Billy Blanks
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| Born | William Wayne Blanks September 1, 1955 Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Actor, martial artist, boxer, fitness personality | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1981–present | ||||||||||||||
| Spouses | Gayle H. Godfrey
(m. 1974; div. 2008)Tomoko Sato (m. 2009) | ||||||||||||||
| Children | 5, including Billy Jr. | ||||||||||||||
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| Team | Atlantic World Karate (formerly) | ||||||||||||||
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William Wayne Blanks (born September 1, 1955) is an American actor, martial artist, boxing champion and fitness personality. He was a nationally ranked competitor in semi-contact and point karate during the 1980s, winning a bronze medal at the 1981 World Games, before creating the Tae Bo exercise program.