Phillip Rhee
 |
Phillip Rhee | |
|---|---|
 Philip Rhee (left) in 2008 | |
| Born | Phillip Rhee September 7, 1960 |
| Occupation | Actor |
Phillip Rhee (born September 7, 1960) is a South Korean-American martial artist, actor, director, screenwriter, and film producer, most famous for his role in the Best of the Best movie series.[1][2][3]
Life and career
Rhee was born in South Korea and raised in San Francisco, California.[4] He is a martial artist, actor, director and film producer who has created, produced and starred in numerous films, including the Best of the Best film series. The first Best of the Best film spawned three sequels; Best of the Best 2, Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back and Best of the Best 4: Without Warning.
Rhee's 1980 representation of the United States' Taekwondo Team against the South Korean team in the championships of the Asia Games formed the basis of his screenplay for the film Best of the Best.[5]
Family
Philip's brother, Simon Rhee, is also a martial artist and actor; he co-starred in the Best of the Best films.
Philip Rhee married his wife, Amy, in 1990.[citation needed]
Filmography
- 2017 Two Bellmen Three (short)
- 2015 Underdog Kids — also director, producer and screenwriter
- 1998 Best of the Best 4: Without Warning — also director, producer and screenwriter
- 1995 Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back — also director and producer
- 1993 Best of the Best 2 — also producer
- 1989 Best of the Best — also producer and storywriter
- 1988 Silent Assassins
- 1987 Hell Squad
- 1986 L.A. Streetfighters
- 1985 Crime Killer
- 1984 Furious
- 1983 Firefight (short)
- 1977 The Kentucky Fried Movie Klahn's Guard (segment "A Fistful of Yen")
Personal life
He is trained in various martial arts such as Taekwondo (where he is a 6th dan black belt), Hapkido (where he is a 3rd dan black belt), Wing Chun and Boxing.[6]
References
- ^ "Plot Defeats 'Best' Karate Sequences". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
- ^ "A BLEND OF TWO GENRES FOUND IN 'NINJA TURF'". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
- ^ Inc, Active Interest Media (1 May 1994). "Black Belt". Active Interest Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Zirogiannis, Marc (July 2015). "Phillip Rhee Underdog Master". Tae Kwon Do Times Magazine (July 2015): 58. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
- ^ Zirogiannis, Marc (July 2015). "Phillip Rhee Underdog Master". Tae Kwon Do Times (July 2015): 58. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
- ^ Martial Arts & Action Movies: Top 100 Martial Arts Movie Stars and their Training Backgrounds (Updated!)
External links
- Scott Adkins interviews Phillip Rhee — The Art of Action, September 22, 2020 on YouTube
- Official page on Instagram
- Phillip Rhee at IMDb
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
 | This article about a United States film actor born in the 1960s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This biographical article related to taekwondo in the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This biographical article related to Hapkido is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1960 births
- American film directors of Korean descent
- American male film actors
- American Wing Chun practitioners
- American Jeet Kune Do practitioners
- American wushu practitioners
- American male taekwondo practitioners
- American hapkido practitioners
- Living people
- American kendoka
- American male actors of Korean descent
- American film actor, 1960s birth stubs
- American martial arts biography stubs
- North American taekwondo biography stubs
- Martial arts biography stubs