Profile
Famous as :
ActorBirth Name :
Wesley Trent SnipesBirth Date :
July 31, 1962Birth Place :
Orlando, Florida, USASpouse :
April (1985 - 1990), Nikki Park (painter, since Mar 2003)Claim to fame :
As Blade/Eric Brooks/'The Daywalker' in the Blade trilogy
Stars Glam Up for 'Miracle at St. Anna' New York Premiere
September 23, 2008 02:09:00On Monday, September 22, evening, Touchstone Pictures had held a special celebration for "Miracle at St. Anna". Rolling down the red carpet in front of Ziegfeld Theatre in New York, the studio presented a star-studded event for the New York premiere of their upcoming drama film welcoming A-listers from cast member Kerry Washington to rapper Swizz Beatz.
Attending the special screening were most of the cast ensemble, including Derek Luke, John Leguizamo, Laz Alonso, Michael Ealy, Robert John Burke, Omar Benson Miller, Valentina Cervi and Walton Goggins. Also joining the stars were the behind-the-lens crew, such as director Spike Lee, screenwriter James McBride and composer Terence Blanchard.
Great Debaters L.A. Premiere Packed with Big Stars
December 13, 2007 03:12:18A bunch of lauded names in Hollywood film industry illuminated Hollywood's Arclight Cinerama Dome as they all gathered up on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 for the premiere of "The Great Debaters", a production of The Weinstein Company set for theatrical release on Christmas Day this year.
Leading star and director Denzel Washington cheerfully showed up alongside beloved wife Pauletta Washington before taking his time to pose together with producer Oprah Winfrey, who sported a beaded Oscar de la Renta gown that night.
The Welcome-to-Los Angeles Party for the Beckhams Is On
July 23, 2007 04:07:45
It's on. The party has been kicked off. And there they were, David Beckham and wife Victoria Adams, as well as Hollywood celebrity couples, Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Will Smith, and Jada Pinkett Smith, joining together to cheer the British power couple's arrival in Los Angeles.
They posed together at the Museum Of Contemporary Art in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday July 22nd, where a red carpet was rolled out at the entrance with a small group of police patrolled streets for blocks. The lightings, music, and floral arrangement, the bash would even more complete with star-studded guests.
Pleads Not Guilty to Tax Fraud, Wesley Snipes Looks Forward to Clearing His Name
December 09, 2006 10:12:55
He was first arrested on tax fraud on Friday morning Dec 8th. But Wesley Snipes was later on pleaded not guilty when he surrendered to government officials in Orlando.
Snipes, charged with fraudulently claiming nearly $12 million in tax refunds and failing to file returns from 1999 through 2004, pleaded not guilty to all charges and was freed on $1 million bond. The actor was ordered back in court for another hearing on Jan. 10 next year.
Film Threat's Annual "Frigid 50: The Coldest People in Hollywood"
November 18, 2006 10:11:55
George Clooney does hot and everyone agrees on that. Approvingly, the hunk has appeared on the very top spot of People magazine's list of "Sexiest Man Alive" for 2006. While George earns such predicate, it is bad for Mel Gibson that he's no longer on the line, and was instead chosen as the first "least-powerful, least-inspiring, least-intriguing people in all of Tinseltown."
The action-hero actor, who's been chosen as People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive for two decades, tops Film Threat's annual "Frigid 50: The Coldest People in Hollywood." This none other is due to the anti-Semitic remarks he made during his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving. Second on the cold list is Jennifer Aniston who the Web site claims has made "a string of disappointing box-office performances as she attempts to make the jump from the television sit-com "Friends" to the big screen."
The Hard Luck Reunited Snipes & Van Peebles
November 11, 2005 03:11:21To everyone surprise, the "Hard Luck" reunited fellow actors Wesley Snipes and Mario Van Peebles, who teamed up for 1991's "New Jack City." Joining the twosome is Cybill Shepherd who is still in final talks to topline the Van Peebles direction.
