Wesley Snipes Bio | Wiki
Wesley Snipes is a noted American actor, film producer, and martial artist. He is famous for his roles in New Jack City, White Men Can’t Jump, Passenger 57, Rising Sun, Demolition Man, To Wong Foo, and Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar among others. Snipes also appeared in the tv show The Player in 2015. Moreover, for his role in The Waterdance, he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male.
Snipes also won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his performance in the film One Night Stand. In 1991, he formed a production company, Amen-Ra Films, and a subsidiary, Black Dot Media, to develop projects for film and television. Further, he has been training in martial arts since the age of 12, earning a 5th dan black belt in Shotokan Karate and 2nd dan black belt in Hapkido.
Wesley Snipes Age
He was born on July 31, 1962, in Orlando, Florida, in the United States. Snipes is 60 years old.
Wesley Snipes Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Snipes stands at a height of 5 ft 9 in (Approx 1.75 m).
Wesley Snipes Family
He was born to his loving parents in Orlando, Florida, in the United States. Snipes’s parents are Wesley Rudolph Snipes, an aircraft engineer, and Marian, a teacher’s assistant. He holds an American nationality and grew up in the Bronx, New York. Further, he has a half-brother A.D. Snipes, an entertainer and a writer/comedian residing in San Antonio. Also, he was raised a Christian, but converted to Islam in 1978, and left Islam in 1988.
Wesley Snipes Wife
He is hitched to his loving wife painter Nakyung “Nikki” Park in 2003. The couple is the parents of four children Akhenaten Kihwa-T Snipes, Alaafia Jehu-T Snipes, Iset Jua-T Snipes, and Alimayu Moa-T Snipes. Before, he was married to April Snipes from 1985 to 1990. April and Snipes have a son Jelani, who had a cameo role in Snipes’ 1990 film Mo’ Better Blues.
Wesley Snipes Education
Snipes studied at the High School of Performing Arts of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. However, he moved back to Florida before he could graduate. Later, he graduated from Jones High School in Orlando, Snipes returned to New York. He studied at the State University of New York at Purchase and also attended Southwestern College in California.
Wesley Snipes Movies
He has appeared in several movies, some of which include:
- Wildcats as Trumaine in 1986
- Major League as Willie Mays Hayes in 1989
- New Jack City as Nino Brown in 1991
- Passenger 57 as Chief John Cutter in 1992
- Drop Zone as U.S. Marshal Pete Nessip in 1994
- Murder at 1600 as Detective Harlan Regis in 1997
- Blade as Eric Brooks / Blade in 1998
- Unstoppable as Agent Dean Cage in 2004
- The Detonator as Agent Sonni Griffith in 2006
- The Art of War II: Betrayal as Agent Neil Shaw in 2008
- Game of Death as Agent Marcus Jones in 2010
- The Expendables 3 as Doctor “Doc” Death in 2014
- The Recall as “The Hunter” in 2017
- Dolemite Is My Name as D’Urville Martin in 2019
- Cut Throat City as Lawrence in 2020
- Coming 2 America as General Izzi in 2021
Wesley Snipes Marital Arts
Snipes began his marital arts training when he was 12 years old. From his marital arts, he has a 5th-degree black belt in Shotokan karate and a 2nd-degree black belt in Hapkido. Also, he has trained in Capoeira under Mestre Jelon Vieira as well as in a number of other disciplines including kung fu at the USA Shaolin Temple, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and Kickboxing. Further, he was trained in fighting by his friend and mentor Brooke Ellis during his time in New York.
Wesley Snipes Blade
He had a starring role in the Blade film trilogy from 1998 to 2004 portraying Blade. Snipes reprised his role in the third film, Blade: Trinity, which he also produced in 2004. For his role, he won Blockbuster Entertainment Awards and was nominated at the MTV Movie Awards.
Wesley Snipes Demolition Man
He had a starring role in a 1993 American science fiction action film directed by Marco Brambilla in his directorial debut. In the film, he potrays Simon Phoenix, an evil crime lord who is thawed for a parole hearing in 2032, but escapes. For his role, he was nominated for the MTV Movie Awards for Best Villain.
Wesley Snipes New Jack City
He had a role as the drug lord Nino Brown in New Jack City, which was written specifically for him by Barry Michael Cooper. Snipes is the main star as Nino who is a rising drug lord in New York City during the crack epidemic, and Ice-T as Scotty Appleton, a detective who vows to stop Nino’s criminal activity by going undercover to work for Nino’s gang. Additionally, he received Image Awards and was nominated at MTV Movie Awards for Best Villain.
Wesley Snipes Net Worth
He is a noted American actor, film producer, and martial artist who has a net worth of $10 Million.
Who Is Wesley Snipes
Snipes is a noted American actor, film producer, and martial artist. He is famous for his roles in New Jack City, White Men Can’t Jump, Passenger 57, Rising Sun, Demolition Man, To Wong Foo, and Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar among others. Snipes also appeared in the tv show The Player in 2015. Moreover, for his role in The Waterdance, he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male.
How Old Is Wesley Snipes
Snipes is 60 years old born on July 31, 1962, in Orlando, Florida, in the United States.