• American actor Michael Jai White is a martial arts expert and stuntman. White has parlayed his expertise in those areas into several leading roles, including the title role in the film Spawn and the role of Mike Tyson in the HBO television movie Tyson. He has also appeared alongside action stars Jean-Claude Van Damme in Universal Soldier: The Return and Steven Seagal in Exit Wounds. In 2008 he starred in the comedy film Black Dynamite that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was later purchased by Sony for $2 million.Variety: Sony Grabs Rights to Black Dynamite (January 19, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: November 10, 1967
  2. Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York
  3. Wife: Courtenay Chatman
  4. First film: The Toxic Avenger Part II
  5. Current record-holder for shot put at his local high schoolCentral High School: Michael Jai White (January 22, 2009)
  6. Taught 5th, 6th and 7th graders for three years before he became an actorCentral High School: Michael Jai White (January 22, 2009)
  7. Calls teaching is proudest achievementCentral High School: Michael Jai White (January 22, 2009)

• Martial Arts Master

  White has been practicing martial arts since he was eight years of age. By the age of 12, White had earned his first black belt.Central High School: Michael Jai White (January 22, 2009) Over his lifetime, he has earned black belts in the following disciplines:

  • Shotokan karate
  • Tae Kwon Do
  • Kobudo
  • Goju Ryu karate
  • Tang Soo Do
  • Wushu
  • Kyokushin kaikan karate

• Related Mahalo Pages

  Mike Tyson | Spawn Character | Exit Wounds | Why Did I Get Married? | The Dark Knight | Black Dynamite

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