Celebrity Biographies
Martin Kove height, weight, age, body stats
| Martin Kove Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft 1½ in |
| weight | 80 kg |
| Date of birth | March 6, 1946 |
| Star sign | fishes |
| girlfriend | none |
Martin Kove is an American actor, voice actor, director, and producer best known for playing the psychopathic Cobra Kai sensei John Kreese in the martial arts drama film series titled The Karate Kid . He has also appeared in a number of other films and shows such as Shootfighter: Fight to the Death , Cagney & Lacey: The Return , Under Heavy Fire , Crocodile 2: Death Marsh , We Got Each Other , The Incredible Hulk , Cagney & Lacey , Harte Time on Planet Earth , Curse of the Forty Nine , Max Havoc: Ring of Fire, Miracles in the Wise Road , Seven , The Dead Sleep Easy , Chinaman’s Chance: America’s Other Slaves , Mean Men , Hawksong , Exhausted , The Extensible , The Dog Who Saved Summer , Bring Me A Dream , Paint It Red , Once Upon a Time in Hollywood , Criminal Minds , The Gold Hills , Cobra Kai , and The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson. Martin Kove has played both the bad guys and the good guys in the Hollywood creations and also has an impressive social media following with more than 25,000 followers on Twitter and more than 15,000 followers on Facebook.
Born name
Martin Kove
nickname
Marty
Sun sign
fishes
Place of birth
Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
Residence
Los Angeles, California, United States
nationality
training
The details of Martin Kove’s educational qualifications are not known.
occupation
Actor, speaker, director, producer
family
- Father – unknown
- Mother – unknown
- Siblings – Unknowns
Manager
Martin Kove is represented by Scott Carlson Entertainment, Inc., Talent Management Company, California, USA.
To build
Slim
Height
186,5 cm (6 ft 1½ in)
weight
80 kg or 176.5 lbs
girlfriend/spouse
Martin Kove dated –
- Vivienne Kove (1981-2005) – Martin Kove married actress Vivienne Kove in 1981. The couple conceived twins on November 2, 1990, a son named Jesse Morgan Kove and a daughter named Rachel Olivia Kove. Jesse Kove is an actor, producer and director. After dating for more than two decades, Martin Kove and Vivienne Kove decided to separate, filed for divorce and eventually divorced in 2005.
race/ethnicity
White
hair colour
salt pepper
eye color
Blau
sexual orientation
Just
distinguishing features
- Knollennase
- broad forehead
- Thin Lips
- Close eyed
brand promotion
Martin Kove was cast in the TV commercial for Irish Spring soap in the 1970s.
Religion
Martin Kove grew up in a Jewish household.
Known for
- Was cast as the psychopathic Cobra Kai sensei John Kreese in the martial arts drama film series, The Karate Kid
- Appears in a variety of roles in several films such as The Last House on the Left , Police and Robbers , White Line Fever , The Wild Party , The White Buffalo , The Four Twos , Rambo: First Blood Part II , Blood Tide , Cry After The Strangers , Steele Justice , Project Shadowhunters , Shootfighter: Fight to the Death , Cagney & Lacey: The Return , Under Heavy Fire , Crocodile 2: Dead Marsh , Bane of the Forty Nine, Max Havoc: Ring of Fire , Miracle in the Wise Street , Seven , The Dead Sleep Easy , Chinaman’s Chance: America’s Other Slaves , Mean Men , Hawksong , Exhausted , The Expandables , The Dog Who Saved Summer , Bring Me A Dream , Paint it red and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Has been cast in a number of shows such as Three for the Street , The Streets of San Francisco , Code R , The Rockford Files , The San Pedro Beach Bums , Murder She Wrote , We Got Each Other , The Incredible Hulk , Cagney & Lacey , Tough Times on Planet Earth , Kung Fu: The Legend Continues , Walker, Texas Ranger , Hercules: The Legendary Voyages , Diagnosis: Murder , Black Scorpion , Criminal Minds ,The Mountains of Gold , Cobra Kai , The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson , The New Hollywood Places , and Louder With Powder
first movie
Martin Kove made his motion picture debut in the black comedy, Small Murders in 1971. The film starred the likes of Elliott Gould, Marcia Rodd, Vincent Gardenia, Elizabeth Wilson, Jon Korkes, John Randolph and Doris Roberts. However, Martin Kove was not credited with his role.
