François Petit

François Petit
Born November 8, 1951 (age 64)
Lyon, France
Occupation Actor

François Petit (born November 8, 1951) is a martial artist and actor best known for his portrayal of the original Sub-Zero in the 1995 film Mortal Kombat and as head doctor of the World Wrestling Federation in the mid-1990s.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

He claims to be a former special operations officer. He claims to have an 8th-degree black belt in GOSHINDO ju-jitsu and a 7th-degree black belt in karate do. He claims to hold the title of KaiDen-Shihan, which is the highest title of Master in the world. He has not gained these titles in Japan, nor has he officially won any world titles. He carries a third-degree judo black belt.

Petit was in Beyond the Mat, a pro-wrestling documentary, attending to wrestling performer Mick Foley, after a particularly dangerous stunt in a match. He was also mentioned in Foley's autobiography, Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks, given credit as a shiatsu massage therapist. He worked as a doctor for the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), previously named WWF.

References

  1. ↑ http://mooviemarket.com/actor/126322/Francois-Petit.xhtml
  2. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0677562/bio
  3. ↑ http://www.cineman.ws/actor/126322/Francois-Petit.html
  4. ↑ http://www.reocities.com/john_ace_77/PetitF.html
  5. ↑ http://www.angelfire.com/wa/szw/roughhands.html
  6. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/MAGAZINE-Karate-Do-Self-Defense-Stick-Fighting-Schaeffer/dp/B004IXWU3A
  7. ↑ http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=en&tl=fr&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mylife.com%2Ffrancois-petit&anno=2.html


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