. . . Where Are They Now? . . .Hello fans,Michael Dudikoff is known for his role as Private Joe Armstrong in the American Ninja. What is he doing now?
Take care,
Melissa P.S. EVTV1 is back and better than ever! This video portal was created to weed through the online clutter to bring you the best animal video clips...funniest videos...most popular...PLUS the most unusual. New videos are added daily! It's the future of entertainment available today, all in one place.
Visit and Enjoy: EVTV1.com*View Past Issues: Where Are They Now Archives*--DEAD OR ALIVE?--See if you know if the following celebrities have had a visit from the "Grim Reaper":
Dawn Wells: Played Mary Ann on the TV series "Gilligan's Island"
Tom Hulce: He played Mozart in the movie "Amadeus", he has also appeared in "Animal House", "Parenthood" and other movies
James B. Sikking: Played Doogie's dad on the TV series "Doogie Howser, M.D.", appeared in the series "Hill Street Blues"
(Answer at the bottom)*Michael DudikoffLearn More About Michael Dudikoff on Celebrity Nooz BIRTH DATE: October 8, 1954, Redondo Beach, California
CLAIM TO FAME: He is well-known for playing the character Private Joe Armstrong in the American Ninja (1985).
FAMILY LIFE: He is married and has two children: daughter, Nancy; son, Joseph Stephen Michael III.
INFO: Dudikoff was studying child psychology at Harbor College when he was discovered as a model. After some successful shows, Dudikoff found himself an agent at the Mary Webb Davis Agency in Los Angeles. He moved quickly to international print modeling and traveled between New York, Los Angeles, and Milan by his late 20s.
He began acting in commercials for comapnies like Coppertone, Coca-Cola for Japan, Army Reserve and Stridex. He got the part of Joanie's first boyfriend on the sitcom Happy Days, and went on to appear in Dallas, Gimme a Break!, and a movie-of-the-week called Sawyer & Finn.
In 1985, he played the character Joe Armstrong in the America Nina, which ended up being a five-movie series.
His other films include Tron (1982), Uncommon Valor (1983), Bachelor Party (1984), Avenging Force (1986), River of Death (1989), The Human Shield (1991), Chain of Command (1994), Soldier Boyz (1996), Bounty Hunters (1996), Ringmaster (1998), The Silencer (1999), In Her Defense (1999), Gale Force (2002) and Quicksand (2002).
TRIVIA: Can speak some Russian.
Owns two chihuahuas.
His father, Joseph Stephen Michael Senior, is Russian.
Plays tennis.
Has a beautiful retriever named Shooter.
Was initially dubbed a "Dean-Mcqueen," a cross between James Dean and Steve McQueen.
WHERE IS HE NOW: Dudikoff now participates in martial arts, and is trained in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He trained with Rorion Grace and continues to be connected with the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighting circuit. He has a small cameo in the 2013 action movie Olympus Has Fallen.
* CREDITS:2014 Left Turn (pre-production)...Senator
2013 Zombie Break Room (TV series)...Tank Dempsey (2013)
2013 G.I. Joe: Retaliation...Quick Kick (uncredited)
2013 Olympus Has Fallen...Mr. Smith
2002 Stranded (video)...Ed Carpenter
2002 Quicksand...Bill Turner
2002 Gale Force (video)...Jared
2001 Ablaze...Daniels
2000 The Silencer...Quinn Simmons
1999 Fugitive Mind (video)...Robert Dean
1999 In Her Defense...Andrew Garfield
1998 Musketeers Forever...D'Artagnan
1998 Ringmaster...Rusty
1998/II Black Thunder...Vince
1998 Counter Measures (video)...Capt. Jake Fuller
1998 Freedom Strike...Tom Dickson
1997/I The Shooter...Michael Atherton
1997 Soldier Boyz (Video Game)...Toliver
1997 Hardball (video)...Jersey
1997 Crash Dive (video)...James Carter
1997 Strategic Command...Dr. Rick Harding
1996 Moving Target.Sonny
1996 Bounty Hunters (video)...Jersey
1995 Soldier Boyz...Major Howard Toliver
1995 Cyberjack...Nick James
1993-1994 Cobra (TV series)...Robert "Scandal" Jackson
1994 Historias de la puta mili (TV series)...Special Appearance
El examen de Arensivia (1994)
1994 Chain of Command...Merrill Ross
1992 Rescue Me...Daniel 'Mac' MacDonald
1991 The Woman Who Sinned (TV movie)...Evan Ganns
1991 The Human Shield...Doug Matthews
