James Lew

James Jene Fae Lew born September 6 1952 is an American actor and martial artist Raised in South Central Los Angeles James Lews destiny was to answer a cattle call in Hollywood for the hugely popular Kung Fu 1972 television series He went on to star in the now collectible Hong Kong film Young Dragon 1976 He made the move to big budget studio films in 1984 John Carpenter handpicked him as the Martial Arts Choreographer for 20th Century Foxs now cult film Big Trouble in Little China 1986 Jackie Chan Jet Li Steven Seagal JeanClaude Van Damme Mel Gibson Brad Pitt Tom Cruise Dwayne Johnson David Carradine Chuck Norris Dennis Quaid Kurt Russell Madonna Charlie Sheen Sarah Michelle Gellar Kathleen Turner Sylvester Stallone Brandon Lee Snoop Dogg and the list goes on and on James was voted Favorite Action Star by fans of Inside Martial Arts magazine Internet fans voted him into the Hall of Fame in the Martial Arts History Museum Inside Kung Fu Magazine inducted him as one of the Martial Arts Greats alongside legends as Bruce Lee Chuck Norris Steven Seagal JeanClaude Van Damme and his longtime friend Jackie Chan Hit Parader Magazine dubbed him the king of bigscreen martial arts villains From the deadly killer in Red Sun Rising 1994 to the deadly fighter in the comedy spoof Hot Shots 2 1993 Lew has proven his chops in both drama and comedy As a stuntfight coordinator his creative talents shone in the television series The Crow to recent work on the hit video game The Matrix Path of Neo 2005 He handpicked elite members for his company Hong Kong Wire Action Team to bring state of the art action to movies His formula for longevity in the film industry is diversity hard work and having a whole lot of fun Most recently James Lew wrote directed and starred in a movie inspired by his personal experiences in the business titled 18 Fingers of Death 2006 The story follows Buford Lee James Lew the most famous unknown Bminus lowbudget martialarts movie star and Ronald Mack Maurice Patton a young black kid from the hood Together they laugh and bond together on their quest to finally make Bufords break out movie 18 Fingers of Death 2006