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. Travolta has always been accessible to his public and loves to sign autographs. In 1991, Snipes formed the independent production company is Amen Ra Films. In 1993 Travolta successfully performed an emergency landing of a plane with electric trouble. His second child, a daughter born in 2001, was with Korean painter Nikki Park. His house in Florida has its own runway and taxiway right to the door. Snipes was married from 1985 to 1990 and has a son from this marriage. Travolta is a qualified pilot, and owns five airplanes, including a former Qantas Boeing 707-138.

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 is married to actress Kelly Preston and father of two children. He often plays tough characters in action movies, and demonstrates considerable athletic and fighting ablity. Ron Hubbard, had hoped that the film would be well-received and be the first in a series of Hubbard film adaptations. An agent spotted Snipes and got him a role in Wildcats (1986). Travolta, who is a Scientologist (converted 1975) and idolizes the late L. He did dinner theater and regional productions. The film received almost universally negative reviews and did not do well at the box office.

He then attended the State University of New York College at Purchase and graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in 1985. Travolta also played a lead role in the panned [1] (http://www.battlefieldearth.com/index.htm) Battlefield Earth, in which he plays the leader of a group of aliens that enslave humanity in a bleak future Earth. While in Florida, Snipes did puppet theatre, mime and musical theatre in competitions and festivals. After that, his career more or less slumped until he played Vincent Vega in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, for which he received an Academy Award nomination. He graduated from a Florida high school. He became famous for his appearance in Saturday Night Fever and Grease at the height of the disco era, as well as for his portrayal of Vinnie Barbarino on the television sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter. He started the High School for the Performing Arts, but his mother divorced and they moved back to Orlando. John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American actor.

Snipes grew up in The Bronx and decided early on that he wanted to be a dancer until he took some acting classes. The Devil's Rain (1975). He is probably best known for his role as the eponymous vampire hunter in the Blade trilogy of movies. Carrie (1976). Wesley Snipes (born July 31, 1962 in Orlando, Florida) is an American actor and producer. The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976). Blade: Trinity (2004). Saturday Night Fever (1977).

Blade II (2002). Grease (1978). The Art of War (2000). Moment by Moment (1978). Blade (1998). Urban Cowboy (1980). Murder at 1600 (1997). Blow Out (1981).

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995). Staying Alive (1983). Demolition Man (1993). Two of a Kind (1983). Passenger 57 (1992). Perfect (1985). White Men Can't Jump (1992). Look Who's Talking (1989).

New Jack City (1991). The Experts (1989). Major League (1989). Look Who's Talking Too (1990). Wildcats (1986). Eyes of an Angel (1991). Shout (1991).

Boris and Natasha (1992). Look Who's Talking Now (1993). Pulp Fiction (1994). White Man's Burden (1995).

Get Shorty (1995). Broken Arrow (1996). Himself. Orientation: A Scientology Information Film (1996, uncredited) ...

Phenomenon (1996). Michael (1996). America's Flying Aces: The Blue Angels 50th Anniversary (1996). She's So Lovely (1997).

Face/Off (1997). Mad City (1997). Primary Colors (1998). The Thin Red Line (1998).

A Civil Action (1998). The General's Daughter (1999). Our Friend, Martin (1999, voice). Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000).

Lucky Numbers (2000). Swordfish (2001). Domestic Disturbance (2001). Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) (cameo appearance).

Basic (2003). The Punisher (2004). Ladder 49 (2004). Be Cool (2005).