Wesley Snipes
| First Name | Wesley |
| Last Name | Snipes |
| Full Name at Birth | Wesley Trent Snipes |
| Other Names | Wes Snipes |
| Age | 49 |
| Date of Birth | July 31, 1962 |
| Birthplace | Orlando, Florida |
| Height | 5' 10" (178 cm) |
| Build | Bodybuilder |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Star Sign | Leo |
| Religion | Buddhist |
| Ethnicity | Black |
| Nationality | American |
| High School | High School for the Performing Arts, New York City |
| University | BFA, State University of New York at Purchase (1985) |
| Occupation Category | Actor |
| Claim to Fame | New Jack City |
| Friends | Woody Harrelson, Corin Nemec, Ving Rhames, Eriq La Salle |
| Associated People | Spike Lee |
Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist, who has starred in numerous action films, thrillers, and dramatic feature films. Snipes 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 age 12, earning a high ranking 5th dan black belt in Shotokan Karate and 2nd dan black belt in Hapkido. He has also trained as a student of Capoeira under Mestre Jelon Vieira and in a number of other disciplines including various styles of kung fu and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. As of 2011 Snipes is serving a prison sentence for misdemeanor failure to file U.S. federal income tax returns.
Filmography
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