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Grand L. Bush
Age: 53
Height: 6'
Birth Place: Los Angeles, California, USA
Born: Dec. 24th, 1955
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Grand L. Bush's Main TV Roles
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TRIVIA:
- Grand was invited to participate in the 2007 Celebrity Golf Classic, hosted by Donald Trump. Others lending their celebrity to the Salvation Army benefit included Mark Wahlberg, Marcus Allen and Reggie Jackson.
- Grand continues to mourn the passing of his best friend, writer/producer 'Nicholas Corea' (qv). Their relationship began with _"The Incredible Hulk" (1978)_ (qv). Grand played a bad guy and still laughs at the memory of his mother, Essie, rooting for the Hulk as it ripped her son's character to shreds. Nick brought Grand along with him on quite a few projects, including _The Renegades (1982) (TV)_ (qv), opposite 'Patrick Swayze' (qv); _"Airwolf" (1984)_ (qv) opposite 'Jan-Michael Vincent' (qv); _"Outlaws" (1986)_ (qv) opposite 'Rod Taylor (I)' (qv); and _"Renegade" (1992)_ (qv) opposite 'Lorenzo Lamas' (qv). While Nick was dying of cancer in 1999, he wrote for Grand "Brothers in Arms", an installment that is still considered to be one of the best episodes of _"Walker, Texas Ranger" (1993)_ (qv), starring 'Chuck Norris' (qv). Grand and his wife, Sharon Dahlonega, watched the broadcast privately with Nick's widow, Pheny.
- The 1994 production of "Street Fighter: Special Edition" represented the world's first international ensemble of motion picture actors to be featured in a single videogame. In addition to Grand in the role of "Balrog," the cast included Raul Julia ("Bison"), Ming-Na ("Chun-Li"), Kylie Minogue ("Cammie"), Jean Claude Van Damme ("Guile") and Wes Studi ("Sagat").
- A student of theology, he remains deeply religious.
- Parodied his role in Roots (1977) as a "Runaway Slave" in the movie Hollywood Shuffle (1987).
- Grand began his acting career at an early age. Of all the other fourth graders at Vermont Elementary School in Los Angeles, his teacher quickly realized he was capable of memorizing large passages because of his father's propensity to have him commit to memory large chunks of the Bible. He was cast as "Prince Charming" in his first play, "Sleeping Beauty." It was not until high school when he realized that one could make a living at acting. He was surrounded by drama students who were already earning an income acting in commericials, TV shows and film projects. During his junior year, he placed his interest in journalism on hold and enrolled in drama at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles. He advanced to play production, performing in "The Merchant of Venice" at the Globe Theatre, and in the Garden Grove Shakespeare Festival's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." He attended the Theatre Academy at Los Angeles City College. Following graduation, he studied film and theatre at the University of Southern California and scene acting at the Strasberg Academy in Hollywood.
- To prepare for the role of "Balrog" in _Street Fighter (1994)_ (qv), Grand trained with martial artist 'Benny Urquidez' (qv). In addition to adhering to a strict scientific diet, Grand ran each day through the polluted streets of Bangkok, Thailand, in 90-degree weather. He lost 15 pounds in a single month. The "Street Fighter: Special Edition" video game features the actual images of the entire cast in hand-to-hand combat.
- A Shakespearean actor, he received a scholarship to study at Juilliard. He turned down the offer to care for his ailing mother.
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