Chadwick Steven McQueen (born December 28, 1960) is an American actor,
film producer, martial artist and race car driver. As an actor and
producer, he was known for playing Dutch in The Karate Kid and The
Karate Kid Part II. He is the only son of actor Steve McQueen. He has
been married to Jeanie Galbraith since December 22, 1993. They have
two children. He was previously married to Stacey Toten.Chadwick
Steven McQueen was born on December 28, 1960 in Los Angeles,
California to actors Steve McQueen and Neile Adams. From an early age,
McQueen was an avid enthusiast of automobile, motorcycle, and racing,
interests that he inherited from his father, Steve. He began racing
dirt bikes by age nine and, in three years, would go on to win his
class in the World Mini Grand Prix. He quickly moved on to auto
racing, winning his first race: the Mini Le Mans event, a
children-only track created on the set of the 1971 film Le Mans, when
McQueen was ten years old. Before filming was completed on that film,
McQueen enjoyed racing at triple digit speeds down the straights while
seated in his father's lap at the wheel of a Porsche 917. At 12, he
won his class at the World Mini Grand Prix.McQueen has worked as a
film actor for some time, appearing as Dutch in The Karate Kid in 1984
and The Karate Kid Part II in 1986, and many other roles including a
role in the 1995 film New York Cop with Mira Sorvino and in the action
films Red Line as Jim and Death Ring. He has also worked as a
producer, winning a Telly Award for his documentary Filming at Speed.
He has appeared on numerous television programs related to
motorsports, including Hot Rod TV and Celebrity Rides. Attempts were
made to arrange a reprisal of the character Dutch in season 2 of the
YouTube Series Cobra Kai, but commitments to his company, McQueen
Racing, prevented this.His professional racing career started in the
Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). McQueen has competed in several
types of racing from Motocross to the Baja 1000. He teamed with
Belgian racing legend Jacky Ickx and his daughter Vanina, piloting a
trio of Porsche 959s restored by Porsche Motorsports for the 2004
Goodwood event. Also in 2004, he qualified for the SCCA Runoffs,
winning multiple events. Racing for Westernesse Racing, he finished
4th.[citation needed]
film producer, martial artist and race car driver. As an actor and
producer, he was known for playing Dutch in The Karate Kid and The
Karate Kid Part II. He is the only son of actor Steve McQueen. He has
been married to Jeanie Galbraith since December 22, 1993. They have
two children. He was previously married to Stacey Toten.Chadwick
Steven McQueen was born on December 28, 1960 in Los Angeles,
California to actors Steve McQueen and Neile Adams. From an early age,
McQueen was an avid enthusiast of automobile, motorcycle, and racing,
interests that he inherited from his father, Steve. He began racing
dirt bikes by age nine and, in three years, would go on to win his
class in the World Mini Grand Prix. He quickly moved on to auto
racing, winning his first race: the Mini Le Mans event, a
children-only track created on the set of the 1971 film Le Mans, when
McQueen was ten years old. Before filming was completed on that film,
McQueen enjoyed racing at triple digit speeds down the straights while
seated in his father's lap at the wheel of a Porsche 917. At 12, he
won his class at the World Mini Grand Prix.McQueen has worked as a
film actor for some time, appearing as Dutch in The Karate Kid in 1984
and The Karate Kid Part II in 1986, and many other roles including a
role in the 1995 film New York Cop with Mira Sorvino and in the action
films Red Line as Jim and Death Ring. He has also worked as a
producer, winning a Telly Award for his documentary Filming at Speed.
He has appeared on numerous television programs related to
motorsports, including Hot Rod TV and Celebrity Rides. Attempts were
made to arrange a reprisal of the character Dutch in season 2 of the
YouTube Series Cobra Kai, but commitments to his company, McQueen
Racing, prevented this.His professional racing career started in the
Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). McQueen has competed in several
types of racing from Motocross to the Baja 1000. He teamed with
Belgian racing legend Jacky Ickx and his daughter Vanina, piloting a
trio of Porsche 959s restored by Porsche Motorsports for the 2004
Goodwood event. Also in 2004, he qualified for the SCCA Runoffs,
winning multiple events. Racing for Westernesse Racing, he finished
4th.[citation needed]
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