As for this drama thriller action, Van Peebles also is producing alongside Brad Wyman. Looking at the story, "Hard Luck" follows three converging story lines involving bootleggers, a serial killer and drug dealers.
More Actors to Chase the Dragon
November 08, 2005 04:11:44More and more actors interested about chasing the monster. In this case it is a Dragon. Joining Wesley Snipes in the highly anticipated "Chasing the Dragon" is Ken Watanabe and Shu Qi. The three of them will team up in the Chris Nahon direction, which script written by W. Peter Iliff.
As of Snipes he will play FBI Agent Bo Monroe, who teams up with Song, a poverty-stricken Asian girl played by Qi. All together they travel from China Town to Taiwan on a relentless pursuit of a ruthless Asian drug lord, Jimmy Jiro played by Watanabe. It is said that the film will begin its production next month in Taiwan and Toronto.
Wesley Snipes Joins Van Damme in The Hard Corps
October 28, 2005 10:10:55Wesley Snipes and Jean-Claude Van Damme surely aren't army coz as everybody knows they both actors. Though, the twosome has to take the duty as corps in the highly anticipated "The Hard Corps."
The action flick will show Van Damme playing a Combat Vet named Patrick Sauvage, who's just spent the last 3 years fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq. He is hired to be a bodyguard to a former World Heavyweight Boxing champ to protect him and his family against a Rap Music Mogul. He sets up a team called "The Hard Corps," complications arise when the boxer suspects that his sister may be in love with the bodyguard.
Snipes Cleared of Paternity Suit
October 08, 2005 01:10:31Recall your mind back to the year of 2002. At that time, a woman named Lanise Pettis filed a paternity lawsuit against actor Wesley Snipes, alleging he was the father of her 3-year-old son as a result of their having sex in a Chicago crack house. While Snipes refused to submit to a paternity test, an unnamed man willingly took a DNA test and was determined to be the father of the child.
And last Thursday, Family Court Judge Mary Bednar dismissed the lawsuit, about which Snipes commented "The good Lord says `Thou shall not bear false witness against thy neighbor.' These are the tenets I live by." Adding details on the court decision, the star lawyer Robert Bernhoft said that oral arguments in his lawsuit are scheduled to be heard at the U.S. Court of Appeals in the 2nd Circuit in late November.
Snipes Financial Problem
April 15, 2005 10:04:19Recent days maybe a very difficult days for actor Wesley Snipes who has had quite many trobles in his life. Following his legal battle with an Indiana woman Lanise Pettis, who claims him as the father of his son, Israel, and demands him to take a DNA test, the actor is now facing a tax sting.
US news show Celebrity Justice mentions Snipes has his property near Orlando at risk. To specify his case, officials claim Snipes owes more than $23,000 in back taxes, interest and fines on the house. Thus, the property, assessed at $257,843, was scheduled to be auctioned off on Tuesday, but the sale has been rescheduled to June.
N.Y. Judge Ignored Snipes Nullification
January 27, 2005 10:01:24U.S. District Judge, Loretta Preska, ignored actor Wesley Snipes nullification on his arrest warrant in order to stop the state prosecutors from seeking his DNA in a paternity suit brought by a 33 year old woman in 2002, who claimed of having sex with Snipes in a Chicago crackhouse and had had a 3 year old son from the intercourse.
In a further explanation, Preska said that Snipes, though he denied the allegation, as a "plaintiff" he might not use civil and/or constitutional rights as a reason to stop a state action for his reversal. Hence, Preska has dismissed almost all Snipe claims he pursed in a state court and thus let his DNA test went on.
Wesly Snipes Threatened David Goyer
January 20, 2005 10:01:48Wesley Snipes has threatened to kill David Goyer, the director of Blade:Trinity, the person he accused for sidelining all his action character given to two new ones.
Commenting Snipes demeanor, his co-stars, Ryan Reynolds and Jessica Biel 'blamed' Snipes who acted so weird, "exiling" himself from everyone working on the third installment of the vampire-fest, by remaining in character for the entire duration of the shoot.
