Michael Jackson's Mini-Me -- Tae Bo Royalty
Michael Jackson's Mini-Me -- Tae Bo Royalty
25 minutes ago by TMZ Staff
The kid busting out the insane moves in Michael Jackson's new music video "Hold My Hand" has
rhythm in his blood -- because the boy is directly related to Billy Blanks -- the King of Tae Bo.
9-year-old Michael Isaac Blanks is Billy Blanks' nephew -- and the kid has been performing as an MJ
wannabe for years.
In fact, just last year Michael's MJ impersonation even caught the eye of "This Is It" director Kenny
Ortega -- who called Blanks "a real prodigy" at a dancing event for Nigel Lythgoe's Dizzy Feet
Foundation.
Judging from the footage we got at the MJ video shoot this weekend -- Kenny knows what he's talking
about.
http://www.tmz.com/2010/11/29/michael-jackson-akon-music-video-hold-my-hand-little-kid-boy-dancer-billy-blanks-nephew/
25 minutes ago by TMZ Staff
The kid busting out the insane moves in Michael Jackson's new music video "Hold My Hand" has
rhythm in his blood -- because the boy is directly related to Billy Blanks -- the King of Tae Bo.
9-year-old Michael Isaac Blanks is Billy Blanks' nephew -- and the kid has been performing as an MJ
wannabe for years.
In fact, just last year Michael's MJ impersonation even caught the eye of "This Is It" director Kenny
Ortega -- who called Blanks "a real prodigy" at a dancing event for Nigel Lythgoe's Dizzy Feet
Foundation.
Judging from the footage we got at the MJ video shoot this weekend -- Kenny knows what he's talking
about.
http://www.tmz.com/2010/11/29/michael-jackson-akon-music-video-hold-my-hand-little-kid-boy-dancer-billy-blanks-nephew/
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Mini Biography
7th Degree Black Belt Billy Blanks had one of the greatest karate fight records in the sport's long history. Blanks was a 7-time world karate champion, the first Amateur Athletic Union Champ in 1975, the 1984 Massachusetts Golden Gloves Boxing Champion, and the Tri-State Golden Gloves Champion of Champions. He was the captain of the United States Karate Team and won over 30 gold medals in international competition. He was the number 1 or number 2 rated full-contact karate fighter in the United States for almost seven straight years. His epic battles with "Nasty" Anderson are legends among martial arts fans. He posted over 300 career victories. In 1982, Billy Blanks was honored by being inducted into the Karate Hall of Fame.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0087593/
Billy Blanks is also an actor and connected to Emmanuel Lewis and so is Michael.
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Emmanuel Lewis
Emmanuel Lewis founded his own musical label called Emmanuel Lewis Entertainment. He is said to have a black belt in karate and is a martial arts expert. He also is a student of Billy Blanks' Tae-Bo.
http://living.oneindia.in/celebrity/other-celebrities/2009/emmanuel-lewis-051109.html
Billy Blanks now resides in JAPAN.
Billy Blanks’ life in Japan
Fuji TV news recently aired this special report on American fitness guru Billy Blanks, who has permanently settled in Osaka after marrying a Japanese woman.
http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/11/04/billy-blanks-life-in-japan/
Baby Mama, 4 Kids Banished from Jackson Compound
11/29/2010 5:40 PM
"We're told Alejandra just left with some of her kids to Japan."
http://www.tmz.com/2010/11/29/katherine-jackson-family-compound-alejandra-michael-jackson-estate-encino-jaafar-jermajesty/
Debbie Rowe was recently in Japan with Marc Schaffel.
Debbie Rowe, Marc Schaffel Wing It to Tokyo
6/23/2010 8:40
http://www.tmz.com/2010/06/23/debbie-rowe-mark-schaffel-michael-jackson-katherine-jackson-tokyo/
So what's up with Japan?
Billy and Shellie's latest Tae Bo® fitness breakthrough has begun with Total Transformation Training (T3) and the all-new T3: The Power Within workout.
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"It is important to remember that Tae Bo® will give back to you what it asks of you. It is like the laws of the universe, if you plant a seed and nourish it, it is guaranteed to grow. As your will is tested it is also strengthened. While you push your body you build it as well. As your mind and will are challenged, your spirit that God has given you is embraced.
"Tae Bo®" requires strength, endurance, technique, and focus; it mandates your mind and soul as well as your body.
"Tae Bo® is not just about martial arts itself, because it teaches you to punch and kick. Tae Bo® trains you to respond mentally and physically with speed and accuracy. By using Tae Bo®, you discover how powerful your body is and how to use it to defend yourself. Although, we hope you never get into a situation where you have to call on these skills. However, a key to self-awareness is that anything can happen and one should always be prepared for the unexpected." <!-- s
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Dizzy Feet Foundation was founded in 2009 by producer Nigel Lythgoe, director Adam Shankman, "Dancing with the Stars" judge Carrie Ann Inaba and actress Katie Holmes to help underprivileged young people realize their dream of becoming professional dancers and to support, improve, and increase access to dance education in the United States.
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He'd love to hear from you guys!
he's 10 years old...