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Rahul Rai – Award-Winning Actor, Dancer, and TikTok Star and building his legacy one follower at a time!

July 30, 2020

Rahul Rai is an award-winning actor currently living in Los Angeles who has built a massive following on TikTok (937k followers and over 34M likes as of July 2020). His videos are some of my favorite – some laugh out loud funny, some emotional, and some really informative (Like his other financial literacy TikTok account – TheLaymanInvestor). 
While Rahul spends most of his time honing his craft in acting and dance, he also finds time for his other passions, martial arts and philosophy.  He trained in Tang Soo Do, a Korean-based martial arts made famous by Chuck Norris, and at the age of 13 attained his black belt.  Most recently he started training in Jeet Kune Do, a martial art created by the one and only Bruce Lee.  
In this conversation, we discuss:

How Rahul got his start in acting in LA and the biggest things he learned in the last 5 years
The rise to stardom on Tiktok and how he gets his inspiration from shows like The Office and Friends
His obsessive drive to be a pure “force of nature” in acting like Denzel Washington or Marlon Brando

Loved chatting with Rahul and his thoughtful, strategic approach to everything!  So without further ado, please enjoy my interview with Rahul Rai.
Connect with Rahul Rai

TikTok
Instagram
Website
* YouTube

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