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Wesley Snipes

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Wesley Snipes

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Wesley Trent Snipes (English: Wesley Trent Snipes, July 31, 1962 -), American actor, producer and martial artist. He is obsessed with martial arts and started practicing martial arts at the age of 12. He has obtained the fifth-degree black belt qualification of Shotokan-ryu in karate and the second-degree black belt in Aikido. He has learned Brazilian war dance from Master Mestre Jelon Vieira. He has also trained in various martial arts such as Chinese Kung Fu, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and kickboxing. He is best known for his role as the male protagonist in the Marvel Comics "Blade" trilogy (1998-2004).

Category
Film & TV
Nationality
United States
Born
1962-07-31
Wikidata
Q189694
Occupations television actormovie actorkarate playerTaekwondo athletefilm producersingerstage actor
Aliases Wesley SnipesWesley Trent SnipesWesley SnipesWesley Snipes

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