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BIOGRAPHY Snipes grew up in The Bronx and he decided early on that he wanted to be a dancer until he took some acting classes. He started at the High School For The Performing Arts , but his mother divorced and they moved back to Orlando. However things did not go well for Wesley. As an actor, his charm was very popular with the ladies, however his activities sometimes landed him in trouble with the guys. For example, one unsubstantied rumor claims that, one weekend, while at a party, Snipes had relations with one of the top football player's girlfriend. Upon discovering the information the following week at school, the boyfriend was livid and challenged Snipes to a fight. The match did not last long and Snipes was beaten pretty severely and given a mild concussion. Snipes would eventually graduate from Jones High School. While in Florida, Snipes did puppet theatre, mime and musical theatre in competitions and festivals. He then attended the State University Of New York College At Purchase and graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in 1985 . He also played a tough guy role in the Michael Jackson Music Video " Bad " released in September of 1987. He often plays tough characters in action movies, and has demonstrated considerable athletic and fighting ability. He is interested in martial arts, including Karate , Kung Fu , and Capoeira . This interest is reflected in the fact that many of his movies make reference to Sun Tzu 's Art Of War . Snipes was married from 1985 to 1990 and has a son from this marriage. He later married Korean painter Nakyung "Nikki" Park in 2003. They have two children. In 1991, Snipes formed the independent production company Amen Ra Films . It co-produced the first two ''Blade'' films and other titles that Snipes has starred in. In 2004 Snipes went on to star in his third Blade movie "Blade Trinity." Snipes played drug kingpin Nino Brown in '' New Jack City '', which was a contrast to his role as a New York City Detective in '' King Of New York '' a year earlier. Another film whereas his character was involved in drugs was the hauntingly somber movie "Sugar Hill". In 2005 Snipes was detained at Johannesburg International Airport for allegedly trying to pass through the airport with a fake South African passport. Snipes later told South African officials that he had applied for the South African papers not only for himself but also for his family. During the interview, it was established that Snipes did indeed have fraudulent South African documentation in his possession. Snipes and his attorney agreed to cooperate with the South African Inspectorate Of The National Immigration Branch in their investigation. Snipes was allowed to return home because he had a valid U.S. passport, but the South African authorities reduced his immigration status to undesirable as a result of the incident. To date, no explanation has been offered as to exactly why Snipes entered South Africa on forged papers. PATERNITY SUIT ALLEGATIONS
It was eventually determined that he was not the father and the case was dismissed accordingly. TRIVIA Wesley Snipes' dark complexion was poked fun at in , Raven closely resembles Wesley Snipes. SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY
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