Wesley Snipes
| Wesley Snipes | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Snipes pada tahun 2018 | |
| Lahir | Wesley Trent Snipes 31 Juli 1962 Orlando, Florida, AS |
| Pendidikan | State University of New York at Purchase (BFA) |
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| Karya | Daftar lengkap |
| Tinggi | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[1] |
| Suami/istri | April Dubois
(m. 1985; c. 1990)Nakyung Park (m. 2003) |
| Anak | 6 |
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Wesley Trent Snipes (lahir 31 Juli 1962) adalah seorang aktor dan seniman bela diri Amerika. Dalam karier film yang berlangsung lebih dari tiga puluh tahun, Snipes telah muncul dalam berbagai genre, seperti sejumlah film thriller, film drama, dan komedi, meskipun ia paling dikenal karena film aksi-nya.[2] Dia dinominasikan untuk Independent Spirit Award untuk Aktor Pendukung Pria Terbaik atas karyanya di The Waterdance (1992) dan memenangkan Volpi Cup untuk Aktor Terbaik atas penampilannya dalam film One Night Stand (1997). Film yang dibintanginya telah meraup pendapatan lebih dari $1,6 miliar di seluruh dunia.[3]
Snipes memiliki peran penting dalam film komedi Major League (1989), drama Mo' Better Blues (1990) dan drama kriminal King of New York (1990) sebelum mendapatkan ketenaran dengan memerankan seorang gembong narkoba dalam drama kriminal New Jack City (1991). Dia kemudian mendapat lebih banyak perhatian untuk film drama Jungle Fever (1991), komedi olahraga White Men Can't Jump (1992), dan film aksi Passenger 57 (1992). Sejak itu ia telah membintangi berbagai genre seperti film komedi To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), film thriller The Fan (1996), dan film drama Down in the Delta (1998) tetapi sebagian besar membuktikan dirinya sebagai bintang laga, memerankan pahlawan dan penjahat dalam film-film seperti Demolition Man (1993), Rising Sun (1993), Money Train (1995), dan U.S. Marshals (1998). Pada tahun 1998, ia juga berperan sebagai Eric Brooks / Blade dalam film superhero Blade, yang berdasarkan Marvel Comics pahlawan super dengan nama yang sama, peran yang kemudian dia ulangi dalam Blade II (2002), Blade: Trinity (2004), dan Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
Sejak pertengahan tahun 2000-an, Snipes muncul dalam film direct-to-video sebelum kembali ke rilis teater dengan film-film seperti Brooklyn's Finest (2009) dan The Expendables 3 (2014). Karya televisinya termasuk serial drama H.E.L.P. (1990), serial aksi The Player (2015), dan serial terbatas True Story (2021) serta film drama romantis Disappearing Acts (2000).
Dia membentuk sebuah perusahaan produksi, Amen-Ra Films, pada tahun 1991, dan anak perusahaan, Black Dot Media, untuk mengembangkan proyek film dan televisi.[4][5] Snipes telah berlatih seni bela diri sejak usia 12 tahun, memperoleh dan sabuk hitam ke-5 di karate Shotokan dan sabuk hitam dan 2 di Hapkido.[6] Ia dianggap membantu mempopulerkan seni bela diri di Hollywood dan membawa seni bela diri ke khalayak umum, serta berkontribusi pada representasi aktor kulit hitam dalam peran aksi, mendobrak stereotip.[2][7] Pada tahun 2017, Snipes memulai debutnya sebagai novelis dengan novel fantasi urban Talon of God.[8][9]
Kehidupan pribadi
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Snipes mulai berlatih di Seni bela diri ketika dia berumur 12 tahun. Dia memiliki sabuk hitam tingkat 5 di Shotokan karate dan sabuk hitam tingkat 2 di Hapkido. Dia juga telah berlatih di Capoeira[6] di bawah Mestre Jelon Vieira dan dalam sejumlah disiplin ilmu lainnya termasuk kung fu di USA Shaolin Temple[10] dan Jiu-jitsu Brasil[6] dan Kickboxing.[11] Selama waktunya di New York, Snipes dilatih dalam pertempuran oleh teman dan mentornya Brooke Ellis.[12]
Snipes telah menikah dua kali, pertama dengan April Snipes (née Dubois), dengan siapa dia memiliki seorang putra Jelani, yang memiliki peran cameo di Snipes' film tahun 1990 Mo' Better Blues. Pada tahun 2003, Snipes menikah dengan pelukis Nakyung "Nikki" Park, dengan siapa dia memiliki empat anak.[13]
Snipes, yang dibesarkan sebagai seorang Kristen, masuk Islam pada tahun 1978 tetapi meninggalkan Islam pada tahun 1988. Selama wawancara tahun 1991, Snipes mengatakan "Islam membuat saya lebih sadar akan apa yang telah dicapai orang Afrika, harga diri saya, dan memberi saya harga diri".[14]
