Mark Dacascos
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| Mark Dacascos | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mark Alan Dacascos February 26, 1964 Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA |
| Other name(s) | Marc Dacascos Mark Dacuscos Chairman |
| Occupation | Actor, martial artist, television personality |
| Years active | 1987 - present |
| Spouse(s) | Julie Condra (1998-present) |
| Official website | |
Mark Alan Dacascos (born February 26, 1964) is an American actor and martial artist. He won numerous karate and various styles of kung fu championships between the ages of 7 and 18.[1]
Beginning in January 2005, Dacascos has portrayed "the Chairman" on Food Network's television series Iron Chef America. This role was previously played by Takeshi Kaga in the original Japanese Iron Chef, and Dacascos claims an in-character relationship to Kaga as his nephew.
He competed in season 9 of Dancing with the Stars.[2][3] His partner was So You Think You Can Dance finalist Lacey Schwimmer. The pair was eliminated in the 7th episode.[4]
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[edit] Biography
His father, Al Dacascos, is from Hawaiʻi, and is a martial arts instructor of Filipino ancestry. His mother, Moriko McVey, is of Irish and Japanese ancestry. His stepmothers are award winning martial artist Malia Bernal and Hawaiian singer Melveen Leed.
He is married to actress Julie Condra, who starred with him in Crying Freeman.
[edit] Career
Dacascos became an actor after being discovered walking down the street in San Francisco's Chinatown by two men working for director Wayne Wang. Though Dacascos' first scenes ended up on the cutting room floor, he has gone on to establish a film and television career mostly playing martial artists. His breakout role was in the 1993 film Only the Strong, in which he played Louis, a Capoeira master who takes a high school's potential failures and turns their lives around by teaching them the venerable Brazilian martial art. In the following year, he co-starred with Party of Five's Scott Wolf as Jimmy and Billy Lee, respectively, in the video game based movie Double Dragon.
He also performed in three video games: voice acting in Stranglehold, live acting in Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom and digitally recreating The Chairman in the new Iron Chef video game for Wii. He was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2002 for his role in Brotherhood of the Wolf, which was a box office success in the United States.[5]
He has also appeared in the short-lived but critically-acclaimed television series The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, which was a follow-up to the 1994 film The Crow.
He has been featured in many action films such as Brotherhood of the Wolf, Crying Freeman and Cradle 2 the Grave, in which he squared off against Jet Li.
One of his more recent roles is in the children's television show, Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight. He portrays Advent Master Eubulon, mentor of the Kamen Riders and creator of the Advent Decks.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
| 1985 | Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart | scenes deleted | |
| 1990 | Angel Town | Stoner Driver | |
| 1991 | Dead On The Money | Martial arts master | TV |
| 1992 | American Samurai | Kenjiro Sanga | |
| 1993 | Only The Strong | Louis Stevens | |
| 1993 | Roosters | Filipino's Son | Cameo |
| 1994 | Dragstrip Girl | Johnny Ramirez | TV |
| 1994 | Double Dragon | Jimmy Lee | |
| 1995 | Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom | 2nd Lt. Troy Catscratch Carter | Video Game |
| 1995 | Deadly Past | Leo | |
| 1995 | Kickboxer 5 | Matt Reeves | TV |
| 1995 | Crying Freeman | Yo Hinomura/Freeman | |
| 1996 | The Island of Dr. Moreau | Lo-Mai | |
| 1996 | Sabotage | Michael Bishop | |
| 1997 | Sanctuary | Luke Kovak | |
| 1996 | DNA | Dr. Ash Mattley | |
| 1997 | Drive | Toby Wong | |
| 1997 | Deathline (AKA Redline) | Merrick | |
| 1998 | Boogie Boy | Jesse Page | |
| 1998 | No Code of Conduct | Paul DeLucca | |
| 1999 | The Base | Maj. John Murphy/Cpl. John Dalton | |
| 2000 | Lei ting zhan jing (China Strike Force) | Tony Lau | |
| 2001 | Le Pacte des loups (Brotherhood of the Wolf) | Mani | |
| 2001 | Instinct To Kill (AKA The Perfect Husband) | J.T. Dillon | |
| 2002 | Scorcher | Ryan Beckett | |
| 2003 | Cradle 2 the Grave | Yao Ling | |
| 2005 | Solar Strike (AKA Solar Attack) (USA) | Lucas Foster | TV |
| 2006 | Only the Brave | Steve "Zaki" Senzaki | |
| 2006 | Junior Pilot | Kato | aka Final Approach |
| 2006 | The Hunt for Eagle One | Lt. Matt Daniels | |
| 2006 | The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point | Lt. Matt Daniels | |
| 2006 | Nomad | Sharish | |
| 2007 | Code Name: The Cleaner | Eric Hauck | |
| 2007 | Alien Agent | Rykker | |
| 2007 | I Am Omega | Renchard | |
| 2008 | Gideon Falls | Set | |
| 2009 | Action Hero | Writer | |
| 2009 | Serbian Scars | Peter Olsen Obilich | |
| 2009 | Shadows in Paradise | Max Forester | |
| 2009 | Wolvesbayne | Von Griem | |
| 2011 | The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone | Cobra |
[edit] TV series
| Year | Title | Role | Episode |
| 1987 | General Hospital | Police cadet | |
| 1990 | New Dragnet | Kevin Chow | |
| 1990 | Doogie Howser, MD | Julian | The Grass Ain't Always Greener |
| 1991 | The Flash | Osaku | Child's Play |
| 1994 | Tales from the Crypt | Felix Johnson | The Pit |
| 1995 | One West Waikiki | Moku | Rest in Peace |
| 1999 | The Crow: Stairway to Heaven | Eric Draven | Series Lead |
| 1999 | Martial Law | Steven Garth | Ninety Million Reasons to Die |
| 2002 | CSI Crime Scene Investigation | Ananda the Monk | Felonious Monk |
| 2005 - Present | Iron Chef America | The Chairman | |
| 2007 | Stargate Atlantis | Tyre | Reunion |
| 2007, 2009 | The Next Iron Chef | The Chairman | |
| 2008 | The Legend of Bruce Lee | Muay Thai boxer King Charles | in-production |
| 2008 | The Middleman | Sensei Ping | The Sino-Mexican Revelation |
| 2008 | Stargate Atlantis | Tyre | Broken Ties |
| 2009 | Kamen Rider Dragon Knight | Eubulon | Episodes 32-40 |
| 2009 | Dancing With the Stars | Himself/contestant | Episodes 1-7 |
[edit] References
- ^ IMDB bio http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001092/bio
- ^ "Dancing With The Stars Season 9 Cast". http://pophangover.com/?p=4341.
- ^ Joyce Eng (17 August 2009). "Dancing with the Stars 2009 Season 9 Cast Revealed!". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/Dancing-Stars/Dancing-Stars-2009-1009007.aspx. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
- ^ "`Dancing with the Stars' celeb slate slimmed by 2". Associated Press. 3 November 2009. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ixZNAWvJiQL8ZobM0sW7GL4cv-cwD9BOFH480. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^ "Little pictures have a big year", Los Angeles Times, 3 January 2003
