David Kano is an American actor, writer, producer, director, journalist, model, and reporter. He started his entertainment career in commercial and print modeling for

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, and appeared as a lead in an

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Men's Basketball commercial on

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. He directed and produced the documentary ''Concussed: The American Dream'' which premiered in August 2024 and rose to #2 on Apple TV for Independent Films and #1 on Amazon for new documentary DVD sales.

Career

Kano produced his first feature film ''Blaxican Brothers'' which he wrote and starred in alongside Cayce Clayton from US5. Following this film, he wrote an anti-bullying and teen suicide film ''A Perfect Prank.'' The film was screened in Southern California and garnered praise from local officials for combatting bullying. Journalistically, Kano has worked for

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as the San Fernando Food Examiner, and TradioV LA to host ''The Hollywood MMA Show'' in a live streaming format. Following his stint at there, he went to write for the publication TV Mix as lead writer and reporter for

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and

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. Kano transitioned to a media producer and host role with Alki David's network

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where he ran two 24-hour channels covering mixed martial arts and boxing. It was announced in 2023 that Kano was co-writing UFC and Pride Hall of Famer Dan Henderson's autobiography, and the book was promoted on

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in October 2023. In February 2025, Kano's production company teased the true crime documentary series, ''Where Are The Boys?'' which details the disappearance of two toddlers from California City and the subsequent events which followed.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kano, David 1987 births Living people Film producers from California American male actors American male journalists Male models from California American male screenwriters California State University, Northridge alumni