Key facts
- Born
- David Nicolas Williams Belle , ( 1973-04-29 ) 29 April 1973 (age 53) , Fécamp , France
- Occupations
- Celebrity , Choreographer , Stunt coordinator
- Known for
- Parkour , film District 13
- Parent s
- Raymond Belle (father), Monique Kitten (mother)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Fécamp
- Father
- Raymond Belle
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Sport
- parkour
- Image
- David Belle NewYorker.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1973-04-29
- name in native language
- David Belle
- start of work period
- 1989-00-00
- Commons category
- David Belle
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Encyclopedic overview
David Nicolas Williams Belle (born 29 April 1973) is a French actor, film choreographer and stunt coordinator. He is deemed the founder and leading pioneer of the physical discipline parkour, coining it based on his training and the teachings from his father Raymond Belle.
Belle came to fame via his parkour videos and film appearances, such as District 13, District 13: Ultimatum, which were written and produced by Luc Besson, and the American remake Brick Mansions. Belle has also consulted on the making of Babylon A.D., Prince of Persia, Colombiana, The Family, and the videogame series Dying Light. He is the chair of the Parkour Committee of the International Federation of Gymnastics.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “David Belle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.