Simon Rhee
Simon Rhee , actually Minhi Y. Rhee (born October 28, 1957 in San Jose , USA ) is an American actor , stunt performer and stunt coordinator.
Simon Rhee's real name is Minhi Y. Rhee and is particularly known for his martial arts . He has a younger brother ( Phillip Rhee ) who works as a film director , film producer , screenwriter and also an actor. Like his brother, he began to learn various martial arts at an early age, such as Taekwondo and Hapkido . As a result, he earned many titles and began to play in films together with his brother (Best of the Best 1 and 2). He later got acting roles for Lethal Weapon 4 , The Italian Job , and Numbers - The Logic of Crime .
Simon Rhee lives with his wife in Woodland Hills and has two sons. He owns a Taekwondo Center "Simon Rhee Tae Kwon Do" in Woodland Hills.
Filmography
actor
- 1977: The Kentucky Fried Movie
- 1984: Furious
- 1988: Silent Assassins
- 1989: Best of the Best ( Karate Tiger IV - Best of the Best )
- 1991: Showdown in Little Tokyo
- 1992: Our Loud Home (1 episode)
- 1992: Universal Soldier
- 1993: Best of the Best 2 - The Invincible
- 1994: Viper - An ex-cop cleans up
- 1995: Fatal Choice
- 1997: Psycho Sushi
- 1998: TNT
- 1998: Lethal Weapon 4 - Two professionals clean up
- 2000: Whitman Returns (Blowback)
- 2001: The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option
- 2002: Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
- 2002: The District - Operation in Washington (1 episode)
- 2002: Landspeed
- 2002: The Master of Disguise
- 2003: CSI: On the trail of the perpetrators (1 episode)
- 2003: The Italian Job - Hunt for Millions
- 2003: Blind Horizon - The Enemy Within
- 2004: Clementine
- 2004: The Shield (1 episode)
- 2004: Boston Legal (1 episode)
- 2005: Entourage (1 episode)
- 2006: 18 Fingers of Death!
- 2006: Watch Over Me (1 episode)
- 2007: Big Stan
- 2008: Reno 911! (1 episode)
- 2008: Lost (1 episode)
- 2009: The Art of War III: The Retribution
Awards
- 2001: Taurus Award for Rush Hour 2 (Best Fight)
- 2006: Taurus Award for Letters from Iwo Jima (Best Fire Stunt)
Web links
- Simon Rhee in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Rhee, Simon |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rhee, Minhi Y. (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor, stunt performer, and stunt coordinator |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 28, 1957 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | San Jose , USA |