61 years old (Born on July 31, 1962)
Film actor, Martial artist, film producer; He is famous from Wildcats.
Introduction and training in the martial arts was first by fellow classmate and now fight co-coordinator/technical advisor Marcus Salgado. Father of son Jelani (born 1988). Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1990" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 42. Lives in Marina del Rey, California. On April 18, 2005, Snipes filed a suit against New Line Cinema for more then $5 million, claiming that the studio failed to pay the balance of his fixed rate for Blade: Trinity, and that he wasn't allowed to approve the director, per his contract stipulations.Wesley Snipes's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Wesley Snipes
Father retired from United States Air Force Reserve's 315AW Charleston Air Force Base April 1998 with the rank of MSGT.
Insisted that the role of Mimi (played by Ming-Na), his character's wife in the film One Night Stand (1997), be played by an Asian woman in order to "push the boundaries of racial-sexual taboos." Snipes's character, Max, is a sucessful Black commercial director who has an extramarital affair with an attractive blonde ('Natassja Kinski').
Godfather of actress Cashala L'Shauntyelle.
In his big action film, Passenger 57 (1992) you see him reading a book on the plane. The book is The Art of War which is the same title as a movie that he starred in years later, though unrelated to it.
Married Korean painter Nikki Park, who is the mother of his two youngest children, in March, 2003. Snipes spends a lot of time in Park's home country which he call his "second home."
Father of son Alimayu Moa-T Snipes with wife Nakyung Park.
He appeared in Michael Jackson's Bad (1987) (V) music video. You can only see him in the full length, 16-minute, black & white/color music video. It is usually shortened down to just the color segment for television.
Daughter Iset born July 2001.
On August 21, 1998 he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His star is located at 7018 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, California.
Father of son Akhenaten Kihwa-T Snipes with wife Nakyung Park.
Father of son Alaafia Jehu-T Snipes with wife Nakyung Park.
Publicly blasted John Singleton for not casting him in the title role of the updated version of Shaft (2000). Snipes claims the film would have made twice its $60 million+ earnings had he been cast.
Is a fanatical music lover and collector and owns more than 1,000 LPs and 4,000 CDs.
His apartment was destroyed by the collapse of the World Trade Center's Twin Towers. He happened to have been delayed at the gym where he was working out, otherwise he would have been home at that moment.
Father of daughter Iset Jua-T Snipes with wife Nakyung Park.
On October 17, 2006, he was indicted on eight counts of tax fraud.
Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. [1991]
Despite the fact that he does not often acknowledge it, he did attend the State University of New York at Purchase. As the most famous alumni of this school, he joins the other notables SUNY Purchase attendees who include: Parker Posey, Sherry Stringfield, Melissa Leo, Stanley Tucci, directors Hal Hartley & Nick Gomez, and producers Todd Baker and Bob Gosse. He left Purchase and transferred to a school in Florida, where he graduated with a BFA in 1985.
He is a 5th degree black belt.
He has mastered numerous martial arts forms including the Brazilian street fighting form Capoeira.
Practices Capoeira, Brazilian martial arts.
Ranked the tenth most popular movie star in America by the Annual Harris Poll (1999).