Wali Razaqi
Wali Razaqi (born January 25, 1979) is a producer, actor, & motivational speaker. [1][2] He is the president of TapouT Films in partnership with Dan Punkass Caldwell founder of TapouT.
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Born | Kabul, Afghanistan, Afghanistan | January 25, 1979
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Film & tv producer, actor, motivational speaker |
He grew up in Santa Cruz, CA & at age 21, he quit college & football to produce & act in his first feature film In the Wrong Hands (2002).[3] He went on to produce & act in a dozen more feature films including Sundance winner “September Tapes”[4][5] and “Your Name Here” with Bill Pullman and Traci Lords.[6] , Red Sky aka “Kerosene Cowboys” with Mario Van Peebles [7] Cam Gigandet, Rachael Leigh Cook, and Shane West. He is also the creator and executive producer of two tv series. “4th and Long” for Spike tv[8] & “The Michael Vick Project," a ten-part docu-series on BET[9]
He is currently finishing his directing debut with the feature documentary Almost Champions [10] as well as appearing on radio & podcasts [11] & speaking at various churches around the country about his unexpected journey from being a life long Muslim to becoming a devout Christian three years ago. [12]