Mickey Hardt

Mickey Hardt
Born March 27, 1969 (1969-03-27) (age 42)
Switzerland
Nationality Luxembourg[1]
Occupation model actor, martial artist
Known for Josh Engel (Der Puma)

Mickey Hardt (born March 27, 1969) is an actor, model and martial artist born in Switzerland.[2] He is best known for his role in the German television series Der Puma - Kämpfer mit Herz. Hardt is experienced in Taekwondo and Savate.[3]

Life and career

Hardt's interest in martial arts began at the age of 8.[2] He started training in Taekwondo in Luxembourg from 1984 and received his 1st dan three years later.[3]

His career however, started with modeling and then he took acting classes.[2] He was discovered by Hong Kong-based martial artist Donnie Yen, who was working on the choreography of a German action series called Der Puma - Kämpfer mit Herz.[2] Hardt also trained with Yen's stunt team[1] and appeared in the Hong Kong movie The Twins Effect.[2]

Later he also appeared in Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon alongside David Carradine and its sequel, Max Havoc: Ring of Fire (2006).

Hardt received his 2nd dan in Taekwondo in 2011.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Vita" (in German). Mickey Hardt Official website. http://www.mickeyhardt.com/MICKEY_HARDT/vita_1.html. Retrieved 2011-11-11. 
  2. ^ a b c d e "Mickey Hardt". Hong Kong Movie Database. http://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=15320&display_set=eng. Retrieved 2011-11-11. 
  3. ^ a b "Training session with actor Mickey Hardt". Luxembourg Taekwondo Association. 2011-3-18. http://lta-taekwondo.lu/spip.php?article206. Retrieved 2011-11-11. 
  4. ^ "Meet Mickey Hardt". Luxembourg Taekwondo Association. 2011-7-2. http://lta-taekwondo.lu/spip.php?article210. Retrieved 2011-11-11. 

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