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Seoul, South Korea
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November 8, 1967Deathday
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Ho-Sung Pak
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Ho Sung Pak (born November 8, 1967) is an American film actor, martial artist, action choreographer, writer, and producer. Pak, a Korean American, was born in Seoul, South Korea. Not only did he play as the main villain of the first Mortal Kombat game, Shang Tsung, but he also played the Mortal Kombat champion Liu Kang for the first game and Mortal Kombat II. He was a stunt coordinator for the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze as well as a stunt double for Raphael; he later reprised his role of stunt double in the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III. In 1995, he and fellow MK actors Daniel Pesina, Katalin Zamiar, and Dr. Phillip Ahn, M.D. all appeared in a fighting game produced exclusively for the Atari Jaguar titled Thea Realm Fighters, but it was never released after Atari ceased production on the failed system later that year. In 2003, he played the leading role in the martial arts movie The Book of Swords. In it he portrayed Lang, an Asian cop who after witnessing the death of his brother during a drugbust gone wrong, leaves town only to come back three years later for revenge. The movie also starred MK actors Daniel Pesina, Katalin Zamiar and Richard Divizio. In a nod to his Mortal Kombat alter ego Liu Kang, Pak is shown wearing a red headband during the final part of the movie, while the other three actors are also seen in similar MK clothing/roles throughout the movie. In 2004 Pak starred in the martial film Lesser of Three Evils, directed by Wayne A. Kennedy, also starring Roger Guenveur Smith, Peter Greene, Rosa Blasi and Sherilyn Fenn. The film was produced by Ho-Sung Pak, Wayne A. Kennedy and Matthew Chausse who created together the film company GenOne. It was released in 2009 under the title Fist of the Warrior. During the 1995-1997 show WMAC Masters, his ki-symbol was "Superstar", which is a translation of his given Korean name. His older brother, Ho Young Pak ("Star Warrior"), as well as fellow Mortal Kombat actors Chris Casamassa ("Red Dragon"), Hakim Alston (Machine) and Richard Branden (Yin Yang Man) also appeared on the show.
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| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Nominee Actor | Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture (Terry Ahue, Robert Alonzo, Hank Amos, Daniel Arrias, Brian Avery, Dean Bailey, Matt Baker, Ted Barba, Simone Bargetze, Perry Barndt, Kenny Bates, Gary Baxley, Dickey Beer, Pete Bianco, Phil Blackaby, Paul Borne, Julian Boulle, Eddie Braun, Jon Braver, Ben Hernandez Bray, Bob Brown, Jeff Bruno, Kurt Bryant, David Anthony Buglione, Robert Sean Burke, Stacey Carino, Ariel M. Carlson, Chris Carnel, Jay Carrado, Mario Carter, Kevin Cassidy, Steve Chang, Alex Chansky, Brian Christensen, Ann Coccagnia, Brycen Counts, Aaron Crippen, Clay Cullen, Jahnel Curfman, Max Daniels, Tobiasz Daszkiewicz, Steve M. Davison, Kevin Derr, Jon Devore, Jamal Duff, Zack Duhame, Steve DuMouchel, Chris Durand, Justin Eaton, Eyad Elbitar, Paul Eliopoulos, Tom Erickson, Corey Michael Eubanks, Andy Farrington, Dane Farwell, James Fierro, Sierra Fisk, Brent Fletcher, Colin Follenweider, Kevin Foster, Michael Franck, Mikal Vega, Chris Gann, Aaron Garrido, Mark Ginther, Jessie Graff, Charles Grisham, Craig Gubert, Michael Hansen, Gene Hartline, Tom Harper, William Haze, Jay Hawkins, Nikki Hester-Jose, Michael Hilow, Steve Holladay, J.T. Holmes, Natascha Hopkins, Chris Howell, Lisa Hoyle, David Hugghins, Michael Hugghins, Harry Humphries, David Hutchison, Precious Jenkins, Michael B. Johnson, Josh Kallenberg, Jeri Habberstad, Michael Kase, Steve Kelso, Josh Kemble, Hubie Kerns Jr., Dorian Kingi, Henry Kingi, Mandy Kowalski, Cody Bo Kruger, Kevin LaRosa, Matthew LeFevour, Shawn Patrick Lane, Cedric N. Lee, Jean Claude Leuyer, Brock Little, Frank Lloyd, Tom Lowell, Jess Lundgren, Diana R. Lupo, Tom Lupo, Brett Lynch, Shanna Jacobs, Alex Madison, Mike Majesky, Daniel Maldonado, Peter Mandel, Justin Mann, Bob Marrocco, Eddie Matthews, Matt McBride, Brad McCabe, Tony McFarr, Charles McGraw, Cole S. McKay, Cliff McLaughlin, Tom McMurtry, J. Travis Merendino, Natalie M. Meyer, Rick Miller, Matthew Moss, Marty Murray, Robert Nagle, Dean Napolitano, Carl Anthony Nespoli, Frédéric North, Casey O'Neill, Michael Owen, Ho-Sung Pak, Conrad E. Palmisano, Carl Paoli, Heidi Pascoe, Scott Paulson, Anthony Pavelich, Monte Rex Perlin, Scott Philyaw, Denney Pierce, Gábor Piroch, Randy Peters, Alan D. Purwin, Jade Quon, Rex Reddick, Suzanne Reed, Tanoai Reed, Simon Rhee, Jimmy N. Roberts, Shawn Robinson, Troy Robinson, Scott C. Roe, Laurence Todd Rosenthal, Jean Paul Ruggiero, Rich Rutherford, Sean C. Ryan, Michael J. Sarna, Gaylynn Schmidt, Brian Searle, Tina Sen Gordon, Aaron Matthews, Todd Shoebotham, Ray Siegle, Karin Silvestri, Brian Simpson, Ben Skorstad, Russell Solberg, Kevin Sorensen, Monica Staggs, Jim Stephan, Eric Stratemeier, Lance Strumpf, Bobby Stuart, Justin Sundquist, Mike Swanson, C.C. Taylor, Jim Teachout, Nancy Thurston, Michael Trisler, Steve Upton, David Urich, Greg Urich, Alicia Vela-Bailey, Tom Vicini, Banzai Vitale, Mark Aaron Wagner, Shelly Ward, Garrett Warren, James D. Weston II, Amber Whelan, Rich Wilkie, Morgan Williams, Stuart F. Wilson, Newton Wimer, Scott Workman, Danny Wynands, Eddie Yansick, Merritt Yohnka, America Young, Alvin Zalamea, Matthew Zolan) | Transformers: Dark of the Moon |
