Taimak Feeling Betrayed by Berry Gordy, Why 'Last Dragon 2' Never Happened (Part 4)

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  • Опубліковано 25 кві 2019
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    In this clip, Taimak talks about feeling betrayed by Berry Gordy after being taken under his wing, where he ultimately turned down a multi-film contract after getting a cold reception from the President of his company. After feeling insulted during the meeting where Gordy himself wasn't present, he walked away from the potential sequels of The Last Dragon franchise. Taimak said he was traumatized and heartbroken over the incident, and that from there Gordy shunned him and never worked with him again.
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  • @supersajinyett
    @supersajinyett 5 років тому +812

    He didnt sell his soul so he still has his glow..you can see it💯💪🏿

  • @ironcrosstrainingltd6482
    @ironcrosstrainingltd6482 5 років тому +1583

    Never remake this film it's one of those movies that captured a moment and a culture perfectly.

    • @datboycotvdotcom9593
      @datboycotvdotcom9593 5 років тому +46

      Yu got a point, but with the right script, right actor's, right type 're writing da movie can be 're vamped n reinvented da right way

    • @ironcrosstrainingltd6482
      @ironcrosstrainingltd6482 5 років тому +33

      @@datboycotvdotcom9593 if Taimak was able to find an apprentice it might work for a continuation 👍

    • @ZAKAR777
      @ZAKAR777 5 років тому +17

      I use to work in the filming industry and they was talking about part 2 to the Last Dragon back when the movie was just hitting 20 years old and i thought to myself now why would they do a part 2 20 years later but i heard that the script was real good

    • @ironcrosstrainingltd6482
      @ironcrosstrainingltd6482 5 років тому +15

      @@ZAKAR777 Well Taimak has kept himself in amazing shape so they better hurry up lol

    • @HypnoticHollywood
      @HypnoticHollywood 5 років тому +20

      @@ZAKAR777 The reason they could do a part 2 even decades later is because the film is such a cult classic that it would have an instant audience for the sequel.

  • @grimm_destroyer5566
    @grimm_destroyer5566 5 років тому +820

    He is still and always will be The Last Dragon 🐉

  • @backbonedray7612
    @backbonedray7612 4 роки тому +385

    The last dragon is one of those golden treasures that doesn't need a sequel, forever a piece of history!

  • @AK-fj8yo
    @AK-fj8yo 5 років тому +1095

    “i don’t look to the past unless it’s feeding me spiritually mentally physically” that’s a good way to think.

    • @stressed3326
      @stressed3326 5 років тому +13

      Yes it is!!!

    • @AK-fj8yo
      @AK-fj8yo 5 років тому +10

      Cami me too!

    • @06alwilliams
      @06alwilliams 5 років тому +14

      A K right!! He just said that as I came across your comment. #message

    • @butterflyygyrlsworld5106
      @butterflyygyrlsworld5106 5 років тому +4

      A K AMEN!!!

    • @stretchIvc1
      @stretchIvc1 5 років тому +2

      With a statement like that one would think he was touched up something terrible and it didn't lead to nothing really...just saying.

  • @kevinsadler343
    @kevinsadler343 5 років тому +793

    He didn't sell his soul for Berry Gordy. And was "cut off" by them because they realized he wouldn't let them use him and treat him like an "Idiot." Good for you My Brother.😁😁😊

    • @daniellej7914
      @daniellej7914 5 років тому +30

      Kevin Sadler Eddie Kendricks even said it I don’t brown nose and sell out

    • @DetroitLives313
      @DetroitLives313 4 роки тому +18

      @Kevin Sadler Look at what happened with Florence Ballard.

    • @jamierobinson3499
      @jamierobinson3499 3 роки тому +3

      Yesss

    • @Quantum3691
      @Quantum3691 3 роки тому +28

      Actually by his own admission, Taimak had his foot in the door
      of fame and fortune, but he priced himself out of acting opportunities on the insistence of his manager at the time. Berry and others saw potential in him even though he wasn't a seasoned actor and wanted to move him up gradually into bigger leading roles. Taimak was insistent on 'bigger money' after only one successful run in the industry rather than working on improving his acting skills while being cast in smaller roles. He chose to "stick to his guns" and demand similar pay as more seasoned actors. Those types of decisions are what get most would-be actors "black balled" in the industry. He may have had better success if he had established industry connections. He would be in high demand and actively working to this day.

    • @OpurumD
      @OpurumD 3 роки тому +9

      Quantum Optimist ah okay. So, he didn’t have the leverage for the money he was demanding. Basically, Taimak should have humbled himself.

  • @myrnamargate1871
    @myrnamargate1871 3 роки тому +247

    He dodged a bullet... sometimes the universe is your friend. I love you Taimak, you did your thing!

    • @WillCarter1976
      @WillCarter1976 Рік тому +28

      He didn't dodge the bullet. He caught it in his teeth. 🤣

    • @skeezix8156
      @skeezix8156 Рік тому +9

      @@WillCarter1976 man that comment was such a set up

  • @tracylee4451
    @tracylee4451 5 років тому +144

    I often wondered what happened to him. He had a moral compass. He still looks great.

  • @yellowernie
    @yellowernie 5 років тому +620

    All money ain’t good money don’t sell your soul for crumbs 🙌🙌

    • @sharkdeepwater8
      @sharkdeepwater8 5 років тому +19

      Jeez... Berry Gordy's snake-dom knows no bounds.

