![]() Avg.User Rating: Rate this person: Producer, Executive Producer, Actor Born: July 31, 1962 in Orlando, FL Biography:With sleek, well-muscled good looks that easily lend themselves to romantic leading roles or parts that call for running, jumping, and handling firearms, "Wesley Snipes" became one of the most popular Hollywood stars of the 1990s. First coming to prominence with roles in "Spike Lee"'s "Mo' Better Blues" and "Jungle Fever", Snipes went on to prove himself as an actor who could appeal to audiences as a man that women want and men want to be.
Born in Orlando, FL, on July 31, 1962, Snipes grew up in the Bronx. He developed an early interest in acting and attended Manhattan's High School for the Performing Arts. His mother moved him back to Florida before he could graduate, but after finishing up high school in Florida, Snipes attended the State University of New York-Purchase and began pursuing an acting career. It was while performing in a competition that he was discovered by an agent, and a short... Full Biography
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