Billy Blanks

Billy Blanks

Muscular African American sports star, actor, media identity and inventor of the phenomenally popular "Tae Bo" fitness system, derived from his extensive martial arts training. Blanks was born in Eerie, Pennsylvania in 1955 amongst humble backgrounds and grew up as one of 15 children, battling dyslexia and tendon problems. However that didn't stop him from starting his martial arts training at age 14 and eventually achieving black belts in tae kwon do & several other arts, and winning numerous US martial arts tournaments. Blanks first popped up on movie screens in the mid 1980s in tough guy parts utilizing his athletic background and grim faced looks. Films roles included Tango & Cash (1989), Driving Force (1989) and A.W.O.L.: Absent Without Leave (1990). Things looked up in 1991, when Blanks scored the minor role of drug addicted running back "Billy Cole" in the explosive The Last Boy Scout (1991)....and further work followed often sharing lead billing in low budget - high action fare such as Talons of the Eagle (1992), TC 2000 (1993) and Expect No Mercy (1995). In the late 1990s, Billy's innovative and exciting "Tae Bo" workout routine swept around the world like wildfire, and propelled him into the position of one of the world's most recognizable and biggest selling fitness trainers. The remarkable Blanks continues to refine and promote his unique "Tae Bo" fitness system, and he operates the Billy Blanks World Training Center in Sherman Oaks, California. 7th Degree Black Belt Billy Blanks had one of the greatest karate fight records in the sport's long history. Blanks was a 7-time world karate champion, the first Amateur Athletic Union Champ in 1975, the 1984 Massachusetts Golden Gloves Boxing Champion, and the Tri-State Golden Gloves Champion of Champions. He was the captain of the United States Karate Team and won over 30 gold medals in international competition. He was the number 1 or number 2 rated full-contact karate fighter in the United States for almost seven straight years. His epic battles with "Nasty" Anderson are legends among martial arts fans. He posted over 300 career victories. In 1982, Billy Blanks was honored by being inducted into the Karate Hall of Fame.

  • Title: Billy Blanks
  • Popularity: 5.1
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1955-09-01
  • Place of Birth: Erie - Pennsylvania - USA
  • Homepage:
  • Also Known As: William Wayne "Billy" Blanks
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Billy Blanks Movies

  • 1992
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    The Master

    The Master

    6.4 1992 HD

    When Master Tak, an old martial arts master, disappears, his best student, Jet, steps in to find him. However, when he learns that Tak's life is in...

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  • 1994
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    Back in Action

    Back in Action

    5.3 1994 HD

    Two men have different motivations but the same goal when they team up and mount an assault on a powerful drug gang.

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  • 1991
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    The Last Boy Scout

    The Last Boy Scout

    6.8 1991 HD

    When the girl that detective Joe Hallenback is protecting gets murdered, the boyfriend of the murdered girl attempts to investigate and solve the...

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  • 2006
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    Billy's BootCamp Elite: Mission One - Get Started

    Billy's BootCamp Elite: Mission One - Get Started

    1 2006 HD

    This innovative program combines the tried and true Tae Bo and BootCamp techniques adn now goes one step farther. These amazing new workouts are fun,...

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  • 2006
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    Billy's BootCamp Elite: Mission Two - Maximum Power

    Billy's BootCamp Elite: Mission Two - Maximum Power

    1 2006 HD

    This innovative program combines the tried and true Tae Bo and BootCamp techniques adn now goes one step farther. These amazing new workouts are fun,...

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  • 2006
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    Billy's BootCamp Elite: Mission Three - Rock Solid Abs

    Billy's BootCamp Elite: Mission Three - Rock Solid Abs

    1 2006 HD

    This innovative program combines the tried and true Tae Bo and BootCamp techniques adn now goes one step farther. These amazing new workouts are fun,...

