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Whatever happened to Noah Ringer from The Last Airbender?


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Ringer didn't turn in his SAG card immediately after The Last Airbender's bow. In 2011, he appeared in another ill-fated genre production, Cowboys & Aliens, playing the role of Emmett Taggert. Not even the substantial acting chops of Daniel Craig and Abigail Spencer could save that ill-conceived concept, and after its theatrical release, Ringer moved on to other things.

According to IMDb, Ringer is a dedicated Taekwondo practitioner. When he was discovered at an open casting call for The Last Airbender, the Dallas, Texas native's prodigious martial arts skills were likely a determining factor in his selection. The world of Avatar: The Last Airbender has a decidedly Asian aesthetic, and the fictional martial art of Bending owes a significant debt to actual martial arts appropriated from the real world. In the course of preparing for his role as Aang, Ringer learned three new martial arts: Baguazhang, T'ai Chi, and Wushu (via First News). In October of 2010, he earned his First Degree Black Belt in his primary art of Taekwondo.

Ringer now shares his love of martial arts with other young practitioners as part of the American Taekwondo Association's Leadership Program. He participates in local events and charities, activities that he used to share on his personal Facebook page, which hasn't been updated since 2015.

It seems that Ringer is just like any other young adult. Per his interviews, he enjoys reading, sports, and hanging out with friends. His Facebook page indicates that, as of August 2015, he graduated high school (he was homeschooled his entire life) and was gearing up to head off to college. We're not sure if he'll ever return to the world of film, but it sounds like he's managing to keep pretty busy without it.

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maybe he's living a normal live.

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I'm glad he didn't crash and burn.

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