Kali Reis
👤 Speaker
69
total appearances
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It was my third professional acting job, first TV show ever.
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Yes, that is my extended family.
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I've been training with them for a very, very long time.
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Around the age of 13 or 14, I found boxing.
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Prior to that, I played softball, played basketball.
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I always tried to do what my big brothers did.
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But nobody in my family boxed.
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Growing up, I wanted to be the karate kid.
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I was so obsessed with Rocky.
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So it just kind of happened.
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Yeah, I was dedicated to it.
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I mean, I was a little rough kid growing up.
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I wouldn't start fights, but I'd finish them.
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So, you know, I didn't like to see kids getting bullied.