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Wesley Snipes

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Wesley Snipes at an event for The Great Debaters (2007)
How far will you go to protect your own? Kevin Hart and Wesley Snipes star in True Story, the gripping journey of two brothers entangled in a world of celebrity, crime, and lies.
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Wesley Trent Snipes was born in Orlando, Florida, to Marian (Long), a teacher's assistant, and SMSGT Wesley Rudolph Snipes, an aircraft engineer. He grew up on the streets of the South Bronx in New York City, where he very early decided that dance and the theatre were to be his career. He attended the High School for the Performing Arts (popularized in Fame (1980)). But dreams of the musical theater (and maybe a few commercials) faded when his mother moved to Orlando, Florida before he could graduate. Fortune would have it that he along with two friends and his "Drama class" teachers Mr. S Porro and K. Rugerio, would start a bus-n-truck theatre company (Struttin Street Stuff) be instrumental in his high schools (Jones High) induction into the International Thespian Society, Orlando Chapter and help lay the foundation for what would become Dr. Phillips High Schools theatre arts program. Musical theatre rooted Snipes performed song-n-dance, puppetry, and acrobatics in city parks, dinner clubs, and performing arts centers around central Florida. As a recipient of a Victor Borge Scholarship, Snipes left Orlando and entered the world-renowned professional theatre arts program at SUNY Purchase in New York, now Purchase College, where he honed his theatrical performance and martial arts skills. Graduating with a BFA, he went on to co-star in a few soap operas and nighttime dramas, peppered in between critical acclaim performances Broadway. It was there in a Broadway theater An agent saw him on stage and invited him to audition for his first feature film role.

Goldie Hawn Wildcats (1986). Athletic roles such as that gave way to dramatic roles such as that gave way to tough guy roles as in New Jack City (1991), and to the action hero in Passenger 57 (1992). Wesley feels that at least with the Hollywood heavyweights he must be doing something right - Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Dennis Hopper and Sean Connery all had veto power over casting and all approved his role. Wesley also founded Amen Ra Films Production Company, and is a Multi System Combat Arts Black Belt Holder IT Technologist & VC.
BornJuly 31, 1962
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Jennifer Lopez, Woody Harrelson, and Wesley Snipes
Jennifer Lopez and Wesley Snipes in Money Train (1995)
Woody Harrelson, Goldie Hawn, Wesley Snipes, and Jsu Garcia in Wildcats (1986)
Woody Harrelson, Goldie Hawn, and Wesley Snipes in Wildcats (1986)
Wesley Snipes in Wildcats (1986)
Wesley Snipes and Bernie Mac in The Bernie Mac Show (2001)
Wesley Snipes in Chi-Raq (2015)
Wesley Snipes in Demolition Man (1993)
Wesley Snipes and Aida Turturro in Money Train (1995)
Wesley Snipes in Money Train (1995)
Wesley Snipes in Money Train (1995)
Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes in Money Train (1995)

Known for

Wesley Snipes and Stephen Dorff in Blade (1998)
Blade
7.1
  • Blade
  • 1998
Judd Nelson, Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, and Mario Van Peebles in New Jack City (1991)
New Jack City
6.6
  • Nino Brown
  • 1991
Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes in Demolition Man (1993)
Demolition Man
6.7
  • Simon Phoenix
  • 1993
Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes in White Men Can't Jump (1992)
White Men Can't Jump
6.8
  • Sidney Deane
  • 1992

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Actor

  • Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
    • Post-production
  • Back on the Strip
    • Post-production
  • Paper Empire
    • Post-production
  • Wesley Snipes and Kevin Hart in True Story (2021)
    True Story
  • James Earl Jones, Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Arsenio Hall, John Amos, Paul Bates, Shari Headley, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, Clint Smith, Akiley Love, Bella Murphy, Jermaine Fowler, Teyana Taylor, Rotimi, Nomzamo Mbatha, and KiKi Layne in Coming 2 America (2021)
    Coming 2 America
  • Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes, Terrence Howard, Kat Graham, Denzel Whitaker, T.I., Eiza González, Shameik Moore, Keean Johnson, and Demetrius Shipp Jr. in Cut Throat City (2020)
    Cut Throat City
  • Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Mike Epps, Craig Robinson, Keegan-Michael Key, Tituss Burgess, Toni Duclottni, and Da'Vine Joy Randolph in Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
    Dolemite Is My Name
  • Kayvan Novak, Mark Proksch, Matt Berry, Harvey Guillén, and Natasia Demetriou in What We Do in the Shadows (2019)
    What We Do in the Shadows
  • Wesley Snipes in Armed Response (2017)
    Armed Response
  • Wesley Snipes and RJ Mitte in The Recall (2017)
    The Recall
  • Chi-Raq (2015)
    Chi-Raq
  • Wesley Snipes, Philip Winchester, and Charity Wakefield in The Player (2015)
    The Player
  • Antonio Banderas, Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Dolph Lundgren, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Kelsey Grammer, Jet Li, Jason Statham, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Glen Powell, Kellan Lutz, Ronda Rousey, and Victor Ortiz in The Expendables 3 (2014)
    The Expendables 3
  • Wesley Snipes in Gallowwalkers (2012)
    Gallowwalkers
  • Julius Styles: The International (2011)
    Julius Styles: The International
    • (voice)
  • Wesley Snipes in Game of Death (2011)
    Game of Death
  • Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke, Don Cheadle, and Wesley Snipes in Brooklyn's Finest (2009)
    Brooklyn's Finest
  • Wesley Snipes in The Art of War II: Betrayal (2008)
    The Art of War II: Betrayal

