Wesley Snipes – Net Worth, Money and More
NET WORTH: $1 Million
CAREER / PROFESSION: ACTOR
“Young prince from a long line of Royalty”
Wesley Trent Snipes is a man of many professions. He has his hands involved in acting, martial arts and production. He played the famous character of “Blade” in the Blade Trilogy. His production house, Amen Ra- films produces films and television serials. The Afro-American actor was born on July 31st, 1962 in the city of Florida. His father, Wesley R. Snipes (aircraft) and Marian (school assistant) lived in The Bronx. In his schooling, he joined the Art and Music school.
The career graph
He stepped into Hollywood with his debut in Goldie Hawn in the year 1986. He was also a part of television during that time in the serial Miami Vice. He was a fabulous actor of his time. He first saw his box-office hit with Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing and the Major League. His other films include Wildcats, Streets of Gold, Passenger 57, King of the New York, Sugar Hill, Drop Zone, Game of the Death, Unstoppable, Undisputed, Jackie Chan, The Marksman, Chaos, Hard Luck, Brooklyn’s Finest and the Expendables 3.
His career on television included serials like Miami Vice, H.E.L.P, Vietnam War Story, A Man Called Hawk, The Bernie Mac Show and The Days and the Nights of Molly Dodd. His movies were a hit both nationally and internationally. His worth as an
- Actor
Leading: $801,181,094(nationally), $371,157,525(internationally), $1,172,338,619(world-wide)
Supporting: $122,258,172(nationally), $122,258,172(world-wide)
Cameo: $75,375,152(nationally), $14,400,000(internationally), $89,775,152(world-wide)
- Producer
Nationally: $204,216,153
Internationally: $213,757,525
World-wide: $417,973,678
Other roles of Snipes
He is involved in other industries like investment where he has made quite a fortune by smartly investing in stocks. He also has various properties in different cities. He has also endorsed with the CoverGirl Cosmetics.
He owns a chain of restaurants with the name of Fat Snipes Burger in the city of Washington. He also owns a football team, the Orlando Angels. He also introduces a new brand of Vodka and perfume, Pure WonderSnipes-US and Love from Wesley respectively, and a clothing chain called Wesley Snipes Collection. He was also a partner in a security firm (the Royal Guard of Amen- Ra) with his brother. He has a film production also with the name of Amen- Ra which produced A Great and a Mighty Walk- Dr. John Henrik Clarke.
Marital status: Married
Wesley was first married to April Snipes. The two also had a son from the marriage, Jelani Asar Snipes. But the marriage was short lived and Snipes married for the second time with the painter name Nakyung Park (Nikki). He has four children from this marriage, one daughter (ISet Jau T) and three sons (Alaafia Jua t, Akhenaten Kihwa-T Snipes and Alimayu Moa-T Snipes).
Three year imprisonment
Snipes tried to fool the US government and escaped paying the due income tax. In the year 1996, he filed a false case to refund his tax of 4 million dollar and a return of 7.3 million dollar in the year 1997. He was also conspiring with Eddie Ray and Douglas Rosile against the US government. He also tried to escape the allegation by declaring himself to be a non-resident of the state; however his plead was not considered. He in 2008 was found guilty of evading the tax returns for three years and the conspiracy against the government. He was sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment and was asked to pay all the due tax. He began his punishment in the year 2010 in the McKean Federal Correctional Institution, in Pennsylvania. He completed his punishment in the year 2013.
In order to repay back the taxes, the actor has a debt of 70,000 dollars on his New Jersey’s mansion. His 8 million dollar mansion in Alpines is also in danger. The accusations were that he paid $46,722 in taxes for property but evaded $17,969 which was to be paid for penalties and interest. He also did not pay $49,139 in the year 2007. He also owned a 2 million dollar home till 2002 when it was sold for 5.6 million dollar.
Awards and recognitions
- Wesley was nominated for MTV Movie Awards under the category of Best Fight, Best Villain, Best Screen Duo and Best Kiss. He was also nominated in Independent Spirit Awards for The Best Supporting Actor. He was nominated in the Black Reel Awards for Best Actor.
- He won the title of Best Actor in the Venice Film Festival. He also won the Image Awards for being the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Television Movie or Mini-Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture category. He was the recipient of Cable ACE Awards in the category of Best Actor in a Dramatic Series. He also won the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards in the Favorite Actor category.
From Wesley’s heart
- Nobody wants to get locked up, although ‘locked up’ is a matter of perspective. There can be people who are out who are in prison mentally and emotionally and worse off than those who are behind bars.
- I think that all of us, as Americans, are due process and have a right to a fair trial, and have a right to be considered innocent until proven guilty. I think that is the American way and it’s the foundation upon which this country was built.
- I’ve reduced a lot of the stress in my life. I’ve gotten rid of a lot of things. The light was turned on and a lot of the cockroaches started spinning. I swept them out the door. And sometimes you just have to throw things out because they carry certain energy.
