Erik Betts

Age: 42
Height: 5' 9 1/2"

Birth Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Born: Nov. 22nd, 1967

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Born 22 November, 1967 in Boston, Massachusetts, Erik Betts is a self taught gymnast and martial artist since the age of 11. His fascination with movement and the arts was inspired by his favorite comic book hero, Spiderman. Insecure and very shy, Betts could relate to the problems experienced by Spiderman's alter ego Peter Parker. Erik was raised by his mother and grandmother, aunts and uncle. Erik got his film start in an ultra-low budget movie called, "Shootfighter" (1992). Long before television and moviegoers knew his face, children were watching Betts as the "Red and Green Rangers" on the unprecedently popular FOX TV series "The Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers." Prior to that, Betts had small parts in a wide array of television, commercial and movie roles for a few years. Now a full-fledged stunt actor Erik then stunned television audiences as the suavely vicious "Panther" in "WMAC Masters" (1994). On March 14, 1996, "Panther" suffered a broken right hip and thigh during a taping of the show that took five surgeries and rehab of almost three years. Enlightened by his experience, Erik took a chance few others would dare, and put stunts behind him. Betts would be over 30 years old before finally deciding, relatively late in life (at 33), to try his chances at acting by enrolling at the Ivana Chubbuck Studios in California where he continues to study.

TRIVIA:

Coaches movement.
His mother, who is a talented artist and singer, is heavily into the Native American lifestyle
Was one of director 'Sam Raimi' (qv)'s choices for doubling actor 'Tobey Maquire' for _Spider-Man (2002)_ (qv), but was told by the costume designer that his shoulders were too large for the costume
He is legally blind in his right eye.
He was born on the fourth anniversary of JFK's death.
Competed on "American Gladiators" and won.
His grandmother briefly had him study ballet at Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts.
At age 16, while still finishing high school, was a third shift airplane engine inspector for the CFM56 department of General Electric in Everette, Massachusetts.

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