Michael Jai White

The American actor, Michael Jai White was born on 10th November 1967. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and his star sign is Scorpio. He went to Central High School and completed his graduation. Michael is a martial artist by profession and he owns a black belt in seven different styles and owns 26 titles. Michael was quite famous owing to the fact that he has won numerous championships in National martial arts. He was honored as the Man of the Year by Black Belt Magazine. He is one of the martial arts action stars in America and a former teacher. The actor can speak Mandarin and Japanese. He is a very versatile actor on both small and big screens. He has dated a fitness coach and an actress Adrienne Joi Johnson but ultimately got married to Courtney Chatham in 2005. However, the couple could not sustain the marriage and they got separated in 2011. He has been married to Gillian Iliana Waters since 2015. The couple got married in Thailand. He has been blessed with a daughter named Morgan Michelle White and a son named Jai Jordon White. He currently resides in Los Angeles.


Career

The muscular build, Michael Jai White played Al Simmons in a TBS supernatural superhero film Spawn by Mark A.Z. He played Marcus Williams in a comedy film Why Did I Get Married by Tyler Perry. He starred in an action comedy film Black Dynamite by Scott Sanders. He starred as Mike Tyson (boxer) in a TV movie Tyson. He was in a sci-fi film Universal Soldier: The Return by Mic Rodgers. Michael was in an action film Exit Wounds by Andrzej Bartkowiak. He performed martial arts in a film Undisputed II: Last Man Standing by Issac Florentine. The actor was in a sci-fi film Silver Hawk by Jingle Ma. He was a part of multiple martial arts films like - Kill Bill: Volume 2, Never Back Down 2 and Blood and Bone and played Gambol in a superhero film The Dark Knight. He was in a TV movie The Crooked Man. Michael wrote scripts for films like - Bullets and Black Dynamite. His other notable films - Chocolate City, Falcon Rising, Chain of Command, Cops and Robbers, S.W.A.T.: Under Siege, Chocolate City 2, Never Back Down: No Surrender, The Asian Connection and Skin Trade.

White was in a TV sitcom Tyler Perry's for Better or Worse by Tyler Perry and he was in a web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy. He starred in a music video I Know What You Want. To add more feathres to his cap, Michael voiced in Justice League and Static Shock and appeared on a talk show The Mo'Nique Show. He was a part of the Nicki Minaj's music video Your Love. He was a part of Toni Braxton's song Hands Tied. He voiced a video game Justice League Heroes. He guest starred in TV shows like - NYPD Blue, Saved by the Bell, Arrow, Insecure: Due North and CSI.

White was nominated for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award as Best Male Newcomer. He has earned a Net worth of around $3.5 million. White has 989,265 followers on Twitter. He has 4,972,117 likes and 5,204,759 followers on Facebook. He has 553k followers on Instagram.

Last Modified: Mar 7, 2020


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