    • @yellowernie
      @yellowernie 5 років тому +17

      Shark Deepwater8 big even MJ spoke about how he had to leave his label because they never wanted him to have much creative control they didn’t want MJ to be great

    • @thatsonbloodimacrip3183
      @thatsonbloodimacrip3183 5 років тому +3

      I wonder why only broke people only talks about selling souls and stuff

    • @yellowernie
      @yellowernie 5 років тому +22

      west coast LA At least he’s not dead and has his health unlike all the other main cast members... Everybody has money 🤷‍♂️😂 besides ain’t no brinks trucks pulling up at no funerals ⚰️

    • @yachtboyzmusic8036
      @yachtboyzmusic8036 5 років тому +13

      @west coast LA because they didn’t sell out and get rich 🤷🏿‍♂️

  • @Useyno
    @Useyno 5 років тому +458

    We still should get a Last Dragon sequel with him being the master teacher teaching someone young that reminds him of his past.

    • @moneyhouseblessin
      @moneyhouseblessin 5 років тому +9

      Facts...Ima give Jaden Smith and Rza a call see what I can do💯

    • @Useyno
      @Useyno 5 років тому +8

      @@moneyhouseblessin That would be great if you can do that.I and many other people of the Cult classics would love to see him have a resurrected role in something involving the genius of the RZA being involed.

    • @thatguyfrom313
      @thatguyfrom313 5 років тому +11

      Leave it alone

    • @Sirdxxm
      @Sirdxxm 5 років тому +30

      Michael Jai white can be the bad guy instead of Sho'nuff we will call him Shit Yea!

    • @squarebizz498
      @squarebizz498 5 років тому +1

      Yup!

  • @photoholicflix
    @photoholicflix 5 років тому +333

    He's a humble guy. I wish he would have gotten other opportunities in entertainment.

    • @FaithandNova
      @FaithandNova 5 років тому +11

      @Vic Wilson he's humble NOW, most of us thought we knew it all at 20 lol

    • @donaldabernathy3094
      @donaldabernathy3094 Рік тому +8

      He appeared in a different world for an episode

    • @brighteyes3445
      @brighteyes3445 8 місяців тому +1

      He was on BET in the 90's in some skits.

  • @SifuSmoFlatEarth
    @SifuSmoFlatEarth 5 років тому +594

    Guys what Taimak is trying to say is,he refused to sell his Soul....

    • @mamawinterborahae7629
      @mamawinterborahae7629 5 років тому +32

      dion smo that’s exactly what he saying. Glad you caught that. I’m glad he didn’t 💕🙏🏾

    • @ubuu7
      @ubuu7 4 роки тому +8

      Taimak kind of looks like he did sell his soul to look that good in his mid 50s. He looks almost as good as this dion smo guy who is probably barely past 20.

    • @darrellhanson6640
      @darrellhanson6640 3 роки тому +1

      Right on what's 60 thousand

    • @qadashchaayah7485
      @qadashchaayah7485 3 роки тому +15

      Right. His soul AND his hole. (Pause) if Im not mistaken, he had to work with Quincy Jones who (allegedly) known to want to do the "casting couch" thing to men. I believe he turned out Tevin Campbell out, and he also approached Tupac ( Tupac said Hell No.) I believe Taimak was a victim of him and didn't want to subject to himself to that again.
      Allegedly....

    • @SifuSmoFlatEarth
      @SifuSmoFlatEarth 3 роки тому +9

      @@qadashchaayah7485 well tupac sold his soul way before Quincy,theres no way taimak sold his he literally played in that one movie and that was it

  • @o.g.1love479
    @o.g.1love479 5 років тому +109

    The Last dragon still holds a top 10 spot in my favorite movies of all time💯

  • @neanam
    @neanam 5 років тому +164

    Refreshing to get an interview without a lot of cussing.

  • @DetroitLives313
    @DetroitLives313 5 років тому +210

    Taimak should not feel too bad. Many of the Motown artists got F'd over. Suzanne DePasse is a big creep!

    • @81chammy
      @81chammy 5 років тому +4

      DetroitLives313 Someone needs to do a movie or play about that!

    • @redvisitor9432
      @redvisitor9432 3 роки тому

      I've been trying to Google SDP. What did she do?

    • @cybercheetah7542
      @cybercheetah7542 3 роки тому

      Thanks for that info. It explains a lot, some operate just like their ancestors country

    • @andrewcrawford4635
      @andrewcrawford4635 2 роки тому +1

      Exactly, Berry Gordy not the only bad person here. Suzanne De’PAIN’ apparently thinks because her title, she can say anything she wants with no concern whatsoever of compassion regarding singers and/or actors concerns.

  • @thewebsiteisdown7720
    @thewebsiteisdown7720 3 роки тому +34

    You still inspired this kid to stick with martial arts for 30 years and I discovered a love for music all due to this film. Thank you!

  • @taotaostrong
    @taotaostrong 5 років тому +136

    This lovely soul was not shady enough for BG. Good for him! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

    • @DermDZL1
      @DermDZL1 5 років тому +6

      In some ways, you can consider Taimak the original big screen version of Ice Cube, in regards to knowing your worth and not blindly signing your life away.

