Born: June
27, 1964
Birthplace:
Los Angeles, CA
Zodiac Sign:
Gemini
Taimak Guarriello is an American martial
artist, actor, and stuntman, known for his lead role as Leroy Green
("Bruce Leroy") in the 1985 martial arts film The Last Dragon. In the
movie, h he played Leroy Green, a Bruce Lee-inspired martial artist in search
of "The Glow," which was his first major break in acting. The film
was a financial success and grossed more than $25 million at the box office.
Since The Last Dragon, Taimak has appeared in TV
roles, plays, and music videos.
He starred in a hit Off-Broadway show in 2004
called Roadhouse the Comedy, based on the Patrick Swayze film Roadhouse.
Taimak made a cameo as a date rapist in an
episode of the TV show A Different World. He appeared in 36 Crazyfists' music
video "Bloodwork."
He is secondly known as the lead male in Janet
Jackson's "Let's Wait Awhile" music video and Debbie Allen's
"Special Look" video.
Taimak has worked with several celebrities,
including Madonna, and starred in the play Cheaters, which toured the United
States.
In 2002, Taimak opened a gym called Fitness
Concepts on the East Side (Manhattan) of Manhattan. He published a fitness DVD
titled Taimak FIT (Find Inner Transformation), intended to be the first of a
series.
He is an accomplished martial artist who
received black belts in Goju Ryu Karate, Jeet Kune Do, Wing Chun, Hapkido,
Jujutsu, Taekwondo, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Additionally, he studied Chinese
Goju under "The Black Dragon" by Ron Van Clief.
He officiated the preliminary MMA bouts at UFC
6 and UFC 7.
In 2006, he made a few appearances alongside
Jimmy Yang in Ring of Honor. Yang's character at the time had adopted some of
Leroy Green's traits as his own.
In November 2015, Taimak and Cary-Hiroyuki
Tagawa were honorees for the Fists of Legends Legacy Award at the Urban Action
Showcase & Expo at HBO.
In March 2016, Incorgnito Publishing Press
published Taimak's autobiography, Taimak, The Last Dragon.
In 2018, Taimak starred in Sean Stone's martial arts comedy film Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece. Source