September 2018. https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_Jai_White&oldid=205801415, „Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike“, White, Michael Richard Jai (vollständiger Name), US-amerikanischer Stuntkoordinator und Schauspieler, 2011–2014: For Better or Worse (Fernsehserie, 104 Folgen), 2002: Busta Rhymes ft Mariah Carey: I Know What You Want. He also starred in the film Blood and Bone and the blaxploitation homage Black Dynamite, both released in 2009. White played the role of the mob boss Gambol in the 2008 film The Dark Knight. "Michael Jai White is first Black comic superhero to star on the movie screen in 'Spawn. È noto principalmente per il ruolo da protagonista in Black dynamite (2009). White portrayed Jax Briggs in Mortal Kombat: Legacy and the Cyborg Seth in Universal Soldier: The Return. Michael Richard Jai White (* 10. Biografia. White was born in Brooklyn, New York and moved as a teen to Bridgeport, Connecticut, where he graduated from Central High School in 1985. He recently posted on Twitter that he would not be returning to the role for the second season, but would return for the 2013 film. [11][12] In February 2014, White announced his engagement to actress Gillian Iliana Waters. He also starred in Kevin Tancharoen's short film Mortal Kombat: Rebirth,[7] as Jax Briggs, and reprised the role in Mortal Kombat: Legacy, a webseries from the same director. Diese Seite wurde zuletzt am 22. [14], In 2014, White was honored with the Fists of Legends Decade Award at the Urban Action Showcase & Expo at HBO. On November 8, 2019, he assumed "The Mantle of The Black Dragon" from Ron van Clief, Don "The Dragon" Wilson, Cynthia Rothrock, and Taimak, in a ceremony at the 2019 Urban Action Showcase & Expo at AMC 25, NYC. Seine erste Kinohauptrolle hatte Michael Jai White in der Comicverfilmung Spawn. Seit 1992 lebt er in Los Angeles.[1]. He appeared in Kill Bill: Volume 2, although his role was cut from the theatrical release. and Why Did I Get Married Too?, and starred as the character on the TBS/OWN comedy-drama television series Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse. Sein Auftritt in Kill Bill – Volume 2, wo er gegen Bill mit einem Schwert kämpft und getötet wird, wurde aus dem Film herausgeschnitten und ist nur in den Extras auf DVD zu sehen. November 2020 um 04:18 Uhr bearbeitet. [16], White at the MagicCity ComicCon, January 2016, The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze. He later graduated from Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, CT. White is a martial artist in eight different styles: Shōtōkan, Goju-Ryu (for which he studied under Master Eddie Morales where he learned to sharpen his Goju karate technique), Taekwondo, Kobudō, Tang Soo Do, Wushu, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Kyokushin,[2][3] with a specific focus in Kyokushin Karate (although his style incorporates aspects of many different martial arts forms). White besitzt sieben schwarze Gürtel in verschiedenen Kampfsportarten (unter anderem auch in Taekwondo). Im Jahre 2010 gab er mit der Inszenierung des Actionfilms The Fighters 2: The Beatdown (Never Back Down 2) sein Debüt als Regisseur. Größere Rollen spielte er neben Alec Baldwin in Thick as Thieves sowie in City of Industry (1997). "[13] In July 2015, White married Waters in Thailand. [10] The Universal Pictures Home Entertainment release is a remake of the 1995 movie Sudden Death starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. In addition, White has two sons. His film Why Did I Get Married? Der mehrmalige Karate-Champion war unter anderem für Kampfszenen in verschiedenen Steven-Seagal- und Jean-Claude-Van-Damme-Filmen verantwortlich. A few years earlier, he acted in Full Contact, with Jerry Trimble. He is the first African American to portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture, having starred as Al Simmons, the protagonist in the 1997 film Spawn. Entdecke (und sammle) deine eigenen Pins bei Pinterest. Er war 3 Jahre Lehrer.