In the same year, i. H. In 1971, Martin Kove made his motion picture debut by playing the role of Marty in the comedy-drama. Women in Rebellion . It starred the likes of Candy Darling, Jackie Curtis and Holly Woodlawn.
First TV show
He made his first television series appearance as Rollo in an episode titled The Spy Who Came Back From The Dead of the mystery drama series The Wide World of Mystery in January 1974.
Martin Kove Facts
- He learned Okinawa-te Karate, a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom, under the expert guidance of Gordon Doversola Shihan.
- Martin himself is a black belt in kendo, okinawa-te, and tiger kenpo, all of which are forms of martial arts.
- He was Honorary Marshal of Tarzana, Los Angeles, California.
- Martin Kove once injured his hand while filming a fight scene between his character John Kreese and Mr. Miyagi in the martial arts drama. The Karate Kid Part II (1986). Despite multiple injuries, he continued to film the scene.
- He sometimes jokingly refers to his character John Kreese in the Karate Kid series as “Han Solo on steroids”.
- Martin Kove once said in an interview that he always felt he never really had to do what he wanted to do because business got in the way of art most of the time.
- He often has encounters with children in supermarkets who will come up to him and say things like “You hurt Ralph (Ralph Macchio)!”. Kove really likes how much they hate him for his character and it also makes him feel like the Darth Vader of the Star Wars franchise, of the contemporary movie world.
- In 1977, Martin Kove was cast as George Baker in the action-adventure television series, Code R in which he starred alongside James Houghton, Tom Simcox, Joan Freeman, Susanne Reed, Ben Davidson, Robbie Rundle and WT Zacha.
- As a director, he has worked on an episode of the mystery crime drama series, Silk Stalkings .
- Martin Kove has also served as a producer on a few projects such as Pirates of the Forty Nine , Ballistica , and Six Gun Saviors .
- Visit his official website @ martinkoveonline.com.
- Follow Martin Kove on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Celebrity Biographies
Martin Kove height, weight, age, body stats
| Martin Kove Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft 1½ in |
| weight | 80 kg |
| Date of birth | March 6, 1946 |
| Star sign | fishes |
| girlfriend | none |
Martin Kove is an American actor, voice actor, director, and producer best known for playing the psychopathic Cobra Kai sensei John Kreese in the martial arts drama film series titled The Karate Kid . He has also appeared in a number of other films and shows such as Shootfighter: Fight to the Death , Cagney & Lacey: The Return , Under Heavy Fire , Crocodile 2: Death Marsh , We Got Each Other , The Incredible Hulk , Cagney & Lacey , Harte Time on Planet Earth , Curse of the Forty Nine , Max Havoc: Ring of Fire, Miracles in the Wise Road , Seven , The Dead Sleep Easy , Chinaman’s Chance: America’s Other Slaves , Mean Men , Hawksong , Exhausted , The Extensible , The Dog Who Saved Summer , Bring Me A Dream , Paint It Red , Once Upon a Time in Hollywood , Criminal Minds , The Gold Hills , Cobra Kai , and The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson. Martin Kove has played both the bad guys and the good guys in the Hollywood creations and also has an impressive social media following with more than 25,000 followers on Twitter and more than 15,000 followers on Facebook.
Born name
Martin Kove
nickname
Marty
Sun sign
fishes
Place of birth
Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
Residence
Los Angeles, California, United States
nationality
training
The details of Martin Kove’s educational qualifications are not known.
occupation
Actor, speaker, director, producer
family
- Father – unknown
- Mother – unknown
- Siblings – Unknowns
Manager
Martin Kove is represented by Scott Carlson Entertainment, Inc., Talent Management Company, California, USA.
