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Johnnie Burrell
My latest program, titled Johnnie Burrell Presents, appears twice a month on cable television stations in New York, NY, and San Francisco, California (click here for broadcast times). My previous show was titled Enterviews and sought to expose San Francisco viewers to a wide variety of cultures and viewpoints. I have also filmed numerous public and private events and produced films of them for a variety of clients. My 30-plus years of experience practicing and teaching martial arts, self-protection, and self-defense led me to develop the concept of Selfprotectiontaishe, which I teach in seminars and on a DVD that I filmed and produced. To learn more, please visit my Selfprotectiontaishe website.
My other activities include volunteering for the nonprofit Access Adventure, which provides wilderness and open space access for people with disabilities using innovative, wheelchair-accessible horsedrawn carriages. The link that draws together all these paths I have taken is my passion for teaching self-empowerment and making connections between people and cultures. |
I am an independent television producer in San Francisco, California.
You can see me on both the big screen and the small screen. After winning a Gold Medal at the Pan American Karate Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as a member of the United States Karate 'A' Team, I played James Caan's karate teacher in the feature film The Killer Elite, also starring Robert Duvall and directed by Sam Peckinpah. I also had a prominent role in Ralph Ellison's King of The Bingo Game (PBS). I am a long-time member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA).