Wesley Snipes – a True Blade Turner
Is he a Ninja?! Well not quite, but Wesley Trent Snipes is a lot more than an American actor and entrepreneur. Born July 13, 1962, the world-famous ‘Day Walker’ is a 5th degree black belt in Shotokan Karate and a 2nd degree black belt in Hapkido. And there is more. Snipes started his martial arts training when he was only 12 years old and became very famous. In 2005, he was set to become the center of an Ultimate Fighter bout with the narrator of the Fear Factor TV program, Joe Rogan. Not to mention the years he spent training at the Shaolin Temple. Personal Life and Outlook Although he was born in Orlando, Florida, Snipes grew up in the Bronx, New York. As an adult, he lived in Manhattan and was affected by the 2001 terror attack on the Twin Towers. His apartment was destroyed in the blast. He was not in New York at the time, which he says saved his life. A Purchase University graduate, he quickly