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Loren Avedon is a Actor American born on 30 july 1962 at Los Angeles (USA)

Loren Avedon

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Nationality USA
Birth 30 july 1962 (61 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Loren R. Avedon (born July 30, 1962) is an American martial arts film actor. He has also acted in several popular American TV shows, including Baywatch.

Biography

He has over 28 years of martial arts experience and is a 5th Dan black belt in Tae Kwon Do and an 8th dan black belt in Hap Ki Do.

His first acting roles were as a child in TV commercials, mainly for Carnation Milk, The May Company, and other retailers. He also worked as a model, and appeared in a couple of martial arts films, such as Ninja Turf (1985), which were produced by his martial arts instructor Jun Chong.

Avedon got his main break as a martial arts film star, when producer Roy Horan phoned the dojang where Avedon was training, and asked if they had any suitable martial arts practitioners for the lead role in the film, No Retreat No Surrender 2 (1987). Avedon answered the phone, was given an audition, and won the lead role. He then signed a three film deal with Seasonal Films (the company which produced the No Retreat No Surrender films). In this three film deal Avedon also played the lead role in the films, No Retreat No Surrender 3 and King of the Kickboxers. Since then Avedon has starred in many more martial arts and action films, all of which have been B movies. In an interview Avedon said that he believed he would have had greater success in his film career (similar to the success of Jean-Claude Van Damme) if it had not been for poor representation and disagreements that he had with one or two other actors.(Lorenzo Lamas, Sherie Rose) He was offered a three film deal with film production company PM entertainment, but turned it down (the deal was given to Don 'The Dragon' Wilson) because he was holding out for a better deal. Avedon said that he now regrets turning down this deal.(True: Cannes 1991)

Avedon has also written and produced some of the films that he has starred in, such as Silent Force (2000) and Deadly Ransom (1997).
He also appeared in the hit TV show Baywatch and had a fight scene with David Hasselhoff.
He is the nephew of photographer Richard Avedon.

Usually with

Ng See-yuen
Ng See-yuen
(3 films)
Roy Horan
Roy Horan
(1 films)
Gail Harris
Gail Harris
(2 films)
James Lew
James Lew
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Loren Avedon (6 films)

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Actor

The Circuit III: Final Flight, 1h30
Origin USA
Genres Martial arts, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Olivier Gruner, Jason Carter, Loren Avedon, James Lew, Gail Harris
Roles Special Agent Sykes
Rating52% 2.618512.618512.618512.618512.61851
The film picks up where Dirk Longstreet left off in part 2. It seems like his girlfriend did not survive that coma she was put in by that film's villain, and Dirk has given up, living a nomadic lifestyle completely off the grid out of his van, searching for the next great wave to ride. He supplements this lifestyle through illegal underground fighting, which we see at the beginning. Anyway, while surfing, a young girl who was sold by her step-dad to white slavers escapes to the beach, Gruner saves her, and a bond forms. When she's captured, Gruner must fight again to save her. Of course, what he does not know is his wife is actually alive, but his off-the-grid life means no one can tell him.
Circuit
Circuit (2001)
, 1h31
Directed by Dirk Shafer
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Crime, Romance, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Olivier Gruner, Gail Harris, Loren Avedon, Billy Drago, Burt Reynolds, Kiersten Warren
Roles Special Agent Sykes
Rating41% 2.0734052.0734052.0734052.0734052.073405
Years ago, Dirk Longstreet walked away from The Circuit, the merciless underground fight club with no rules, where money changes hands as men are killed. But now gangsters have got his brother, and only one more journey inside the ring will save his life. Or will it? Not without a fight.. Literally. And this time, it's personal.
No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers, 1h32
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Action
Themes Medical-themed films, HIV/AIDS in film
Actors Loren Avedon, Keith Vitali, Joseph Campanella, Luke Askew, Sherrie Rose, Sherrie Rose
Roles Will Alexander
Rating81% 4.0541854.0541854.0541854.0541854.054185
After their CIA agent father is killed, brothers Casey (Keith Vitali) and Will Alexander (Loren Avedon) are forced to put their differences aside as they hunt for the killer. The duo get close to Franco (Rion Hunter), a ruthless terrorist leader. Will, a karate instructor, joins a rogue terrorist organization and, in order to gain Franco's trust, is told that he must kill another CIA agent, who just happens to be his brother Casey. Together, Casey and Will fake the murder and devise a plan to get their revenge while uncovering Franco's plans to assassinate President George H.W. Bush.
The King of the Kickboxers, 1h39
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Films about films, Snuff films in fiction, Sports films, Films about television, Martial arts films
Actors Loren Avedon, Richard Jaeckel, Keith Cooke, Don Stroud, Billy Banks, Sherrie Rose
Roles Jake Donahue
Rating58% 2.918762.918762.918762.918762.91876
Jake Donahue and his older brother Sean are in Thailand. Jake's brother is fighting for the kickboxing championship of Thailand and wins his bout. Jake and Sean leave the arena victorious and are soon attacked by Khan and his henchmen. Khan takes Sean on in a fight and subsequently kills him. He then attacks Jake and leaves him scarred for life.
No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder, 1h44
Directed by Corey Yuen
Genres Martial arts, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Loren Avedon, Matthias Hues, Max Thayer, Cynthia Rothrock, Nirut Sirijanya, Hwang Jang-lee
Roles Scott Wylde
Rating51% 2.5629852.5629852.5629852.5629852.562985
In Moc Hoa, Vietnam, a group of prisoners are executed under the watchful eye of General Ty (Hwang Jang Lee). Meanwhile, Scott Wylde (Loren Avedon), an American college, visits the country to visit his former teacher and best friend Mac Jarvis (Max Thayer), meeting Terry (Cynthia Rothrock), Mac's former lover, in the process. Terry tells Scott that Mac may be in Patpong, a seedy area of Bangkok. Scott leaves the gym and heads for his hotel.
Los Angeles Streetfighter
Origin USA
Genres Martial arts, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Loren Avedon, Phillip Rhee, James Lew, Pjeter Malota, Thomas F. Wilson, Brinke Stevens
Roles Chan's Gang Member
Rating45% 2.2775152.2775152.2775152.2775152.277515
Tony is the new kid at school. Right off the bat, he befriends gang leader Young and his friends Mark, Frank, and Darrin. However, after bumping into Young's rival Chan, he gets threatened. Young challenges Chan to a fight and defeats him using a wooden sword to Chan's staff. Two mysterious people show up and offer Young and his friends a job for a private security agency. When the boys aren't in school, they pull security at a party. They get into fights with the Spikes Gang, a racist gang and the Blades, a Latino gang. Meanwhile, Tony starts a romance with Lily, who just happens to be Chan's sister and that just makes Chan even more upset and at the same time, Young seems jealous that Tony has found love where Young feels alone due to his mother's constant drinking and promiscuity. He sees Tony as a brother and when he sees him with Lily, it makes his upset.