American actor and martial artist known as Blade across the Marvel film series and for lead roles in action and drama.
Background
Born in Orlando, Florida, and raised in the Bronx, New York, Snipes trained at the State University of New York at Purchase and the High School of Performing Arts in Manhattan.
Career
He came to attention as Willie Mays Hayes in “Major League,” then led Spike Lee’s “Jungle Fever” and Mario Van Peebles’s “New Jack City.” He starred in “White Men Can’t Jump,” “Demolition Man,” and “U.S. Marshals,” then played daywalker vampire hunter Blade in Stephen Norrington’s “Blade” and two sequels.
Style
Snipes is known for athletic action-movie choreography and has continued in independent dramas and producing through his company Maandi Films.
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