    • @taotaostrong
      @taotaostrong 5 років тому +13

      So true. I look at this man in 2019, and he is proof that good Karma and good health are more valuable than anything. He leads an enlightened and healthy life, and it truly shows.

  • @johnnyhotrod
    @johnnyhotrod Рік тому +210

    He saved his soul
    He has no idea how much of a bullet he dodged
    The industry is pure evil

    • @davidaston5773
      @davidaston5773 Рік тому

      Hollywood is a COMPLETE HYPOCRITE. They love to push politics as they love to push an image but people who learn about the history of the place and the people who've become stars will learn of how it's all one big production.

    • @grxzzLX060
      @grxzzLX060 Рік тому +27

      Catching bullets wit his teeth 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🥷plz 😂

    • @HillaryMarek
      @HillaryMarek Рік тому +6

      You are so correct. Plus Ty is such a great guy and a genuine person. Very humble and zero ego.

    • @doc215
      @doc215 Рік тому +6

      Are any of you three in the industry? Doesn't sound like it and I'm not saying it's all the golden glow. What I am saying is that you have to know how to navigate the waters. Please don't cast dispersions on things you don't know about.

    • @mosesmoses9017
      @mosesmoses9017 9 місяців тому +1

      ​@@doc215he dodged a bullet.

  • @onetakesun694
    @onetakesun694 5 років тому +76

    “You simply have to try and be happy in this crazy world, you can’t let the evils of this world take you in.” -Taimak, 1985

  • @AntwhaleNearfar
    @AntwhaleNearfar 5 років тому +176

    Berry Gordy is to musicians and actors what Don King is to boxers.

    • @PedroHernandez-uj9oz
      @PedroHernandez-uj9oz 5 років тому +18

      Best comparison I could think off

    • @misterbee66
      @misterbee66 3 роки тому +10

      That is absolutely correct.

    • @redvisitor9432
      @redvisitor9432 3 роки тому +4

      I've heard of BG being a snake of sorts. There was a scene about that in the movie Talk to me. Could you elaborate on the actions by BG?

    • @waltercanady2103
      @waltercanady2103 3 роки тому +4

      You, said a mouth full..right ✅ there

    • @dailmcdavid5883
      @dailmcdavid5883 3 роки тому +4

      Wow!!

  • @livb3420
    @livb3420 Рік тому +27

    He job is done! Last Dragon will forever be a classic. Thanks to Taimak and the rest of the cast 🤍

  • @RedisNotaFlavor
    @RedisNotaFlavor 5 років тому +316

    Damn, man so this is the reason why Taimak didn't become a huge Action star.. DAMMIT!!!

    • @BBoiiLite
      @BBoiiLite 5 років тому +12

      It’s because he was naive. Came into the industry unprepared and unknowing.

    • @guiltypleasureisland6642
      @guiltypleasureisland6642 5 років тому +18

      Red is Not a Flavor Yeah he could've been the original Van Damme or even been in movies with him later on

    • @nuknuknuk111
      @nuknuknuk111 5 років тому +11

      Master of the Universe he could've been the black jackie chan

    • @hordakskeletor4345
      @hordakskeletor4345 5 років тому +10

      Blackie Chan???? 🙀😸😹

    • @Prince-Shogun
      @Prince-Shogun 5 років тому +4

      @@hordakskeletor4345 you just had to say that didn't you? XD

  • @johnny6610
    @johnny6610 5 років тому +95

    “Hey my man, what it look like”

  • @RememberTheTime09
    @RememberTheTime09 5 років тому +54

    He described Berry & Suz perfectly! I think after while Berry used Suz as muscle while he would play the good cop.

  • @TheWholeWorld1
    @TheWholeWorld1 5 років тому +164

    Know your worth my people... know your worth! Notice how he said “I was getting a check every other week”... then when it came time for the sequels, they was like.. “Nah.. fam, you get this 60/100k.. and WE’LL keep the residuals!” 🤨. Black balled a Ngga by being greedy. That’s why I’m glad these kats be breading up on social media platforms.

    • @annettefrazier9787
      @annettefrazier9787 5 років тому +13

      ....Diana, Diana, Diana.....look at your man Berry!
      Good for you my fine brother Taimak! You obviously didn't play the lapboy, and how dare you bring a lawyer to look over your contract!....

  • @sophiabulgaria267
    @sophiabulgaria267 5 років тому +70

    Berry Gordy was probably jealous of how beautiful Taimak was and still is...

  • @PearsonJd2
    @PearsonJd2 5 років тому +39

    I remember meeting him and his mother years ago at Newark airport and he was truly a really nice down to earth brother, we sat and talked and laughed the entire time he was there,and women seriously lost it once they realized he was there.

    • @tiffanywaldon4875
      @tiffanywaldon4875 5 років тому +5

      James Pearson That’s so cool! 😃 I used to WISH I would run into this brotha in public! 🥰

    • @thumbnasiuminc4373
      @thumbnasiuminc4373 2 роки тому +9

      In the early 90s, we took pics with him at Universal Studios Hollywood when he was doing the Miami Vice stunt show. I had my arm around him and said “Who’s the Masta?!” And he smiles and goes “I am!”

