Michael Jai White Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Film,Tv Shows And Net worth

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Michael Jai White Biography

Michael Jai White is an American actor and martial artist. He has appeared in numerous films and television series. He is the first black person to portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture, having starred as Al Simmons, the protagonist in the 1997 film Spawn.

Michael  appeared as Marcus Williams in the Tyler Perry films Why Did I Get Married? 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. White characterized  Jax Briggs in Mortal Kombat: Legacy. He also portrayed boxer Mike Tyson in the 1995 HBO television movie Tyson, and starred as Black Dynamite in the titular hit blaxploitation film, as well as the titular Warner Bros. Animation series.

Michael Jai White Age

White was born on November 10, 1967 in Brooklyn, New York. He is 52 years old as of 2019

Michael Jai White Education

White was born in Brooklyn, New York and  moved as a teen to Bridgeport, Connecticut, where he graduated from Central High School in 1985.

Michael Jai White Martial Arts | Michael Jai White Black Belts

White is an accomplished martial artist, holding black belts in eight different styles: Shōtōkan, Taekwondo, Kobudō, Tang Soo Do, Wushu and Kyokushin, with a specific focus in Kyokushin (although his style incorporates aspects of many different martial arts forms). At the age of seven that when he started training martial arts in Jujutsu and then shōtōkan moving to other styles later.

Michael Jai White Wife | Michael Jai White Kids

White is currently married to actress Gillian Iliana Waters. White announced his engagement to actress Gillian Iliana Waters in February 2014 . Later in July 2015 White married Waters in an intimate, but extravagant ceremony in Thailand.

White penned an endearing open letter via Facebook entitled “Apologies to My Ex’s”,in April 2015, where he credited his wife for helping him become, “the very best version of myself.” He was honored with the Fists of Legends Decade Award at the Urban Action Showcase & Expo at HBO in 2014, .

White was married to Courtney Chatham from 2005-2011. The two had a daughter named Morgan. In addition, White has two sons.

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Michael Jai White Spawn

In the 1997 movie Spawn White portrayed the eponymous character, making him the first African American to portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture. His work in Spawn earned him a nomination for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Best Male Newcomer.

Michael Jai White Film | Michael Jai White Movies List | Michael Jai White Movies And Tv Shows

Films From Year 2011 To 2018

• TBA – Dragged Across Concrete as Biscuit
• 2018 – Accident Man Mick
• 2018 – Triple Threat Devereaux
• 2018 – The Outlaw Johnny Black as Johnny Black
• 2018 – The Family Business as Vegas Duncan
• 2018 – Primer as Vincent King (Hollywood)
• 2018 – HeadShop as Reverend Carter
• 2018 – Making a Killing as Orlando Hudson
• 2017 – Cops and Robbers as Michael
• 2017 – S.W.A.T.: Under Siege as Scorpion
• 2016 – Beyond the Game
• 2016 – The Asian Connection as Greg
• 2016 – Never Back Down: No Surrender as Case Walker
• 2016 – Vigilante Diaries as Barrington
• 2016 – Chocolate City: Vegas Strip as Princeton
• 2015 – Chocolate City as Princeton
• 2015 – Chain of Command as James Webster
• 2014 – Android Cop as Hammond
• 2014 – Falcon Rising as John ‘Falcon’ Chapman
• 2014 – Skin Trade as Reed
• 2013 – Fedz as Big D
• 2012 – We the Party as Officer Davis
• 2012 – Freaky Deaky as Donnell Lewis
• 2012 – The Philly Kid as Arthur Letts
• 2011 – Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown as Case Walker
• 2011 – Tactical Force as Hunt

Films From Year 2000 To 2010

• 2010 – Why Did I Get Married Too? as Marcus
• 2010 – Mortal Kombat: Rebirth as Jackson “Jax” Briggs
• 2009 – Black Dynamite as Black Dynamite
• 2009 – Blood and Bone as Isaiah Bone
• 2009 – Three Bullets as The Man
• 2008 – The Dark Knight as Gambol
• 2007 – Why Did I Get Married as Marcus
• 2007 – PVC-1
• 2006 – Undisputed II: Last Man Standing as George Chambers
• 2004 – Silver Hawk as Morris
• 2004 – Kill Bill: Volume 2 as Da Moe
• 2003 – Justice as Tre
• 2002 – Trois 2: Pandora’s Box as Hampton Hines
• 2001 – Exit Wounds as Lewis Strutt
• 2000 – The Bus Stop

