Johnny Strong
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Johnny Strong | |
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| Born | July 22, 1974 Los Angeles County, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative rock Hard rock Alternative metal, |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Musician, Singer-Songwriter, Martial Artist, Stuntman |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, bass, drums, piano |
| Years active | 1997-present (music career) |
| Labels | Atlantic |
Johnny Strong (born July 22, 1974) is an American actor, musician, stuntman and martial artist. He is best known for his roles in Black Hawk Down (as Medal of Honor recipient Randy Shughart) and The Fast and the Furious as Leon. Aside from acting, Strong is also the Lead vocalist and founder of the band Operator.
Early life and education
Strong was born in Los Angeles County, California. At 7 began studying martial arts, taking Judo in the San Fernando Valley. He went on to learn Kickboxing, Jeet Kune Do, Boxing, and eventually earned a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Chris Lisciandro. At 12, he began to play guitar and taught himself to play drums, bass, and piano.
Career
Music
He was signed to two major labels RCA and Atlantic Records. He has released six albums: Bombthreat: Before She Blows with his former band Fly, Lick My Neck Good Sleep, Can You Hear Me Now?, Soulcrusher, The War of Art, Close to Extinction and Warhorse.
Film
Strong has had various roles in television, and landed a role in the Steven Seagal film The Glimmer Man. He then worked on Sylvester Stallone's Get Carter, The Fast and The Furious, and Black Hawk Down (film). Strong stars in Sinners & Saints, a New Orleans-based police thriller featuring Sean Patrick Flanery and Tom Berenger released in 2012.
2016 marked his return to the screen, starring in Daylight's End, an apocalyptic zombie thriller movie, with Lance Henriksen.
Filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story | Tim | |
| The Glimmer Man | Johnny Deverell | ||
| 1997 | On the Edge of Innocence | Squeamich | |
| Don't Eat the Chili at the Detour Diner | Gavin | ||
| 1998 | Bury Me in Kern County | Oldie | |
| 2000 | Get Carter | Eddie | |
| 2001 | The Fast and the Furious | Leon | |
| Black Hawk Down | Randall Shughart | ||
| 2010 | Sinners and Saints | Sean Riley | |
| 2016 | Daylight's End | Thomas Rourke | |
External links
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| National | |
| Artists | |
- 1974 births
- American male film actors
- American musicians
- American rock singers
- Living people
- Male actors from Los Angeles
- Singers from Los Angeles
- American stunt performers
- American martial artists
- American Jeet Kune Do practitioners
- American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- American male kickboxers
- American male boxers
- American male judoka