/UCWE/ - On February 19, 2011, Martial Arts Champion, Actor and Stuntman Jerry Trimble will be coming out and fighting for a cause at the First Annual "Fighting for a Cause" Red Carpet Event benefiting the non-profit ogranization Knock Out Dog Fighting being held at The Falcon Hollywood 7213 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood California at 8pm.
About Jerry Trimble:
Jerry Trimble Jr. was born in Newport, Kentucky. At 15 he was inspired by the late Bruce Lee and began studying the Korean art of Taekwon-Do. In six months he began teaching the art. At 16 Jerry earned the rank of first-degree black belt and became the number one point fighter in the Midwest U.S. At 18, he started Kickboxing and won the "Kentucky State Championship".
In April 1979 Jerry moved to Atlanta, Georgia. in pursuit of the World Championship. Fighting under the name "Golden Boy", he won a string of additional titles that include "Georgia", "Southeast", "U.S." titles, and on April 26, 1986 he became the PKA and PKC Kickboxing Champion of the World. Jerry was rated by the international kick-boxing media as the flashiest fighter and fastest kicker in the sport, (His `hook-kick' was clocked at 118 MPH) He was awarded the rank of fourth-degree black belt and hired by "Inside Karate" Magazine to write his very own column, entitled "Martial Arts a Way of Life."
In April of 1990 Jerry retired from the ring and moved to Hollywood, California to embark on a career in the entertainment business. Within a few months Jerry signed with a talent manager and his first two auditions resulted in leading roles in the same week.
Jerry has been in over twenty feature films, half of which he played lead. The list includes "Heat", (playing alongside Al Pacino) and "Charlie's Angels" (nominated for the Taurus Award in the category of best fight). His more recent roles include the yet to be released "M:i:lll", where Jerry participates in a one on one fight scene with Tom Cruise, of which, Jerry stated that Tom Cruise exhibited "incredible fighting skills for a non-professional fighter". Additional recent roles include "War of the Worlds", "The Last Sentinel", and voice-over narration for "Fortitude and Glory, Angelo Dundee and his fighters."
Jerry Trimble, Jr. continues to fuel his ambitious drive into many different areas of the film industry that include acting, writing and producing, but Jerry's main ambition is to focus on the `character actor' segment of acting. He enjoys a solid expanse of `character' parts so he can exhibit his varied acting talent in a wide range of roles.
About "Fighting for a Cause"
Knock Out Dog Fighting will be hosting its 1st Annual "Fighting For a Cause" Fundraising/Red Carpet event being held at The Falcon Hollywood in Los Angeles, Califorinia. The list of celebrities from Hollywood and the Martial Arts world will merge for a night that fans will not soon forget.
Some of the attendees that will be walking down the red carpet include Actors James Lew, Benjamin Bratt, Jodi Brockton, Jerry Trimble, Ami Dolenz, Matthew Jaeger, Talisa Soto, MadTV's Debra Wilson, Comedian Rebecca Corry, Producer David Lockhart, Playboy / Maxim model and host of HDnet's "Get Out" Lana Tailor, Playboy Model and International DJ Roxanne Dawn, UFC legends Bas Rutten and Frank Shamrock, Celebrity Photographer Christopher Ameruoso and pending guests include UFC legend Randy Couture, Kickboxing Legend Don "The Dragon" Wilson, Celebrity Poker Champion Maria Ho and many others.
Knock Out Dog Fighting is a one-of-a kind award-winning youth intervention program that has become a national leader in stopping cruelty and abuse to both humans and animals.
