Line #32 Creator/LateefCrowder


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3	->''"You know, the secret is to always be ready. I'm always training. Whether it's martial arts, whether it's stunt training, whether it's weight training, just physical fitness. Always got to stay ready and just be ready to adapt."''
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5	Lateef Crowder dos Santos (born November 23, 1977 in Salvador, UsefulNotes/{{Brazil}}) is a stuntman, martial artist, and actor based in UsefulNotes/{{California}}.
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7	Born in Salvador, Bahia in Brazil, Crowder moved to San Jose, California, at the age of four. Growing up, he studied gymnastics and UsefulNotes/{{Capoeira}}, and joined the Zero Gravity Stunt Team. Today he is largely notable for his work in portraying Capoeira in film. His first major film role was as a ''capoeirista'' fighting Creator/TonyJaa's character in ''Film/TomYumGoong'', the choreography of which was abruptly reduced due to [[OnSetInjury Crowder damaging his Achilles tendon during filming]]. He became a fan-favorite to play Eddy Gordo in ''Film/Tekken2010'', which he was ultimately cast in. Crowder has received two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Action Performance By a Stunt Ensemble, for ''Film/WonderWoman2017'' and ''Series/TheMandalorian'', and the first and third MediaNotes/{{Emmy Award}}s for Outstanding Stunt Performance, also for ''The Mandalorian''.
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11	!!Notable Roles:
12	* ''Film/TomYumGoong'' (2005) - Unnamed Capoeira Fighter
13	* ''Film/NinjaCheerleaders'' (2008) - Karate Bully
14	* ''Fight Science'' (2008) - AsHimself in "Stealth Fighters"
15	* ''Film/{{Tekken\|2010}}'' (2010) - Eddy Gordo
16	* ''Film/{{Undisputed}} 3'' (2010) - Andrago Silva (The Brazilian Fighter)
17	* ''WebVideo/MortalKombatRebirth'' (2011) - Alan Zane/Baraka
18	* ''[[Literature/BreakingDawn Twilight: Breaking Dawn]]'' (2012) - Santiago
19	* ''Film/FalconRising'' (2014) - Carlo Bororo
20	* ''Film/BooneTheBountyHunter'' (2017) - Juan Cardoza
21	* ''Franchise/StarWars'' - Double - [[Characters/StarWarsTheMandalorianCharacterSheet The Mandalorian]]
22	** ''Series/TheMandalorian'' (2019 -- present)
23	** ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett'' (2021-2022)[[note]]Also a stunt performer for unidentified characters[[/note]]
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26	!!Tropes invoked by Lateef Crowder:
27	* BoisterousBruiser: His characters are often rather jovial, smiling and joking around with opponents even in the middle of fight scenes.
28	* UsefulNotes/{{Capoeira}}: One of the foremost actors in the field for this style, he is pretty much the go-to guy for Capoeira in films, and incorporates it into his style even when it's not listed as the fighting style.
29	* DanceBattler: Part and parcel with Crowder's Capoeira style, his fighting tends to be relatively dance-like.
30	* DreadlockWarrior: A common aspect of Lateef Crowder's roles is his dreadlocked hairstyle.
31	* FriendshipOnTheSet: Formed some with the Mandalorian's other two most notable performers, Creator/PedroPascal and Brendan Wayne. Crowder and Pascal had already interacted prior to ''The Mandalorian'', due to Crowder being Pascal's trainer for ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle'', and an unnamed character in ''Film/TripleFrontier''.
32	* ScaryBlackMan: Another common aspect of his roles. At 5'11", and with his packed musculature, Lateef makes for an intimidating figure.

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