Michael Jai White’s Lifestyle

Michael Jai White was born in 1976 in Brooklyn, New Yourk, USA. He started to practice martial arts when he was eight years old and achieved a high level of accomplishment in various kinds of martial arts. While his main area is Kyokushin but it is known that While has black belts in 7 different kinds of martial arts. It is also known that before becoming an actor Michael Jai also worked as a teacher. Michael’s acting career began with his role in a television film called “Tyson” which came out on HBO in 1995. In this film Michael played a role of another Michael, the famous heavyweight boxer. White’s next role was the one for which he is still most recognized. In was a major Hollywood production “Spawn”, a film adaptation of a comic book.

Michael portrayed a superhero Al Simmons. This film made a big contribution to Michael Jai White net worth. For this role he also was nominated for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award in the category of Best Male Newcomer. Since then White has established himself as an action film actor. He appeared in a science fiction film directed by Mic Rodgers “Universal Soldier: The Return“ along with Jean Claude Van Damme and in another action movie – Andrzej Bartkowiak “Exit Wounds” next to Steven Seagal. Michael Jai White has also made a debut as a director with a martial arts film “Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown” which also helped to raise his net worth.

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