13 Facts About Taimak

Taimak was born on June 27,1964, in Los Angeles, California, to an Italian father and an African-American mother.

Taimak's leading role in Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon, in which he played Leroy Green, a Bruce Lee-inspired martial artist in search of "The Glow," was his first major break in acting.

Since The Last Dragon, Taimak has appeared in a number of TV roles and over a dozen plays.

Taimak later appeared in a number of TV roles and music videos including the lead male in Janet Jackson's "Let's Wait Awhile" music video and Debbie Allen's "Special Look" video.

Taimak played a date rapist in an episode of the TV show A Different World.

Taimak has worked with a number of celebrities, including Madonna, and starred in the play Cheaters, which toured the United States.

Taimak starred in a hit Off-Broadway show called Roadhouse The Comedy, based on the Patrick Swayze film Road House, from December 9,2003, to February 1,2004, at the Barrow Street Theatre in New York.

In 2002, Taimak opened a gym called Fitness Concepts on the East Side of Manhattan.

Taimak published a fitness DVD titled Taimak FIT, intended to be the first of a series.

Taimak is an accomplished martial artist and has received black belts in Goju Ryu Karate, Jeet Kune Do, Wing Chun, Hapkido, Jujutsu, Taekwondo, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Taimak studied Chinese Goju under "The Black Dragon", Ron Van Clief.

Taimak officiated the preliminary MMA bouts at UFC 6 and UFC 7.

In 2018, Taimak starred in Sean Stone's martial arts comedy film Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece.