Michael Richard Jai White is an American actor, director, and martial artist. He is the first African American to portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture, having starred as Al Simmons, the protagonist in the 1997 film Spawn. White appeared as Marcus Williams in the Tyler Perry films Why Did I Get Married? and Why Did I Get Married Too?, and starred as the character on the TBS/OWN comedy-drama television series Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse. White portrayed Jax Briggs in Mortal Kombat: Legacy and the Cyborg Seth in Universal Soldier, the return. He portrayed boxer Mike Tyson in the 1995 HBO television movie Tyson. He also played the title role in the blaxploitation parody film Black Dynamite, as well as the animated series of the same name.
Michael Jai White
Active - 1989 - Present |
Birth - Nov 10, 1967 |
Genres - Action-Adventure, Thriller, Drama, Comedy, Crime
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Subgenres - Martial Arts Film, Superhero Film, Boxing Film, Comedy Drama, Neo-Noir
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Michael J. White, Michael Jay White, Michael White, Micheal White-
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Martial Arts Film, Superhero Film, Boxing Film, Comedy Drama, Neo-Noir, LGBT-Related Film, Biographical Film, Biopunk, Black Comedy Film, Buddy Cop Film, Buddy Film, Comedy Horror, Parody Film, Vigilante Film, Western Film, 3D Animated, Action Comedy Film, Basketball, Blaxploitation Film, Chase, Coming-Of-Age Fiction, Cyberpunk, Dystopian Film, Erotic Thriller, Ghost Film, Heist Film, Historical Film, Ninja Film, Post-Apocalyptic Film, Prison Film, Rape And Revenge Film, Romantic Comedy, Satire, Slapstick, Splatter Film, Sport Film, Stand-Up Comedy, Teen Comedy, Teen Film, Yakuza Film