Profile
Wesley Snipes
Film Actor + Martial Artist + Film Producer
Male
Born
Jul 31, 1962
Age
50
Hometown
Orlando, Florida
Other Names
Snipes, Wesley Trent
Wesley Trent Snipes is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist, who has starred in numerous films, thrillers, and dramatic feature films. Snipes is known for playing the Marvel Comics character Blade in the Blade film trilogy, among various… Read More
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Romance
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Nikki ParkMarried 2003
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Nakyung ParkMarried 2003
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Nikki ParkMarried 2000
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Donna L. WongDated 1996 - 1998
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Jelani Asar SnipesMarried 1985 - 1990
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April DuboisMarried 1985 - 1990
Family
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Wesley Snipes
Age 50
parents
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Wesley R. SnipesFather
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Marian SnipesMother
siblings
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A.D. SnipesBrother, Age 40
children
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Jelani Asar SnipesSon, Age 25
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Iset Jua-T SnipesDaughter, Age 11
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Alaafia Jehu-T SnipesSon, Age 9
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Alimayu Moa-T SnipesSon, Age 6
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Akhenaten Kihwa-T SnipesSon
News + Updates
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Whoopi Goldberg Debuts Film About Iconic Lesbian Comedian At Tribeca Film FestivalHuffington Post - Apr 26, 2013
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Wesley Snipes Leaves JailHuffington Post - Apr 06, 2013
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Actor Wesley Snipes To Finish Tax Sentence Under House ArrestReuters.com - Apr 05, 2013
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Scott Mendelson: On The 'Morality' Of Cinematic Action Movie MassacresHuffington Post - Mar 27, 2013
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1962
Birth
Born on July 31, 1962.
TWENTIES
1987
24 Years Old
In 1987, he appeared as Michael Jackson's nemesis in the Martin Scorsese-directed music video "Bad" and the feature film Streets of Gold.
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1988
25 Years Old
Snipes has been romantically linked to a number of women, including Jada Pinkett Smith, Sanaa Lathan, Halle Berry and Jennifer Lopez. He has been married twice, first to April Snipes, with whom he has a son, Jelani Asar Snipes, born in 1988.
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THIRTIES
1997
34 Years Old
In 1997, he won the Best Actor Volpi Cup at the Venice Film Festival for his performance in New Line Cinema's One Night Stand.
1998
35 Years Old
In 1998, Snipes had his largest commercial success with Blade, which has grossed over $150 million worldwide.
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2000
37 Years Old
In 2000, the business was investigated for alleged ties to the United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors.
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FORTIES
2003
40 Years Old
In 2003, Snipes married painter Nakyung "Nikki" Park, with whom he has four children: son Akhenaten Kihwa-T Snipes, daughter Iset Jua-T Snipes (born July 31, 2001), son Alaafia Jehu-T Snipes (born May 26, 2004), and son Alimayu Moa-T Snipes (born March 26, 2007).
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In 2005, Snipes sued New Line Cinema, and David S. Goyer, director of Blade: Trinity, which Snipes also produced.
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On October 12, 2006, Wesley Snipes, Eddie Ray Kahn, and Douglas P. Rosile were charged with one count of conspiring to defraud the United States under and one count of knowingly making or aiding and abetting the making of a false and fraudulent claim for payment against the United States, under and.
On February 1, 2008, Snipes was acquitted on the felony count of conspiracy to defraud the government and on the felony count of filing a false claim with the government.
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On July 16, 2010, in a 35-page decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed Snipes's convictions.
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2011
48 Years Old
On June 6, 2011, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear Snipes' appeal.
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