Wesley Snipes is a popular actor who managed to conquer Hollywood. In the filmography, there are a huge number of projects that have brought unprecedented success. In addition, he worked as a director and even produced films. During his career, he has gained many fans around the world. However, ironically, despite his roles in films such as Blade, The Art of War, Dancing on the Water, in which Wesley Snipes showed all his talent, he received the most attention from the audience only after the trial and arrest.
A successful actor was born in 1962, July 31. It happened in Orlando. Parents were not connected in any way with the creative sphere. My father worked as an aviation engineer, and my mother held the position of a teacher. There were also children in the family. In addition to Wesley, three girls were brought up. After a while, the parents decided to divorce. The children stayed with their mother and moved to New York. The choice in favor of the city was made due to the fact that there lived relatives who could look after the children.
Wesley Snipes grew up in a disadvantaged area. To avoid trouble, at a young age, he began to attend sports sections. He was engaged in karate and hapkido. In the last discipline he managed to get a black belt. Among other things, he attended acting studios, developed his talent at school, which at one time was attended by such actors as Jennifer Aniston and Al Pacino.
The family did not live in New York for long. After a while, we moved to Orlando, so we had to give up studying at a prestigious school. However, Wesley Snipes began performing on the stage, in parks and squares. He even wrote scripts.
Conquering Hollywood
The actor had no doubts that he would be successful in the film industry. He constantly attended auditions, even during his education. The debut took place in 1986. Wesley Snipes starred in Wild Cats. This film did not bring popularity to the actor, despite the fact that he got the leading role. However, in his career, this experience has become quite significant.
After several cameo roles in the career of Wesley Snipes, there was a long-awaited breakthrough. And it was not a full-length film or even a multi-part project that brought success, but the clip of Michael Jackson “Bad”. The famous Martin Scorsese was involved in the shooting of the video. He was very impressed by the guy's talent, so he immediately offered to cooperate. As a result, the aspiring actor got the leading role in the movie "Better Life Blues". After the release of the film, Wesley began to receive one invitation after another. His filmography was replenished with such projects as "King of New York" and "Passenger 57".
In 1992, together with Woody Harrelson, he worked on the project White People Can't Jump. Both actors got the lead roles. By the way, Woody and Wesley became best friends after filming. Together they appeared in the movie "Money Train", which only strengthened its popularity. In 1993, the actor, together with the famous Sean Connery, starred in the film "The Rising Sun". Then there was the picture "The Destroyer", where Wesley and Stallone appeared in the role of the main characters.
A few years later, the actor was invited to shoot the thriller "Fan". And in the film “Date for One Night” he demonstrated that he is capable of acting not only in action films. But not these films brought glory to the actor. Real success felt Wesley in 1998 after the release of the film "Blade", in which he acted as the main character. A star with his name appeared on the Walk of Fame. Subsequently, the continuation of the story of the half-vampire came out. But they did not become as popular as the first part. For a long time, the media circulated information that in 2014 the shooting of the new "Blade" will begin. However, the filming of the project was never started.
Problems with law
According to the IRS, Wesley did not pay about $ 15 million. In the course of a lengthy trial, he received 3 years in prison. However, the actor posted bail and was released. Lawyers tried to appeal the verdict, but to no avail. In 2010, Wesley Snipes ended up in prison.
After three years of imprisonment and several months of house arrest, he immediately received an invitation to shoot from Sylvester Stallone. After a while, the fans, who did not diminish due to the actor's problems with the law, were able to see their idol in the movie "The Expendables-3". The most attentive moviegoers could even hear a joke in the film about tax evasion. In 2017, the films "Armed Response" and "Return" were released. Then there was news that Wesley Snipes had been invited to shoot the Mayan Tunnel Chronicle.
Personal life
Wesley Snipes does not like to talk about his personal life. It is known that he was married twice. The first wife's name was April. They met in 1985. After 3 years, the girl gave birth to a child. But already in 1990, the couple announced their separation. Then there were short romances with Halle Berry and Donna Wong. The second wife is the artist Nakayang Park. The family has three sons and a daughter.