• 1999 – Breakfast of Champions as Howell
• 1999 – Mutiny as Ben Cooper
• 1999 – Universal Soldier: The Return as SETH
• 1998 – Ringmaster as Demond
• 1998 – Thick as Thieves as Pointy
• 1997 – City of Industry as Odell Williams
• 1997 – Spawn as Spawn / Albert Simmons
• 1996 – 2 Days in the Valley as Buck
• 1995 – Ballistic Quint
• 1994 – On Deadly Ground
• 1994 – Lion Strike as Silvio
• 1993 – Full Contact as Low-Ball
• 1992 – Prototype
• 1992 – Universal Soldier as Soldier
• 1991 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze as Audience Man
• 1991 – True Identity as Alley Guy #1
• 1989 – The Toxic Avenger Part II as Apocalypse Inc. Executive
• 1989 – The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie as Apocalypse, Inc. Executive

Television | Michael Jai White Tv Shows

Tv Shows from Year 2010 To 2018

• TBA – Spawn: The Animation Barabbas (voice)
• 2013-18 – Arrow as Ben Turner / Bronze Tiger
• 2011–15 – Black Dynamite as Black Dynamite / Jim Kelly / CIA Member (voice)
• 2011–14 – Tyler Perry’s For Better or Worse as Marcus Williams
• 2007–08 – Tyler Perry’s House of Payne as Bryan
• 2004–05 – Clubhouse as Ellis Hayes
• 2003–04 – Static Shock as Osebo (voice)
• 2017 – Insecure: Due North as Zeke
• 2016 – The Crooked Man as Milo
• 2012 – Somebody’s Child as Douglas
• 2012 – Aqua Something You Know Whatever as Zucotti Manicotti (voice)
• 2011 – Batman: The Brave and the Bold as Tattooed Man
• 2010 – The Boondocks as Bushido Brown / Cop (voice)
• 2010 – One Angry Juror as Derrick

• 2008 – The Legend of Bruce Lee as Ali
• 2006 – Justice League Unlimited as Doomsday (voice)
• 2006 – Getting Played as Actor
• 2003 – CSI: Miami as Officer Roy Bailey
• 2003 – Justice League as Doomsday (voice)
• 2003 – Hotel
• 2001 – Boston Public as Darren Schofield
• 2001 – Soul Food as Russell Banks
• 2000 – Wonderland as Dr. Derrick Hatcher
• 2000 – Freedom Song as Coleman Vaughnes

Tv Shows from Year 1993 To 1999

• 1999 – Mutiny as Ben Cooper
• 1996 – Captive Heart: The James Mink Story as Elroy
• 1996 – Shaughnessy as Carpenter
• 1995 – JAG as Navy Petty Officer Peter Quinn / Lt. Martin Payne
• 1995 – NYPD Blue as Off. Reginald ‘Reggie’ Fancy
• 1995 – Tyson as Mike Tyson
• 1994 – Martin as Valdez
• 1994 – Living Single as Steve
• 1993 – Saved by the Bell as Military Police Man #2
• 1993 – Renegade as Luther – Dawn’s boyfriend

Michael Jai White Net Worth

White is an American actor and martial artist who has a net worth of $3.5 million dollars.

Michael Jai White Height | The Real Michael Jai White

White stands at a height of 1.85m.

Michael Jai White New Movie | Michael Jai White Latest Movies

•  Accident Man (2018)
• Triple Threat (2018)
• The Outlaw Johnny Black (2018)
• The Family Business (2018)
• Primer Vincent King (Hollywood) (2018)
• HeadShop (2018)
• Making a Killing (2018)

Michael Jai White Kimbo Slice

Michael Jai White Diet

This is what White said in one of the interviews when asked if he uses suplements to achieve his physical goals” Yes, I do. If I had to gain weight quickly, I’d use creatine. It makes me hold a lot more water in my muscle tissue. That’s a quick fix for me, but I pretty much do branched-chain amino acids [daily], and I drink about two protein shakes a day. I eat pretty well, too — I’m pretty consistent. I get a lot of vitamins through my diet.

