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Ernest E. Reyes, Jr. (born January 15, 1972) is an American actor and martial arts performer. Reyes was born in San Jose, California, the grandson of Filipino immigrants. At 12 yo, Barry Gordy cast him in Having met with Berry Gordy, he was given a part in the feature film The Last Dragon.
Reyes, Jr. played a prince in the 1985 production, Red Sonja. In that movie, he shared the screen with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Brigitte Nielsen. During this time he also had his own television series Sidekicks, which is a spin-off of the original Walt Disney one-time special, The Last Electric Knight, alongside Gil Gerard (formerly television’s Buck Rogers). Reyes had starring roles in Surf Ninjas and in the second Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film The Secret of the Ooze. He also served as the martial arts stunt double for Donatello in the first Ninja Turtles film. His latest movie roles were in Rush Hour 2 playing Zing and in The Rundown alongside former WWE wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. He is also the host of MTV’s Final Fu. Reyes guest starred in the TV series Kung Fu: The Legend Continues alongside David Carradine.
After Surf Ninjas he decided to refine his craft. He studied acting, writing and directing at the American Repertory Company. It was here he began to delve into his artistic side. He later became good friends with the founder Manu Tupou, who later became his artistic consultant[2]. Around this time he made his directorial debut with the movie The Process which was later released as the Ultimate Fight. He continues to participate in movies and has had three fights in the Muay Thai discipline, two of which aired on ESPN2 . He was seen in TMZ on 9-17-08 on fox and also appeared in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) as Cemetery Warrior #2. He also has a new movie coming out called The Red Canvas which won four awards at the 2009 Action on Film festival, inlcudiing best male action performer(Ernie Reyes Jr.) and best picture. This film includes some historical cinema aspects. It was the first film shot with the RED ONE 4K camera and the first movie to premiere “Off Planet” on the ISS International Space Station.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/NJmdcGbXSky7dnsrdQfo6ePoo1_500.png)
Ernest E. Reyes, Jr. (born January 15, 1972) is an American actor and martial arts performer. Reyes was born in San Jose, California, the grandson of Filipino immigrants. At 12 yo, Barry Gordy cast him in Having met with Berry Gordy, he was given a part in the feature film The Last Dragon.
Reyes, Jr. played a prince in the 1985 production, Red Sonja. In that movie, he shared the screen with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Brigitte Nielsen. During this time he also had his own television series Sidekicks, which is a spin-off of the original Walt Disney one-time special, The Last Electric Knight, alongside Gil Gerard (formerly television’s Buck Rogers). Reyes had starring roles in Surf Ninjas and in the second Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film The Secret of the Ooze. He also served as the martial arts stunt double for Donatello in the first Ninja Turtles film. His latest movie roles were in Rush Hour 2 playing Zing and in The Rundown alongside former WWE wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. He is also the host of MTV’s Final Fu. Reyes guest starred in the TV series Kung Fu: The Legend Continues alongside David Carradine.
After Surf Ninjas he decided to refine his craft. He studied acting, writing and directing at the American Repertory Company. It was here he began to delve into his artistic side. He later became good friends with the founder Manu Tupou, who later became his artistic consultant[2]. Around this time he made his directorial debut with the movie The Process which was later released as the Ultimate Fight. He continues to participate in movies and has had three fights in the Muay Thai discipline, two of which aired on ESPN2 . He was seen in TMZ on 9-17-08 on fox and also appeared in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) as Cemetery Warrior #2. He also has a new movie coming out called The Red Canvas which won four awards at the 2009 Action on Film festival, inlcudiing best male action performer(Ernie Reyes Jr.) and best picture. This film includes some historical cinema aspects. It was the first film shot with the RED ONE 4K camera and the first movie to premiere “Off Planet” on the ISS International Space Station.
