Whatever Happened To? Vol. 1: Rocky, Colt, and Tum Tum

Rocky: We should run.
Tum Tum: We should hide.
Colt: We should kick their butts!

I'm often curious as to what happened to various folks that I remember from my childhood. This column will be devoted to finding out what these folks are doing and any new projects they might be doing. In the words of a friend, "I'm mostly curious about mostly everything." Make no mistake about it, this is purely for entertainment purposes, and yes, when I am done I will feel like I wasted quite a bit of my time. So, here for the first installment are the boys from the original 3 Ninjas.

Rocky = Michael Treanor

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"A ninja is honest and good. He has self-control."

The annoyingly level-headed older brother and leader of the three LOVED Emily, but apparently didn't love being a ninja. After the initial success of 3 Ninjas and the subsequent child stardom that came upon Mr. Treanor, it seems that he chose to bow out of the spotlight after he participated in the sequel 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up. According to a couple fan sites that I found that are devoted to finding his current wherabouts (who has that much time!), he is possibly in Boston, MA working on a master's degree. One fan thought he might be studying Ninjanomics. We can only hope! The "Now" photo was found on a fan site, but appears to have been lifted from Treanor's personal MySpace page which he has since removed (yes, I checked).
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Colt = Max Elliott Slade

Then:
Colt: I'm Colt because I'm fast, he's Rocky because he's solid and he's Tum-Tum because he'll eat anything.
Tum Tum: I won't eat dog poop.


Colt, the desperado middle child, with a bravado that outmatched his common sense just might be the one who ended up making the best post ninja business decisions. Max Slade, more than either of his theatrical brothers, is one to embrace his previous success as a ninja and is also the only of the three to still have a career in acting and was the only one of the three to appear in the 3 original 3 Ninja movies (High Noon at Mega Mountain featuring Hulk Hogan doesn't count). He has appeared in a few big movies such as Apollo 13 and Parenthood with Steve Martin, but took a long time out of film to focus on school (a B.A. in Anthropology from USC) and to try his hand at being a rock star. In fact, Slade is now returning to the big screen in the upcoming film Frost/Nixon which will also star the always great Sam Rockwell and perennial favorite Kevin Bacon (maybe this one will allow another nomination as an Awesome Role). You can befriend him here if you want.

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Last, but certainly not lightest is...

Tum Tum = Chad Power (bonus points for the awesome name!)

Then:
Tum Tum: I dont wanna die! I never even hit puberty yet!

The youngest of the three was also the one with the biggest appetite and the relatively smallest amount of actual ninja talent. It appears that Mr. Power did some TV work as a kid, and then bowed out of Hollywood for the most part. Again, you can be his friend here, but I'll never forget him and his half-hearted karate skills.
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