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Michel Qissi

1962 - Today

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Michel Qissi (Arabic: ميشيل قيسي; born Mohammed Qissi on 12 September 1962) is a Moroccan-Belgian actor, filmmaker, and martial artist best known for his action films. Born in Oujda but raised in Brussels, in 1982 Qissi emigrated to Hollywood together with childhood friend Jean-Claude Van Damme in search of becoming an action star. Bloodsport (1988) was their first major film. The two had previously collaborated on Breakin' (1984), and went on to appear in Kickboxer (1989), in which Qissi portrayed the Thai villain Tong Po, Lionheart (1990), and Kickboxer: Vengeance (2016). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Michel Qissi is the 2,790th most popular actor (down from 2,349th in 2024), the 75th most popular biography from Morocco (down from 68th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Moroccan Actor.

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Among actors, Michel Qissi ranks 2,790 out of 13,578. Before him are Jamel Debbouze, Tia Carrere, Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Maria Ouspenskaya, Edwige Feuillère, and Serena Grandi. After him are Aunjanue Ellis, Bai Ling, Bodil Ipsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, María Baxa, and Carmen Sevilla.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Michel Qissi ranks 138. Before him are Kim Hyon-hui, Mary Ellen Weber, Clark Gregg, Markus Merk, Hillel Slovak, and Tsutomu Miyazaki. After him are Sarah Gilbert, Baz Luhrmann, Manute Bol, Esai Morales, Nick Kamen, and Michael Weikath.

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In Morocco

Among people born in Morocco, Michel Qissi ranks 75 out of 264. Before him are Saadeddine Othmani (1956), Ahmed Aboutaleb (1961), Yazid of Morocco (1750), Ibrahim ibn Tashfin (1131), Driss Chraïbi (1926), and Yahya al-Mu'tasim (null). After him are Dunash ben Labrat (920), Yves Lacoste (1929), Idris II of Morocco (791), Touria Chaoui (1936), Nawal El Moutawakel (1962), and Said Belqola (1956).

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Among ACTORS In Morocco

Among actors born in Morocco, Michel Qissi ranks 6. Before him are Jean Reno (1948), Nathalie Delon (1941), Michel Galabru (1922), Margarita Lozano (1931), and Macha Méril (1940). After him are Alain Souchon (1944), Gad Elmaleh (1971), Nadia Farès (1968), Saad Lamjarred (1985), Amal Ayouch (1966), and Loubna Abidar (1985).

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