Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor, film
producer, martial artist and author. His prominent film roles include
New Jack City (1991), White Men Can't Jump (1992), Passenger 57
(1992), Demolition Man (1993), U.S. Marshals (1998) and the Marvel
Comics character Blade in the Blade film trilogy (1998â€"2004), The
Expendables 3 (2014 film) and for his role on The Player (2015).He
formed a production company, Amen-Ra Films, in 1991, and a subsidiary,
Black Dot Media, to develop projects for film and television. 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.Snipes
was born in Orlando, Florida, the son of Marian (née Long), a
teacher's assistant, and Wesley Rudolph Snipes, an aircraft engineer.
He grew up in the Bronx, New York. He attended the High School of
Performing Arts of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art
and Performing Arts but moved back to Florida before he could
graduate. After graduating from Jones High School in Orlando, Snipes
returned to New York and attended the State University of New York at
Purchase. He also attended Southwest College in Los Angeles,
California.
producer, martial artist and author. His prominent film roles include
New Jack City (1991), White Men Can't Jump (1992), Passenger 57
(1992), Demolition Man (1993), U.S. Marshals (1998) and the Marvel
Comics character Blade in the Blade film trilogy (1998â€"2004), The
Expendables 3 (2014 film) and for his role on The Player (2015).He
formed a production company, Amen-Ra Films, in 1991, and a subsidiary,
Black Dot Media, to develop projects for film and television. 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.Snipes
was born in Orlando, Florida, the son of Marian (née Long), a
teacher's assistant, and Wesley Rudolph Snipes, an aircraft engineer.
He grew up in the Bronx, New York. He attended the High School of
Performing Arts of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art
and Performing Arts but moved back to Florida before he could
graduate. After graduating from Jones High School in Orlando, Snipes
returned to New York and attended the State University of New York at
Purchase. He also attended Southwest College in Los Angeles,
California.
Share this
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
Join us for free and get valuable content delivered right through your inbox.