Billy Blanks

Entrepreneur

Billy Blanks was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States on September 1st, 1955 and is the Entrepreneur. At the age of 68, Billy Blanks biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Billy Wayne Blanks
Date of Birth
September 1, 1955
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
Age
68 years old
Zodiac Sign
Virgo
Networth
$30 Million
Profession
Actor, Film Actor, Karateka, Stunt Performer, Taekwondo Athlete
Billy Blanks Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 68 years old, Billy Blanks has this physical status:

Height
183cm
Weight
Not Available
Hair Color
Bald
Eye Color
Not Available
Build
Athletic
Measurements
Not Available
Billy Blanks Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Christianity
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
Not Available
Billy Blanks Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Gayle H. Godfrey, ​ ​(m. 1974; div. 2008)​, Tomoko Sato ​(m. 2009)​
Children
5; including Billy Jr.
Dating / Affair
Not Available
Parents
Not Available
Billy Blanks Career

Blanks was hired as a bodyguard for lead actress Catherine Bach during the filming of 1988's Driving Force, which was filmed in Manila during a time of political unrest. Blanks impressed the producers and was written into the script in a supporting role. This led to Blanks' work in several martial arts films, including King of the Kickboxers and Bloodfist. Blanks also appeared in the opening scene of Tony Scott's The Last Boy Scout, where he plays a doomed pro-football player. Blanks played Ashley Judd's kickboxing instructor in Kiss the Girls (1997).

In the late 1980s, Blanks developed the Tae Bo workout, while running a karate studio in Quincy, Massachusetts. He used components of his martial arts and boxing training. The name is a portmanteau of tae (as in taekwondo) and bo (as in boxing). Blanks opened a fitness center in Los Angeles to teach his new workout. He later attracted celebrity clients such as Paula Abdul, and the popularity of the workout quickly grew, becoming a pop culture phenomenon after Blanks began releasing mass-marketed videos. He sold over 1.5 million VHS tapes in his first year, and is reported to have grossed between $80 million and $130 million in sales.

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Feel Like You Need to Hit Something?You're in Luck: Knockout Workouts Are Trending

www.popsugar.co.uk, December 22, 2023
Get in shape for combat: knockout workouts are all the rage right now. Both physical and mental health benefits can be gained from a boxing- or martial arts-inspired workout, and obviously, a large number of us are here for it. According to Pinterest results, the app's searches for mixed martial arts (MMA) training have grown by 21% in 2023 compared to 2022, while those for karate kumite — aka training against an enemy — have risen by 60%, and jiujitsu have increased by 30%. (The word "kick boxing aesthetic" has also risen by 265 percent, owing to Pinterest.) In addition, TikTok's #boxing has been ranked as a hot trending sport, with 143.1 billion views.