    • @golden7146
      @golden7146 2 роки тому +4

      @James Pearson...Laughed at, "and women seriously lost it once they realized he was there" 😂😂😂! Im sure they did!!🤗

  • @silverslider562
    @silverslider562 4 роки тому +38

    Damn... dude actually gets Chapel level respect points for walking away from a deal that would’ve screwed him. Sad that there wasn’t sequels but the flip side is that he found his own lane and seems satisfied with his path.

  • @MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz
    @MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz 5 років тому +142

    "Could you teach me some moves!"

  • @mbsunlimited
    @mbsunlimited 5 років тому +63

    If they ever make a movie about Johnny Mathis, he would be perfect!

    • @RosalindGash
      @RosalindGash 5 років тому +9

      He's a dead ringer for Johnny Mathis! Good catch!

    • @iveywebb
      @iveywebb 5 років тому

      FACTS. Thought the same thing from Part 1 💯.

    • @tiffanywaldon4875
      @tiffanywaldon4875 5 років тому +2

      mbsunlimited 🎶Guess it’s over, call it a day...sorry that it had to end this way🎶 I would watch that biopic! 😃

    • @kennethrussell1158
      @kennethrussell1158 3 роки тому +3

      Great points and observations, he resembles him

  • @natew1494
    @natew1494 5 років тому +65

    Man, let them put his character in the next Mortal Kombat game

    • @mrvercetti6014
      @mrvercetti6014 5 років тому +8

      Bruce Leroy and Sho-Nuff.

    • @jujustudly2535
      @jujustudly2535 5 років тому +2

      Dope👍🏿

    • @dutchorcish3890
      @dutchorcish3890 3 роки тому +1

      Can we get Sho Nuff 6 different taunt moves with a few actual moves lol. A drowning fatality and trash can with spaghetti in for his throw or something like when he is being thrown say something like let me go mfer. A red glow lazer light show for his brutality. Both Bruce Leroy and Sho Nuff are some of favorite characters ever to grace a single screen.

  • @calvthomas6153
    @calvthomas6153 5 років тому +24

    That would explain why we hadn’t seen him in anything else during the height of his career. I love his honesty and humility. He seems very genuine.

  • @zoo05zoo
    @zoo05zoo 5 років тому +231

    It's always important to know your worth in these situations. What's sad is that even if they paid him $1 million and a small royalty from the movies, Berry Gordy and the studios would have still made a ton of money. But it appears that a lot of these execs are bent on either humiliating or pimping out the talent and if he didn't play their game, they'd effectively black ball him from Hollywood, which it looks like they did.

    • @andrewforte3852
      @andrewforte3852 5 років тому +34

      That was a blessing for him as far as overall well-being, he's healthy, happy, and handsome with no regrets, in long-term all the better for it, not being yet another casualty of Hollywierd.

    • @BBoiiLite
      @BBoiiLite 5 років тому +15

      zoo05zoo True but if you read his book he struggled for years until Comic Conventions became a form of income. I would’ve taken the 160k, and finessed my way out of Motown like Joe Jackson did for the Jackson 5. Because that almost happened to them too

    • @TalkinnGrubbinMedia
      @TalkinnGrubbinMedia 5 років тому +11

      @@BBoiiLite But, when they left Motown Berry Gordy kept The Jackson 5 name despite the fact Joe came up with the name.

    • @BBoiiLite
      @BBoiiLite 5 років тому +28

      Talkin' & Grubbin' Media Doesn’t matter, fuck the name. Their albums as The Jackson’s were bigger than The Jackson 5. Not to mention what Michael became. Berry Gordy is nothing compared to Michael Jackson all around including business. Michael Jackson owning the ATV music publishing and the Beatles Catalogue makes Berry Gordy look like Mr Krabs from Spongebob.

    • @dtrn254
      @dtrn254 5 років тому

      You don't understand the movie business if you think Berry was going to make a lot of money from a sequal to Last Dragon.

  • @luvzfrance24
    @luvzfrance24 5 років тому +43

    I’m so happy he was smart enough to get an attorney involved to get an understanding of how shitty that contract was. An other young and impressionable person would’ve just blindly signed their life away without so much as to reading it.

  • @tyronewills7935
    @tyronewills7935 3 роки тому +15

    Good for him for not selling his soul! The Last Dragon will always be my favorite movie to me! 💯

  • @vincentfranklin4186
    @vincentfranklin4186 Рік тому +7

    This man is an absolute gentleman! He was at comic con in Fayetteville, NC and took a photo with my son. He was very kind to my son; it is much appreciated.

  • @JohnAquariusPodcast
    @JohnAquariusPodcast 5 років тому +54

    They straight up disrespected my man. Could you imagine a last dragon sequel. A cartoon spin off followed by a Toy line. A glow in a dark Bruce Leroy and Shonuff action figure with Kung Fu grips and karate chop action. Inner city youth wouldve ate that shit up. Dude when I was kid Bruce Leroy was the Man niggas all over the city was walking around in chinese slippers and kung fu gee.
    Nigga I even brought the straw hat to make it authentic.

    • @trusoujah2002
      @trusoujah2002 5 років тому +3

      I would of bought all those toys. Well i would of asked my mom cause i was around 8-10 when this movie came out👍

    • @leeroygreene85
      @leeroygreene85 5 років тому +3

      John Aquarius a cartoon spinoff is actually being worked on by a huge fan. It’s a indie project so the first episode is a test to show Sony how serious the fans are. Go to www.riseofthelastdragon.com

    • @JohnAquariusPodcast
      @JohnAquariusPodcast 5 років тому +3

      As long as taimak gets something out of it I'm down.

