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Michael Jai White
Birth at
10 November 1967
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Michael White is an American actor and martial artist. He became the first African-American to play a superhero in comic books.
Michael J. White was born in 1967 in Brooklyn and later moved to Bridgeport, USA. At the age of eight, he began practicing martial arts. He graduated from Central High School in 1985.
White played his first significant role in the 1995 television movie Tyson. He played the main character, the boxer. However, it was not this film that brought him success, but the fantastic
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Michael White is an American actor and martial artist. He became the first African-American to play a superhero in comic books.
Michael J. White was born in 1967 in Brooklyn and later moved to Bridgeport, USA. At the age of eight, he began practicing martial arts. He graduated from Central High School in 1985.
White played his first significant role in the 1995 television movie Tyson. He played the main character, the boxer. However, it was not this film that brought him success, but the fantastic horror Spawn. For this work, he was nominated for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award in the category “Best Male Debut”.
After that, White was invited to the lead role in the film.
"Universal Soldier 2: The Return" with Jean-Claude Van Damme. Shortly thereafter, he starred with Steven Seagal in action.
"Through wounds" .
In 2003, Michael White first tried to voice the cartoon. He eventually voiced Justice League, Spawn and Static Shock. However, he did not stop playing in the movies. He starred in the film “Indisputable 2”, dedicated to the story of the former world champion in boxing, who was put behind bars in a fabricated case. This was followed by The Silver Hawk, Why Are We Getting Married? and Why Are We Getting Married Again?
In 2008, Michael White was invited to the sequel “Batman: The Beginning”, as well as to the action “Dark Knight”, which subsequently received an Oscar. He also became a star in Blood and Bone. He played the main role of a street fighter. Soon, Michael became the main character of the short film Three Bullets. White also co-authored the work. He had previously tried to write scripts, but they were not filmed.
Michael J. White has seven black belts in various martial arts: Wushu, Taekwondo, Kiokushin and so on. Many of his skills he uses and happily demonstrates in films.