To build
Slim
Height
186,5 cm (6 ft 1½ in)
weight
80 kg or 176.5 lbs
girlfriend/spouse
Martin Kove dated –
- Vivienne Kove (1981-2005) – Martin Kove married actress Vivienne Kove in 1981. The couple conceived twins on November 2, 1990, a son named Jesse Morgan Kove and a daughter named Rachel Olivia Kove. Jesse Kove is an actor, producer and director. After dating for more than two decades, Martin Kove and Vivienne Kove decided to separate, filed for divorce and eventually divorced in 2005.
race/ethnicity
White
hair colour
salt pepper
eye color
Blau
sexual orientation
Just
distinguishing features
- Knollennase
- broad forehead
- Thin Lips
- Close eyed
brand promotion
Martin Kove was cast in the TV commercial for Irish Spring soap in the 1970s.
Religion
Martin Kove grew up in a Jewish household.
Known for
- Was cast as the psychopathic Cobra Kai sensei John Kreese in the martial arts drama film series, The Karate Kid
- Appears in a variety of roles in several films such as The Last House on the Left , Police and Robbers , White Line Fever , The Wild Party , The White Buffalo , The Four Twos , Rambo: First Blood Part II , Blood Tide , Cry After The Strangers , Steele Justice , Project Shadowhunters , Shootfighter: Fight to the Death , Cagney & Lacey: The Return , Under Heavy Fire , Crocodile 2: Dead Marsh , Bane of the Forty Nine, Max Havoc: Ring of Fire , Miracle in the Wise Street , Seven , The Dead Sleep Easy , Chinaman’s Chance: America’s Other Slaves , Mean Men , Hawksong , Exhausted , The Expandables , The Dog Who Saved Summer , Bring Me A Dream , Paint it red and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- Has been cast in a number of shows such as Three for the Street , The Streets of San Francisco , Code R , The Rockford Files , The San Pedro Beach Bums , Murder She Wrote , We Got Each Other , The Incredible Hulk , Cagney & Lacey , Tough Times on Planet Earth , Kung Fu: The Legend Continues , Walker, Texas Ranger , Hercules: The Legendary Voyages , Diagnosis: Murder , Black Scorpion , Criminal Minds ,The Mountains of Gold , Cobra Kai , The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson , The New Hollywood Places , and Louder With Powder
first movie
Martin Kove made his motion picture debut in the black comedy, Small Murders in 1971. The film starred the likes of Elliott Gould, Marcia Rodd, Vincent Gardenia, Elizabeth Wilson, Jon Korkes, John Randolph and Doris Roberts. However, Martin Kove was not credited with his role.
In the same year, i. H. In 1971, Martin Kove made his motion picture debut by playing the role of Marty in the comedy-drama. Women in Rebellion . It starred the likes of Candy Darling, Jackie Curtis and Holly Woodlawn.
First TV show
He made his first television series appearance as Rollo in an episode titled The Spy Who Came Back From The Dead of the mystery drama series The Wide World of Mystery in January 1974.
Martin Kove Facts
- He learned Okinawa-te Karate, a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom, under the expert guidance of Gordon Doversola Shihan.
- Martin himself is a black belt in kendo, okinawa-te, and tiger kenpo, all of which are forms of martial arts.
- He was Honorary Marshal of Tarzana, Los Angeles, California.
- Martin Kove once injured his hand while filming a fight scene between his character John Kreese and Mr. Miyagi in the martial arts drama. The Karate Kid Part II (1986). Despite multiple injuries, he continued to film the scene.
- He sometimes jokingly refers to his character John Kreese in the Karate Kid series as “Han Solo on steroids”.
- Martin Kove once said in an interview that he always felt he never really had to do what he wanted to do because business got in the way of art most of the time.
- He often has encounters with children in supermarkets who will come up to him and say things like “You hurt Ralph (Ralph Macchio)!”. Kove really likes how much they hate him for his character and it also makes him feel like the Darth Vader of the Star Wars franchise, of the contemporary movie world.
- In 1977, Martin Kove was cast as George Baker in the action-adventure television series, Code R in which he starred alongside James Houghton, Tom Simcox, Joan Freeman, Susanne Reed, Ben Davidson, Robbie Rundle and WT Zacha.
- As a director, he has worked on an episode of the mystery crime drama series, Silk Stalkings .
- Martin Kove has also served as a producer on a few projects such as Pirates of the Forty Nine , Ballistica , and Six Gun Saviors .
- Visit his official website @ martinkoveonline.com.
- Follow Martin Kove on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.