Michael Copon (born Noevmber 13, 1982) is an American actor and producer. He is known for playing Felix Taggaro in the television series '' One Tree Hill'', Vin Keahi in the television series ''

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Early life

Copon was born on November 13, 1982 and raised in

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. His father is Filipino. He graduated from Deep Creek High School in 2000.

Career

In 2001, Copon portrayed the Blue Power Ranger, Lucas Kendall, on the ''

'' television series. He reprised this role in two episodes of ''

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''. In 2004, he appeared in a music video for the song "Backflip" by

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which was directed by Sanaa Hamri. Copon portrayed the recurring character Felix Taggaro on the television series '' One Tree Hill''. From 2006 to 2009, Copon recurred on the drama series ''

'' on

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network. In between that time (in 2005) he appeared (and subsequently won) the competition on VH1's '' But Can They Sing?'' In 2008, Copon played the love interest of

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in straight-to-video movie '' Bring It On: In It to Win It''. Copon followed this up in 2008 playing the title role in straight-to-video movie '' The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior''. On September 8, 2010, Copon released "Let's Get Nasty" on iTunes and in the same year he appeared on a TV commercial ad as a spokesperson for an Asian TV station foundation called Bantay Bata. Copon starred in the thriller ''Killer Holiday'', and he also produced and did stunts in the film. Copon is also a member of the Hollywood Knights celebrity basketball team which raises funds for various schools and charitable organizations in the Greater Los Angeles area. In summer 2012, Copon started co-hosting a weekend radio show on Positive Hit Radio the Current, WJLZ 88.5 FM, in Virginia with Trina Olson called ''Saturday Night with Trina & Mike.'' The show airs Saturday nights from 5PM to 10PM ET and features Christian rock and hip hop music. The show is streamed live on the station's webpage. Copon is executive producer of Michael Copon Studios.

Personal Life

Copon endorsed

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in the

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Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

* ''

'' (2001) as Blue Ranger

As a producer

* ''Killer Holiday'' (2013) – Producer * ''Fearless'' (2015) – Producer

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Copon, Michael Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Film producers from Virginia American male film actors American male television actors American stunt performers Male actors from Virginia Virginia Republicans American male actors of Filipino descent People from Chesapeake, Virginia Participants in American reality television series Singing talent show winners 21st-century American singers 21st-century American male singers