American actor
George Chung
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Nationality
| American
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Occupation(s)
| Businessman, producer, actor, director
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Known for
| Martial arts champion
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George Chung
is an American actor, businessman, film director and TV show producer. He is also a five times world
martial arts
champion. He was the executive producer for the American reality television series,
Call to Cosplay
. He is also the executive producer of
Bushido Battleground
. Chung had the lead role in the 1988 film
Hawkeye
.
Background
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George Chung, a member of the Black Belt Hall of Fame was a 5-time world Karate champion. He is CEO and co-founder of
Jungo TV
.
[1]
[2]
Chung, along with
Cynthia Rothrock
ran a martial arts academy which was destroyed by fire in the 1980s. A new one was opened in
Los Gatos
,
California
, and was in operation in 1986.
[3]
Both Chung and Rothrock are the co-authors of the book,
Advanced Dynamic Kicks
.
[4]
Chung and Rothrock dated and lived together as a couple.
[5]
By late 1989, their relationship was over.
[6]
As a Tae Kwon Do instructor, Chung has trained people such as former
San Francisco 49ers
football players
Bill Romanowski
,
Charles Haley
,
Ronnie Lott
, and
Dwight Clark
.
[7]
Films
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Chung's earliest film was
Eyes of the Dragon
, a
Leo Fong
directed film about a martial artist vying for a prized statue. It was also released as
Fight to Win
and '"Dangerous Passages
.
[8]
[9]
Chung directed and acted in the 1988 film
Jungle Heat
, a film about a man whose on is kidnapped. It also featured Leo Fong,
Richard Norton
,
Cynthia Rothrock
, and
Stan Wertlieb
.
[10]
He played the lead character Alexander “Hawkeye” Hawkamoto in the film
Hawkeye
which was also released that year. His character teams up with Charles Wilson (played by
Chuck Jeffreys
), a fellow policeman to track down the killers of his friend.
[11]
[12]
Along with Leo Fong, he co-directed the film
Blood Street
, a direct-to-video action film starring Fong in his reprised role as Joe Wong, a character from
Low Blow
. The film also starred
Stack Pierce
,
Kim Paige
, Chuck Jeffrys and Richard Norton.
[13]
[14]
[15]
He played an
Elvis impersonator
in the 1992 film
Honeymoon in Vegas
.
[16]
Television
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In the late 90s, Chung was producing the children's series
Adventures with Kanga Roddy
.
[17]
Chung was the executive producer for the series
Call to Cosplay
, which debuted on
Myx TV
.
[18]
Films
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Television
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Publications
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References
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USADdojo.com, September 15, 2010 -
George Chung World Karate Champion
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Deadline Hollywood
, July 27, 2017 -
Martial Arts Series ‘Bushido Battleground’ Gets Green Light At El Rey Network by Denise Petski
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Black Belt
, September 1986 -
Page 15 America's Best Burns to the Ground by William Groak
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Hwa-rang and Chung-mu of Tae Kwon Do Hyung
, By
Jhoon Rhee
-
Literary Links to the Orient
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Black Belt
, June 1985 -
Page 35 to 37 MARTIAL ARTS COUPLES, Training Together for Better or for Worse by Dave Cater
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Black Belt
, December 1989 -
Page 24 to 27 The Triumphant Return of Cynthia Rothrock - Interview conducted by Colin Covert
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Black Belt
, November 1991 -
Page 28 Tae Kwon Do Training of the San Francisco 49ers by Jane Hallandder
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Letterboxd
-
Eyes of the Dragon 1987
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The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies
, By Bill Palmer, Karen Palmer, Richard Meyers -
Page 110 817. Eyes of the Dragon
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Letterboxd -
Jungle Heat 1988 Directed by George Chung
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World Film Geek -
REVIEW: Hawkeye (1988)
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Letterboxd -
Hawkeye 1988 Directed by George Chung
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Letterboxd -
Blood Street 1988 Directed by George Chung, Leo Fong
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World Film Geek -
REVIEW: Blood Street (1988)
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The Hollywood Reporter
, Volume 317, Issues 1-18 -
Page 158
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Rotten Tomatoes
-
George Chung
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San Francisco Chronicle
, Thursday, March 26, 1998 -
Montanas Take a Shot At Kids' TV / `Kanga Roddy' program tries to teach good values - Sylvia Rubin
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Variety
, June 27, 2014 -
First Look: Myx TV Debuts Original Reality Competition Series ‘Call to Cosplay’ - Laura Prudom
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Books-by-isbn.com -
Black Belt Communications
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