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Mark Dacascos (born February 26, 1964, Honolulu, Hawaii) is an actor and
martial arts expert, winning numerous karate and kung fu championships
between the age of 9 and 18[1]. He has been featured in such films as Only
The Strong and Cradle 2 the Grave.
His father, Al Dacascos, is a Filipino martial arts instructor of Malay,
Spanish, and Chinese ancestry. His mother, Moriko McVey, is of Irish and
Japanese ancestry. Dacascos refers to McVey as his "natural mother" and his
stepmother, martial artist Malia Bernal, as his "second mother."
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Beginning in January 2005, Dacascos has portrayed "the Chairman" on Food
Network's Iron Chef America. This role was played by Takeshi Kaga in the
original Japanese Iron Chef. IMDB incorrectly states that Takeshi Kaga is
his uncle on his mother's side. This likely stems from confusion over
Dacascos playing the character of the nephew of "Chairman Kaga" in Iron Chef
America, with the misunderstanding over "Chairman Kaga" himself being a
fictional character.
Dacascos became an actor after being discovered walking down the street in
San Francisco's Chinatown by two men working for director Wayne Wang, though
Dacascos' scenes were deleted from the final cut of the film they were
casting. Prior to his Iron Chef role, he forged a film and television career
mostly playing martial artists. He eventually earned the starring role in
the 1998 television series The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, playing the role
originated on film by Brandon Lee. |
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MARK DACASCOS PICTURES |
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