Apartemen Snipes di New York City dihancurkan oleh collapse dari World Trade Center's Twin Towers selama Serangan 11 September 2001. Dia berada di Pantai Barat pada saat itu.[12]
Snipes memiliki saudara tiri A.D. Snipes, yang juga seorang entertainer, seorang komedian yang tinggal di San Antonio, TX. Snipes yang lebih muda telah muncul di TNT Classics Rough Riders dan Buffalo Soldiers, dan telah muncul di BET's Comicview dan HBO's Def Comedy Jam.[butuh rujukan]
Filmografi
[sunting | sunting sumber]Film
[sunting | sunting sumber]| Tahun | Judul | Peran | Catatan | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Wildcats | Trumaine | ||
| 1986 | Streets of Gold | Roland Jenkins | ||
| 1987 | Critical Condition | Ambulance Driver | Cameo | [15] |
| 1989 | Major League | Willie Mays Hayes | ||
| 1990 | King of New York | Detective Thomas Flanigan | ||
| 1990 | Mo' Better Blues | Shadow Henderson | ||
| 1991 | New Jack City | Nino Brown | ||
| 1991 | Jungle Fever | Flipper Purify | ||
| 1992 | The Waterdance | Raymond Hill | ||
| 1992 | White Men Can't Jump | Sidney "Syd" Deane | ||
| 1992 | Passenger 57 | Chief John Cutter | ||
| 1993 | Boiling Point | Agent Jimmy Mercer | ||
| 1993 | Rising Sun | Lieutenant Webster "Web" Smith | ||
| 1993 | Demolition Man | Simon Phoenix | ||
| 1993 | Sugar Hill | Romello "Rome" Skuggs | ||
| 1994 | Drop Zone | U.S. Marshal Pete Nessip | ||
| 1995 | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | Noxeema Jackson | ||
| 1995 | Money Train | Officer John Robinson | ||
| 1995 | Waiting to Exhale | James Wheeler | Uncredited cameo | |
| 1996 | The Fan | Bobby Rayburn | ||
| 1996 | John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk | None | Documentary film; executive producer only | |
| 1997 | Murder at 1600 | Detective Harlan Regis | ||
| 1997 | One Night Stand | Maximilian "Max" Carlyle | Limited release | |
| 1998 | U.S. Marshals | Mark J. Sheridan / Mark Roberts / Mark Warren | ||
| 1998 | The Big Hit | None | Producer only | |
| 1998 | Down in the Delta | Will Sinclair | Limited release; also producer | |
| 1998 | Blade | Eric Brooks / Blade | Also producer and martial arts choreographer | |
| 1999 | Play It to the Bone | Ringside Fan | Limited release; cameo | |
| 2000 | The Art of War | Agent Neil Shaw | Also executive producer | |
| 2002 | Liberty Stands Still | Agent Alex / Joe | Limited release | |
| 2002 | Zig Zag | David "Dave" Fletcher | Limited release | |
| 2002 | Blade II | Eric Brooks / Blade | Also producer and fight coordinator | |
| 2002 | Undisputed | Monroe "Undisputed" Hutchens | Also executive producer | |
| 2004 | Unstoppable | Agent Dean Cage | Limited release; also producer | |
| 2004 | Blade: Trinity | Eric Brooks / Blade | Also producer | |
| 2005 | 7 Seconds | Jack Tulliver | Direct-to-video | |
| 2005 | The Marksman | Enter "The Marksman" Painter | Direct-to-video | |
| 2005 | Chaos | Lorenz / Jason York | Direct-to-video | |
| 2006 | The Detonator | Agent Sonni Griffith | Direct-to-video | |
| 2006 | Hard Luck | Lucky | Direct-to-video | |
| 2007 | The Contractor | Agent James Jackson Dial | Direct-to-video | |
| 2008 | The Art of War II: Betrayal | Agent Neil Shaw | Direct-to-video | |
| 2009 | Brooklyn's Finest | Casanova "Caz" Phillips | ||
| 2011 | Game of Death | Agent Marcus Jones | Direct-to-video | |
| 2012 | Revelations of the Mayans: 2012 and Beyond | None | Documentary film; executive producer only | |
| 2012 | Gallowwalkers | Aman | Direct-to-video | |
| 2014 | The Expendables 3 | Doctor "Doc" Death | ||
| 2015 | Chi-Raq | Sean "Cyclops" Andrews | Limited release | |
| 2017 | The Recall | "The Hunter" | Limited release; also producer | |
| 2017 | Armed Response | Isaac | Direct-to-video; also producer | |
| 2019 | Dolemite Is My Name | D'Urville Martin | Limited release | |
| 2020 | Cut Throat City | Lawrence | Limited release | |
| 2021 | Coming 2 America | General Izzi | Streaming release | |
| 2023 | Back on the Strip | Luther "Mr. Big" | Limited release; also producer | |
| 2024 | Deadpool & Wolverine | Eric Brooks / Blade | ||
