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Billy Blanks Biography

Billy Blanks is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on September 1, 1955 in Pennsylvania, United States. Fitness guru , who invented Tae Bo, the Tae Bo exercise craze.

The idea to learn martial arts after watching He was inspired to study martial arts while watching Bruce Lee on TV as a child. in television as a youngster.

In 1974, Blanks married Gayle H. Godfrey, whom he met in karate class. Shortly after the marriage, he adopted Gayle’s daughter, Shellie, who had been born in 1973. Shellie Blanks Cimarosti, a martial artist, is prominently featured in many Tae Bo videos. Shellie has also produced her own video called Tae Bo Postnatal Power, as well as hosted her father’s new infomercial Tae Bo T3 (Total Transformation Training). Gayle and Blanks also have a son, Billy Blanks, Jr., who works as a dancer, singer and fitness instructor. Blanks Jr. produced several best-selling DVDs, including Cardioke and Fat Burning Hip Hop Mix. He has also starred in a touring production of the musical Fame, and has worked as a dancer in music videos with Madonna, Quincy Jones and Paula Abdul.

In the late 1980s, Blanks developed the Tae Bo workout, while running a karate studio in Quincy, Massachusetts. He used components of his martial arts and Boxing training. The name is a portmanteau of “tae” (as in taekwondo) and “bo” (as in boxing). Blanks opened a fitness center in Los Angeles to teach his new workout. He later attracted celebrity clients such as Paula Abdul, and the popularity of the workout quickly grew, becoming a pop culture phenomenon after Blanks began releasing mass-marketed videos. He sold over 1.5 million VHS tapes in his first year, and is reported to have grossed between $80 million and $130 million in sales.

He and his translator Tomoko had a wedding on the 20th of June 2009. The couple had an infant daughter named Angelika.

NameBilly Blanks
First NameBilly
Last NameBlanks
OccupationEntrepreneur
BirthdaySeptember 1
Birth Year1955
Place of BirthPennsylvania
Home Town
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignVirgo
Full/Birth Name
ParentsMabeline Blanks, Isaac Blanks
SiblingsMichael Blanks, Irene Blanks
SpouseTomoko Sato , Gayle Godfrey
Children(s)Billy Blanks Jr., Shellie Blanks Cimarosti, Angelika Blanks, Erika Peterson, Marriett Peterson

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Blanks and Godfrey divorced in 2008 after 33 years of marriage. Godfrey filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.

Billy Blanks Net Worth

Billy Blanks is one of the richest Entrepreneur from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Billy Blanks's net worth $30 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was bullied as a kid however, the way he looked began to change after he began studying Taekwondo and karate when he was 11.

He appeared in the early 1990s films parts on films such as The King of the Kickboxers, The Last Boy Scout along with Talons of the Eagle. His bodyguard for Catherine Bach was at times.

Billy Wayne Blanks (born September 1, 1955) is an American fitness guru, martial artist, actor, and the creator of the Tae Bo exercise program.

Net Worth$30 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeEntrepreneur
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

In November 2008, Blanks became the father of a new daughter, named Angelika. The mother is Tomoko Sato, whom Blanks met in 2007 when she worked as his Japanese interpreter. Blanks and Sato’s marriage was formally registered in January 2009 and their wedding ceremony was held on June 20, 2009. He relocated to Japan in 2009. He has also adopted Sato’s two daughters, Marriett and Erika Peterson.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Billy Blanks height 6 ft 0 in Billy weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height6 ft 0 in
WeightNot Known
Body MeasurementsUnder Review
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Blanks was hired as a bodyguard for lead actress Catherine Bach during the filming of 1988’s Driving Force, which was filmed in Manila during a time of political unrest. Blanks impressed the producers and was written into the script in a supporting role. This led to Blanks’ work in several martial arts films, including King of the Kickboxers and Bloodfist. Blanks also appeared in the opening scene of Tony Scott’s The Last Boy Scout, where he plays a doomed pro-football player. Blanks played Ashley Judd’s kickboxing instructor in Kiss the Girls (1997).

Who is Billy Blanks Dating?

According to our records, Billy Blanks married to Tomoko Sato , Gayle Godfrey . As of December 1, 2023, Billy Blanks’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Billy Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Billy Blanks celebrates birthday on September 1 of every year.

How old is Billy Blanks now?

67 years (September 1, 1955)

What does Billy Blanks do now?

Tae Bo creator Billy Blanks is bringing healthy living to your living room. The fitness guru has started his own online workout series called “In the Living Room with Billy Blanks” to help keep people motivated, energized and happy during quarantine amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Is Billy Blanks a real martial artist?

A seventh-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, the dominant Korean version of karate, Billy holds black belts in five other forms of martial arts. Billy also became the 1984 Massachusetts Golden Gloves Champion and the Tri-State Golden Gloves Champion of Champions.

Does Billy Blanks still workout?

That first video, titled “Tae Bo For Real,” has since earned more than 772,000 YouTube views, and Blanks continues to offer free workouts regularly, sometimes as often as several times a week.

Is walking considered a low impact exercise?

Popular forms of low-impact exercise include walking, yoga, Pilates, swimming, skating, cross-country skiing, and golf. The movements associated with low-impact exercises like these are slower and gentler than those of high-impact exercises like running or weight-lifting.

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