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- Actor
- Additional Crew
Dave lea started training in martial arts in his early teens. He traveled the world learning from some of the greatest martial art teachers he could find, including Dan Inosanto who trained under Bruce Lee, and Joseph Cheng of Wing Chun fame. Also studied with Grand Master Leong Swee Lun of Shaolin 5 Animals in Malaysia.
Learning all he could he also started doing TV work where he landed a recurring role on UK #1 TV show EastEnders. (All this before he took an acting class). He then auditioned for 1989 Batman where he stunt/fight doubled Michael Keaton.
His first movie in Los Angeles was Tango & Cash starring Sly Stallone and Kurt Russell where he was hired to train/choreograph and fight Sly Stallone and was awarded Best Fight Sequence. That movie put Dave on the map. Since then he has continued to work with 'A' list actors in preparing them for their action roles and choreographed the action.
Moving up the ladder he became a stunt coordinator/fight choreographer and continues to prepare actors for the complicated action scenes for today's audiences. In front or behind the camera Dave explodes with his passion.
He was called up by Michael Keaton to Train-Choreograph Stunt and Fight double him again in Batman Returns getting him more attention from studio heads at Warner Bros and other main line studios. He's worked with numerous actors including preparing them for Action roles in seemingly impossible timing. Sly Stallone, Ashley Judd, Ben Affleck, Colin Farrell, Tom Cruise, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ewan Mcgregor, Scarlett Johansson, Will Smith, Sandra Bullock, Michelle Pfeiffer, Famke Janssen, Dennis Quaid, David Boreanaz and many other action stars. Dave continues developing his choreography and action to excite the audiences for today's action genre.
Dave's repertoire of choreography is known by the many styles of fighting he has studied. These include close range tactical, flashy, penitentiary, street fighting, gang fights, period fights and whatever the script calls for. Dave studied dance for many years and adds that into his routines. Dave says: 'Action is like dancing! Turn the music on and dance. The best action moves are the ones that simply appear in the choreography. You don't look for them, you feel them.'
He is also efficient in getting actors ready for their action roles within a tight schedule. For example, when working with Sly Stallone on Demolition Man, one producer, Joel Silver, introduced Dave to Sandra Bullock saying he had only 7 days to get her ready - and he did!
Dave continues to stay motivated and searches for new and innovative ways to enhance the action. No two actors are the same, and Dave creates different styles of action for every film, whether it's a low budget indie or a high end studio budget. Dave said: 'When your passion is in the action, the fights and stunts will be true and real. I have learned from some of the best teachers out there. The least I can do is hold on to what they taught me. Dave added: 'My mother had a tremendous influence on my physical and stretching abilities. She would do the splits and kick above her head, just because she could. She was so amazing. So really she was the greatest inspiration of all, and continues to be.' Dave continues to train himself. He said: 'It becomes a lifestyle and a wonderful challenge to keep the physical ability of kicking, stretching and keeping finely tuned to all that works.' When it comes to movie fighting, he researches and creates the more unusual styles of fighting. He also took up Latin dancing to improve his choreography. Dave develops unique and explosive moves that even the most uncoordinated actor can perform to give a sense of reality to their performance and action scenes. 'I do the impossible! God helps with the 'miracles'. Camera ready, Real 2 Reel! And action!'- Actor
- Additional Crew
Carlo Bonomi was born on 12 March 1937 in Milan, Italy. He was an actor, known for Il signor Rossi cerca la felicità (1976), La freccia nera (1968) and Il tunnel sotto il mondo (1969). He died on 6 August 2022 in Milan, Italy.- Additional Crew
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Location Management
Gauthier Ravily was born on 7 January 1969 in Draveil, Essonne, France. Gauthier was an assistant director, known for The Bourne Identity (2002), Beauty and the Beast (2017) and At Eternity's Gate (2018). Gauthier died on 6 August 2022 in Italy.- Semih Sergen was born on 11 May 1931 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was an actor, known for Kurtulus (1994), Seni bekleyecegim (1962) and Cehenneme çevrilen cennet (1962). He was married to Serap Sezer. He died on 6 August 2022 in Mugla, Turkey.
- Rae Reck was born on 27 February 1999. He was an actor, known for Rae Reck: Reckivenchy (2018), Rae Reck: 3666 (2019) and Rae Reck: Emotionally Scarred (2020). He died on 6 August 2022 in Warsaw, North Carolina, USA.
- Actor
- Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Frye was an actor, known for The Horse Whisperer (1998), Luster (2002) and Big Eden (2000). He died on 6 August 2022 in the USA.- Sajeed Pattalam was an actor, known for Padavettu (2022), Kala (2021) and Saudi Vellakka (2022). He died on 6 August 2022 in Fort Kochi, India.
- Actor
- Director
- Soundtrack
Daniel Levi was born on 26 August 1961 in Constantine, Algeria. He was an actor and director, known for Hey Good Looking! (2006), The Ten Commandments (2001) and Warp Vision: The Videos 1989-2004 (2004). He was married to Laure and Sandrine Aboukrat. He died on 6 August 2022 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.- Gerry Cracco was born in Roeselare, Flanders, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Familie (1991), Met voorbedachten rade: Wurgmoord in M.P.I. (1982) and Wittekerke (1993). He died on 6 August 2022 in Kermt, Flanders, Belgium.
- Sungun Babacan was born on 5 October 1958 in Ankara, Turkey. He was an actor, known for Pirdino Sürpriz Yumurta (2015), Elixir (2014) and Dublajla Düzelir (2019). He died on 6 August 2022 in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Florind Belliu was born in 1987 in Albania. He was an actor, known for Filma te shkurter 2009 (2009). He was married to Ornela Shehi. He died on 6 August 2022 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.
- Emmanuel Faux died on 6 August 2022 in France.