Taimak

Taimak was born on June 27, 1964, in Los Angeles, California, to an Italian-American father and an African-American mother. He currently lives in New York City.

Taimak's leading role in Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon, in which he played Leroy Green, a Bruce Lee-inspired martial artist in search of "The Glow," was his first major break in acting. The film was a financial success and grossed more than $25 million at the box office.

Since The Last Dragon, Taimak has appeared in a number of TV roles and over a dozen plays.

Taimak later appeared in a number of TV roles and music videos including the lead male in Janet Jackson's "Let's Wait Awhile" music video and Debbie Allen's "Special Look" video. He played a date rapist in an episode of the TV show A Different World. He appeared in 36 Crazyfists' music video "Bloodwork."

Taimak has worked with a number of celebrities, including Madonna, and starred in the play Cheaters, which toured the United States. He starred in a hit Off-Broadway show in 2004 called Roadhouse The Comedy, based on the Patrick Swayze film Road House.

In 2002, Taimak opened a gym called Fitness Concepts on the East Side (Manhattan) of Manhattan. He published a fitness DVD titled Taimak FIT (Find Inner Transformation), intended to be the first of a series.

He is an accomplished martial artist and has received black belts in Goju Ryu Karate, Jeet Kune Do, Wing Chun, Hapkido, Jujutsu, Taekwondo, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He studied Chinese Goju under "The Black Dragon", Ron Van Clief.[3]

He officiated the preliminary MMA bouts at UFC 6 and UFC 7.[3]

In 2006 he made a few appearances alongside Jimmy Yang in Ring of Honor.[4] Yang's character at the time had adopted some of Leroy Green's traits as his own.

In November 2015, Taimak and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa were honorees for the Fists of Legends Legacy Award at the Urban Action Showcase & Expo at HBO.[5]

In March 2016, Incorgnito Publishing Press published Taimak's autobiography, Taimak, The Last Dragon.[1]

In 2018, Taimak starred in Sean Stone's martial arts comedy film Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece.

• Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece (2018) as Dragon
• They're Just My Friends (2006) as Captain Taimak
• The System Within (2006) as Pastor Ricky
• Book of Swords (2005) as Lucky
• Third Watch as Spider (1 episode, 2004)
  • "Family Ties: Part 2" (2004) TV episode (as Taimak Guarriello) as Spider
• Night Class (2001) as Kick boxing instructor
• Masquerade (2000) (TV)
• Beverly Hills, 90210
  • I Will Be Your Father Figure (2000) TV episode (as Taimak Guarriello) as Barback
  • That's the Guy (1999) TV episode (as Taimak Guari) as The Bartender
  • Dog's Best Friend (1999) TV episode (as Taimak Guari) as The Bartender
• Dreamers (1999) as Sam
• Red Shoe Diaries
  • The Forbidden Zone (1996) TV episode as Zoner
• WMAC Masters
  • "Battle of the Brothers" (1996) TV episode as Striking Eagle
• Kickback with Scott Pastore (1994) TV series as Guest
• No More Dirty Deals (1993) as Sean Halloway
• The White Girl (1990) as Bob
• A Different World
  • "No Means No" (1989) TV episode as Garth Parks
• The Last Dragon (1985) as Leroy Green

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