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Darren Shahlavi
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At the request of Director
Betty Thomas
, he lost 30 pounds to be the same size as
Eddie Murphy
in the boxing scenes for "I-Spy".
Once appeared in a Taiwanese beer commercial with
Jackie Chan
.
When he wasn't working in films in Hong Kong, he was a bouncer and bodyguard for visiting celebrities.
His name translates to King Lion, Shah is King in Persian and Lavi meaning Lion in Hebrew.
Is of Iranian-British descent.
Studied Martial arts since the age of 7.
Middle name Majian, means "our lion" in Persian, named by his parents due to his star sign in Leo.
His sister is actress
Elisabeth Shahlavi
.
Worked as a stuntman in a few Hong Kong action films before establishing himself as an actor in his own right.
He was trained in Shotokan Karate, Judo, boxing, kickboxing and Muay Thai.
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