KAMA UMEZALIWA LEO BASI UMEZALIWA NA WESLEY SNIPES, FAHAMU MACHACHE KUHUSU YEYE HAPA

BIRTHDAY July 31, 1962

BIRTHPLACE Florida

AGE 52 years old

BIRTH SIGN Leo

ABOUT Charismatic actor who starred as the tough vampire killer in the Blade trilogy and gave a memorable performance in Passenger 57. His other notable films include Major League, Rising Sun, and The Expendables 3.

BEFORE FAME At age twelve, he began training in and eventually achieving black belts in multiple forms of martial arts. He debuted in the 1986 film, Wildcats, as Trumaine.

TRIVIA He is a martial artist who got into trouble for not paying taxes, and began serving a three year prison sentence at the end of 2010.

FAMILY LIFE He dated singer Jennifer Lopez from 1994 to 1995. He married Nikki Park in 2003.

ASSOCIATED WITH He was in the music video for the song, "Bad" with Michael Jackson.