Michael Jai White was born on November 10,1967 and is an American actor, director and martial artist.
28 Facts About Michael Jai White
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Michael Jai White was the first African American to portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture, starring as Al Simmons, the protagonist in the 1997 film Spawn.
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Michael Jai White portrayed Jax Briggs in Mortal Kombat: Legacy and the Cyborg Seth in Universal Soldier: The Return.
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Michael Jai White portrayed boxer Mike Tyson in the 1995 HBO television film Tyson.
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Michael Jai White played the title role in the blaxploitation parody film Black Dynamite, as well as the animated series of the same name.
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Michael Jai White is a martial artist in nine different styles: Shotokan, Goju-Ryu, Taekwondo, Kobudo, Tang Soo Do, Wushu, Jujutsu, Kyokushin and Boxing, with a specific focus in Kyokushin Karate.
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Michael Jai White started training in the martial arts at the age of four in Jujutsu.
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Michael Jai White next took up Shotokan and moved on to other styles later.
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Michael Jai White holds seven legitimate black belts in Kyokushin Karate, Goju-Ryu Karate, Shotokan Karate, Taekwondo, Tang Soo Do, Kobudo, and Wushu.
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Michael Jai White is a former special education teacher and taught students with behavioral problems for three years.
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Michael Jai White portrayed the eponymous character in the 1997 film Spawn, making him the first African American to portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture.
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Michael Jai White starred opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme in Universal Soldier: The Return, in 1999.
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Since 2003, in addition to his on screen roles, Michael Jai White has been doing voice work, including in Static Shock and Justice League.
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Michael Jai White appears in Michelle Yeoh's Silver Hawk in 2004.
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Michael Jai White appeared in Kill Bill: Volume 2, although his role was cut from the theatrical release.
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Michael Jai White played the role of the mob boss Gambol in the 2008 film The Dark Knight.
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Michael Jai White starred in the film Blood and Bone and the blaxploitation homage Black Dynamite, both released in 2009.
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Michael Jai White wrote the scripts for both Black Dynamite and his upcoming 3 Bullets in which he stars with Bokeem Woodbine.
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On March 30,2010, Michael Jai White appeared on The Mo'Nique Show to promote his film Why Did I Get Married Too.
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Michael Jai White 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.
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Michael Jai White posted on Twitter that he would not be returning to the role for the second season, but would return for the 2013 film.
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Michael Jai White made his directorial debut and starred in Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown, which was released on home video on September 13,2011.
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Michael Jai White provided the voice of Green Lantern in the video game Justice League Heroes.
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In October 2019, Michael Jai White announced the spiritual successor to Black Dynamite titled The Outlaw Johnny Black officially entered pre-production.
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On July 12,2021, White laid out a vision for starting a film studio in New Haven, CT called "Jaigantic Studios".
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Michael Jai White wants to create a studio district on New Haven's Quinnipiac River waterfront.
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From 2005 to 2011, Michael Jai White was married to Courtenay Chatman and together they have a daughter named Morgan.
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In February 2014, Michael Jai White announced his engagement to actress Gillian Iliana Waters.