Sam Firstenberg
Sam Firstenberg (born Shmulik Firstenberg on March 13, 1950) is an Israeli-American film director.
Born in Poland to a Jewish family, Sam Firstenberg grew up in Jerusalem, directing 22 theatrical feature films since completing his graduate studies in film at Loyola Marymount University, and obtained his higher education in Los Angeles, California.
He is best known for having made low-budget B-movies most of his career, among them the first two movies in the American Ninja series, "American Ninja" and .
Sam Firstenberg has directed films ranging from comedy to action, musical to drama, science fiction, thrillers and horror.
Olav Aaraas
Olav Aaraas( born 10 July 1950) is a Norwegian historian and museum director.
He was born in Fredrikstad.
From 1982 to 1993 he was the director of Sogn Folk Museum, from 1993 to 2010 he was the director of Maihaugen and from 2001 he has been the director of the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History.
In 2010 he was decorated with the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.
Akbar Gbaja-Biamila
Akbar Oluwakemi- Idowu Gbajabiamila( born May 6, 1979), is a former professional American football player of the National Football League( NFL), who currently is the co-host for" American Ninja Warrior", works as a sports analyst for the NFL Network, and author.
The Los Angeles native grew up in the Crenshaw district with his mother and father, both of who were born and raised in Nigeria, and his 6 siblings.
Among his siblings is Green Bay Packers defensive end Kabeer Gbaja- Biamila.
Gbajabiamila was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent, in 2003.
Before beginning his professional career, he played college football at San Diego State University.
Gbajabiamila also played for the San Diego Chargers and Miami Dolphins.
Gbajabiamila currently serves as a board member for the Asomugha Foundation, an organization aimed at creating better educational opportunities for impoverished communities.
Akbar also serves on the Board of the Michael J. Fox Foundation, which raises millions of dollars for Parkinson ’s research.
Gbajabiamila currently co-hosts American Ninja Warrior alongside Matt Iseman and Zuri Hall.
American Ninja Warrior is an American sports entertainment competition, which features hundreds of competitors attempting to complete series of obstacle courses of increasing difficulty in various cities across the United States, in hopes of becoming the season's" American Ninja Warrior."
In addition to this, he also hosts the Universal Kids spin off show, American Ninja Warrior Junior as well as NFL Networks ’ highest rated show, NFL Fantasy Live.
Gbajabiamila ‘s first book," Everyone Can Be a Ninja", was released on May 7, 2019.
Peter Levin
Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.
End of the World (1977 film)
End of the World is a 1977 Science Fiction film American film directed by John Hayes.
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
American Ninja
American Ninja is a 1985 American ninja action film produced by Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus's Cannon Films.
Directed by Sam Firstenberg, who specialized in this genre in the 1980s, the film stars Michael Dudikoff in the title role.
It had a mixed reception but it was a financial success and since then, it was considered a cult film.
American Ninja 4: The Annihilation
American Ninja 4: The Annihilation is a 1991 action/ martial arts film starring Michael Dudikoff, David Bradley, and James Booth.
It was the fourth film in the" American Ninja" series and was directed by Cedric Sundstrom.
The film marked Michael Dudikoff's final appearance in the" American Ninja" film series.
American Ninja V
American Ninja V is a 1993 action/adventure film starring David Bradley and Lee Reyes.
It was directed by Bobby Jean Leonard and written by John Bryant Hedber, Greg Latter and George Saunders.
The film is set in Los Angeles, Rome and Venezuela.
This film was not originally intended to be part of the "American Ninja" franchise.
Cannon Pictures made it under the title American Dragons (it is even shown on many cable TV stations with this title) but the title was changed to "American Ninja V" before release.
This explains why star David Bradley plays Joe, a different character than the Sean Davidson character he played in  and .
The working title was Little Ninja Man.
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation
American Ninja 2:
The Confrontation is a 1987 action film directed by Sam Firstenberg.
It stars Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Jeff Weston, Gary Conway, Michelle Botes and Larry Poindexter.
The film is about two U.S. Army Rangers (Dudikoff and James) who are ordered to discover why Marines have been going missing from their posts at the US Embassy.
The two discover The Lion (Gary Conway) has been kidnapping the missing marines and having them brainwashed to join his army of assassins.

Question: Where was the director of film American Ninja 2: The Confrontation born?
Answer: Poland