Wesley Snipes
Страна: United States
Пол: M
Рожден ден: 1962-07-31
Биография
Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist. He has starred in numerous action-adventures, thrillers, and dramatic feature films and is well-known for his role as Blade in the Blade trilogy. Snipes formed a production company titled Amen-Ra Films in 1991 and a subsidiary, Black Dot Media, to develop projects for film and television. Snipes has been training in martial arts since age twelve, earning a high ranking 5th dan black belt in Shotokan Karate and 2nd dan black belt in Hapkido. He has also trained as a student of Capoeira under Mestre Jelon Vieira and in a number of other disciplines including various styles of kung fu. At age 23, Snipes was discovered by an agent while performing in a competition. He made his film debut in the 1986 Goldie Hawn vehicle Wildcats. Later that year, he appeared on the trendy 1980's TV show Miami Vice as a drug-dealing pimp in the episode 'Streetwise' (first aired December 5, 1986). In 1987, he appeared as Michael Jackson's nemesis in the Martin Scorsese-directed music video "Bad" (he is seen in only the long version of the video) and the feature film Streets of Gold. That same year, Snipes was also considered for the role of Geordi La Forge in the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation. Snipes' performance in the music video "Bad" caught the eye of director Spike Lee. Snipes turned down a small role in Lee's Do the Right Thing for the larger part of Willie Mays Hayes in Major League, beginning a succession of box-office hits for Snipes. Lee would later cast Snipes as the jazz saxophonist Shadow Henderson in Mo' Better Blues and as the lead in the interracial romantic drama Jungle Fever. Another important role for Snipes was the powerful drug lord Nino Brown in New Jack City, which was written specifically for him by Barry Michael Cooper. Another film in which his character was involved in drugs was the somber movie Sugar Hill. Although Snipes is more known for his roles in action films like Passenger 57, Demolition Man (with Sylvester Stallone), Money Train, U.S. Marshals (a sequel of The Fugitive) and Rising Sun (with Sean Connery), he has also had success in comedies like White Men Can't Jump, and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar where he played a drag queen together with Patrick Swayze and John Leguizamo. Snipes has also been critically acclaimed for his roles in dramas like The Waterdance and Disappearing Acts. Snipes has been married twice; first, to April Snipes from 1985-1990 with whom he has a son, Jelani Asar Snipes, born in 1988. Jelani had a cameo role in Snipes' 1990 film Mo' Better Blues. In 2003, Snipes wed painter Nakyung 'Nikki' Park, who is the mother of his four youngest children: son Akhenaten Kihwa-T Snipes; daughter Iset Jua-T Snipes (born July 31, 2001); son Alaafia Jehu-T Snipes (born May 26, 2004); and son Alimayu Moa-T Snipes (born March 26, 2007). Snipes spends a lot of time in Park's home country of South Korea, which he calls his "second home."
Актьор:
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1. Дивите котки (1986), филм...Trumaine
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2. Streets of Gold (1986), филм...Roland Jenkins
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3. Критично състояние (1987), филм...Ambulance Driver
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4. Висшата лига (1989), филм...Willie Mays Hayes
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5. Mo' Better Blues (1990), филм...Shadow Henderson (Sax)
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6. Кралят на Ню Йорк (1990), филм...Thomas Flanigan
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7. Ню Джак сити (1991), филм...Nino Brown
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8. Треска в джунглата (1991), филм...Flipper Purify
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9. Пасажер 57 (1992), филм...John Cutter
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10. Белите не могат да скачат (1992), филм...Sidney Deane
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11. Изгряващо слънце (1993), филм...Lt. Webster Smith
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12. Разрушителят (1993), филм...Simon Phoenix
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13. Шугар Хил (1993), филм...Roemello Skuggs
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14. Точка на кипене (1993), филм...Jimmy
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15. Десантна зона (1994), филм...Pete Nessip
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16. Влакът трезор (1995), филм...John
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...Noxeema
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18. Фенът (1996), филм...Bobby Rayburn
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19. Убийство 1600 (1997), филм...Detective Regis
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20. Флирт за една нощ (1997), филм...Max Carlyle
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21. Щатски шерифи (1998), филм...Sheridan
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22. Down in the Delta (1998), филм...Will
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23. Блейд (1998), филм...Blade
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24. Спортът на бъдещето (1998), филм...Obike Fixx
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25. Изкуството на войната (2000), филм...Neil Shaw
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26. Мечти и желания (2000), филм...Franklin Swift
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27. Зиг-заг (2002), филм...Dave Fletcher
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28. Блейд 2 (2002), филм...Blade
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29. Фаворитът (2002), филм...Monroe Hutchen
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30. Неприкосновена свобода (2002), филм...Joe
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31. Блейд: Троица (2004), филм...Blade
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32. Девет живота (2004), филм...Dean Cage
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33. Хаос (2005), филм...Lorenz / Jason York
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34. 7 сeкунди (2005), филм...Jack Tuliver
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35. Стрелецът (2005), филм...Painter
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36. Лош къcмет (2006), филм...Lucky
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37. Детонатор (2006), филм...Sonni Griffith
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38. Доставчикът (2007), филм...James Dial
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...Shaw
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40. Бруклинските стражи (2009), филм...Caz
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41. Игра на смърт (2011), филм...Marcus
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42. Ходещи по бесилото (2012), филм...Aman
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43. Непобедимите 3 (2014), филм...Doc
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44. Chi-Raq (2015), филм...Cyclops
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45. Играчът (2015), серия...Mr. Johnson
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46. Въоръжен отговор (2017), филм...Isaac
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47. Завръщането (2017), филм...The Hunter
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48. Долимайт е моето име (2019), филм...D'Urville
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49. Cut Throat City (2020), филм...Lawrence
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50. Завръщане в Америка (2021), филм...General Izzi
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51. True Story (2021), серия
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52. Back on the Strip (2023), филм...Luther
Продуценти:
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1. Големият удар (1998), филм
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2. Down in the Delta (1998), филм
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3. Блейд (1998), филм
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4. Спортът на бъдещето (1998), филм
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5. Изкуството на войната (2000), филм...executive producer
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6. Блейд 2 (2002), филм
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7. Фаворитът (2002), филм...executive producer
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8. Блейд: Троица (2004), филм
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9. Въоръжен отговор (2017), филм
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10. Завръщането (2017), филм
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11. Back on the Strip (2023), филм