    • @leeroygreene85
      @leeroygreene85 5 років тому +2

      John Aquarius Taimak is aware of the project, and will hopefully lend his voice. Also there are still rumblings of a remake so we’ll see

    • @JohnAquariusPodcast
      @JohnAquariusPodcast 5 років тому +5

      @@leeroygreene85 forget a remake they should do a sequel taimak can play the sensei

  • @coryharris9163
    @coryharris9163 2 роки тому +23

    You did the right thing bro..... You'll get the last laugh not that your looking for it. You're a legend.

  • @savagelily311
    @savagelily311 Рік тому +2

    Still beautiful inside & out... Taimak made this one of my favorite movie's... Just watched it today after many moons.

  • @steelmagnolia5936
    @steelmagnolia5936 5 років тому +32

    Thank you Vlad for this interview with Taimak! The Last Dragon really had a huge impact on me, especially since I he was one of the finest men I had ever seen! It made me angry to learn how he was blackballed. There were so many talented people who felll through the cracks at Motiown. It made no sense considering it was so difficult for African Americans (and still is) to break into the entertainment industry. Why do we sabotage each other then and now?

  • @curryshotyou1538
    @curryshotyou1538 5 років тому +164

    Hell he can play in a sequel now!

    • @chrisconnors9449
      @chrisconnors9449 5 років тому +22

      Of course he could... if they remade karate kid they could def remake this

    • @kashamir1584
      @kashamir1584 5 років тому +11

      Hell he should.....looks super young for his age

    • @mrcanntell
      @mrcanntell 5 років тому +2

      u r right...

    • @wizkid8205
      @wizkid8205 5 років тому +4

      Too many of the original cast died unfortunately but it would be fortunate if the corny ass TK shit died also

    • @AntwhaleNearfar
      @AntwhaleNearfar 5 років тому +2

      wizkid8205 I left that same comment back in the late 80's when I was pimpin' Jennifer Beals.
      -TK Kirkland

  • @leonblack7736
    @leonblack7736 5 років тому +51

    He a real one and a smart man for not signing that shitty deal. He held his nutts and kept his head high like a real one.

    • @kjdnyhmghfvb
      @kjdnyhmghfvb 2 роки тому +2

      So, he wasn't concerned with any of that narrative. He just didn't like the deal and opted out.

  • @primeninja9
    @primeninja9 5 років тому +57

    He wanted to keep his soul

  • @depletable
    @depletable 2 роки тому +18

    It pains me to think we lost out on sequels, but maybe it's for the better to keep The Last Dragon pristine as it is.

  • @markyrwd9692
    @markyrwd9692 Рік тому +6

    The absolute classic. It doesn’t need remaking or a sequel. One of the greats, catching bullets with his teeth. Sho-nuff! I’m glad I grew up in this era.

  • @maxtheknife
    @maxtheknife 3 роки тому +23

    That Suzzane Depasse was an evil woman. Heard a lot of horror stories about her over the years.

    • @cupcakes7015
      @cupcakes7015 Рік тому +5

      I believe that.
      8/4/2022

    • @janetsims8958
      @janetsims8958 Рік тому +1

      Yes I read that too

    • @BluDrop5
      @BluDrop5 6 місяців тому

      I agree. I keep hearing the same thing, too. But, perhaps the industry is demonic, and she got sucked in.

  • @bronzedrage
    @bronzedrage 5 років тому +11

    Taimal is still very attractive all these many years later. 😍❤😍

  • @ayeoner
    @ayeoner 5 років тому +182

    We missed out on a potential martial artist film superstar because of Berry Gordy.
    With that being said, Taimak's life is where it's supposed to be.

    • @rachelfaith3578
      @rachelfaith3578 4 роки тому +6

      Agreed

    • @amberjohnson9849
      @amberjohnson9849 3 роки тому +7

      He's where he needs to be God is still blessing him who knows he will do something in the near future

  • @nathanielsingleton6302
    @nathanielsingleton6302 5 років тому +123

    Barry gave this guy the 360 movie deal. Who knew such a thing existed in Hollywood.

    • @ChristopherLeonJohnson
      @ChristopherLeonJohnson 5 років тому +7

      Nathaniel Singleton they still do it. Talent agencies does em now.

    • @mustafahajj
      @mustafahajj 5 років тому +8

      That's where it started. Hollywood is brutal. Music biz is like a bald head step child compared to the Silver screen.

    • @sayitaintsotv299
      @sayitaintsotv299 5 років тому +1

      She been around forever some singers didn’t even get paid for shows back then

    • @clairedaniels1877
      @clairedaniels1877 5 років тому

      Nathaniel Singleton What is a 360 movie deal?

    • @KGreen-wz5xr
      @KGreen-wz5xr 3 роки тому +1

      @@clairedaniels1877 I hope somebody let you know what a 360 deal was but hey it’s when a record label take money from your music / shows / movies/ games/ pretty much any thing you do they get a cut

  • @Lynn-ml7nn
    @Lynn-ml7nn 5 років тому +53

    He needs a role on power.. he could really be Ghost competition

    • @ThatsPrettyFancy
      @ThatsPrettyFancy 5 років тому +1

      Yeah. He should steal Angela if Tommy hasn't killed her. Lol I'm gonna watch it til the TV watches me...

  • @mfar3016
    @mfar3016 3 роки тому +7

    You have to admire such a newbie to the business who had the wisdom & forethought to not get sucked into the negative Hollywood scene. Even now, he’s so calm, and humble & down to earth. He gives off such good energy. Continued best wishes to him.

  • @robmaine26
    @robmaine26 5 років тому +12

    I’m glad he’s okay. Great interview.

  • @brotherhec2403
    @brotherhec2403 3 роки тому +19

    *He outlived prince and vanity who were more successful financially but at the end of the day he has true wealth*

    • @mylesid
      @mylesid 2 роки тому +1

      True words

    • @BalletBullet1
      @BalletBullet1 Рік тому +2

      What’s that supposed to mean? Vanity and prince died from health issues. Why are you bashing them?

    • @nyokonabii1951
      @nyokonabii1951 Рік тому

      @@BalletBullet1 Vanity was a sellout so fuck her.

  • @Koffent
    @Koffent 5 років тому +11

    Last Dragon is still one of my all time favorite movies. As a matter of fact I just watched it again a couple of weeks ago. I'm almost glad a sequel never came out. It's such a great stand alone movie.
    Really sucks Taimak got shafted and didn't blow up but at the same time it really makes it a special movie.

  • @disco_life
    @disco_life 2 роки тому +7

    I was 5 when my dad took us to go see this movie opening night. Still one of my favorites :)

  • @pizzaman8409
    @pizzaman8409 3 роки тому +5

    4:40 Great way to live!
    "Don't look to the past unless it's feeding you spiritually, mentally, & physically!"

  • @LBright4444
    @LBright4444 4 роки тому +6

    That situation with Berry Gordy hurt him very deeply, my guess. And he is not fully recovered from it I believe. Not a body language specialist, but I believe the pain of opportunity lost is something he is still trying to let go of. Wonderful person.

  • @darkhorse5390
    @darkhorse5390 5 років тому +11

    Damn that's messed up, as a kid of the 80s I was a huge fan, still am today. I always wondered why there wasn't a sequel to this show, it had so much potential. Hope there is a sequel or reboot in the near future. Taimak hasn't aged at all, wow. Rip Leo O'Brien

  • @jimmyconway3844
    @jimmyconway3844 3 роки тому +7

    This dude was one of my childhood movie heroes.

  • @kierredestiny2
    @kierredestiny2 Рік тому +2

    I’ll never forget, this young guy that used to work at my bank, his name was TAIMAK and looked JUST LIKE the actor. I asked him if he knew how significant his name was and he said his mother named him that because she loved The Last Dragon so much. 😚 I though that was neat..

  • @rodneymckay8860
    @rodneymckay8860 5 років тому +93

    SPOILERS: Bruce Leroy uses the glow to beat Thanos in Endgame.

  • @deeperbeauty4147
    @deeperbeauty4147 3 роки тому +4

    He seems like a really sweet guy. He is just like his character" Bruce Leroy"..He wants to remain positive .Good for him. I knew there was a reason, I liked this handsome, sexy guy all these years Lol..Way to go Taimak..Berry Gordy, very disappointed to hear how you treated him and so many others. I know it's a business..but Dammmnn!!!

  • @letzeatcrunch3752
    @letzeatcrunch3752 Рік тому +7

    I absolutely commend this King for knowing his worth never sale your soul for money or fame

  • @macabre_matinee
    @macabre_matinee 3 роки тому +14

    We were so close to the best Trilogy of all time. My heart is breaking during this. You know Mark Hamill got screwed in the beginning but at the end of the day he made the right decision. The Last Dragon is The Black Star Wars a New Hope but shamefully without the follow ups.

  • @curtistinemiller4646
    @curtistinemiller4646 3 роки тому +4

    This brother has his head on right ,20 years old and he didn't let them bamboozle him,Berry Gordy is a 🐍.....

  • @ericaj5508
    @ericaj5508 5 років тому +35

    Bruce Leroy. Very good film, classic. He is still fine!!

    • @spicyhot2552
      @spicyhot2552 3 роки тому +1

      Yes he is still fine I remember when he was in Janet Jackson's video " Let's wait a while ."

    • @spicyhot2552
      @spicyhot2552 3 роки тому

      @Howie Feldersnatch Oh Really?..umm ok.😏

    • @deeperbeauty4147
      @deeperbeauty4147 3 роки тому +1

      I couldn't agree more..Last Dragon will always be a favorite of mine...Yes, the brotha is definitely still Finnnnee!!

    • @deeperbeauty4147
      @deeperbeauty4147 3 роки тому +1

      @@spicyhot2552 I remember that video too...I wanted to be Janet Jackson so bad...Tamak was so sexy, sweet and handsome...All rolled into one...baby still got it!!!!

  • @pavarsnipe8825
    @pavarsnipe8825 3 роки тому +6

    Taimak is the nicest guy. Truly a class act every time I have seen him. I wish his career could have exploded the way it should have.

  • @shaniqequaparris278
    @shaniqequaparris278 5 років тому +6

    That Hollywood business is beast, it is such a ugly business. He was blessed to NOT continue
    On in that business for the sake of his soul and his sanity. May God continue shine His light upon him and bless him in his future endeavors! Amen!

