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David Carradine (born John Arthur Carradine
December 8, 1936 in Hollywood, California) is an
United States|American actor and former US Marine
Corps|Marine.  

He is the son of actor John Carradine, the brother
of Keith Carradine, and half-brother of Robert
Carradine.  He starred in the television series
Shane, but was best known for the role of Kwai
Chang Caine in the series Kung Fu
(television)|Kung Fu. He has also played many
roles in film|motion pictures, beginning with one
as a gunslinger in Taggart, a 1964 western
movie|western film based on a novel by Louis
L'Amour. Most recently, he played the title role
in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill volumes one and
two, starring Uma Thurman.  He currently appears
as the host of Wild West Tech on the History
Channel, taking over the duties from his brother
Keith. 

David Carradine is also known for producing and
starring in several exercise videos teaching Tai
chi and Qi Gong exercises.

== Trivia ==
* He studied drama at San Francisco State
University.
* He began studying the Martial Arts after getting
cast in Kung Fu (TV series)|Kung Fu.
* He was convicted of drunk driving in October
1998. He subsequently served 48 hours in jail and
did community service. 
* Has a lifelong fascination with Eastern
philosophies and culture which resulted in his
writing the book Spirit of the Shaolin about the
philosophy of Kung Fu.
* Has a devotion to music - has recorded 60 tracks
from various musical genres and has sung in
several movies.
* Has been married and divorced four times:
** Donna Lee Becht (December 1960 - ?) (divorced)
1 child
** Linda Gilbert (1977 - 1983) (divorced) 1
daughter
** Gail Jensen (4 December 1988 - 1997) (divorced)
** Coco d'Este (20 February 1998 - 12 December
2001) (divorced)

* Carradine also played a recurring role in
seasons two and three on the television show Alias
(TV series)|Alias.
* He currently lives in L.A. with girlfriend
Annie, her four kids and their three dogs.

==External links==
* imdb name|id=0001016|name=David Carradine 
*
http://www.masuccess.com/page.cfm/2,0,0,0,0,592,0,
0,0.html/ David Carradine interview by Scott Shaw
at MA Sucess
*http://killbill.movies.go.com/ Kill Bill
*http://www.historychannel.com/wildwesttech/ Wild
West Tech
*http://www.theonionavclub.com/feature/index.php?i
ssue=4017 Onion Av Club Interview.
*http://www.panartist.com/davidcarradine

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