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Where Are They Now? Actor, Martial Artist Jalal Merhi
Episode 638
Monday, 30 December, 2024
Original Airdate: March 1, 2022. TSC News TV host Fred Richani interviews legendary actor, producer, martial artist, and Film One Media founder Jalal Merhi! We chat with Jalal about breaking into acting, martial arts, founding Film One Inc., overcoming Hollywood stereotypes, entrepreneurship, inspiring others, being ahead of his time, and the highly-anticipated "The Circuit TV" series! Follow Jalal Merhi on YT: https://www.youtube.com/FilmOneTv ✅Twitter: X/Twitter 00:00 Jalal Merhi on Tiger Claws remastered trilogy 01:05 Jalal Merhi on The Circuit TV series, movies 01:39 Jalal Merhi on streaming services, rebooting Film One projects 03:28 Jalal Merhi on Billy Blanks 03:57 Jalal Merhi on Canadian TV 05:11 Jalal Merhi on evolution of special effects 05:38 Jalal Merhi's positive outlook 06:55 Jalal Merhi on Film One Media YouTube channel 08:18 Jalal Merhi on martial arts, film career, professor 10:01 Jalal Merhi on discovering martial arts 13:21 Jalal Merhi on pursuing wrestling or MMA / UFC in 1990s 15:20 Jalal Merhi on founding Film One, selling jewelry business 21:43 Jalal Merhi on rookie mistakes 23:57 Jalal Merhi on protecting actors 26:05 Jalal Merhi on family, work life balance 28:25 Jalal Merhi on film business, safety 31:16 Jalal Merhi on Blockbuster's demise 32:42 Jalal Merhi on licensing, owning IP 33:23 Jalal Merhi's most awkward moment, favorite snack 36:11 Jalal Merhi's favorite spots in Lebanon 37:22 Jalal Merhi on WCW's Sonny Onoo, memories 40:12 Jalal Merhi on jewelry business, son JJ 41:13 Jalal Merhi on wife, picking the right partner 41:44 Jalal Merhi on running The 755 restaurant 42:52 Jalal Merhi's advice for success ✅Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TSCGaming?sub_confirmation=1 ✅More Interviews: https://buff.ly/2ZXUtmt About Jalal Merhi: Jalal Merhi is recognized worldwide as a premiere action-film producer / director after successfully delivering over 20 films worldwide within a decade, and numerous short film projects. Born in Brazil from to Lebanese parents, Jalal emigrated to Canada to study and eventually built an extension of his family jewelry business, keeping his sport of competitive martial arts on the side, also keeping his eye on his true love: filmmaking. He sold his share in a building in downtown Toronto and his jewelry business and, with some additional investment from his diamond dealers, created the film production company Film One. #jalalmerhi #filmone #tscnews
