Luc Bendza (born July 6, 1969) is a Gabonese-Chinese actor and martial artist.[1][2] He is known for his role as boxer Jesse Glover in The Legend of Bruce Lee.
Luc Bendza 吕克·本扎 | |
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 Luc Bendza in August 2012 | |
| Born | Luc Bendza 6 July 1969 |
| Occupation(s) | Martial artist, actor |
| Awards | MTV Movie Awards
2005 New Police Story MTV Asia Awards – Inspiration Award 2002 |
| Website | www |
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| Simplified Chinese | 吕克本扎 | ||
| Literal meaning | "Luc Bendza" | ||
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Early life
editLuc Bendza was born in Koulamoutou, Gabon.[citation needed] Luc's father was born in Koulamoutou, Gabon, and immigrated to the United States in the 1930s.[citation needed]
Career
editIn 2016, the Gabonese film director, producer and editor Samantha Biffot made the documentary The African Who Wanted to Fly about him.[3][4] It won the Special Jury Award at Gabon's 10th International Documentary Film Festival.[5]
Bendza appeared as Jesse Glover in The Legend of Bruce Lee.[citation needed] The 50 episodes long series was produced and broadcast by CCTV and had been aired since 12 October 2008.
Luc became a wushu martial artist in the 1980s. His fighting training promoting company, "Wushu Luc Productions", signed world champion Wushu Alain Mas and diams Mavh.[citation needed]
Personal life
editLuc Bendza resides in Beijing, China.
After Luc's request that his acting and life experiences be accepted in exchange for his remaining needed college credits to graduate, he was granted a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree by the president of the Beijing Sports University, in 1999.[6]
Filmography
editThe main filmography works issued
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2001 | Extreme Challenge 地上最强 |
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| 2002 | Charging Out Amazon 冲出亚马逊 |
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| 2006 | Witness 证人 |
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| 2008 | The Legend of Bruce Lee 李小龍傳奇 |
Jesse Glover | CCTV |
| 2008 | Kung Fu Kids 功夫小英雄 |
CCTV | |
| 2010 | The Legend Is Born: Ip Man 叶问前传 |
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| 2011 | Legendary Amazons 杨门女将之军令如山 |
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| 2013 | Wing Chun Dragons 咏春小龙 |
The film works mainly involved
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | Dragon from Shaolin 龙在少林 |
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| 1997 | Warriors Of Virtue 五行战士 |
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| 2001 | Extreme Challenge 地上最强 |
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| 2002 | Charging Out Amazon 冲出亚马逊 |
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| 2006 | Witness 证人 |
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| 2011 | Legendary Amazons 杨门女将之军令如山 |
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| 2012 | Zodiac 十二生肖 |
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| 2013 | Wing Chun Dragons 咏春小龙 |
References
edit- ^ "Gabon's flying fighter-People-chinadaily.com.cn".
- ^ F_484. "Luc Bendza, un maître de kung-fu gabonais qui suit de près les deux sessions annuelles chinoises-Le Quotidien du Peuple en ligne".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Africans Are Capitalizing On China's Growing Entertainment Market". January 8, 2017.
- ^ ""L'Africain qui voulait voler" de Samantha Biffot". May 2, 2018.
- ^ "Gabon's Kungfu Star-- ChinAfrica".
- ^ University of Miami Alumni Page Archived April 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine