Ernie Reyes Jr.
Ernie Reyes, Jr. (born January 15 1972 in San Jose, California), is a Taekwondo practitioner and actor. The grandson of Filipino immigrants, Reyes Jr. began to practice the art at the age of four, under the tutelage of his father, Ernie Reyes Sr. He has two brothers and two sisters. He is a Scientologist.
Reyes Jr. continued his education in martial arts through his childhood, and, by 1979, he was fighting adult competitors at tournaments. Some of his opponents were black belt bearers.
Ernie Reyes Sr. admired his son's techniques, and, by 1983, Ernie Jr. had joined his father's group, the "West Coast Demo Team". Through his father's connections, Reyes met such Martial Arts and movie stars as Tony Thompson and Cynthia Rothrock.
When Ernie Jr. was twelve, he turned his attention to acting. Having met with Berry Gordy, he was given a part in The Last Dragon, and, later, he played a prince in the 1985 production, Red Sonja. In that movie, he shared lines with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Brigitte Nielsen. Later on, he also participated in "Surf Ninjas" and in the second Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film, The Secret of the Ooze. One of his latest roles was in The Rundown, alongside WWE wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. He is also the host of MTV's "Final Fu"
Reyes Jr. continues to participate in movies, and he has also begun to train in the Muay Thai discipline.
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