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  • 2006
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    Billy's Bootcamp Elite: Mission Spot Training - Lower Body

    Billy's Bootcamp Elite: Mission Spot Training - Lower Body

    1 2006 HD

    Here's the key to long, lean perfectly sculpted legs - Billy Blanks' Mission Spot Training: Lower Body workout from Billy's Bootcamp Elite series!...

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  • 2006
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    Billy's BootCamp Elite: 8 Minute Supercharge Cardio

    Billy's BootCamp Elite: 8 Minute Supercharge Cardio

    1 2006 HD

    This innovative program combines the tried and true Tae Bo and BootCamp techniques adn now goes one step farther. These amazing new workouts are fun,...

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  • 2004
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    Billy's Bootcamp: Cardio Bootcamp Live!

    Billy's Bootcamp: Cardio Bootcamp Live!

    1 2004 HD

    Billy Blanks brings you another ultra-effective cardio workout, but this time it's Live! Using the beautiful backdrop of Venice beach, California,...

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  • 2003
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    Billy's Bootcamp 2: Tae Bo

    Billy's Bootcamp 2: Tae Bo

    1 2003 HD

    In Bootcamp 2, you will firm, tone and sculpt your muscles for a perfect body, while getting the cardio workout that will keep you at the top of...

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  • 2003
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    Billy's Bootcamp 1: Tae Bo

    Billy's Bootcamp 1: Tae Bo

    1 2003 HD

    Bootcamp 1 will transform your body like nothing you've ever tried before! To get you started on your way to a new you, it combines a...

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  • 1989
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    Bloodfist

    Bloodfist

    4.3 1989 HD

    To avenge the brutal murder of his brother, Jake Ray journeys to the Philippines, where his search for truth finds him battling both in and out of...

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  • 1990
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    The King of the Kickboxers

    The King of the Kickboxers

    6.6 1990 HD

    Jake, a New York policeman poses as an actor to expose the making of martial-arts death movies in Thailand.

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  • 1995
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    Tough and Deadly

    Tough and Deadly

    5.3 1995 HD

    A private eye helps an amnesiac CIA agent elude mobsters who don't want him to regain his memory of their drug operation.

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  • 1992
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    Talons of the Eagle

    Talons of the Eagle

    5 1992 HD

    After 3 DEA agents are killed by crime boss Mr. Li (Hong), the DEA reluctantly calls in New York cop and martial arts expert Tyler Wilson (Blanks)...

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  • 1997
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    Assault on Devil's Island

    Assault on Devil's Island

    4.2 1997 HD

    When one of Mike McBride's men goes rogue and takes a group of gymnasts hostage to Devil's Island in exchange for the return of drug lord Carlos...

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  • 1993
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    TC 2000

    TC 2000

    5.2 1993 HD

    Somewhere in the future the environmental overkill had come. Many people had died. The rich were able to build the underworld, the poor had to stay...

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  • 1993
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    Showdown

    Showdown

    5.8 1993 HD

    Ken has just moved from Kansas with his mother. He talks to a girl named Julie, not knowing that her boyfriend Tom is very possessive of her. Tom is...

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  • 1995
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    Expect No Mercy

    Expect No Mercy

    4.5 1995 HD

    Federal Service Agent Justin Vanier has been assigned to infiltrate the mysterious Virtual Arts Academy in search of Eric, a fellow agent. In this...

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  • 1990
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    Driving Force

    Driving Force

    4.5 1990 HD

    In the near future Steve takes a job as a tow truck driver that has to battle a gang of baddies led by Nelson.

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  • 1970
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    Devotion

    Devotion

    1 1970 HD

    A pastor bumps into an old trainer and begins boxing after his wife retires from MMA fighting.

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  • 2017
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    The Ultimate Goal

    The Ultimate Goal

    1 2017 HD

    Follow the number 1 ranked youth soccer team in America as they play professional youth soccer teams in the UK before returning for their final...

