Photo: Mike Dunn from Sunnyvale, USA / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Cung Le's journey from Ho Chi Minh City to American mixed martial arts and then to acting is genuinely remarkable. A Sanshou specialist, kickboxer, and MMA fighter who went 7-1 in Strikeforce, he carried real combat credibility into the movies, and it shows: his on-screen fighting has a truth that choreographed actors rarely match. What moves me most is the immigrant backstory behind all of it, the grit required to arrive with little and carve out two demanding careers. I deeply respect performers who actually live the skills they portray, and Le clearly earned every bit of his.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Cung Le
- Name (Japanese)
- カン・リー
- Reading
- かん・りー
- Born
- May 25, 1972 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rat
- Origin
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 178 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / martial artist / screenwriter / kickboxer / mixed martial arts fighter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- San Jose High School
- University
- West Valley College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://cungle.com
- Xhttps://x.com/cungle185
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC
Frequently asked questions
When was Cung Le born?
Born May 25, 1972 (age 54).
Where is Cung Le from?
Cung Le is from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
What does Cung Le do?
Cung Le works as actor, martial artist, screenwriter, kickboxer, mixed martial arts fighter.
How tall is Cung Le?
Cung Le is 178 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.