1990 American Ninja 4: The Annihilation...Joe Armstrong
1990 Air America...General Lee (uncredited)
1990 Midnight Ride...Lawson
1989 River of Death...John Hamilton
1988 Platoon Leader...Lt. Jeff Knight
1987 American Ninja 2: The Confrontation...Sgt. Joe Armstrong
1986 Avenging Force...Capt. Matt Hunter
1986 North and South, Book II (TV mini-series)...Lt. Rudy Bodford
1985 American Ninja...Pvt. Joe T. Armstrong
1985 Radioactive Dreams...Marlowe Hammer
1984 Bachelor Party...Ryko
1984 Young Hearts (TV movie)...Keith
1983 Uncommon Valor...Blaster's Assistant
1983 Gimme a Break! (TV series)...Greg Hartman
Nell Gets Sick (1983)
1983 Sawyer and Finn (TV movie)...Huckleberry Finn
1982 Star of the Family (TV series)...Douggie Krebs
1982 TRON...Conscript #2 (as Michael J. Dudikoff II)
1982 I Ought to Be in Pictures...Boy on bus
1982 Making Love...Young Man in Bar 2
1981 The Grady Nutt Show (TV movie)...Randy
1981 Enter the Ninja...Venarius' Man (uncredited)
1981 The Best Little Girl in the World (TV movie)...Chuck
1981 Bloody Birthday...Willard
1980 The Black Marble...Millie's Houseboy
1979-1980 Happy Days (TV series)...Jason / Jim
1979 Out of the Blue (TV series)...Lenny
The Random Bust (1979)
1978 Dallas (TV series)...Joe Newcomb
Triangle (1978)
To see Then & Now pictures of Michael Dudikoff, visit: Celebrity Nooz*--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--Dawn Wells - ALIVE
Born: 10/18/1938
Tom Hulce - ALIVE
Born: 12/06/1953
James B. Sikking - ALIVE
Born: 03/05/1934
*WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...4/2
Chuck Fairbanks, 79, American football coach (New England Patriots, University of Oklahoma), brain cancer.
Jesus Franco, 82, Spanish film director and screenwriter (A Virgin Among the Living Dead).
Jane Henson, 78, American puppeteer, co-founder of The Muppets, cancer.
Duke Kimbrough McCall, 98, American Christian leader.
Maria Redaelli, 113, Italian supercentenarian, oldest verified living person in Europe.
4/1
Badr bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, 81, Saudi royal, 20th child of King Ibn Saud.
Moses Blah, 65, Liberian politician, President (2003).
Chen Zhaodi, 58, Chinese world champion (1982) volleyball player, cancer.
Thierry Costa, 38, French reality television support doctor (Koh-Lanta), suspected suicide.
Kildare Dobbs, 89, Canadian short story and travel writer, multiple organ failure.
Shain Gandee, 21, American reality television star (Buckwild), accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.
Nicolae Martinescu, 73, Romanian Olympic champion (1972) wrestler.
Karen Muir, 60, South African swimmer, breast cancer.
Jack Pardee, 76, American football player (Los Angeles Rams) and coach (Houston Oilers, Chicago Bears, Washington Redskins), complications from gall bladder cancer.
Ralph Sanchez, 64, Cuban auto racing promoter (Grand Prix of Miami, Homestead-Miami Speedway), cancer.
Greg Willard, 54, American basketball referee, pancreatic cancer.
3/31
Rod Allen, 45, Australian sport journalist (The Sydney Morning Herald) and media representative (West Sydney Wanderers FC), fall.
Rod Berry, 65, American politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1987-1991).
Charles Amarin Brand, 92, French Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Monaco (1981-1984) and Strasbourg (1984-1997).
Ernie Bridge, 76, Australian politician, member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Kimberley (1980-2001), mesothelioma.
Bob Clarke, 87, American illustrator (Mad Magazine), complications of pneumonia.
Ahmad Sayyed Javadi, 95, Iranian political activist and politician, Minister of Justice (1979), Minister of Interior (1979).
Derek Leaver, 82, English footballer (Blackburn Rovers).
H. B. Lee, 96, American basketball coach (University of Colorado Boulder 1950-1956), Athletic Director (Kansas State University (1956-1968).
Mack McInnis, 79, American politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (1976-1980, 1992-2000).
Sanat Sinha, 86, Indian Bengali singer.
Ronnie Smith, 64, American Olympic champion (1968) sprinter.
Dmitri Uchaykin, 32, Russian ice hockey player (HC Ertis-Pavlodar), cerebral hemorrhage.
Karima Zidani, Bahraini broadcaster.