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  • 1995
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    Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities

    Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities

    10 1995 HD

    The first video to combine international martial arts together with interviews and demonstrations by celebrities of Hollywood.

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  • 2014
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    Billy Blanks: Tae Bo Platinum Collection

    Billy Blanks: Tae Bo Platinum Collection

    1 2014 HD

    Billy Blanks is bringing you the ultimate in cardiovascular and strength training with Tae Bo Platinum Collection. This collection mixes the best of...

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  • 1996
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    Balance of Power

    Balance of Power

    6.2 1996 HD

    A martial arts expert who runs a dojo for under-privileged kids from a dilapidated warehouse is shaken down by gangsters demanding protection money....

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  • 2003
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    Billy Blanks: Tae Bo Cardio

    Billy Blanks: Tae Bo Cardio

    1 2003 HD

    As a seven-time Martial Arts Champion, Billy knows how to create a routine that is honest and effective with no fad diets, fancy gimmicks, or...

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  • 2004
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    Billy Blanks - Tae Bo: Strength Power

    Billy Blanks - Tae Bo: Strength Power

    1 2004 HD

    Billy Blanks Tae Bo workout video, contains strength and power workouts.

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  • 2003
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    Billy Blanks: Tae Bo Flex

    Billy Blanks: Tae Bo Flex

    4.8 2003 HD

    Considered the pilates of Tae Bo, Billy Blanks: Tae Bo Flex focuses on core stability and toning exercises. As with most Tae Bo productions, this DVD...

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  • 2015
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    The Real Miyagi

    The Real Miyagi

    6.5 2015 HD

    The life of Fumio Demura, the greatest karate master of a generation.

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  • 2015
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    Dark Moon Rising

    Dark Moon Rising

    3.3 2015 HD

    A group of shape-shifting werewolves descend upon a small town in search of a girl who is re-born once every 2000 years. She holds the key to their...

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  • 2024
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    The Circuit 4: Faith Fighter

    The Circuit 4: Faith Fighter

    1 2024 HD

    An aging retired fighter has to get back to the ring in order to save a young student

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  • 1998
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    Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes

    Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes

    8.5 1998 HD

    Special honoring the grand masters of the martial arts with guest stars from film and television, music performances, live demonstrations,...

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  • 1986
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    Low Blow

    Low Blow

    5.3 1986 HD

    Joe Wong is a private investigator who goes in search of a young girl kidnapped by a religious cult. Destined to save her, he teams up with a Vietnam...

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  • 1992
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    Invincible

    Invincible

    7 1992 HD

    Timid and wimpy triad gangster, Kit, is the right-hand man to gangster Brother Fire, who, in a bid to protect his younger sister Mandy from unwelcome...

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  • 2012
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    Billy Blanks TaeBo Express

    Billy Blanks TaeBo Express

    1 2012 HD

    Now there's always time for Tae Bo! These 10-minute workouts use all of the best Tae Bo techniques in an Express format that gives you a serious...

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  • 2001
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    TaeBo II: Get Ripped - Advanced 1 Workout

    TaeBo II: Get Ripped - Advanced 1 Workout

    1 2001 HD

    Get Ripped is the most complete set of workouts for total body fitness. It will continue to energize you with fast-paced new moves and new music that...

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  • 2024
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    The Last Kumite

    The Last Kumite

    6.9 2024 HD

    When Karate champion Michael Rivers wins the last tournament of his career, shady businessman Ron Hall offers him the opportunity to fight in an...

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  • 2018
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    The Clapper

    The Clapper

    4.9 2018 HD

    Eddie Krumble works as a paid audience member for infomercials and experiences a whirlwind of overnight fame after a late-night talk show host...

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  • 2024
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    American Expendables: The Films of North American Pictures

    American Expendables: The Films of North American Pictures

    1 2024 HD

    The documentary celebrates some of the unsung action stars of the late eighties/nineties in the North American Pictures Catalog. From Cynthia...