  • @ExistNNature
    @ExistNNature 5 років тому +19

    They had Redd Foxx under contracts like that, he had to go back to Sanford and Son or he could not work.

    • @39Hundred
      @39Hundred 5 років тому +1

      Exist N Nature Media Sad cause I heard Redd Foxx had financial problems when he passed away.

    • @ExistNNature
      @ExistNNature 5 років тому +1

      @@39Hundred Yeah, I heard that too.

  • @lucindagray8882
    @lucindagray8882 5 років тому +6

    Damn , he still look good after all these years, 😊😊😊!!

  • @novrandy20
    @novrandy20 5 років тому +15

    OMG The Last Dragon is my favorite movie!!!!!! I know ever line and ever song by heart lol I always wanted a part 2 to the movie.

    • @lifelove6164
      @lifelove6164 5 років тому

      Ditto....one of my favorite childhood movies. I haven't seen it in years and still know every word.

  • @jameservin1333
    @jameservin1333 3 роки тому +1

    I was 7 when I saw this movie back and 85 and l loved it , definitely one of favorite movies from the 80's

  • @fabiluvshion1
    @fabiluvshion1 4 роки тому +3

    He is and will ALWAYS be one of my favorite actors. He deserves the utmost respect for protecting and knowing his worth. And he is still SWooooN 😍 worthy, gorgeous talented man. 🙌🏼👑💛✨

  • @matthewmoseslee
    @matthewmoseslee 5 років тому +36

    "You going to pay tuition for your education one way or another..."
    -Berry Gordy(Birdman's Mentor)

    • @enchantedstargoddess6837
      @enchantedstargoddess6837 5 років тому

      @Matthew Lee Really? Berry is Birdmans mentor for real?

    • @matthewmoseslee
      @matthewmoseslee 5 років тому +2

      @@enchantedstargoddess6837 jk but wouldn't be a surprise w their low ball contract business practices

    • @ThatsPrettyFancy
      @ThatsPrettyFancy 5 років тому +1

      I concur. Barry, Quincy, Birdman are all snake bootymen! Ask Pac! (Oh yeah they killed him for talking too much) Wayne also laid low until he was allowed to return, and snapped back harder with a vengeance. Got his ducks in a row so he was beyond ready to return. Can't wait to see what Taimak is going to do! 💖💖💖💖💖🤴🏽

  • @investertiger3777
    @investertiger3777 3 роки тому +10

    Oh my god...they can still do a sequel! Except this time he is much older and a master . At least do it for netflix if not on the big screen. It worked for karate kid although most of the actors are gone. It would be interesting because he really is the last dragon. Also he can enter Cobra Kai in the future as well. Different franchise but fans of cobra kai would know him. There is a lot that he can still do!

    • @NH1973
      @NH1973 2 роки тому +2

      Wow, imagine if he appeared in Cobra Kai !

    • @jappajotahs8703
      @jappajotahs8703 Рік тому

      @@NH1973 I was just thinking that, like a cameo

  • @belindaperry9555
    @belindaperry9555 4 роки тому +3

    He wants to say a lot more in these interviews but he holds back and talk around the questions.

  • @texassunflower
    @texassunflower 5 років тому +23

    His career was nonexistent after that one movie that was so major. It was weird to not see him at all after that. It's like he dropped off the face of the earth. Huge waste

    • @curryshotyou1538
      @curryshotyou1538 5 років тому +7

      Those damn gatekeepers

    • @Useyno
      @Useyno 5 років тому +8

      He could have been the Jim Kelly on the 1980's.

    • @themoshigh
      @themoshigh 5 років тому +7

      Now we know why. I saw
      him on A Different World one episode, that’s it.

    • @Itsgeestatus
      @Itsgeestatus 5 років тому +2

      @Mr. L He Also Had A Cameo Wit JJ ua-cam.com/video/8b5stqoPu8E/v-deo.html

    • @Itsgeestatus
      @Itsgeestatus 5 років тому +2

      🕺🏾Let's Not 4get He Also Did Movies Like This👇🏾 Dat We Wish Didn't Exist ua-cam.com/video/bys_2XzAHUI/v-deo.html

  • @kitchentimeinc
    @kitchentimeinc 5 років тому +17

    Legend. Cool dude, met him at a tournament on Long Island

    • @CadiKane
      @CadiKane 5 років тому +1

      Grape Ape and he beat your ass lmao

    • @kitchentimeinc
      @kitchentimeinc 5 років тому +1

      All Profit were you dropped on your head as a baby?

  • @antioneatkins7724
    @antioneatkins7724 3 роки тому +4

    Taimak made one of the greatest martial arts movies that we love today and it’s a shame he didn’t get paid what I feel was worth millions.

  • @neongreenninja5433
    @neongreenninja5433 5 років тому +5

    You are inspiring the way you talk. Keep up the good work and you sound spiritually and physically one.

  • @tyronemoore441
    @tyronemoore441 5 років тому +7

    He walked away cause they wanted to rob him, good man. You damn right Berry Gordy was mad. Mean while he locks Taimak into a contract where he can't grow as an actor. Everybody from the lawyers to the managers wanna swindle almost every coin from the one who's putting money in THEIR pockets. Without the actors you wouldn't be able to flip your money making over 100% returns. But yet and still you want everything from the artist, a great performance, his money, & SOUL. That game is straight satanic... It's greed on a whole nother level straight wicked.

