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Wesley Snipes Biography (1962-)

Born July 31, 1962, in Orlando, FL; father, an aircraft engineer; mother, Marian (a teacher's aide); married, 1985 (divorced, 1990); children: Jelani Asar. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., BeverlyHills, CA 90212.; Contact: Amen RA Films, 9460 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills,CA 90212-2732.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, producer, choreographer

Birth Details

July 31, 1962

Orlando, Florida, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Roland Jenkins, Streets of Gold, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
• Trumaine, Wildcats (also known as First and Goal), Warner Bros., 1986
• Ambulance driver, Critical Condition, 1987
• Willy Mays Hayes, Major League, Paramount, 1989
• Shadow Henderson, Mo' Better Blues, Universal, 1990
• Thomas Flannigan, King of New York, New Line Cinema, 1990
• Nino Brown, New Jack City, Warner Bros., 1991
• Flipper Purify, Jungle Fever, Universal, 1991
• Sidney Deane, White Men Can't Jump, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
• John Cutter, Passenger 57, Warner Bros., 1992
• Raymond Hill (some sources say Warren), The Waterdance, JBW Productions, 1992
• Jimmy Mercer, Boiling Point (also known as Money Men and L'extreme limite), Warner Bros., 1993
• Simon Phoenix, Demolition Man, Warner Bros., 1993
• Web Smith, Rising Sun, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
• Pete Nessip, Drop Zone, Paramount, 1994
• Roemello Skuggs, Sugar Hill (also known as Skeezer, Harlem, and Harlem: A Love Story), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
• John, Money Train, Columbia, 1995
• Miss Noxeema Jackson, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (also known as To Wong Foo, with Love, from Julie Newmar), Universal, 1995
• (Uncredited) James Wheeler, Waiting to Exhale, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
• Narrator, John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk (documentary), Black Dot Media, 1996
• Bobby Rayburn, The Fan, TriStar, 1996
• Detective Harlan Regis, Murder at 1600 (also known as ExecutivePrivilege and Murder at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue), Warner Bros.,1997
• Max Carlyle, One Night (also known as One Night Stand), NewLine Cinema, 1997
• Mark J. Sheridan/Mark Warren/Mark Roberts, U.S. Marshals, Warner Bros., 1998
• Cousin Will Sinclair, Down in the Delta, Miramax, 1998
• Blade/Eric, Blade, New Line Cinema, 1998
• Himself, Jackie Chan: My Story, 1998
• Ringside fan, Play It to the Bone (also known as Play It),Buena Vista, 1999
• Neil Shaw, The Art of War, Warner Bros., 2000
• Monroe Hutchen, Undisputed, Miramax, 2001
• Mr. Fletcher, Zigzag, Zig Zag Productions, Inc., 2001
• Joe, Liberty Stands Still, Lions Gate Films, 2001
• Blade, Blade 2, New Line Cinema, 2002
• Film Work
• Executive producer, John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk (documentary), Black Dot Media, 1996
• Producer, The Big Hit (also known as Warheads), 1998
• Martial arts choreographer and producer, Blade, New Line Cinema, 1998
• Producer, Down in the Delta, Miramax, 1998
• Executive producer, The Art of War, Warner Bros., 2000
• Executive producer, Undisputed, Miramax, 2001
• Executive producer, Dr. Ben, 2001
• Producer, Blade 2, New Line Cinema, 2002
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Officer Lou Barton, H.E.L.P. (also known as 911), ABC, 1990
• Movies
• George Du Vaul, "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black," America's Dream, HBO, 1996
• Obike Fixx, Futuresport, ABC, 1998
• Franklin Swift, Disappearing Acts, HBO, 2000
• Episodic
• All My Children, ABC, 1984
• Silk, "Streetwise," Miami Vice, NBC, 1986
• Nicholas Murdock, "Choice of Chance," A Man Called Hawk, ABC, 1989
• One of two guys "working for the man" in fantasy sequence, "Here's why you should always make your bed in the morning," The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, 1989
• Voice of the pied piper, "The Pied Piper," Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (animated), HBO, 1995
• Himself, Clive Anderson All Talk, BBC1, 1997, 1998
• Specials
• Sergeant Bookman, "An Old Ghost Walks the Earth," Vietnam War Story, HBO, 1988
• Himself, The Real Malcolm X, CBS, 1992-2001
• Presenter, The 1992 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1992
• Presenter, The 1993 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1993
• Narrator, Hardwood Dreams, Fox, 1995
• Television Work
• Movie
• Producer, Futuresport, ABC, 1998
• Executive producer, Disappearing Acts, HBO, 2000
• Stage Appearances
• The Me Nobody Knows, off-Broadway production, c. 1974
• L. B., The Boys of Winter, Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 1985
• Sister Boom Boom and understudy for the role of Richard Pabich, Execution of Justice, Virginia Theatre, New York City, 1986
• Also appeared as Puck, A Midsummer Night's Dream; in Death andthe King's Horseman.
• RECORDINGS
• Music Videos
• Mini Max, "Bad" by Michael Jackson, 1987

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Contemporary Black Biography, Vol. 24, Gale Group, 2000
• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1996

Periodicals

• Ebony, November, 1997, p. 188
• Hollywood Reporter, March 23, 1992, pp. S12-S13, S21
• Jet, May 29, 2000, p. 64
• Newsmakers 1993, Issue 4, 1993
• New York Times, March 27, 1991, p. B6
• People Weekly, September 7, 1998, p. 144
• Premiere, July, 1991, pp. 78-79