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  • 1990
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    Lionheart

    Lionheart

    6.5 1990 HD

    Lyon Gaultier is a deserter in the Foreign Legion arriving in the USA entirely hard up. He finds his brother between life and death and his...

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  • 1990
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    China O'Brien II

    China O'Brien II

    5.3 1990 HD

    This time China O'Brien has trouble with a dealer who puts a prize on her head because she had spoiled an important drug deal of his. But all the...

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  • 2005
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    Billy's BootCamp: Basic Training Bootcamp

    Billy's BootCamp: Basic Training Bootcamp

    1 2005 HD

    In BASIC TRAINING BootCamp™, Billy teaches you exactly how to get started on the path to a better you. In this workout, he takes his...

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  • 1999
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    Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: Advanced Workout

    Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: Advanced Workout

    1 1999 HD

    Billy Blanks Ultimate Tae-Bo Total Body Workout For Men And Women! A mixture of boxing punches and martial arts kicks, Tae-Bo is fun and easy.

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  • 2001
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    TaeBo II: Get Ripped - Advanced 2 Workout

    TaeBo II: Get Ripped - Advanced 2 Workout

    1 2001 HD

    Get Ripped is the most complete set of workouts for total body fitness. It will continue to energize you with fast-paced new moves and new music that...

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  • 1999
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    Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: Basic Workout

    Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: Basic Workout

    1 1999 HD

    Billy Blanks Ultimate Tae-Bo Total Body Workout For Men And Women! A mixture of boxing punches and martial arts kicks, Tae-Bo is fun and easy.

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  • 2001
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    TaeBo II: Get Ripped - 8-Minute Workout

    TaeBo II: Get Ripped - 8-Minute Workout

    1 2001 HD

    Get Ripped is the most complete set of workouts for total body fitness. It will continue to energize you with fast-paced new moves and new music that...

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  • 2005
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    Billy Blanks: Tae Bo Kicks

    Billy Blanks: Tae Bo Kicks

    1 2005 HD

    In this workout, Billy takes the basics of his world-famous TAE BO(r) moves and adapts them just for kids to create a fast-moving, entertaining...

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  • 1999
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    Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: Instructional

    Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: Instructional

    1 1999 HD

    Billy Blanks Ultimate Tae-Bo Total Body Workout For Men And Women! A mixture of boxing punches and martial arts kicks, Tae-Bo is fun and easy.

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  • 2005
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    Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: Total Body Fat Blaster

    Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: Total Body Fat Blaster

    1 2005 HD

    Banish flab from every part of your body by taking-and keeping-it off once and for all with these rapid-fire moves, high-energy music and Billy 's...

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  • 2005
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    Billy's BootCamp: Ultimate BootCamp

    Billy's BootCamp: Ultimate BootCamp

    1 2005 HD

    Ultimate BootCamp is designed by Billy to be the fastest hour in fitness. This is the workout that ties it all together: cardio, upper-body toning,...

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  • 1999
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    Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: 8-Minute Workout

    Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: 8-Minute Workout

    1 1999 HD

    Billy Blanks Ultimate Tae-Bo Total Body Workout For Men And Women! A mixture of boxing punches and martial arts kicks, Tae-Bo is fun and easy.

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  • 2002
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    The Best of TaeBo: Ultimate Upper Body

    The Best of TaeBo: Ultimate Upper Body

    1 2002 HD

    Forearms, biceps, triceps, shoulders, chest - all these muscle groups are included in TaeBo’s Ultimate Upper Body. This workout targets each...

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  • 2003
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    Billy Blanks' TaeBo Believer's Workout: The Strength Within

    Billy Blanks' TaeBo Believer's Workout: The Strength Within

    1 2003 HD

    The Strength Within is an exciting new program from the Tae Bo Believers Workout series to help you firm and tone on the outside, while building a...

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  • 2000
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    Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: Gold

    Billy Blanks' Tae Bo: Gold

    1 2000 HD

    Billy Blanks, seven-time World Martial Arts Champion and the creator of the original Tae Bo, introduces Tae Bo Gold, an awesome new workout for men...

