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Billy Blanks
American actor, martial artist and fitness guru (b. 1955) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Wayne Blanks (born September 1, 1955) is an American actor, martial artist and fitness personality. He was a nationally ranked competitor in semi-contact and point karate during the 1980s,[4][5] winning a bronze medal at the 1981 World Games,[3] before creating the Tae Bo exercise program.[6][7][8][9]
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Born | William Wayne Blanks (1955-09-01) September 1, 1955 (age 68) Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Actor, martial artist, fitness personality | |||||||||||||||
Years active | 1981–present | |||||||||||||||
Spouses | Gayle H. Godfrey
(m. 1974; div. 2008)Tomoko Sato (m. 2009) | |||||||||||||||
Children | 5, including Billy Jr. | |||||||||||||||
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Team | Atlantic World Karate (formerly)[1][2] | |||||||||||||||
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