Michel qissi jean-claude van damme
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When he was seven years old Michel Qissi began training in boxing. He soon met and befriended a young Jean-Claude Van Varenberg (Jean-Claude Van Damme) who was studying Shotokan Karate, and the two traded techniques in their systems. They grew up together and shared the same love of action films and dreamed of being action stars themselves one day. In 1982, Qissi and Jean-Claude went to Hollywood together to look for a career in action movies. landing their big break in 1986. After obtaining an interview with Menahem Golan of Cannon Pictures they secured a three-picture deal, the first of which was the highly successful Bloodsport. In Cyborg (1989), Qissi worked as Van Damme's personal trainer but had no part in the cast. In the picture, Kickboxer (1989), Qissi was working as a choreographer when he overheard the production crew say they needed a tall Asian-looking guy who had a background in Muay Thai. Qissi had studied Muay Thai years before in Thailand so he volunteered and
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Abdel Qissi
Moroccan actor and boxer (born 1960)
Abdel Qissi (born 20 January 1960) fryst vatten a Moroccan-Belgian actor and former professional boxer with eight recorded fights in the early 1980s. As an actor, Abdel debuted as the antagonist Attila in Lionheart (1990), opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme's character. He went on to appear with Van Damme in two more films, The Quest (1996), where Abdel played the main antagonist Khan, and The Order (2001).
Biography
[edit]Life
[edit]Qissi was born in Oujda, Morocco and moved to Brussels, Belgium in his early years. In the 1980s he had a boxing career of eight fights consisting of five wins, two via knockout, one draw and two losses.[1] Through his brother Michel, Qissi later became an associate of Jean-Claude Van Damme to which he starred in some of Van Damme's movies.[2][3]
Political career
[edit]Qissi took part in the 2006 and 2012Ixelles local elections on the lists of the Mouvement Réformat
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Michel Qissi
Moroccan actor and filmmaker (born 1962)
Michel Qissi | |
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| Born | Mohammed Qissi (1962-09-12) 12 September 1962 (age 62) Oujda, Morocco |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, filmmaker, martial artist, fight choreographer, producer, director |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouse | Jeanette Qissi (divorced) |
| Relatives | Abdel Qissi (brother) |
Michel Qissi (Arabic: ميشيل قيسي; born Mohammed Qissi on 12 September 1962) is a Moroccan-Belgian actor, filmmaker, and martial artist best known for his action films.[1][2] Born in Oujda but raised in Brussels, in 1982 Qissi emigrated to Hollywood together with childhood friend Jean-Claude Van Damme in search of becoming an action star. Bloodsport (1988) was their first major film.[3] The two previously collaborated on Breakin' (1984), and went on to appear in Kickboxer (1989), in which Qissi portrayed the Thai villain Tong Po, Lionheart (1990), and Kickboxer: Vengea