Joe Son

Joe Son is a name I can't write about without honesty. The South Korea-born performer earned recognition as Random Task in Austin Powers and competed in the UFC and K-1, a small-framed fighter willing to face giants. But his story can't be told around the serious crimes he was later convicted of, and I won't separate the on-screen novelty from the real harm he caused. For me, chronicling a public figure means holding both the talent and the downfall in view, refusing to romanticize one while ignoring the other. The contrast is stark, and it should stay that way.

Name (English)

Joe Son

Name (Japanese)

ジョー・サン

Reading

じょー・さん

Born

November 22, 1970 (age 55)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Dog

Origin

South Korea

Height

163 cm

Occupation

professional wrestler / kickboxer / mixed martial arts fighter / film actor

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe%20Son
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1691601

Tags

• professional wrestler
• kickboxer
• mixed martial arts fighter

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.