Actor Michael Jai White

White’s first major starring role and breakout performance was in the 1995 HBO film Tyson, as heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson. He portrayed the eponymous character in the 1997 movie Spawn, making him the first African American to portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture. His work in Spawn earned him a nomination for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Best Male Newcomer. White starred opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme in Universal Soldier: The Return.

He also starred opposite fellow martial artist Steven Seagal in Exit Wounds in 2001.  He starred in Busta Rhymes’ and Mariah Carey’s music video “I Know What You Want”in 2003.  In addition to his on screen roles, White has been doing voice work, including Static Shock and the Justice League since 2003. White displays his martial arts skills in the direct-to-DVD film Undisputed II: Last Man Standing. He also appears in Michelle Yeoh’s Silver Hawk in 2004. He appeared in Kill Bill: Volume 2, although his role was cut from the theatrical release. His film Why Did I Get Married? opened at number one at the box office on October 12, 2007.

White played the role of the mob boss Gambol in the 2008 film The Dark Knight. He also starred in the film Blood and Bone and the blaxploitation homage Black Dynamite, both released in 2009. White wrote the scripts for both Black Dynamite and his upcoming 3 Bullets in which he stars with Bokeem Woodbine.

White appeared on The Mo’Nique Show to promote his film Why Did I Get Married Too on March 30, 2010. The two joked about the acclaim that comes with winning an Oscar. In May 2010 he appeared in the music video for Toni Braxton’s new song “Hands Tied” from her album Pulse, as well as the Nicki Minaj music video for “Your Love” as Nicki’s sensei and love interest.

He also starred in Kevin Tancharoen’s short film Mortal Kombat: Rebirth,  as Jax Briggs, and reprised the role in Mortal Kombat: Legacy, a webseries from the same director. 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.

White made his directorial debut and starred in Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown, which was released on home video on September 13, 2011

In the video game Justice League Heroes White provided the voice of Green Lantern.

Michael Jai White Brother

There are no much details of Michael’s brother but in a tweet he made on 11th October he mentioned of being “proud of his brother #omariHarwick who as at then was working on his second season of power.

Michael Jai White Fighting Movies | Michael Jai White Action Movies

• Blood And Bone
• Black Dynamite
• Falcon Rising
• Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown
• Universal Soldier: The Return
• Tyson
• Never Back Down 3: No Surrender
• Skin Trade
• Tactical Force
• Bonus: Short Films
• Mortal Kombat Legacy
• 3 Bullets
• Invictus

Michael Jai White Quotes

1. I go to gyms quite a bit, martial arts gyms, MMA gyms. I try to train with the best people, with who’s who in the martial arts, just to keep myself sharp.
2. I feel like I missed my era, because I remember the time when black people uplifted each other and looked for the positives. I feel sorry for the people who live their lives in the negative default setting because they filter out what’s good, and that’s no way to live.
3. There’s a way that white people and black people spoke in the ’70s that is nothing like how they speak now. They spoke from a soul, actually. There’s a singsongy way of walking and talking that’s just different now.
4. My favorite TV couple is Edith and Archie Bunker. Because they were such individuals that I can’t imagine anyone else playing them. And I think that Archie was one of the greatest characters ever on television. Even with his flaws, you loved him.
5. I’ve never excluded myself because of color. It’s never been part of the radar, when I look at anything I do. The majority of the roles that I’ve played have had very little to do with being black. It doesn’t matter what color you are.
6. I love the ’70s. I think the ’70s had the best music and the best movies.
7. I take every role seriously. Personally, I never look at any role as Michael White. I’ve done that my entire life.
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Michael Jai White Universal Soldier

White starred opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme in Universal Soldier: The Return. In 2001, he also starred opposite fellow martial artist Steven Seagal in Exit Wounds. Universal Soldier: The Return is a 1999 American science fiction action film directed by Mic Rodgers in his directorial debut, and written by William Malone and John Fasano. The film stars Jean-Claude Van Damme, Michael Jai White, Bill Goldberg, Heidi Schanz, Kiana Tom and Xander Berkeley. The film was released in the United States on August 20, 1999. This was Jean-Claude Van Damme’s last widely released film until 2012’s The Expendables 2.

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