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Raised in South Central Los Angeles, James Lew's destiny was to answer a cattle call in Hollywood for the hugely popular Kung Fu (1972) television series. He went on to star in the now collectible Hong Kong film, Young Dragon (1979). He made the move to big budget studio films in 1984. John Carpenter handpicked him as the Martial Arts Choreographer for 20th Century Fox's now cult film, Big Trouble in Little China (1986).
Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Steven Seagal, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mel Gibson, Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Dwayne Johnson, David Carradine, Chuck Norris, Dennis Quaid, Kurt Russell, Jeff Speakman Madonna, Charlie Sheen, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Kathleen Turner, Sylvester Stallone, Brandon Lee, Snoop Dogg and the list goes on and on as his co-stars.
James was voted "Favorite Action Star" by fans of Inside Martial Arts magazine. Internet fans voted him into the Hall of Fame in the Martial Arts History Museum. Inside Kung Fu Magazine inducted him as one of the "Martial Arts Greats" alongside legends as Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Steven Seagal, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and his longtime friend Jackie Chan.
Hit Parader Magazine dubbed him "the king of big-screen martial arts villains." From the deadly killer in Red Sun Rising (1994) to the deadly fighter in the comedy spoof Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993), Lew has proven his chops in both drama and comedy. As a stunt/fight coordinator his creative talents shone in the television series The Crow to recent work on the hit video game, The Matrix: Path of Neo (2005). He handpicked elite members for his company, "Hong Kong Wire Action Team," to bring state of the art action to movies. His formula for longevity in the film industry is diversity, hard work and having a whole lot of fun.
Most recently, James Lew wrote, directed and starred in a movie inspired by his personal experiences in the business titled 18 Fingers of Death! (2006). The story follows Buford Lee (James Lew), the most famous unknown "B"-minus, low-budget, martial-arts movie star and Ronald Mack (Maurice Patton), a young black kid from the hood. Together they laugh and bond together on their quest to finally make Buford's break out movie, 18 Fingers of Death! (2006).- Dennis Rocha was born on 15 September 1946 in Escalon, California, USA. He was married to Sharon Rocha and Nancy Rocha. He died on 9 December 2018 in Escalon, California, USA.
- Costume Designer
- Actress
Alice Davis was born on 26 March 1929 in Escalon, California, USA. She was a costume designer and actress, known for The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest (2002), Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960) and The Magical World of Disney (1954). She was married to Marc Davis. She died on 3 November 2022 in Los Angeles, USA.- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Born in Escalon, California, Andrew has been fascinated with the extraordinary from an early age. After wanting to be a doctor, lawyer, astronaut, baseball player, basketball player, architect, and anything else he could imagine, he discovered something very important. All of these aspirations throughout his childhood all stemmed from key places: Film and television. E.R., A Few Good Men, Apollo 13, The Natural, Hoosiers, etc...From there he took on drama at his middle school and went on to act in high school, both located in Santa Clara, California.
He moved to Santa Clara in the middle of the ninth grade due to his parents' divorce and subsequent remarriage of his mother. It was a smooth adjustment and as stated before, his discovery of performance in Cabrillo Middle School helped him through a lot.
Having made many short films, many to be sent to film festivals, and having acquired a knack for writing, directing, editing, and acting, he is honing his craft at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Hollywood. And in his words, hopefully he is not training to be a waiter for the rest of his life.