Ernie Reyes Jr.

Ernie E. Reyes Jr. ( born January 15, 1972 in San Jose, California) is an American actor, martial artist, choreographer and stuntman.

Life

Reyes Jr. was born in San José, California, the son of actor and stuntman Ernie Reyes Sr. and is the grandson of Filipino immigrants. He has three brothers and two sisters, one of which Lee Reyes Santino Ramos is a boxer and a film maker.

Career

Reyes Jr. played a prince in 1985 in Red Sonja alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger and Brigitte Nielsen. From 1986 to 1987, he played an important role in the television series Sidekicks - Karate Kid & Co. In 1988 he made ​​a guest appearance on the television series MacGyver.

Reyes Jr. also took important roles in the movies Turtles II - The Secret of the Ooze (1991) and Surf Ninjas (1993). He has been involved as a stunt double in the film Turtles (1990). Other films in which he took on larger role, are Rush Hour 2 (2001) and Welcome to the Jungle ( 2003).

In 1998, he was with the staging of the action film The Process his debut as a director and screenwriter. He also played the lead role in the film.

In 2006, Reyes Jr. organized the martial arts reality show finale Fu in MTV.

Ernie Reyes Jr. has a record of 3-0 in mixed martial arts.

In more recent times was Reyes Jr. on motion capture stunts for blockbuster movies like Avatar - participated Film Title and Alice in Wonderland.