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Darren Majian Shahlavi (5 August 1972 – 14 January 2015), sometimes credited as Shahlavi, was an English actor, martial artist and stuntman. His surname is of Persian origin. He may be best known for his role as Taylor "The Twister" Milos in the 2010 film ''Ip Man 2''. Shahlavi was known primarily for playing bad guys in martial arts films such as ''Bloodmoon'' and ''Tai Chi Boxer''. He had starred in the Asian film series ''The Techno Warriors'', and American films ''Hostile Environment'', ''Sometimes a Hero'', ''Legion of the Dead'' and the cult classic ''Beyond the Limits'', for German Horror master Olaf Ittenbach.〔 In recent years Shahlavi appeared in such big budget films as ''300'' and ''Watchmen'', independent features such as ''The Final Cut'' with Robin Williams, and as an actor & stuntman in several of Uwe Boll's films (including ''BloodRayne'' and ''In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale'').〔 ==Early life== Shahlavi was born to Iranian immigrant parents at Stockport, Cheshire, England on 5 August 1972. At the age of 7, Shahlavi started studying Judo in a rented acting theatre, and would arrive early to peek at the actors performing, after discovering Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan films he dreamed of being in action films and continued to train in Shotokan Karate at the age of 14 under Sensei Dave Morris and Horace Harvey, and later boxing, kickboxing and Muay Thai at Master Toddy's gym in Manchester. At the age of 16, Shahlavi started to pursue a career in film and got the attention Hong Kong action cinema expert Bey Logan in the early 1990s, and according to Bey Logan's commentary on the Tai Chi Boxer DVD, Shahlavi would spend time at Logan's home watching and studying and copying martial art films from Logan's personal collection. In an interview with the ''Persian Mirror'', he mentioned that Logan wrote a script for him to star in, and off he went to Malaysia. However, upon arrival it became apparent there was no money in place, and Logan's partner Mark Houghton put Shahlavi to work as a stuntman. Shahlavi later moved to Hong Kong to pursue his acting career.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Darren Shahlavi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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