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Wesley Snipes

Wesley Snipes (born July 31, 1962 in Orlando, Florida) is an American actor and producer. He is probably best known for his role as the eponymous vampire hunter in the Blade trilogy of movies.

Biography

Snipes grew up in The Bronx and decided early on that he wanted to be a dancer until he took some acting classes. He started the High School for the Performing Arts, but his mother divorced and they moved back to Orlando. He graduated from a Florida high school. While in Florida, Snipes did puppet theatre, mime and musical theatre in competitions and festivals. He then attended the State University of New York College at Purchase and graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in 1985.

He did dinner theater and regional productions. An agent spotted Snipes and got him a role in Wildcats (1986). He often plays tough characters in action movies, and demonstrates considerable athletic and fighting ablity. He is interested in martial arts, including Karate, Kung Fu and Capoeira, and this interest is reflected in the fact that many of his movies make reference to Sun Tzu's Art of War.

Snipes was married from 1985 to 1990 and has a son from this marriage. His second child, a daughter born in 2001, was with Korean painter Nikki Park.

In 1991, Snipes formed the independent production company is Amen Ra Films. It co-produced the first two Blade films and other titles that Snipes has starred in.

Selected Filmography

  • Wildcats (1986)
  • Major League (1989)
  • New Jack City (1991)
  • White Men Can't Jump (1992)
  • Passenger 57 (1992)
  • Demolition Man (1993)
  • To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
  • Murder at 1600 (1997)
  • Blade (1998)
  • The Art of War (2000)
  • Blade II (2002)
  • Blade: Trinity (2004)

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It co-produced the first two Blade films and other titles that Snipes has starred in.
Title: Hervé Villechaise. In 1991, Snipes formed the independent production company is Amen Ra Films.
. His second child, a daughter born in 2001, was with Korean painter Nikki Park.
. Snipes was married from 1985 to 1990 and has a son from this marriage.
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He is interested in martial arts, including Karate, Kung Fu and Capoeira, and this interest is reflected in the fact that many of his movies make reference to Sun Tzu's Art of War. He died in hospital in North Hollywood, California as a result of his injuries. He often plays tough characters in action movies, and demonstrates considerable athletic and fighting ablity. In 1993, he shot himself at his home and was found by his wife, Kathy Self. An agent spotted Snipes and got him a role in Wildcats (1986). As a consequence of his health problems and troubles in his professional career, Villechaise became alcoholic and depressive in the last few years of his life. He did dinner theater and regional productions. His first movie appearance was in Chappaqua in 1966, which was followed by several films including Crazy Joe, Seizure, and The Forbidden Zone.

He then attended the State University of New York College at Purchase and graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in 1985. After receiving his initial art training in France, he left for the USA, where he continued his career as an artist and photographer. While in Florida, Snipes did puppet theatre, mime and musical theatre in competitions and festivals. Villechaise suffered from dwarfism due to a thyroid dysfunction throughout his life despite his sergeant father's attempts to cure the disease in several institutions. He graduated from a Florida high school. Hervé Villechaise (April 23, 1943 - September 4, 1993) was a famous French actor who was born in Paris and achieved world-wide recognition with his role as Tattoo in the television series Fantasy Island (1978-1984). He was also well known for playing the henchman Nick Nack in the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun. He started the High School for the Performing Arts, but his mother divorced and they moved back to Orlando.

Snipes grew up in The Bronx and decided early on that he wanted to be a dancer until he took some acting classes. He is probably best known for his role as the eponymous vampire hunter in the Blade trilogy of movies. Wesley Snipes (born July 31, 1962 in Orlando, Florida) is an American actor and producer. Blade: Trinity (2004).

Blade II (2002). The Art of War (2000). Blade (1998). Murder at 1600 (1997).

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995). Demolition Man (1993). Passenger 57 (1992). White Men Can't Jump (1992).

New Jack City (1991). Major League (1989). Wildcats (1986).