Wesley Snipes is an American actor, director, and film producer, born on July 31, 1962, in Orlando, Florida. He is the son of Marian, a teacher's assistant, and Wesley Rudolph Snipes, an aircraft engineer. Snipes spent his early years in the Bronx, New York, where he attended the prestigious Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Performing Arts. However, he moved back to Florida before graduating and completed his education at Jones High School in Orlando.
Snipes later returned to New York to study drama at the State University of New York at Purchase. He continued his education at Southwest College in Los Angeles, California, further honing his skills in acting and performance.
Wesley Snipes made his cinematic debut in the 1986 sports comedy film Wildcats. That same year, he appeared on television in the popular crime series Miami Vice. His breakout roles in the 1990s placed him among the leading action stars of the decade.
Snipes earned widespread recognition for starring in action-packed films such as Demolition Man (1993), Money Train (1995), and U.S. Marshals (1998). He reached new heights of fame as the lead in the Blade trilogy, based on the Marvel Comics character. The series began with Blade in 1998 and spawned two sequels, solidifying Snipes's status as a prominent figure in action and superhero cinema.
Wesley Snipes was first married to April Dubois, with whom he has a son named Jelani Asar Snipes. The couple eventually divorced. Snipes later married Nakyung "Nikki" Park, a South Korean painter, and together they have four children.
In the mid-2000s, Wesley Snipes became involved in a legal dispute concerning his tax filings. He was indicted in 2006 on multiple counts related to tax evasion, including charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States and making a false claim for a refund. The indictment alleged that Snipes filed a false amended return seeking a refund of over $4 million for the year 1996.
In 2008, Snipes was convicted on three misdemeanor counts of willfully failing to file federal income tax returns. He served a prison sentence from December 2010 to April 2013. Upon release, Snipes returned to acting and producing.
| Birth Date: | 31 Jul, 1962 |
| Age: | 57 yrs |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Orlando |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | Film actor, Martial artist, film producer |
| Net Worth 2021: | 10 million |
