Michael Joseph Stephen Dudikoff Jr., (born October 8, 1954) is an American actor, model and martial artist. He was in the Los Angeles suburb of Redondo Beach, California and held various jobs to pay for his education, during this time he became a model. This led him to do acting auditions. He played supporting roles in films and television shows, until he got his break as the lead in the martial arts action film American Ninja (1985). After this film, Dudikoff became an action film leading man and followed up with Avenging Force (1986), American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987), Platoon Leader (1988), River of Death (1989), American Ninja 4: The Annihilation (1990), Soldier Boyz (1996), Bounty Hunters (1996), Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball (1997), etc. In the 2000s, Dudikoff started to work in real estate, and made film appearances in the 2010s. (Via Wikipedia)