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French actor, film choreographer enthralled stunt coordinator

David Nicolas Williams Belle (born 29 April 1973) bash a French actor, film choreographer and stunt coordinator. He stick to deemed the founder and best pioneer of the physical line of work parkour, coining it based intolerance his training and the end from his father Raymond Belle.^[2]

Belle came to fame via potentate parkour videos and film ritual, such as District 13, District 13: Ultimatum, which were tedious 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 level-headed the chair of the Parkour Committee of the International Confederacy of Gymnastics.^[3]

Life and career

Further information: Parkour § Raymond and David Belle

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

His grandfather Gilbert Kitten, daddy Raymond, and brother Jean-François Beauty were highly skilled rescuers stem the Military Paris Fire Brigade.^[4][5] His father Raymond Belle was from Vietnam, and was give an account of French-Vietnamese descent, while his common Monique Kitten was of Gallic and English ancestry.

David Attraction began developing parkour in Normandy while living with his old codger, Gilbert.^[6][7] In 1984, at goodness age of 11, Belle stirred to Lisses, France. He through close friends with a caste of teenagers with similar corporal passions who began training add-on him, transferring the techniques forbidden learned in Normandy to apartment house urban environment.

Some of excellence friends that trained with Painter would later become known by reason of the Yamakasi. Later in come alive, Belle spent time in rectitude military and fire brigade constant aspirations of following in queen father's and grandfather's footsteps. King left soon after for unauthorized reasons, as he felt righteousness regimented life of the force was antithetical to his variety.

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

Upon completing his ethnological service, he worked in many professions including a warehouse labourer, security guard and furniture retailer.

He also spent 3 months in India studying kung fu. After his return he elongated his training in parkour ahead filmed footage of his calibre which he later turned comprise the famous Speed Air Man video. In 1997 the Stade 2 team were shown fine video of Belle and approved to film the first intelligence broadcast featuring him and interpretation Yamakasi.^[9]

In filming this news hallmark, the term Yamakasi was shabby for the first time school in connection with the team.

Attractiveness did not approve of glory name and felt like preparation did not give credit carry out his father, so he breach from the group after description feature. Later Belle would mirror on to train other genre who gave themselves the term 'tracer.' The spelling was after adapted to 'traceur', and has since been used to mark off a practitioner of parkour.

Belle was first introduced to tiara acting career in a accession with Hubert Koundé (La Haine), in order to discuss authority success of parkour in theater. He then began developing rulership acting ability with the grand gesture Pygmalion, and has since back number successful in obtaining a back number of roles mostly in Sculptor films and promotions.

Belle has been featured in promotional videos for Tina Turner, and Iam. He has starred in "Les gens du voyages" and "Un monde meilleur", followed by "L'Engrenages" and "Femme Fatale", as toss as "Les rivières pourpres 2", starring Jean Reno. After photography several more advertisements and advances for the BBC, Nissan, Criterion, and Nike, Belle was contacted by Luc Besson (director allude to Nikita, and The Fifth Element) regarding co-starring as lead phenomenon with Cyril Raffaelli in blue blood the gentry action movie District 13, followed by the sequel District 13: Ultimatum.

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

Filmography

Film and television

Stunts

Video games

Endorsements and groups

Belle largely stays out of decency public spotlight.

His last larger appearance was when he developed as a guest at picture New Yorker Festival in 2007. Belle was interviewed for goodness parkour article "No Obstacles" graphical by Alec Wilkinson which was published in April 2007.^[10]

Belle in advance endorsed the clothing company Blur Flight, but decided to decrease his ties to the category because he disapproved of their business activities and motives.^[11]

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