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Date of Birth

26 February 1964, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Birth Name

Mark Alan Dacascos

Height

5' 9" (1.75 m)

Spouse

Julie Condra

(5 January 1998 - present) 1 child

Trade Mark

Cropped black hair and lean, muscular physique

Trivia

World renowned Martial Artist, among his achievements:

1982 -- European Kung Fu and Karate Championships -- First Place -- Lightweight -- Brown Belt Division

1982 -- Italian Kung Fu and Karate Championships -- First Place -- Lightweight -- Brown Belt Division

1982 -- Hamburg Karate Championships -- First Place -- Junior Division

1980 -- Hamburg Karate Championships -- First Place -- Junior

1980 -- Long Beach Internationals -- First Place -- Brown Belt Division -- Forms

1973 -- Long Beach Internationals -- First Place -- Pee Wee

His father, Al Dacascos, is a martial arts instructor.

Birth mother is Moriko McVey. Raised by step-mother Malia Bernal.

Son, with Julie Condra, was born on 31 December 2000 in Oahu, Hawaii. He was named Makoa Dacascos.

Al Dacascos (father) is of Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese ancestry; Moriko McVey (mother) is of Irish and Japanese ancestry.

Was considered for the role of Bruce Lee in the movie Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993).

He speaks English, German and basic Mandarin.

Special skills : Chinese Kung Fu, basic Capoeira, tumbling, surfing, snow boarding, drums.

Plays "The Chairman" in Iron Chef America on Food Network, the fictional nephew of Takeshi Kaga, "Chairman Kaga" of the original Japanese series of Iron Chef programs.

Worked for 8 months on the ABC soap General Hospital as a Police Cadet along with actors Alan Baltes and Jack Wagner.

Trained in Wun Hop Huen Do (It's a combination fist-arts style that derives from Kajukembo (Karate, Judo Jujitsu, Kenpo, and Chinese & Western Boxing) and Chin Na, Shui Jao, Tai Chi and Capoeira.

Mark was educated at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon, in which he majored in Chinese and drama.

Wore a wig for his role of Eric Draven in the TV series "The Crow: Stairway To Heaven".

Where Are They Now

(April 2005) Currently appearing on "Iron Chef America: The Series" (2005) as "The Chairman".

(April 2005) Has finished shooting one movie due this year [Only the Brave (2006)]; working on another [_Rahan (2006)_].

(October 2006) Has finished shooting two movies due this year Nomad (2005/II) and Code Name: The Cleaner (2007).

(May 2009) Westlake Village, California

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