Gene LeBell

Ivan Gene LeBell is an American martial artist, instructor, stunt performer, and professional wrestler born in Los Angeles, California. LeBell has also worked on over 1,000 films and TV shows and has authored a number of books.

Ivan Gene Lebell was born in Los Angeles, California. He started training from childhood, influenced by his mother, Red Head Aileen Eaton, a promoter of boxing and professional wrestling. LeBell took up catch wrestling under Ed Strangler Lewis at 7, also learning boxing under Sugar Ray Robinson, but three years later he moved to judo. After getting his black belt, he went to Japan to train at the Kodokan school, where he was considered an outstanding student.

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