Taimak's leading role in
Berry Gordy's
The Last Dragon, in which he played Leroy Green, a
Bruce Lee-inspired martial artist in search of "The Glow," was his first major break in acting. The film was a financial success and grossed more than $25 million at the box office. Since
The Last Dragon, Taimak has appeared in a number of TV roles and over a dozen plays. Taimak later appeared in a number of TV roles and music videos including the lead male in
Janet Jackson's "
Let's Wait Awhile" music video and Debbie Allen's "Special Look" video. He played a
date rapist in an episode of the TV show
A Different World. He appeared in
36 Crazyfists' music video "Bloodwork". Taimak has worked with a number of celebrities, including
Madonna, and starred in the play
Cheaters, which toured the United States. He starred in a hit
Off-Broadway show called
Roadhouse The Comedy, based on the
Patrick Swayze film
Road House, from December 9, 2003, to February 1, 2004, at the Barrow Street Theatre in New York. In 2002, Taimak opened a gym called Fitness Concepts on the
East Side of Manhattan. He published a fitness DVD titled
Taimak FIT (Find Inner Transformation), intended to be the first of a series. He officiated the preliminary MMA bouts at
UFC 6 and
UFC 7. Yang's character at the time had adopted some of Leroy Green's traits as his own. In November 2015, Taimak and
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa were honorees for the Fists of Legends Legacy Award at the Urban Action Showcase & Expo at HBO. In March 2016, Incorgnito Publishing Press published Taimak's autobiography,
Taimak, The Last Dragon. In 2018, Taimak starred in
Sean Stone's martial arts comedy film
Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece. ==Filmography==