Wesley Snipes
- a.k.a. Wesley Trent Snipes
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Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor and martial artist. Snipes has made films in a variety of genres, such as numerous thrillers, dramatic feature films, and comedies, though he is best known for his action films. He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his work in The Waterdance (1992) and won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his performance in the film One Night Stand (1997). Born in Florida, Snipes had notable parts in the comedy film Major League (1989), the drama Mo' Better Blues (1990), and the crime drama King of New York (1990) before gaining prominence by playing a drug lord in the crime drama New Jack City (1991). He subsequently received more attention for the drama film Jungle Fever (1991), the sports comedy White Men Can't Jump (1992), and the action film Passenger 57 (1992). He has since starred in various genres, such as the comedy film To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), the thriller The Fan (1996), and the drama film Down in the Delta (1998), but mostly established himself as an action star, portraying both heroes and villains in films such as Demolition Man (1993), Rising Sun (1993), Money Train (1995), and U.S. Marshals (1998). Also in 1998, he was cast as Eric Brooks/BBlade in the superhero film Blade, based on the Marvel Comics superhero of the same name, a role he went on to reprise in Blade II (2002), Blade: Trinity (2004), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). Snipes had smaller roles during the 2000s and moved to direct-to-video action films before returning to the theatrical release with films such as Brooklyn's Finest (2009) and The Expendables 3 (2014). His television work includes multiple episodes in the drama series H.E.L.P. (1990), the action thriller crime drama series The Player (2015), and the drama limited series True Story (2021), as well as the romantic drama film Disappearing Acts (2000). He formed a production company, 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 the age of 12, earning a 5thdan black belt in Shotokan karate and a 2nddan black belt in Hapkido. He is credited with helping popularise martial arts in Hollywood and bringing martial arts to mainstream audiences, as well as contributing to the representation of Black actors in action roles, breaking stereotypes. In 2017, Snipes made his debut as a novelist with the urban fantasy supernatural adventure Talon of God. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wesley Snipes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
German (Deutsch)
Der in Tanz, Gesang und Schauspielerei ausgebildete US-Amerikaner Wesley Snipes wurde in den 1990ern zu einem der bekanntesten Action-Stars in Hollywood. In Filmen wie Passagier 57, Demolition Man und Auf der Jagd bewies der Schauspieler seine hohe physische Leinwandpräsenz und spielte sich, auch dank seiner hervorragenden Kampfkünste, in die obere Liga der Stars dieses Genres. Seinen ersten Karriereerfolg verzeichnete Wesley Snipes auf eher ungewöhnliche Weise. Mit einer Rolle im Musikvideo “Bad” von Michael Jackson konnte der Schauspieler 1987 das erste Mal auf sich aufmerksam machen. Bereits ein Jahr zuvor gab er sein Leinwand-Debüt in American Wildcats. In dem Football-Film spielte Wesley Snipes an der Seite von Woody Harrelson, der Snipes bei seinem Durchbruch im Jahre 1992 erneut als Schauspielkollege zur Seite stehen sollte. Heute gilt Wesley Snipes als Garant für actionreiche Filme und hat sich nach einer Vielzahl erfolgreicher Kinofilme, darunter die Vampir-Reihe Blade, in den letzten Jahren vor allem auf Direct-to-DVD-Produktionen konzentriert. Neben der Schauspielerei ist die Musik die große Passion von Wesley Snipes. Der Schauspieler soll über 1000 Platten und mehr als 4000 CDs besitzen.
French (Français)
Wesley Trent Snipes, dit Wesley Snipes, est un acteur et producteur américain, né le 31 juillet 1962 à Orlando, en Floride (États-Unis). Longtemps second rôle de luxe, il accède à la célébrité au début des années 1990 avec Jungle Fever de Spike Lee, New Jack City, et des films à succès comme Passager 57 et Demolition Man, avant de franchir encore une étape dans sa carrière en 1998 grâce au rôle de tueur du vampires de la saga Blade. Il a débuté sa carrière audiovisuelle dans le clip de la chanson Bad de Michael Jackson, réalisé par Martin Scorsese en 1987. Il est spécialiste en films d'actions dans lesquels il peut faire démonstration de ses aptitudes physiques et de sa maîtrise des arts martiaux, mais il a su aussi se distinguer dans des thrillers, comédies ou drames, donnant par exemple la réplique à Robert De Niro dans Le Fan ou à Sean Connery dans Soleil levant.
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- male
- Date of Birth
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- Place of Birth
- Orlando, Florida, USA
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