Enter the Dragon star Jim Kelly has died, aged 67.
The actor's ex-wife Marilyn Dishman explained in a Facebook post that the actor passed away yesterday (June 29), Examiner reports.
Dishman did not reveal the cause of the star's death in the post.
The actor and martial artist became popular after starring alongside Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon in 1973.
Kelly became a professional tennis coach after putting an end to his acting career, and he made very few on-screen appearances after he left acting in 1983.
He made his final movie appearance in 2009's direct-to-video release Afro Ninja and drew huge crowds when he attended San Diego Comic-Con four years ago.
Watch Kelly in Enter the Dragon below:...
The actor's ex-wife Marilyn Dishman explained in a Facebook post that the actor passed away yesterday (June 29), Examiner reports.
Dishman did not reveal the cause of the star's death in the post.
The actor and martial artist became popular after starring alongside Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon in 1973.
Kelly became a professional tennis coach after putting an end to his acting career, and he made very few on-screen appearances after he left acting in 1983.
He made his final movie appearance in 2009's direct-to-video release Afro Ninja and drew huge crowds when he attended San Diego Comic-Con four years ago.
Watch Kelly in Enter the Dragon below:...
- 6/30/2013
- Digital Spy
Hey, guys! Remember this video?
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How cool do you think it would be to see someone make a full-length feature out of it? No? It's stupid? Well, whatever, it's here anyway.
Afro Ninja: Destiny is a direct-to-video comedy directed, produced by and starring stuntman Mark Hicks, who wouldn't you know it is the man in the original video. The famous clip was a failed audition for a Nike ad he did in 2004, which someone uploaded online and became a sensation. Hicks has worked on big budget Hollywood movies for 15 years and won numerous stunt awards, but a couple of years ago he had a hard time finding work because he would get recognized as "the guy who falls flat on his face on the internet." So he turned a negative experience into a movie, to own it.
I'm assuming that the entire movie consists...
{youtube}HFBBh2n2yP0{/youtube}
How cool do you think it would be to see someone make a full-length feature out of it? No? It's stupid? Well, whatever, it's here anyway.
Afro Ninja: Destiny is a direct-to-video comedy directed, produced by and starring stuntman Mark Hicks, who wouldn't you know it is the man in the original video. The famous clip was a failed audition for a Nike ad he did in 2004, which someone uploaded online and became a sensation. Hicks has worked on big budget Hollywood movies for 15 years and won numerous stunt awards, but a couple of years ago he had a hard time finding work because he would get recognized as "the guy who falls flat on his face on the internet." So he turned a negative experience into a movie, to own it.
I'm assuming that the entire movie consists...
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