Brooklyn-born Michael Jai White survived his rough urban upbringing and entered the entertainment industry... (Learn more)
Top Projects: CSI: Miami, Spawn, Exit Wounds (View All)
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"Acting is a means to achieving more success in my true job, which is to bring about change in the inner city and in these children I have a power to reach. We on television [and film] speak louder to children than their parents do. As unfortunate as it is, it's the truth. I couldn't rest if I didn't use my talents to their potential. I was a school teacher for three years. I taught EMD--emotionally disturbed children--and I found that I had a real gift for reaching them. It was really a tough decision to leave something that I was so gifted at . . . I was always fascinated with human beings. I could see the world as so many people. I was on my own since I was 13 so I grew up on the streets quite a bit and I was always fascinated with everyone. I had friends or acquaintances from every walk of life--millionaires to vagrants--that I knew personally. I knew how they thought, what they were about, and I knew their back story." --Michael Jai White quoted in Venice, August 1997
White has six black belts and has won over 20 martial arts titles.
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