Curiosidades

Auditioned for the part of Liu Kang in Mortal Kombat but got the part of Reptile.

Martial Arts Stats include: 1985 Black Belt's Competitor of the Year, 1984 First Place in Weapons Second Place in Forms, 1983 Second Place in Forms and Weapons, 1980 3 months of WuShu training in China, 5 Time Grand Champion at the US World and US Open Karate Tournaments.

Frequently used the song "I Don't Care Anymore" by Phil Collins as background music for his competitive martial arts demonstrations.

Hirabayashi is his father's surname, and Cooke is his mother's surname. Fred Weintraub advised Keith to use the surname Cooke, because it would make him sound more native American.

He and his wife Suzanne, who is an author and artist, have one son: Jake.

1985 Black Belt Magazine Competitor of the Year

Host, with Kinka, of an infomercial for the "Keith Cooke's KorFlex Body Revolution" workout. Also appearing are Vail Bloom, Scott Elrod, Dain Blanton and 'Mike Lambert'. (2006)

1987 WAKO World Champion in Forms and Weapons