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Mark Dacascos on "Dancing with the Stars," Season 9
Mark Dacascos on "Dancing with the Stars," Season 9 - © ABC
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Mark Dacascos joins "Dancing with the Stars" as one of the contestants for Season 9 of the ABC ballroom competition.

Famously known as "The Chairman" and host of Food Network's "Iron Chef America," Mark Dacascos is also a trained martial artist and an actor.

Mark Dacascos's passion for the Martial Arts began at an early age under the tutelage of his parents. Mark Dacascos's father, Al Dacascos is the founder of the martial art, Wun Hop Kuen Do, and his mother, Malia Bernal, was the first woman to grace the cover of Black Belt magazine. Both are former national champions who still teach. After being discovered in San Francisco's Chinatown, Mark Dacascos began to establish a film and television career playing not only martial artists but a wide arrangement of other characters before joining "Iron Chef America" in 2005.

Mark Dacascos has appeared in a wide variety of feature films during the course of his career. Among Mark Dacascos's credits are the internationally acclaimed French epic "Brotherhood of the Wolf," "Cradle to the Grave" in which he stars opposite Jet Li, "Only the Strong," in which he plays a capoeira instructor, the global cult favorite Drive and the indie film, "Only the Brave," which explores the story of the Japanese-American Battalion who so valiantly fought in WWII.

Mark Dacascos also stars in the period piece "Nomad," which was filmed in Kazakhstan over a two-year period. Picked up by former Miramax president Harvey Weinstein on the opening day of the 2006 Cannes Film festival, the picture had a major event theatrical release that spring.

In addition, Mark Dacascos stars in "The Lost Medallion" to be released in late 2009.






MARK DACASCOS: FACTS

How tall is Mark Dacascos? How old is Mark Dacascos? Where was Mark Dacascos born? Find out here.

Age: 45 years old
Birthday: February 26, 1964
Height: 5' 9"
Full Name / Real Name: Mark Alan Dacascos
Birthplace: Honolulu, HI
Wife: Julie Condra




MARK DACASCOS: NEWS


Mark Dacascos on "Dancing with the Stars," Season 9'Dancing with the Stars' Season 9 Celebrity and Professional Pairings Announced — Four previous champions—Mark Ballas, Cheryl Burke, Derek Hough and Alec Mazo—return to the ballroom when the new season kicks off with a three-night event beginning Monday, September 21. Read more...
"Dancing with the Stars"'Dancing with The Stars' Season 9 Cast Revealed — The cast, which includes an Osmond, a cowboy and a former House majority leader, will team up with professional dancers and face off on the ballroom competition beginning on September 21. Read more...




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