Michael Jai White

Michael J. White is an actor, producer, director and screenwriter, holder of seven black belts in various styles of martial arts. Michael's biography is similar to the American Dream: he independently went from poverty to universal recognition and fame. White is familiar to moviegoers for such works as Tyson, Spawn, The Dark Knight, Blood and Bone, Black Dynamite, etc.

The famous actor and martial artist was born on November 10, 1967 in the most populated borough of New York - Brooklyn. As you know, this city is full of contrasts: on the one hand, you can see fashionable hotels, restaurants and citizens wearing diamonds, and on the other, social inequality and poverty are revealed.

The future actor was unlucky, because he grew up and was brought up in the slums, all his childhood observing the real Mexican passions characteristic of poor areas.

The boy was raised by his mother, who constantly changed jobs in order to feed the family. When White was 7 years old, his parent was offered a position in another city, so the woman had to move with Michael to a neighboring state. But even there, the life of the future actor did not resemble a fairy tale: the same impoverished quarter with the laws of the jungle and the same deviant behavior around.

But there was no choice. White recalled that he and his mother rented an apartment where the bully Troy Alvis lived next door, who always bullied him. But Michael was not a mistake at all and knew how to give back to his opponent. As you know, from hatred to love is one step, so it is not surprising that in the future boys have become true friends.

White grew up an active child and from an early age began to gravitate towards sports. It was rumored that Michael became interested in martial arts after watching Jang Ho Cheng's action movie Five Fingers of Death (1972). Since there was no money for special karate lessons in the family, the boy had to practice on his own at home. In this regard, he was helped by Troy, who attended the Japanese martial arts section and happily showed Michael the punches he had learned.

When the young man turned 14, he left his mother's apartment and began to live independently with his friend, who was killed a month later with a pistol. It is noteworthy that White also has two battle wounds from bullets. In the future, the guy was considered a thunderstorm of the area: Michael never climbed first, but in conflict situations he showed his skills in practice.

After graduating from college, White chose a path that was by no means creative or even sports: he began working in a school for children with emotional personality disorder. Michael was on the list of the best teachers, he had a normalized schedule and, most importantly, a stable income. However, constant offers from directors (who invited him to minor roles in low-budget action films) forced White to reconsider his life priorities.

After working for three years, Michael eventually quit school and began looking for happiness in the vastness of big cinema. Like any actor, before playing the main role, Michael Jay White had to play unremarkable and episodic characters, because, as you know, the path to fame is thorny. In 1989, Michael J. White first appeared on TV screens, these were the science fiction films Toxic Avenger 2 and Toxic Avenger 3: Toxie's Last Temptation (1989).

Following in 1991, the actor fleetingly appeared in the comedy drama Change of Personality. In addition, he played in the popular action movie with Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren "Universal Soldier" (1992), and also flashed in "Full Contact" (1993), "Fist of the Law" (1995) and other films.

In 1995, fortune smiled at the stately actor (Michael's height - 183 cm, weight - 92-97 kg): Uli Edel invited White to play in the biographical drama "Tyson", which tells about the hard life of one of the most recognizable athletes in the history of world boxing. Thanks to this picture, Tyson fans learned that, before becoming the undisputed world champion, Mike had to endure hardships and hardships of fate.

It is not surprising that after this role, directors' proposals fell on the young man like a cornucopia: White appeared on the set every year. Thus, in 1996 he starred in the western Shaughnessy and the comedy thriller Two Days in the Valley, and in 1997 he played in the crime drama Crime Zone. In the same year, Michael took part in the science fiction film "Spawn", which was based on the non-childish comic strip by Todd McFarlane.

It is noteworthy that Michael Jay became the first black actor who was lucky enough to transform into a superhero in front of the director's cameras. The plot of this gothic blockbuster with an abundance of cruelty and blood tells the story of CIA agent El Simmons, who was killed by his own leader. After his death, El ends up in purgatory and, like Goethe's Mephistopheles, makes a deal with the devil, as a result of which he turns into a "death machine" - hellish Spawn.

Throughout his film career, Michael has shown that he is subject to any role. For example, in the neo-noir action movie The Dark Knight (where the actor co-starred with Christian Bale, Heath Ledger and Morgan Freeman), he appeared before the audience as the brutal crime boss Gamball, and in Quentin Tarantino's drama Kill Bill. Movie 2 "White played a kung fu master.

Also in 2006, he took part in the filming of "Undisputed 2" with the notorious Scott Adkins. It is noteworthy that the plot of the film revolves around a boxer who ended up in a Russian prison. Among other things, Michael has established himself as a voice actor, whose voice can be heard in the animated series "Static Shock" (2003-2004), "Justice League" (2003-2005), "Ghetto" (2010), "Black Dynamite" (2011- 2015), etc.

In the summer of 2005, Michael proposes to his girlfriend Courtney Chetman, and three years later, the lovers had a daughter, Morgan Michelle (the actor also has two sons from previous marriages).

But, fortunately or unfortunately, the couple parted. It is known that Morgan Michelle followed in her father's footsteps: the girl goes to karate training and at the age of six she became the owner of the yellow belt.

Michael is currently married to actress Gillian White. On his Instagram page, the actor often uploads photos with his beloved: they attend social events together, dine in restaurants, watch boxing and travel. Here is what the actor wrote under one of the pictures with Gillian:

In 2016, Michael J. White took part in several films at once: the action films Out of the Game, Never Give Up 3, in the horror film The Crooked Man and the drama Chocolate City: Vegas.

Four films with the actor are planned for 2017: SWAT: UnderSiege, Accident, Triple Threat and Copsand Robbers.

Toxic Avenger 2 (1989); The Universal Soldier (1992); Tyson (1995); Spawn (1997); Through Wounds (2001); Undeniable 2 (2006); The Dark Knight (2008); The Legend of Bruce Lee (2008); Blood and Bone (2009); Mortal Kombat: Rebirth (2010); Never Give Up 2 (2011); The Slave Trade (2015); Offside (2016); The Chronicles of the Avenger (2016); Chocolate City (2016);

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Michael Jai White Net Worth 2021

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Michael Jai White Net Worth 2020

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Michael Jai White Net Worth 2019

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Michael Jai White Net Worth 2018

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Michael Jai White Net Worth 2017

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Michael Jai White Net Worth 2016

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Michael Jai White Net Worth 2015

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