Uploaded January 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Hey everyone,
Welcome to episode 19 of Cowabunga Corner Season 5. In this episode I get to interview Ernie Reyes Jr. Ernie is the actor who played Keno in the second TMNT film, he is also the stunt double for Donatello in the first TMNT movie. Ernie has been training most of his life, and was beating adults in tournaments as a child. He's worked on movies and tv shows since a young age and keeps going to this day. He was recently on LA NCIS.
I first saw Ernie as Keno, at that time I was reading a lot of the behind the scenes magazines on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies. I loved interviews and set photos. Learning how the movies were being made. Ernie showed up in a lot of these magazines. I was already in Karate and learning to defend myself by time I started to pay attention to these stories, so Ernie's story inspired me. That even small, you can stand up for yourself. Through the interviews, he became one of the top three people from the films that I wanted to meet. Which has me honored to be able to bring this interview to everyone here on Cowabunga Corner.
Other stories that has Ernie on it here on the blog include:
Cowabunga Corner #85: 2009 TMNT at the Empire State Building cowabungacorner.com/content/cowabunga-corner-85-2009-empire-state-building
Character Review: Keno
cowabungacorner.com/content/character-review-keno
Dlux Dojo with Ernie Reyes Jr.
cowabungacorner.com/content/review-d-lux-karate-ernie-reyes-jr
Cowabunga Corner #2 : TMNT 2009 Tour
cowabungacorner.com/content/cowabunga-corner-2
Ernie Reyes Jr. TMNT Consultant Pitch
cowabungacorner.com/content/ernie-reyes-jr-tmnt-consultant-pitch
San Diego TMNT Panel ending
youtube.com/watch?v=o54vkf_nxEg
TMNT 2009 Music video:
youtube.com/watch?v=HP74IA8Iaag
A big Thanks to Ernie for everything! Looking forward to many more events to cover with Ernie there.
Thanks for watching and reading! Please rate, comment & ask questions!
Credits:
Guest: Ernie Reyes Jr.
Host: Michele Ivey
Camera: Miki Ivey
Editing: Phoenix
Music: "Pink Day" by Voranski
Sponsor: Weird Review weirdreview.com
Remember to check out our website: cowabungacorner.com
Follow us on Twitter at: twitter.com/cowabungacorner
Follow us on Tumblr at: tumblr.com/blog/cowabungacorner
Follow us on Pinterest at: pinterest.com/cowabungacorner/boards
Follow us on Instagram at: instagram.com/cowabungacorner
Myspace Mascot: myspace.com/tmntcon
Facebook: facebook.com/CowabungaCorner
Our Facebook fan page is very active with comments and photos posted throughout the week that is not shared elsewhere. Check it out for up to date information on Cowabunga Corner.
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Hey everyone,
Welcome to episode 19 of Cowabunga Corner Season 5. In this episode I get to interview Ernie Reyes Jr. Ernie is the actor who played Keno in the second TMNT film, he is also the stunt double for Donatello in the first TMNT movie. Ernie has been training most of his life, and was beating adults in tournaments as a child. He's worked on movies and tv shows since a young age and keeps going to this day. He was recently on LA NCIS.
I first saw Ernie as Keno, at that time I was reading a lot of the behind the scenes magazines on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies. I loved interviews and set photos. Learning how the movies were being made. Ernie showed up in a lot of these magazines. I was already in Karate and learning to defend myself by time I started to pay attention to these stories, so Ernie's story inspired me. That even small, you can stand up for yourself. Through the interviews, he became one of the top three people from the films that I wanted to meet. Which has me honored to be able to bring this interview to everyone here on Cowabunga Corner.
Other stories that has Ernie on it here on the blog include:
Cowabunga Corner #85: 2009 TMNT at the Empire State Building cowabungacorner.com/content/cowabunga-corner-85-2009-empire-state-building
Character Review: Keno
cowabungacorner.com/content/character-review-keno
Dlux Dojo with Ernie Reyes Jr.
cowabungacorner.com/content/review-d-lux-karate-ernie-reyes-jr
Cowabunga Corner #2 : TMNT 2009 Tour
cowabungacorner.com/content/cowabunga-corner-2
Ernie Reyes Jr. TMNT Consultant Pitch
cowabungacorner.com/content/ernie-reyes-jr-tmnt-consultant-pitch
San Diego TMNT Panel ending
youtube.com/watch?v=o54vkf_nxEg
TMNT 2009 Music video:
youtube.com/watch?v=HP74IA8Iaag
A big Thanks to Ernie for everything! Looking forward to many more events to cover with Ernie there.
Thanks for watching and reading! Please rate, comment & ask questions!
Credits:
Guest: Ernie Reyes Jr.
Host: Michele Ivey
Camera: Miki Ivey
Editing: Phoenix
Music: "Pink Day" by Voranski
Sponsor: Weird Review weirdreview.com
Remember to check out our website: cowabungacorner.com
Follow us on Twitter at: twitter.com/cowabungacorner
Follow us on Tumblr at: tumblr.com/blog/cowabungacorner
Follow us on Pinterest at: pinterest.com/cowabungacorner/boards
Follow us on Instagram at: instagram.com/cowabungacorner
Myspace Mascot: myspace.com/tmntcon
Facebook: facebook.com/CowabungaCorner
Our Facebook fan page is very active with comments and photos posted throughout the week that is not shared elsewhere. Check it out for up to date information on Cowabunga Corner.
Please Comment & Rate!
