The transcript below is from the video “He wanted to be tougher than Chuck Norris. Actor, stuntman and karateka (Cyril Raffaelli)” by Ностальгия TV Интересные факты.
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Hello friends. Cyril Rafaeli was born on April 1, 1974. It is known that he is not the only child in the family, he has two more older brothers. It was under their influence that Cyril became interested in martial arts at the age of 6. Rafaeli began his studies with the mastery of nunchaku and the study of such a style of karate as Setokan. After some time, the capable young man already took part in various championships, where he showed good results.
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At the age of 13, Cyril began to study acrobatics at a French circus school, and after a while he became a professional instructor in oriental martial arts. But the guy dreamed of movies and in the filming of blockbusters, where he can demonstrate his talents, making Chuck Norris and Jackie Chan pale with envy. But it turned out that acting is a very difficult craft and you need to be able to do a lot besides jumping and hitting.
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For a while, Rafaeli starred in advertising videos to gain experience. Cyril did not forget about martial arts. In the 90s, he diligently studied the mysteries of wushu and kng fu, which helped the 24-year-old athlete become the French champion in Chinese boxing, and in 1997, Rafaeli won the World Cup at the international karate tournament. Being such a titled person, Cyril still began acting in films. In fairness, it should be noted that Raphael does not have large and bright works as an actor.
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At the moment, there are a dozen roles in his filmography, among which the most memorable can be called the protagonist of Luc Besson’s dilogy, District 13. By the way, on the set of the first part of the film, Cyril met the progenitor of the parkour movement, David Belle. The two indefatigable extremists quickly became friends, finding the theme of arcostritus close to them. But as a stuntman, Cyril Rafaeli has established himself as a master of high flight.
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Through the efforts of the athlete in Hollywood, a team of fearless guys was formed who performed dizzying stunts for the leading actors of the Dream Factory. Rafaeli’s group has worked on the sets of films such as The Incredible Hulk, The Hitman and The Transporter, and Cyril himself has over 30 films in which he acts as a reckless stuntman. In recent years, Rafael practically does not appear on the screen as an actor. In 2013, he came to Russia to stage stunts for a film about the eper Gasolder. We hope that we will soon see this talented person on the big screens. We like and subscribe to the channel so as not to miss the next videos.