| 2025 | Another Other | Unknown | Short film |
Penghargaan
[sunting | sunting sumber]| Penghargaan | Kategori | Judul film | Hasil |
|---|---|---|---|
| CableACE Awards | Best Actor in a Dramatic Series | Vietnam War Story | Menang |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Villain | New Jack City | Nominasi |
| Image Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture | New Jack City | Menang |
| Gold Special Jury Award | Best Actors (shared with Eric Stoltz and William Forsythe) | The Waterdance | Menang |
| Independent Spirit Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Waterdance | Nominasi |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Screen Duo (shared with Woody Harrelson) | White Men Can't Jump | Nominasi |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Villain | Demolition Man | Nominasi |
| Image Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Television Movie or Mini-Series | America's Dream | Menang |
| Venice Film Festival | Best Actor (Volpi Cup) | One Night Stand | Menang |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Duo – Action/Adventure (shared with Tommy Lee Jones) | U.S. Marshals | Nominasi |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Actor – Horror | Blade | Menang |
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Fight | Blade | Nominasi |
| Hollywood Walk of Fame | Motion pictures star | All film work | Menang |
| Black Reel Awards | Network/Cable – Best Actor | Disappearing Acts | Nominasi |
| Black Reel Awards | Best Actor (Motion Picture) | Undisputed | Nominasi |
| Black Reel Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Brooklyn's Finest | Menang |
| Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | The Player | Nominasi |
| DFCS Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Dolemite Is My Name | Nominasi |
| SDFCS Awards | Best Comedic Performance | Dolemite Is My Name | Menang |
| SDFCS Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Dolemite Is My Name | Nominasi |
| SLFCA Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Dolemite Is My Name | Nominasi |
| Black Reel Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor | Dolemite Is My Name | Menang |
Referensi
[sunting | sunting sumber]- ↑ Gerrard, Steven; Middlemost, Renée (November 24, 2022). Gender and Action Films: Road Warriors, Bombshells and Atomic Blondes. Emerald Group. ISBN 978-1-80117-516-6.
- 1 2 "Wesley Snipes | Biography, Movies, & Facts | Britannica". September 5, 2023.
- ↑ "Wesley Snipes - Box Office".
- ↑ "Wesley Snipes". Hollywood Walk of Fame. October 25, 2019. Diakses tanggal April 3, 2020.
- ↑ Adam James (January 15, 2019). "Why Hollywood won't cast Wesley Snipes anymore". Looper. Diakses tanggal April 3, 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Wesley Snipes: Action man courts a new beginning". The Independent. London. June 4, 2010. Diakses tanggal June 10, 2010.
- ↑ "Wesley Snipes and His Journey in Martial Arts". August 17, 2024.
- ↑ Ambrose, Graham (2017-06-15). "Wesley Snipes is coming to Denver to promote his book and screen "Blade II"". The Denver Post (dalam bahasa American English). Diakses tanggal 2024-09-12.
- ↑ Truitt, Brian (2017-07-24). "Wesley Snipes fights evil with his pen in exciting 'Talon of God'". USA Today (dalam bahasa American English). Diakses tanggal 2024-09-12.
- ↑ Ritter, Peter (May 14, 2006). "Neighborhood Report: Greenwich Village; This Monk Is a Boldface Name". New York Times. Diarsipkan dari asli tanggal August 24, 2018. Diakses tanggal January 1, 2021.
- ↑ "Wesley Snipes Archives". Martial Mania.
- 1 2 "Interview with the Sports Junkies". 106.7 The Fan. February 19, 2010.[pranala nonaktif]
- ↑ "Wesley Snipes' Wife Nikki Nakyung Park". BallerWives.com. August 8, 2009. Diarsipkan dari asli tanggal 2009-08-14. Diakses tanggal 2022-01-01.
- ↑ "Wesley Snipes, Hollywood's hottest new star talks about: his divorce, his days on the streets and why he does not have 'jungle fever'." Ebony Magazine. September 1991 by Laura B. Randolph Diarsipkan August 28, 2014, di Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "19 Things You Might Not Have Realised About Wesley Snipes". May 15, 2019.
Pranala luar
[sunting | sunting sumber]- Wesley Snipes di IMDb (dalam bahasa Inggris)