Rafael Kayanan was born on 1962 and is a Filipino-born naturalized American comics artist and Filipino martial arts master in the Sayoc Kali system.
15 Facts About Rafael Kayanan
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Rafael Kayanan has illustrated for every major comic book publisher.
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Rafael Kayanan inked the Eisner Award-nominated series Chiaroscuro: The Life and Times of Leonardo Da Vinci for Vertigo.
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Rafael Kayanan developed concept designs for Nintendo's Turok: Dinosaur Hunter II video game.
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Rafael Kayanan currently continues to do work for Topps Cards on licenses such as Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings.
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Rafael Kayanan's art is known for its rapid tempo, storytelling pace and layered depth.
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Rafael Kayanan is a Master-level edged weapons expert and instructor in Sayoc Kali.
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Rafael Kayanan choreographed and trained the actors, in William Friedkin's The Hunted starring Benicio del Toro and Tommy Lee Jones.
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Rafael Kayanan trained actor Sam Rockwell for director George Clooney's film, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.
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Rafael Kayanan was a development artist, fight trainer and weapons consultant for Paramount Pictures adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars.
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Rafael Kayanan's art was used for the CBS tv show NCIS: Los Angeles.
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Rafael Kayanan designed fights for the main cast of LL Cool J, Chris O' Donnell, Daniela Ruah and Eric Christian Olsen, as well as special guest stars Danny Trejo, Ernie Reyes Jr.
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Rafael Kayanan was the technical advisor for the close quarter fights inside the airplane of the film Non-Stop starring Liam Neeson.
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Rafael Kayanan was a set illustrator and story board artist for the Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Broadway show, directed by Julie Taymor with music created by Bono and the Edge.
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The Rafael Kayanan designed RnD Hawk, Bontoc and Madumi Sayoc Kali-Daniel Winkler knives were prominently featured in this show.