1. David Nicolas Williams Belle was born on 29 April 1973 and is a French actor, film choreographer and stunt coordinator.
20 Facts About David Belle
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David Belle is deemed the founder and leading pioneer of the physical discipline parkour, coining it based on his training and the teachings from his father Raymond Belle.
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David Belle has consulted on the making of Babylon AD, Prince of Persia, Colombiana and The Family.
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David Belle is the chair of the Parkour Committee of the International Federation of Gymnastics.
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David Belle was born and raised in Fecamp, the son of Monique and Raymond David Belle of Paris.
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David Belle began developing parkour in Normandy while living with his grandfather, Gilbert.
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In 1984, at the age of 11, David Belle moved to Lisses, France.
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David Belle made close friends with a group of teenagers with similar physical passions who began training with him, transferring the techniques he learned in Normandy to an urban environment.
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Later in life, David Belle spent time in the military and fire brigade with aspirations of following in his father's and grandfather's footsteps.
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David Belle left soon after for personal reasons, as he felt the regimented life of the military was antithetical to his character.
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David Belle spent 3 months in India studying kung fu.
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In 1997 the Stade 2 team were shown a video of David Belle and decided to film the first news broadcast featuring him and the Yamakasi.
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David Belle did not approve of the name and felt like it did not give credit to his father, so he split from the group after the feature.
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Later David Belle would go on to train other students who gave themselves the name 'tracer.
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David Belle was first introduced to his acting career in a meeting with Hubert Kounde, in order to discuss the success of parkour in cinema.
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David Belle then began developing his acting ability with the play Pygmalion, and has since been successful in obtaining a number of roles mostly in French films and promotions.
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David Belle has been featured in promotional videos for Tina Turner, and Iam.
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David Belle co-starred with Paul Walker in Brick Mansions, a remake of District 13.
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David Belle was interviewed for the parkour article "No Obstacles" written by Alec Wilkinson which was published in April 2007.
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David Belle formerly endorsed the clothing company Take Flight, but decided to sever his ties to the brand because he disapproved of their business activities and motives.