Snipes, Wesley

Personal data:
NAME:	Wesley Snipes
DATE OF BIRTH:	July 31, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH:	Orlando, FL

Career

Wesley Snipes studied dance, singing and acting at the High School for the Performing Arts in New York. Despite several supporting roles in film, television and on stage, he was initially denied success.
The long-awaited breakthrough only came with the baseball film "White Boys Don`t Bring It" in 1992. Snipes is now one of the most famous black action heroes.
He has worked with stars such as Sean Connery, Sandra Bullock, Dennis Hopper, Harvey Keitel, Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Lopez and Sylvester Stallone.

Meanwhile, Snipes is also successful as a producer.

Filmography

1986 - American Wildcats (Wildcats) 1986 - Streets of Gold 1989 - The Indians of Cleveland (Major League) 1990 - King of New York 1990 - Mo` Better Blues 1991 - New Jack City 1991 - Jungle Fever 1992 - White Men Can`t Jump 1992 - Water Dance 1992 - Passenger 57 1993 - Boiling Point - The bomb is ticking 1993 - The Cradle of the Sun (Rising Sun) 1993 - Demolition Man 1994 - Sugar Hill 1994 - Drop Zone 1995 - Strange Days 1995 - Money Train 1995 - To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (To Wong Foo)

1996 - The Fan 1997 - Murder in the White House (Murder at 1600) 1997 - One Night Stand 1998 - On the Hunt (U.S. Marshals) 1998 - Down in the Delta 1998 - Blade 2000 - The Art of War 2000 - A Love in Brooklyn (Disappearing Acts) 2002 - Liberty Stands Still - In the Sights of the Killer 2002-Blade II 2002 - Undisputed - victory without glory 2004 - Unstoppable 2004 - Blade: Trinity 2005 - 7 Seconds 2005 - John Doe 2005 - Mayhem 2005 - The Marksman - On Point 2006 - The Detonators 2006 - Hard Luck