Michael Joseph Stephen Dudikoff Jr. (born October 8, 1954) is an
American actor and martial artist known for lead roles in action films
such as American Ninja series (1985â€"1990), Avenging Force (1986),
Platoon Leader (1988), River of Death (1989), Soldier Boyz (1996),
Bounty Hunters (1996), Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball (1997), and many
more.Dudikoff's father, Michael Joseph Stephen Sr., was Eastern
Orthodox Christian. Born in New York to Russian immigrants Mary
Bogdanova and John Dudikoff, Michael Sr. served in the Army before
marrying Dudikoff's mother: Rita T. Girardin, a French-Canadian
piano-player from Quebec. The couple moved to California and had five
children; the fourth, Michael Jr., was diagnosed with dyslexia.Michael
Jr. graduated from West High School in Torrance, California, and went
on to study child psychology at Harbor College.To pay for his
education, he worked at a rehabilitation center for abused youth
called Cedar House and waited tables at Beachbum Burt's in Redondo
Beach, California. He was eventually approached to do some modelling,
and did a catwalk at a shopping mall.
American actor and martial artist known for lead roles in action films
such as American Ninja series (1985â€"1990), Avenging Force (1986),
Platoon Leader (1988), River of Death (1989), Soldier Boyz (1996),
Bounty Hunters (1996), Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball (1997), and many
more.Dudikoff's father, Michael Joseph Stephen Sr., was Eastern
Orthodox Christian. Born in New York to Russian immigrants Mary
Bogdanova and John Dudikoff, Michael Sr. served in the Army before
marrying Dudikoff's mother: Rita T. Girardin, a French-Canadian
piano-player from Quebec. The couple moved to California and had five
children; the fourth, Michael Jr., was diagnosed with dyslexia.Michael
Jr. graduated from West High School in Torrance, California, and went
on to study child psychology at Harbor College.To pay for his
education, he worked at a rehabilitation center for abused youth
called Cedar House and waited tables at Beachbum Burt's in Redondo
Beach, California. He was eventually approached to do some modelling,
and did a catwalk at a shopping mall.
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