Jeff Speakman
Biography
Jeff Speakman is an American actor and martial artist who holds black belts in American Kenpo and Japanese Gōjū-ryū. Born in Chicago and raised in its suburbs, he took up Gōjū-ryū in 1978 and later trained in American Kenpo under Larry Tatum and the system's founder, Ed Parker, earning a first-degree black belt in 1984. He led the International Kempo Federation as president from 2008 to 2018, and was promoted to tenth degree in 2022. He began acting in 1988 and landed his first lead role in the action film The Perfect Weapon (1991), the movie for which he is best known. Street Knight (1993) followed, along with other action pictures such as The Expert and Deadly Outbreak.
67years old
Turns 68 on November 8in 37 days
- Born Chicago
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Jeffrey F. Speakman (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 12 years1988 to 2000
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Early training
Speakman's instructor told him to seek out Ed Parker, a friend of his master, if he wanted martial arts as a lifestyle. Speakman sold his car to cover moving costs and met Parker at a tournament.
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Worked with
Jeff Speakman shares two films with Brent Huff, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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Mark DiSalleDirector, 1 film, 1991
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