    • @annettefrazier9787
      @annettefrazier9787 5 років тому +1

      ....u better Call Tyrone,. CALL HIM !!!!...

    • @tyronemoore441
      @tyronemoore441 5 років тому

      Annette Frazier 🤣🤣🤣 NOOOOO I HAD TO HEAR THAT MY TEENS AND THUS FORTH!

  • @williemo44
    @williemo44 5 років тому +17

    Whenever I watch TLD I think to myself this would have made a good Saturday morning cartoon. Good villains good hero, a sensationalized heroine. Eddie Arcadian would be a good While E. Coyote villain, setting good traps but foiled every time. Sho nuff and his gang could be the alternate villain and have both villains collaborate on certain shows, and a bumping soundtrack every week.

    • @derricknregina
      @derricknregina 5 років тому +1

      Stay off the drugs son.

    • @williemo44
      @williemo44 5 років тому

      Derrick Barnett ahhhh the advice fairy has blessed me. Thank you sistah!

    • @derricknregina
      @derricknregina 5 років тому

      @@williemo44 you welcome my sister.

  • @Ken-iu2zp
    @Ken-iu2zp 5 років тому +9

    People keep saying Berry Gordy is Shady....

  • @unapologetictv5513
    @unapologetictv5513 3 роки тому +1

    Back in the early 90s I used to work at video store all day, just to get the movie The Last Dragon😂😂😂😂🎥🎥🎥🎥

  • @TheVampyrOfMyli
    @TheVampyrOfMyli 3 роки тому +3

    I've seen him training in the park in NYC a couple times. He is mad cool

  • @tadd8210
    @tadd8210 5 років тому +5

    Word on the street is... brother...be glad he 'shunned' you. You don't want him to be interested in you.

  • @JohnDoe-yi4xd
    @JohnDoe-yi4xd 4 роки тому +4

    De Passe was born in New York City to a father of Haitian and French descent, and a mother of Caribbean descent. She was just an unrefined Island girl trying to intimidate you. Berry Gordy set her up to do it cuz he knew it was wrong!

  • @ellobo7627
    @ellobo7627 3 роки тому +5

    I’m happy for this guy man great spirit and wish him the best. The Last Dragon is and will always be a classic ShoNuff!!!!

  • @deederhowser7508
    @deederhowser7508 5 років тому +3

    The last 40 seconds of this interview was the best 🙏💯

  • @KontryBoy706
    @KontryBoy706 5 років тому +38

    Who's da masssssstaaa..... SHO' NUFF

    • @TCthaCrisis
      @TCthaCrisis 5 років тому +2

      R.I.P. Shonuff

    • @Ori0n1975
      @Ori0n1975 5 років тому

      "C'mon Leroy. I got somethin' real fo yo ass in these hands."

  • @senseijoe8.292
    @senseijoe8.292 3 роки тому +2

    The last dragon is a great movie. I still want the sequels.

  • @CedricSmith-un6vm
    @CedricSmith-un6vm 2 місяці тому +2

    Thank you for being in one of the best movies in my life.

  • @TCthaCrisis
    @TCthaCrisis 5 років тому +34

    Vanity? Gone... Shonuff? Gone... His Little Brother? Gone...
    Too many ppl from that movie pasted away real early. Sucks

  • @capoislamort100
    @capoislamort100 5 років тому +28

    “The last dragon” was one of those films that made & break the careers of its stars...kinda like “menace || society” did to some of the people in it

  • @jeffmartinez3485
    @jeffmartinez3485 4 роки тому +2

    One of my favorite movies of all time. “You got the glow..!”
    “Hot head...need cool water..”

  • @lessonzlrnd
    @lessonzlrnd Рік тому +1

    Leroy!!
    You are the Master!
    I grew up watching this movie!
    I miss the 80's.😢

  • @edwinjones1000
    @edwinjones1000 5 років тому +11

    Berry Gordy did that to all people he dealt with. Mary Wells, Brenda Holloway. He is dishonest. You were wise to see it

    • @dailmcdavid5883
      @dailmcdavid5883 3 роки тому +1

      Never knew he was crooked MJ saw him as a father figure my dad said he is a crook!!

    • @edwinjones1000
      @edwinjones1000 3 роки тому +1

      @@dailmcdavid5883 actually Michael Jackson couldn't wait 2 get out of his contract with Berry Gordy so that he could have artistic control over his music. MJ is probably the only artist to leave Motown and really prosper.

    • @Dave-nj4go
      @Dave-nj4go Рік тому +1

      @@edwinjones1000 not only Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 but Teena Marie, Rick James and other

    • @edwinjones1000
      @edwinjones1000 Рік тому

      @@Dave-nj4go Yes sir ! It seems that the only one he didn't screw over was Smokey Robinson.

    • @Dave-nj4go
      @Dave-nj4go Рік тому

      @@edwinjones1000 and Stevie Wonder and Diana Ross too

  • @veshaw.
    @veshaw. 5 років тому +12

    Barry gordy sounds like Diddy

    • @brickcity1711
      @brickcity1711 3 роки тому +2

      He is or worst, hell they both are the worst

  • @hoshuasamora5944
    @hoshuasamora5944 2 роки тому +1

    Keep up the great work

  • @turbo6mtawd
    @turbo6mtawd 2 роки тому +2

    Seems like a genuinely great guy.