George Chung

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George Chung
NationalityAmerican
OccupationBusinessman, producer, actor, director
Known forMartial arts champion

George Chung is an American actor, businessman, film director and TV show producer. He is also a five times world martial arts champion. He was the executive producer for the American reality television series, Call to Cosplay . He is also the executive producer of Bushido Battleground. Chung had the lead role in the 1988 film Hawkeye .

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Background

George Chung, a member of the Black Belt Hall of Fame was a 5-time world Karate champion. He is CEO and co-founder of Jungo TV. [1] [2]

Chung, along with Cynthia Rothrock ran a martial arts academy which was destroyed by fire in the 1980s. A new one was opened in Los Gatos, California, and was in operation in 1986. [3] Both Chung and Rothrock are the co-authors of the book, Advanced Dynamic Kicks. [4] Chung and Rothrock dated and lived together as a couple. [5] By late 1989, their relationship was over. [6]

As a Tae Kwon Do instructor, Chung has trained people such as former San Francisco 49ers football players Bill Romanowski, Charles Haley, Ronnie Lott, and Dwight Clark. [7]

Films

Chung's earliest film was Eyes of the Dragon , a Leo Fong directed film about a martial artist vying for a prized statue. It was also released as Fight to Win and '"Dangerous Passages. [8] [9] Chung directed and acted in the 1988 film Jungle Heat, a film about a man whose on is kidnapped. It also featured Leo Fong, Richard Norton, Cynthia Rothrock, and Stan Wertlieb. [10] He played the lead character Alexander “Hawkeye” Hawkamoto in the film Hawkeye which was also released that year. His character teams up with Charles Wilson (played by Chuck Jeffreys), a fellow policeman to track down the killers of his friend. [11] [12] Along with Leo Fong, he co-directed the film Blood Street , a direct-to-video action film starring Fong in his reprised role as Joe Wong, a character from Low Blow . The film also starred Stack Pierce, Kim Paige, Chuck Jeffrys and Richard Norton. [13] [14] [15] He played an Elvis impersonator in the 1992 film Honeymoon in Vegas . [16]

Television

In the late 90s, Chung was producing the children's series Adventures with Kanga Roddy . [17] Chung was the executive producer for the series Call to Cosplay , which debuted on Myx TV. [18]

Films

Actor
TitleRoleDirectorYearNotes #
Dangerous Passages Ryan Kim Leo Fong 1988
Jungle HeatGeorge Chung1988
Hawkeye Alexander 'Hawkeye' HawkamotoLeo Fong
George Chung		1988
Dragon Fight Big Boss's Killer Hin Sing 'Billy' Tang 1989
Honeymoon in Vegas Elvis impersonatorAndrew Bergman1992
KIndergarten NinjaMasterAnthony Chan1994
Assignment BerlinYung Li Tony Randel 1998
Director, producer, writer
TitleRoleYearNotes #
Jungle HeatDirector1988
HawkeyeDirector, writer1988
Blood StreetDirector, writer1988
Kindergarten Ninja1994
Stunts and other
TitleRoleDirectorYearNotes #
Low Blow Fight choreographer / StuntsLeo Fong1986
HawkeyeEditorLeo Fong
George Chung		1988
Blood Street Stunt coordinatorLeo Fong
George Chung		1988

Television

Actor
TitleEpisodeRoleDirectorYearNotes #
S.W.A.T. The Chinese ConnectionHan Bruce Bilson 1976
Director, producer, writer
TitleRoleYearNotes #
Adventures with Kanga Roddy Executive producer 39 episodes1998 - 2000
Call to CosplayDirector 11 episodes
Producer 11 episodes
Writer 4 episodes		2015 to 2016
2015 to 2016
2015
Movies So GoodDirector 3 episodes
Director 3 episodes
Executive producer 3 episodes		2015

Publications

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References

  1. ↑ USADdojo.com, September 15, 2010 - George Chung World Karate Champion
  2. ↑ Deadline Hollywood, July 27, 2017 - Martial Arts Series ‘Bushido Battleground’ Gets Green Light At El Rey Network by Denise Petski
  3. ↑ Black Belt , September 1986 - Page 15 America's Best Burns to the Ground by William Groak
  4. ↑ Hwa-rang and Chung-mu of Tae Kwon Do Hyung, By Jhoon Rhee - Literary Links to the Orient
  5. ↑ Black Belt, June 1985 - Page 35 to 37 MARTIAL ARTS COUPLES, Training Together for Better or for Worse by Dave Cater
  6. ↑ Black Belt, December 1989 - Page 24 to 27 The Triumphant Return of Cynthia Rothrock - Interview conducted by Colin Covert
  7. ↑ Black Belt, November 1991 - Page 28 Tae Kwon Do Training of the San Francisco 49ers by Jane Hallandder
  8. ↑ Letterboxd - Eyes of the Dragon 1987
  9. ↑ The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies, By Bill Palmer, Karen Palmer, Richard Meyers - Page 110 817. Eyes of the Dragon
  10. ↑ Letterboxd - Jungle Heat 1988 Directed by George Chung
  11. ↑ World Film Geek - REVIEW: Hawkeye (1988)
  12. ↑ Letterboxd - Hawkeye 1988 Directed by George Chung
  13. ↑ Letterboxd - Blood Street 1988 Directed by George Chung, Leo Fong
  14. ↑ World Film Geek - REVIEW: Blood Street (1988)
  15. ↑ The Hollywood Reporter , Volume 317, Issues 1-18 - Page 158
  16. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes - George Chung
  17. ↑ San Francisco Chronicle , Thursday, March 26, 1998 - Montanas Take a Shot At Kids' TV / `Kanga Roddy' program tries to teach good values - Sylvia Rubin
  18. ↑ Variety , June 27, 2014 - First Look: Myx TV Debuts Original Reality Competition Series ‘Call to Cosplay’ - Laura Prudom
  19. ↑ Books-by-isbn.com - Black Belt Communications
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