Zero Kazama
Encyclopedia
Zero Kazama (born September 27, 1982) is a Japanese-American actor best known for hosting the MTV
game show Silent Library
. He has also been on many other prominent television programs such as Lost
, Chuck
and Deadliest Warrior
. In addition to acting, Zero is trained in Kung fu, Tae Kwon Do, Karate
, fight choreography
, and firedancing
.
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
game show Silent Library
Silent Library (MTV Series)
Silent Library was an American television game show which airs on MTV and MuchMusic. The series is based on one of the segments in the popular Japanese variety show Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!...
. He has also been on many other prominent television programs such as Lost
Lost (TV series)
Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...
, Chuck
Chuck (TV series)
Chuck is an action-comedy/spy-drama television program from the United States created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck, played by Zachary Levi, who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working for the Central...
and Deadliest Warrior
Deadliest Warrior
Deadliest Warrior is a television program in which information on historical or modern warriors and their weapons are used to determine which of them is the "deadliest" based upon tests performed during each episode...
. In addition to acting, Zero is trained in Kung fu, Tae Kwon Do, Karate
Karate
is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
, fight choreography
Stage combat
Stage combat is a specialized technique in theatre designed to create the illusion of physical combat without causing harm to the performers. It is employed in live stage plays as well as operatic and ballet productions. The term is also used informally to describe fight choreography for other...
, and firedancing
Fire dancing
Fire dancing is a group of performance arts or disciplines that involve manipulation of objects on fire...
.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | The Killing of John Lennon The Killing of John Lennon The Killing of John Lennon is a 2006 British non-fiction drama film about Mark Chapman's plot to kill musician John Lennon. The film was written and directed by Andrew Piddington, and stars Jonas Ball, Robert C. Kirk and Thomas A... |
Scientologist Leader | |
| 2009 | Fast Lane | Mr. Lin | |
| 2009 | Dark Island | Raymond Hua | starring role and stunt coordinator |
| 2009 | Wasteland | Jacob - Adult / Mutant | |
| 2009 | Invincible Scripture | Badminton Player #2 | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Program | Episode | Notes |
| 2011 | Hawaii Five-0 | Ho'opa'i | Nelson Lee |
| 2009 | Deadliest Warrior Deadliest Warrior Deadliest Warrior is a television program in which information on historical or modern warriors and their weapons are used to determine which of them is the "deadliest" based upon tests performed during each episode... |
Yakuza vs Mafia | himself- Yakuza Weapons Expert |
| 2009 | Silent Library Silent Library (MTV Series) Silent Library was an American television game show which airs on MTV and MuchMusic. The series is based on one of the segments in the popular Japanese variety show Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!... |
all episodes | himself- game show host |
| 2008 | Scare Tactics Scare Tactics Scare Tactics is a hidden camera/comedy television show, produced by Hallock Healey Entertainment. Its first two seasons aired from April 2003 to December 2004. After a hiatus, the show returned for a third season, beginning July 9, 2008. The first season of the show was hosted by Shannen Doherty.... |
"man at the front of the bus" | |
| Stunt work | |||
| Year | Program/Film | Episode | Notes |
| 2007 | Lost Lost (TV series) Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island... |
Stranger in a Strange Land (Lost) Stranger in a Strange Land (Lost) "Stranger in a Strange Land" is the ninth episode of the third season of the American drama television series Lost, and the show's 58th episode overall. The episode was written by Elizabeth Sarnoff and Christina M. Kim, and directed by Paris Barclay... |
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| 2007 | Chuck Chuck (TV series) Chuck is an action-comedy/spy-drama television program from the United States created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck, played by Zachary Levi, who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working for the Central... |
Chuck Versus the Sizzling Shrimp Chuck Versus the Sizzling Shrimp "Chuck Versus the Sizzling Shrimp" is the fifth episode of the first season of Chuck, airing on October 22, 2007. Chuck must help a rogue Chinese agent rescue her brother from elements of the Chinese Triad, while Morgan faces a sales competition at the Buy More.-Main plot:The episode opens at the... |
uncredited |
| 2008 | Tropic Thunder Tropic Thunder Tropic Thunder is a 2008 American action satire comedy film written, produced, and directed by Ben Stiller, and starring Stiller, Robert Downey, Jr., and Jack Black. The main plot revolves around a group of prima donna actors who are making a Vietnam War film... |
N/A | |
| 2009 | Dark Island | N/A | stunt coordinator |