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  • 2010
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    Billy Blanks: This Is Tae Bo

    Billy Blanks: This Is Tae Bo

    1 2010 HD

    This is the definitive Tae Bo workout. It brings you the best overall body workout combining cardio, sculpting and ab training for maximum fat...

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  • 2001
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    TaeBo II: Get Ripped - Basic 1 Workout

    TaeBo II: Get Ripped - Basic 1 Workout

    1 2001 HD

    Get Ripped is the most complete set of workouts for total body fitness. It will continue to energize you with fast-paced new moves and new music that...

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  • 2019
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    Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

    Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

    6.8 2019 HD

    The fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world through the hundreds of films that were produced in Hong Kong...

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  • 1991
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    Timebomb

    Timebomb

    5.2 1991 HD

    When someone tries to murder watchmaker Eddy Kay, the incident triggers a barrage of nightmares and flashbacks into a past that isn't his own....

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  • 2017
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    Almost Amazing

    Almost Amazing

    7.3 2017 HD

    When three best friends are forced to fall in love in order to save their jobs, they learn that letting go is a lot harder then it seems.

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  • 1997
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    Kiss the Girls

    Kiss the Girls

    6.527 1997 HD

    Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova,"...

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  • 1989
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    Tango & Cash

    Tango & Cash

    6.453 1989 HD

    Ray Tango and Gabriel Cash are two successful narcotics detectives who can't stand each other. Crime lord Yves Perret, furious at the loss of income...

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  • 2011
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    Jack and Jill

    Jack and Jill

    4.4 2011 HD

    Jack Sadelstein, a successful advertising executive in Los Angeles with a beautiful wife and kids, dreads one event each year: the Thanksgiving visit...

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  • 2007
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    Billy Blanks Tae Bo: Amped Fat Burn Accelerator

    Billy Blanks Tae Bo: Amped Fat Burn Accelerator

    1 2007 HD

    Billy Blanks s Tae Bo system has been helping people lose weight and look great for years and Billy has continuously incorporated new techniques into...

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  • 2007
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    Billy Blanks: Ultimate Tae Bo

    Billy Blanks: Ultimate Tae Bo

    1 2007 HD

    Billy Blanks: Ultimate Tae Bo 10th Anniversary Edition

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  • 1990
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    China O'Brien II

    China O'Brien II

    5.3 1990 HD

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  • 2003
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    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    5.777 2003 HD

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.

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  • 2004
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    The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

    6.1 2004 HD

    The Tony Danza Show was a daytime variety talk show that premiered on September 13, 2004 in syndication and was distributed by Buena Vista Television.

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  • 1995
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    The Parent 'Hood

    The Parent 'Hood

    7.2 1995 HD

    The Parent 'Hood is an American sitcom that aired on The WB airing from January 18, 1995 to July 25, 1999. The series starred Robert Townsend and...

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  • 1999
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    The Parkers

    The Parkers

    8.2 1999 HD

    The Parkers is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from August 30, 1999, to May 10, 2004. A spin-off of UPN's Moesha, The Parkers features the...

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  • 1992
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    Melrose Place

    Melrose Place

    5.836 1992 HD

    Follow the lives of a group of young adults living in a brownstone apartment complex on Melrose Place, in Los Angeles, California.

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  • 1994
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    ER

    ER

    7.814 1994 HD

    ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened...

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  • 1996
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    Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

    Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

    7.842 1996 HD

    On her sixteenth birthday, Sabrina Spellman discovers she has magical powers. She lives with her 600-year-old aunts Hilda and Zelda as well as...

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  • 1998
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    V.I.P.

    V.I.P.

    5.161 1998 HD

    While attending a Hollywood premiere with a famous action star, a crazed fan pulls a gun—but her movie hunk turns into a coward, and it's...

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