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Date of Birth
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31-July-1962
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Place of Birth
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Orlando
(Florida, United States of America, Orange County, Area code 321, Area code 407)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Wesley Trent Snipes, Welsey Snipes, Wesley Trent Snipes, Wesley Trent Snipes, Welsey Snipes, Wesley Trent Snipes, ΓουÎσλι Σνάιπς
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Profession
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Actor, Martial Artist, Film Producer, Businessperson, Dancer, Singer
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Wesley Trent Snipes is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist, who has starred in numerous films, including action thrillers and dramatic features. Snipes is known for playing the Marvel Comics character Blade in the Blade film trilogy, among various other high-profile roles. 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 5th dan black belt in Shotokan Karate and 2nd dan black belt in Hapkido.
In 2010, Snipes began serving a three-year prison sentence in McKean County, Pennsylvania for misdemeanor failure to file U.S. federal income tax returns. He was released from prison in 2013.
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