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Phillip Rhee

1960 - Today

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Phillip Rhee (born September 7, 1960) is a South Korean martial artist, actor, director, screenwriter, and film producer, best known for his role as Tommy Lee in the 1989 American martial arts film Best of the Best, and its sequels Best of the Best 2 (1993), Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back (1995), and Best of the Best 4: Without Warning (1998). Rhee's 1980 representation of the United States' Taekwondo Team against the South Korean team in the championships of the Asia Games formed the basis of his screenplay for the film Best of the Best. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phillip Rhee has received more than 506,418 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Phillip Rhee is the 5,778th most popular actor (up from 6,044th in 2019), the 8,446th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,026th in 2019) and the 2,628th most popular American Actor.

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  • 510k

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  • 45.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Phillip Rhee ranks 5,778 out of 13,578. Before him are Kim Hee-chul, Susan Peters, Jeannie Berlin, Suzy Parker, Kelly Curtis, and Judy Tyler. After him are Saeed Jaffrey, Jeremy Piven, Ashley Greene, Glynis Barber, Molly Cheek, and Micky Dolenz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Phillip Rhee ranks 333. Before him are Plamen Oresharski, Marko Elsner, Steve Clark, David James Elliott, Kim Milton Nielsen, and Vladimir Salnikov. After him are Corine Mauch, Shinichi Morishita, Moaz al-Khatib, Olivier Gruner, Lyudmila Andonova, and Cathy Moriarty.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Phillip Rhee ranks 8,446 out of 20,380. Before him are Margaret Woodrow Wilson (1886), Suzy Parker (1932), Kelly Curtis (1956), Willie Davenport (1943), Lawrence Bender (1957), and Judy Tyler (1932). After him are Cliff Bourland (1921), Judith Krantz (1928), Willie Steele (1923), William Bradford (1755), Theobald Smith (1859), and Alex Raymond (1909).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Phillip Rhee ranks 2,628. Before him are Ken Leung (1970), Susan Peters (1921), Jeannie Berlin (1949), Suzy Parker (1932), Kelly Curtis (1956), and Judy Tyler (1932). After him are Jeremy Piven (1965), Ashley Greene (1987), Molly Cheek (1950), Micky Dolenz (1945), Wang Leehom (1976), and Cam Gigandet (1982).

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Television and Movie Roles

Best of the Best
Tommy Lee
A team from the United States is going to compete against Korea in a Tae Kwon Do tournament. The team consists of fighters from all over the country--can they overcome their rivalry and work together to win?
Nov 10o 19896.5 / 10
Best of the Best 2
Tommy Lee
In an underground fight club, blackbelt Travis Brickley is killed after losing to the evil martial arts master Brakus. Travis' death is witnessed by Walter Grady, the son of his best friend Alex Grady. Alex and his partner, Tommy Lee, vow to avenge their friend's death by defeating Brakus and shutting down the fight club.
Mar 5o 19935.8 / 10
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back
Tommy Lee
A martial arts instructor comes to the defense of a schoolteacher who has taken a stand against a local white supremacist organization.
May 17o 19955.4 / 10