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 31^st, 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.

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Career/Profession: Film Director/ Screenwriter/ Producer

Introduction

Christopher Nolan is one of the hottest and most paid directors of Hollywood. he has created several of the most successful films of the 21st century. He is an English-American who was raised by his English father and American mother. He was born on July 30, 1970. He works as a film director, a screenwriter as well as a producer.  He is married to Emma Thomas who has worked as a producer in all of his feature films and they own a production company named Syncopy. They have four children.

His Love: Camera

Even as a child, Nolan loved to experiment with his dad’s Super-8 cine camera. When Nolan was a student at University College London, he was already shooting several short movies. He created several short films like Larceny, Tarantula and Doodlebug at University College. It was then when he learned the guerrilla film techniques which he used in his first movie Inception. His short film ‘Larceny’ was displayed at the Cambridge Film Festival in the year 1996. Christopher let his love for camera decide the course of his life and he has come a long way through. He is one of the most innovative storytellers and film makers in the industry today. He has by far become one of the most successful producers of Hollywood.

Money-making:

Nolan is one of the most wonderful directors of Hollywood. He became a part of main stream cinema with his movie ‘Memento’ and continued to deliver one smash after the other. None of his movies made less than $50 million at US box office post Memento. His movie ‘The Inception’ was not only a commercial success but earned critical appreciation too, with a total earning of $69 million.

Nolan did his major debut with ‘Following’ which was a small budget black and white movie. He gave his first hit in the year 2000, Memento, a psychological thriller story penned by his brother Jonathan Nolan. Memento received two Oscar nominations for editing and screenplay. And from then on Christopher has never looked back in his life and delivered hits one after the other.

After directing Insomnia, Nolan resurrected the Batman in 2005 with ‘Batman Begins’ which grabbed more than $372 million at the box office. The following features, The Dark Night (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012) left the audience spellbound and notched over a billion dollars each. His sci-fi based thriller movie Inception (2010) was also a blockbuster. Nolan gave his magical touch to Superman too in his movie The Man of Steel. The seven feature length films of Nolan have made nearly $2.5 billion.

The psychological depth, intellectualism and unorthodox storytelling makes his movies stand out. Most of his movies have a male protagonist who try to come to terms with their present by overcoming the difficulties of past. The women in his films have generally been written as allies or romantic partners. He possess vivid artistic sensibilities and makes complex but most compelling cinematic choices. Vanity Fair’s 2010 list of top earners of Hollywood ranked Christopher fourth with $71.5 million.

Christopher has worked with some of the best actors of Hollywood like Al Pacino, Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine. He is the founder of the production company Syncopy Films and often partners with his wife Emma Watson. Christopher is one of the richest Hollywood personalities.

Film-making: a family affair

Christopher met his producer cum wife, Emma Thomas, at University College London. He often collaborates with his wife and brother. His brother Jonathan Nolan has written stories for him and his uncle John has acted in his films. Also, one of his sons made an appearance in the movie Inception. His father too was interested in film-making. Christopher began learning the technicalities of shooting at the age of 8, with his father’s Super-8 camera. Looks like, Christopher has film making running in his nerves and that is why he is amazing at what he does.

Awards and Achievements

Christopher Nolan has bagged a number of awards and nominations for his movies. He received honors like Academy award and Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Screenplay, Directors Guild of America (DGA) Award nomination and Independent Spirit Awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay.

In the year 2005, Nolan made Batman Begins, starring Christian Bale as the Batman. Then, its sequel The Dark Knights came in 2008 and received global acclaim from audience as well as critics. Nolan was nominated for Directors Guild of America (DGA) Award, Producers Guild of America (PGA) Award as well as Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award. This film also received eight Academy Award nominations. In 2006, he produced The Prestige which received Academy Award nominations for its outstanding art direction and cinematography.

In 2010, Nolan directed as well as produced Inception which earned more than 800 million dollars. It received several honours including four Academy Awards and eight other nominations. He was honoured with the PGA and DGA Award nominations as well as the WGA Award for his work. Nolan concluded his triology with The Dark Knight Returns and it too did exceptionally well at the box office. This year he produced The Man of Steel, the first time he produced a movie but did not direct it.

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