Everybody needs a role model. In every person's life people come along that influence us and shape the way we live our lives. Today I would like to share some of my heroes with you. Some of them are real and some are fictional characters. Ok, most of them are fictional characters which explains a lot.
This first person on my list of heroes is Turbo from the movie Breakin' and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. Turbo was brilliantly portrayed by Michael "Boogaloo Shrimp" Chambers. Turbo had a great sense of style and some seriously sweet moves. One only needs to see the scene with Turbo and the broom to understand why he is my hero.
Next up on the list is Drunk Kanye West. Because of his music, Kanye would almost make my list on his own. His true greatness comes out when he collaborates with Hennessy at awards shows and disaster relief telethons. Drunk Kanye has no mouth filter and speaks his mind. I don't agree with everything Drunk Kanye has to say, but it is always way more interesting than anything Sober Kanye says.
Yoda. Do I really need to explain this one? I didn't think so.
No list of heroes would be complete without Ninja Death Squads From 80's Action Movies. This isn't one person, but an unsung group that deserves some recognition. The Ninja Death Squad is a group that ridiculously outnumbers their intended target but loses anyways. The are highly trained, but whoever they fight seems to be more highly trained. What I love about this group is their can-do attitude. They know that Charles Bronson or whoever if going to beat them, but they do it anyways.
Speaking of Charles Bronson, next on my list is another group of heroic people. These are the Not Believable For A Second Action Stars. This collection of (mostly geriatric) people include: Charles Bronson, Edward "The Equalizer" Woodward, Entrapment-Era Sean Connery, and my favorite, Pat Morita. You would expect these guys to hand out Werther's Originals, but instead they handed out ass-whippings. You have to respect that (and their stuntmen).
I feel like I should put at least one real person on this list so I will go with Scott Grimes. I really don't even know where to start with the awesomeness that is Scott Grimes. He overcame the nearly insurmountable odds of being ginger and managed to carve himself quite an impressive niche in Hollywood. He was the star of Critters 2 and Mystery, Alaska, two of the greatest films of all time. Somewhere in his busy acting schedule he has time to do voicework on Seth MacFarlane's 4th most popular show, American Dad!. Also he follows me on Twitter, the sign of a true champion.
This list is by no means complete. There are many other people (real and fake) that I look up to. Maybe this tribute will inspire you to add some of mine to your list. Probably not, but maybe.