Producer

  • Chronicles of the Mayan Tunnel
    • In Development
  • Wesley Snipes in Armed Response (2017)
    Armed Response
    • (produced by)
  • Wesley Snipes and RJ Mitte in The Recall (2017)
    The Recall
  • Revelations of the Mayans: 2012 and Beyond
  • Wesley Snipes, Jessica Biel, and Ryan Reynolds in Blade: Trinity (2004)
    Blade: Trinity
  • Ving Rhames and Wesley Snipes in Undisputed (2002)
    Undisputed
  • Wesley Snipes in Blade II (2002)
    Blade II
  • Dr. Ben
  • Wesley Snipes and Sanaa Lathan in Disappearing Acts (2000)
    Disappearing Acts
  • Promo Poster
    The Art of War
  • Futuresport (1998)
    Futuresport
  • Wesley Snipes and Stephen Dorff in Blade (1998)
    Blade
  • Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes (1998)
    Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
  • Alfre Woodard in Down in the Delta (1998)
    Down in the Delta
  • The Big Hit (1998)
    The Big Hit
  • John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk (1996)
    John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk

Stunts

  • Wesley Snipes in Blade II (2002)
    Blade II

Videos100

The 'Coming 2 America' Cast Express Their Zamunda Pride
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The 'Coming 2 America' Cast Express Their Zamunda Pride
Which Eddie Murphy Characters Deserve a Comeback?
Clip 2:22
Which Eddie Murphy Characters Deserve a Comeback?
5 Takeaways from TIFF 2019
Clip 4:06
5 Takeaways from TIFF 2019
Stars Share Their Guilty Pleasure Movies and TV Shows
Clip 2:20
Stars Share Their Guilty Pleasure Movies and TV Shows
Craig Robinson Didn't Think "The Office" Would Be a Success
Clip 1:40
Craig Robinson Didn't Think "The Office" Would Be a Success
'Dolemite' Cast Share What Eddie Murphy Was Really Like on Set
Clip 10:55
'Dolemite' Cast Share What Eddie Murphy Was Really Like on Set
How Ruth E. Carter Made the 'Dolemite' Cast Look Fly
Clip 1:18
How Ruth E. Carter Made the 'Dolemite' Cast Look Fly
Wesley Snipes Gives a Sneak Peek of His 'Coming 2 America' Role
Clip 1:04
Wesley Snipes Gives a Sneak Peek of His 'Coming 2 America' Role
Where Blade Could Make His Debut in Phase Four
Clip 4:21
Where Blade Could Make His Debut in Phase Four
"You're Done" from Brooklyn's Finest
Clip 1:03
"You're Done" from Brooklyn's Finest
"Let's Just Take a Ride" from Brooklyn's Finest
Clip 0:53
"Let's Just Take a Ride" from Brooklyn's Finest
"It's Not What You Expect" from Brooklyn's Finest
Clip 0:40
"It's Not What You Expect" from Brooklyn's Finest

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    • July 31, 1962
    • Orlando, Florida, USA
    • March 17, 2003 - present (4 children)
  • Other works
    TV commercial: Maryland State Lottery.
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    • 8 Interviews
    • 32 Articles
    • 2 Pictorials
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    His apartment in NYC was destroyed by the collapse of the World Trade Center's Twin Towers. He happened to be on the west coast with his wife, Nikki Park., taking care of their daughter who was born on his birthday on the west coast.
  • Quotes
    Lot of the scripts I've been in with other non-white actors haven't been great. Lot of non-white actors ain't all that great.
    • Characters in his films, usually his own characters, frequently quote the literary classic "The Art of War", written by Sun Tzu around 500 B.C.E., which is widely regarded as the single best resource for training military special forces groups worldwide.
    • Blade: Trinity
      (2004)
      $13,000,000

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