Actor Michael Dudikoff Biography

His mother, Margarita Girardin, Franco-Canadian pianist is from Quebec. Father is Michael Joseph Stephen the Elder - the son of Russian emigrants, a military man who left the service after the birth of children. Michael Dudikoff was the fourth of five children. With Russian roots! In childhood, the future star was diagnosed with dyslexia. With this disease, it is difficult for a child to master the skills of writing and reading.

Despite this, Dudikoff graduated from high school and entered the Harbor College, where he studied child psychology. The young man was also fond of sports, was engaged in bodybuilding, participated in bodybuilding competitions. While studying at college, Michael worked as a teacher in a rehabilitation center for youth and a waiter. He invited the young man to participate in a fashion show.

After a successful start, Dudikoff hired an agent and began his modeling career.

The film career one of the photo shoots fell into the hands of agent Sida Craig, who invited Michael to tests to the series "Dallas". With the episodic role in the show, his path to the cinema began. Dudikoff appeared in the series “Happy Days”, “From nowhere”, “Give me a break”, the ribbons “Black Ball”, “Blood Birthday”, “Best Girl in the World”, “Making Love”, “Throne”.

Photo: Frame from the film "Boy", a real breakthrough for the actor was the painting "American Ninja" of the year. Cannon Group planned to release a series of militants with Chuck Norris, but he refused the role. Of the candidates, the producers chose Michael. At least at that time he did not own martial arts, Dudikoff perfectly went to the type that the creators were looking for.

Photo: a frame from the film “American Ninja” further followed by the “punishing force” militant, in which Michael’s partner was again Steve James, the post-apocalyptic comedy “Radioactive Dreams”, the John Jake and South-2 ”novel, military drama“ Spring commander ”and“ Living shield ”, a thriller of a night fellow traveler, adventure The ribbon "River of Death".

Photo: a frame from the film “The punishing force” under the guidance of professional coaches Dudikoff studied Karate, Aikido, Judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu-prepared for filming in the sequel “American ninja 2: clash”. But Dudikoff refused to participate in the third part. According to the official version, I did not want to return to South Africa, where the apartheid regime reigned, according to an unofficial one due to an extremely cut budget.

He nevertheless repeated the role of Joe Armstrong in the film "American Ninja 4: Destruction." Photo: a frame from the film “American Ninja 4” in X Dudikoff starred in the series “Cobra”, the films “Save me”, “Execution of the order”, “Cyberjack”, “Soldiers”, “Running target”, “Hunters for people”, “Urgent immersion”, “Code of power”, “Arrow”, “Archus”, “Black Black Thunder”, “Freedom of the Shock”, “Freedom of Freedom,” “Musketeers are forever”, “Self -Defense”, “Silent”, “In Fire”, “In captivity by Cosmos”, “Quick Sands”.

His usual role is a brave fighter for justice. Photo: Frame from the film “On Fire” after the role of the anti -hero and the main villain in the film Jim Wainorsky “Tsunami” in the year Michael left his career. However, in the middle of the x began to act again. True, the great success of the painting “The Bouncer”, “Sea cats against the zombie”, “Fury of the fist and the gold fleece” and the series “Zombie Break Room” and “Green Valley” did not.

The last film with his participation is Trail Blazers. Next in line is the “Left Turn” militant and the thriller “Landfill”. Personal life after leaving show business Michael mastered a new profession and took up real estate. He became interested in architecture and construction of country houses. In the year, he married a woman named Belle Belinda.

The family lives in California. Despite his solid age - next year he will turn 70 years old - Michael is in excellent shape. He monitors weight, does not forget about regular training, engages in dancing and spends a lot of time in the fresh air. The main photo: frame from the film "American Ninja".