SportsJam with Doug Doyle: Actor and Martial Arts Enthusiast Frank Grillo stars in "Boss Level"

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Veteran actor Frank Grillo has trained as a boxer and martial artist for nearly four decades. That commitment has led to some of the most physical roles in the movie industry, including Boss Level which premieres on Hulu March 5. Boss Leve l is an independent action-thriller co-produced by Grillo along with director Joe Carnahan. It's one of at least eight movies for Grillo in 2021. Grillo joined SportsJam with Doug Doyle from his home in Los Angeles, CA to talk about his passion for fitness and acting. Grillo's character, a retired special forces soldier named Captain Roy Pulver, is trapped in a never-ending time loop on the day of his death. Boss Level's supporting cast includes Mel Gibson, Naomi Watts, Will Sasson and Grillo's son Rio. One of the film industry's tough guys got emotional when talking about working with his real-life son on the set. "I saw him in a very different light. I saw him as an individual. The movie was just a couple of years ago so he must have been 10 and a