Wesley Snipes is a popular actor who managed to conquer Hollywood. In the filmography, there are a huge number of projects that have brought unprecedented success. On top of everything, he worked as a director and even produced films. Over his career, has gained many fans around the world. However, ironically, despite the roles in such films as “Blade”, “The Art of War”, “Dancing on the Water”, in which Wesley Snipes showed all his talent, the greatest attention from the audience was received only after the trial and arrest.
A successful actor was born in 1962, July 31. It happened in Orlando. Parents were not connected with the creative sphere in any way. My father worked as an aircraft engineer, and my mother served as a teacher. There were still children in the family. In addition to Wesley, three girls were brought up. Parents after some time decided to divorce. The children stayed with their mother, moving to New York. The choice in favor of the city was made due to the fact that relatives lived there who could look after the children.
Wesley Snipes grew up in a dysfunctional area. To avoid trouble, at a young age he began to attend sports sections. He practiced karate and hapkido. In the last discipline he managed to get a black belt. Among other things, he attended acting studios, developed his talent at the school, which at one time was attended by actors such as Jennifer Aniston and Al Pacino.
In New York, the family did not live long. After some time, they moved to Orlando, so I had to tie up with training at a prestigious school. However, Wesley Snipes began performing on the stage, in parks and squares. He even wrote scripts.
The conquest of Hollywood
The actor did not even have doubts that he was waiting for success in the film industry. He constantly attended castings, even during his education. The debut came in 1986. Wesley Snipes starred in the movie Wild Cats. This film did not bring popularity to the actor, despite the fact that he got a leading role. However, in the career this experience has become quite significant.
After several episodic roles in Wesley Snipes' career, the long-awaited breakthrough occurred. And success was not a feature film, or even a multi-part project, but the Michael Jackson video “Bad”. The movie was shot by the famous Martin Scorsese. He was very impressed with the talent of the guy, so he immediately offered to cooperate. As a result, the aspiring actor received a leading role in the film “Blues About a Better Life”. After the film was released, Wesley began to receive one invitation after another. His filmography was replenished with such projects as “King of New York” and “Passenger 57”.
In 1992, together with Woody Harrelson, he worked on the project “White people do not know how to jump.” Both actors got the main roles. By the way, Woody and Wesley became best friends after filming. Together they appeared in the movie "Money Train", which only strengthened the popularity. In 1993, the actor, along with the famous Sean Connery, starred in the movie “The Rising Sun”. Then there was the picture “Destroyer”, where Wesley and Stallone appeared as the main characters.
A few years later, the actor was invited to shoot the thriller “Fan”. And in the film “One-night date” he demonstrated that he is capable of acting not only in action films. But not these films brought fame to the actor. Wesley felt real success in 1998 after the release of the film "Blade", where he acted as the main character. A star with his name appeared on the “Walk of Fame”. Subsequently, the continuation of the story of the semi-vampire came out. But they did not become as popular as the first part. For a long time, the media circulated that in 2014 the shooting of the new “Blade” would begin. However, they did not start filming the project.
Problems with law
According to the tax service, Wesley did not pay about $ 15 million. During a lengthy trial, he received 3 years in prison. However, the actor made a pledge and was released. Lawyers tried to appeal the verdict, but to no avail. In 2010, Wesley Snipes ended up in jail.
After three years of imprisonment and several months of house arrest, I immediately received an invitation to shoot from Sylvester Stallone. After some time, fans, who did not become smaller due to the actor’s problems with the law, were able to see their idol in the movie The Expendables-3. The most attentive film enthusiasts could even hear a joke in the film about tax evasion. In 2017, the films “Armed Response” and “Return” were released. Then came the news that Wesley Snipes was invited to shoot the film The Chronicles of the Mayan Tunnel.
