Birthday: 22 November 1967, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Birth Name: Erik Charles Betts
Height: 177 cm
Born 22 November, 1967 in Boston, Massachusetts, Erik Betts is a self taught gymnast and martial artist since the age of 11. His fascination with movement and the arts was inspired by his favorite comic book hero, Spiderman. Insecure and very shy, Betts could relate to the problems experienced by Spiderman's alter ego Peter Parker. Erik was ra...
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Born 22 November, 1967 in Boston, Massachusetts, Erik Betts is a self taught gymnast and martial artist since the age of 11. His fascination with movement and the arts was inspired by his favorite comic book hero, Spiderman. Insecure and very shy, Betts could relate to the problems experienced by Spiderman's alter ego Peter Parker. Erik was raised by his mother and grandmother, aunts and uncle. Erik got his film start in an ultra-low budget movie called, "Shootfighter" (1992). Long before television and moviegoers knew his face, children were watching Betts as the "Red and Green Rangers" on the unprecedently popular FOX TV series "The Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers." Prior to that, Betts had small parts in a wide array of television, commercial and movie roles for a few years. Now a full-fledged stunt actor Erik then stunned television audiences as the suavely vicious "Panther" in "WMAC Masters" (1994). On March 14, 1996, "Panther" suffered a broken right hip and thigh during a taping of the show that took five surgeries and rehab of almost three years. Enlightened by his experience, Erik took a chance few others would dare, and put stunts behind him. Betts would be over 30 years old before finally deciding, relatively late in life (at 33), to try his chances at acting by enrolling at the Ivana Chubbuck Studios in California where he continues to study. Show less «
From Bruce Lee to Marlon Brando, Quentin Tarantino to George Lucas, or even Prince to Danny Elfman, ...Show more »
From Bruce Lee to Marlon Brando, Quentin Tarantino to George Lucas, or even Prince to Danny Elfman, all of them "took" from everyone to discover their niche, every last one of them. With one move, one look or even one note people know their work. But if you want to stand out, you'll have to learn to: see, accept, and embrace your true "self" to find your new voice. Its like what someone once said: "...if you take from one person, it's stealing, BUT take from everyone, and it's research!" Show less «
[When asked about not getting "SpiderMan"]: This was going to be the end of my stunt career, and as ...Show more »
[When asked about not getting "SpiderMan"]: This was going to be the end of my stunt career, and as Spiderman's biggest fan, no better way to end it. So, I eagerly lost 12lbs. in 6 days for the opportunity of doubling Tobey Maquire, who was 5' 7" and 155lbs at the time. Only to hear after they shot the film, that ALL the stunt doubles "broke something" in one way or another. Sometimes blessings come in NOT getting the job! Show less «
Before I studied acting, I simply reacted based on how I felt at the time. After I studied acting, s...Show more »
Before I studied acting, I simply reacted based on how I felt at the time. After I studied acting, simply reacting didn't feel like enough. Now that I understand acting, I simply react based on how I feel at the time. Show less «
I don't wanna be an actor... just a damn good re-actor.
I don't wanna be an actor... just a damn good re-actor.