
| 1999 | Martial Law | Stunt henchman | (episode 2.6) |
| 2000 | Mortal Kombat: Federation of Martial Arts | Scorpion / Black Dragon Ninja | online |
| Walker: Texas Ranger | |||
| Vendetta Brothers | Bryce | cancelled | |
| 2001 | Seance | Priest | Not released |
| A Real Job | Bill | ||
| The Hunted | Zack | (1 episode) | |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Templar knight | ||
| Killers in the Dark | Tony | cancelled | |
| 2003 | How to be an Action Star | Himself / Host | |
| Across the Borderline | Vinnie | Cancelled, lack of funding | |
| 2004 | Sci-Fi Fighter | The Karate Master | |
| 2008 | The Red Canvas | Ring announcer | |
| 2010 | Foodfight! | motion capture for 'Dex Dogtective' | not released |
[edit] References
- ^ Threshold Entertainment. mortalkombat.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-14.
- ^ "Finish Them! A New Mortal Kombat on the Way!". DreadCentral. http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35528/finish-them-a-new-mortal-kombat-way.
- ^ "Paul W.S. Anderson Interested In Shooting Another Mortal Kombat Movie". G4tv. http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/704421/Paul-WS-Anderson-Interested-In-Shooting-Another-Mortal-Kombat-Movie.html.
- ^ Karate instructor to reprise 'Scorpion' role. SGVTribune.com (2008-11-21). Retrieved on 2011-06-14.
