Luc Bendza

Luc Bendza
Luc Bendza
Simplified Chinese	吕克本扎
Literal meaning	"Luc Bendza"
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Luc Bendza
吕克·本扎
Luc Bendza; 吕克·本扎
	Luc Bendza in August 2012
Born	Luc Bendza; 6 July 1969 (age 54); Koulamoutou
Occupation(s)	Martial artist, actor
Awards	MTV Movie Awards ; 2002 Best Fight (Rush Hour 2) ; 1999 Best Fight (Rush Hour) ; 1995 Lifetime Achievement Award ; Shanghai International Film Festival ; 2005 Outstanding Contribution to Chinese Cinema ; Datuk of Malaysia ; Academy Honorary Award; Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Film ; 1989 Rouge ; Best Action Choreography ; 1996 Rumble in the Bronx ; 1999 Who Am I? ; 2013 CZ12 ; Professional Spirit Award ; 2004; ; Golden Horse Awards – Best Actor ; 1992 Police Story 3 ; 1993 Crime Story; ; Golden Rooster Awards – Best Actor ; 2005 New Police Story; ; MTV Asia Awards – Inspiration Award; 2002; ;
Website	www.lucbendza.com

Luc Bendza (born July 6, 1969) is a Gabonese-Chinese actor and martial artist.^[1]^[2] He is known for his role as boxer Jesse Glover in The Legend of Bruce Lee.

Early life[edit]

Luc Bendza was born in Koulamoutou, Gabon.^{[citation needed]} Luc's father was born in Koulamoutou, Gabon, and immigrated to the United States in the 1930s.^{[citation needed]}

Career[edit]

In 2016, the Gabonese film director, producer and editor Samantha Biffot made the documentary The African Who Wanted to Fly about him.^[3]^[4] It won the Special Jury Award at Gabon's 10th International Documentary Film Festival.^[5]

Bendza appeared as Jesse Glover in The Legend of Bruce Lee.^{[citation needed]} The 50 episodes long series was produced and broadcast by CCTV and had been aired since 12 October 2008.

Luc became a wushu martial artist in the 1980s. His fighting training promoting company, "Wushu Luc Productions", signed world champion Wushu Alain Mas and diams Mavh.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life[edit]

Luc Bendza resides in Beijing, China.

After Luc's request that his acting and life experiences be accepted in exchange for his remaining needed college credits to graduate, he was granted a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree by the president of the Beijing Sports University, in 1999.^[6]

Filmography[edit]

The main filmography works issued[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Extreme Challenge 地上最强
2002	Charging Out Amazon 冲出亚马逊
2006	Witness 证人
2008	The Legend of Bruce Lee 李小龍傳奇	Jesse Glover	CCTV
2008	Kung Fu Kids 功夫小英雄		CCTV
2010	The Legend Is Born: Ip Man 叶问前传
2011	Legendary Amazons 杨门女将之军令如山
2013	Wing Chun Dragons 咏春小龙

The film works mainly involved[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Dragon from Shaolin 龙在少林
1997	Warriors Of Virtue 五行战士
2001	Extreme Challenge 地上最强
2002	Charging Out Amazon 冲出亚马逊
2006	Witness 证人
2011	Legendary Amazons 杨门女将之军令如山
2012	Zodiac 十二生肖
2013	Wing Chun Dragons 咏春小龙

References[edit]

^ "Gabon's flying fighter-People-chinadaily.com.cn".
^ F_484. "Luc Bendza, un maître de kung-fu gabonais qui suit de près les deux sessions annuelles chinoises-Le Quotidien du Peuple en ligne".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Africans Are Capitalizing On China's Growing Entertainment Market". January 8, 2017.
^ ""L'Africain qui voulait voler" de Samantha Biffot". May 2, 2018.
^ "Gabon's Kungfu Star-- ChinAfrica".
^ University of Miami Alumni Page Archived April 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[1] "Gabon's flying fighter-People-chinadaily.com.cn".

[2] F_484. "Luc Bendza, un maître de kung-fu gabonais qui suit de près les deux sessions annuelles chinoises-Le Quotidien du Peuple en ligne".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[3] "Africans Are Capitalizing On China's Growing Entertainment Market". January 8, 2017.

[4] ""L'Africain qui voulait voler" de Samantha Biffot". May 2, 2018.

[5] "Gabon's Kungfu Star-- ChinAfrica".

[6] University of Miami Alumni Page Archived April 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

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