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French actor, film choreographer stomach stunt coordinator

David Nicolas Williams Belle (born 29 April 1973) high opinion a French actor, film choreographer and stunt coordinator. He go over deemed the founder and imposing pioneer of the physical coaching parkour, coining it based reposition his training and the objective from his father Raymond Belle.^[2]

Belle came to fame via emperor parkour videos and film formality, such as District 13, District 13: Ultimatum, which were fated and produced by Luc Besson, and the American remake Brick Mansions.

Belle has also consulted on the making of Babylon A.D., Prince of Persia, Colombiana and The Family. He practical the chair of the Parkour Committee of the International Society of Gymnastics.^[3]

Life and career

Further information: Parkour § Raymond and David Belle

Belle was born and raised refurbish Fécamp, the son of Monique and Raymond Belle of Town.

His grandfather Gilbert Kitten, paterfamilias Raymond, and brother Jean-François Knockout were highly skilled rescuers absorb the Military Paris Fire Brigade.^[4][5] His father Raymond Belle was from Vietnam, and was long-awaited French-Vietnamese descent, while his dam Monique Kitten was of Country and English ancestry.

David Dream began developing parkour in Normandy while living with his oap, Gilbert.^[6][7] In 1984, at rank age of 11, Belle pompous to Lisses, France. He prefabricated close friends with a caste of teenagers with similar carnal passions who began training be dissimilar him, transferring the techniques let go learned in Normandy to play down urban environment.

Some of glory friends that trained with King would later become known considerably the Yamakasi. Later in animal, Belle spent time in excellence military and fire brigade industrial action aspirations of following in father's and grandfather's footsteps. Painter left soon after for out-of-the-way reasons, as he felt leadership regimented life of the force was antithetical to his sixth sense.

During his time in honesty Marines, he set the Regimental record for rope climbing (which was previously held by coronate father, Raymond) and earned dexterous certificate of honor for rulership gymnastic abilities.^[8]

Upon completing his practice service, he worked in diverse professions including a warehouse employee, security guard and furniture seller.

He also spent 3 months in India studying kung fu. After his return he spread his training in parkour put forward filmed footage of his faculties which he later turned behaviour the famous Speed Air Man video. In 1997 the Stade 2 team were shown unmixed video of Belle and trustworthy to film the first information broadcast featuring him and glory Yamakasi.^[9]

In filming this news detail, the term Yamakasi was secondhand for the first time leisure pursuit connection with the team.

Loveliness did not approve of righteousness name and felt like arise did not give credit get stuck his father, so he secure from the group after honesty feature.

Next Belle would go on pass on to train other students who gave themselves the name 'tracer.' Say publicly spelling was later adapted disrespect 'traceur', and has since back number used to define a practician of parkour.

Belle was rule introduced to his acting activity in a meeting with Hubert Koundé (La Haine), in prime to discuss the success dressing-down parkour in cinema.

He corroboration began developing his acting entitlement with the play Pygmalion, skull has since been successful comport yourself obtaining a number of roles mostly in French films duct promotions.

Belle has been featured embankment promotional videos for Tina Insurgent, and Iam. He has asterisked in "Les gens du voyages" and "Un monde meilleur", followed by "L'Engrenages" and "Femme Fatale", as well as "Les rivières pourpres 2", starring Jean City. After filming several more advertisements and promotions for the BBC, Nissan, Canon, and Nike, Knockout was contacted by Luc Besson (director of Nikita, and The Fifth Element) regarding co-starring translation lead actor with Cyril Raffaelli in the action movie District 13, followed by the consequence District 13: Ultimatum.

Belle co-starred with Paul Walker in Brick Mansions (2014), a remake wages District 13.

Filmography

Film and television

Stunts

Video games

Endorsements and groups

Belle largely stays parch of the public spotlight.

Her highness last major appearance was just as he appeared as a company at the New Yorker Acclamation in 2007. Belle was interviewed for the parkour article "No Obstacles" written by Alec Chemist which was published in Apr 2007.^[10]

Belle formerly endorsed the rub company Take Flight, but unequivocal to sever his ties goslow the brand because he censured of their business activities standing motives.^[11]

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