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Michael Jai White (born November 10, 1967) is an American actor and professional martial artist, who has appeared in numerous films and television series. 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 was born in Brooklyn, New York and moved as a teen to Bridgeport, Connecticut, where he graduated from Central High School in 1988. White started martial arts training at the age of seven and is now an accomplished martial artist, holding seven legitimate black belts in Shotokan, Tae Kwon Do, Kobudo, Goju Ryu, Tang Soo Do, Wushu and Kyokushin, with a specific focus in Kyokushin (although his style incorporates aspects of many different martial arts forms). His first major starring role and breakout performance was in the 1995 HBO film Tyson, as heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson. In 1997, he portrayed the eponymous character in the 1997 movie Spawn. His work in Spawn earned him a nomination for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Best Male Newcomer. White starred opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme in Universal Soldier: The Return. In 2001, he also starred opposite fellow martial artist Steven Seagal in Exit Wounds. In 2003, he starred in Busta Rhymes' and Mariah Carey's music video "I Know What You Want". Since 2003, in addition to his on screen roles, White has been doing voice work, including Static Shock, Justice League, and the Spawn animated series. White showcases his martial arts skills in the direct-to-DVD film Undisputed II: Last Man Standing. He also appears in Michelle Yeoh's Silver Hawk in 2004. His film, Why Did I Get Married? opened at number one at the box office on October 12, 2007. White played the role of the mob boss Gambol in the 2008 film The Dark Knight. He also starred in the film Blood and Bone and the Blaxploitation homage Black Dynamite, both released in 2009. White wrote the scripts for both Black Dynamite and his upcoming 3 Bullets in which he stars with Bokeem Woodbine. White will make his directorial debut and star in Never Back Down 2, which is slated for a 2011 release. In August 2005 he wed his girlfriend of two years, Courtenay Chatman. The couple have a daughter named Morgan Michelle who was born on December 24, 2008. Michael has two sons from a previous relationship. He is an avid chess player, as seen in his movie Blood and Bone.
Michael Jai White
Doomsday
for Doomsday in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice
Suggested by ivaneavendano
The movie opens with Clark Kent reading about the Bat of Gotham which leads to him doing a paper on the Bat's lethal brand of justice. Meanwhile Bruce Wayne keeps having the same dream over and over again of a man coming through a portal and telling him Lois Lane is the key. Eventually Bruce and Clark meet at a party hosted by the richest man in Metropolis Lex Luthor who has been trying to find a way to weaponize a mineral he found on a crashed Kryptonian ship from Man of Steel that has the ability to cut Zod so that he can create a being made of the mineral to kill Superman. Eventually after some persuading Lex manages to convince the Batman who is spending some time in Metropolis that Superman is a threat and if he were to become evil he would kill them all. So eventually Batman and Superman fight giving Lex time to create a monster called Doomsday out of the mineral and sends it to kill Superman. During the fight Superman and Batman are interrupted by a woman who was at Lex's party with them named Diana Price aka Wonder Woman. After the fight is over Doomsday shows up. The fight ends with Superman sacrificing himself to kill Doomsday which ends in Superman's death. The movie ends with Bruce travelling to Norway to meet with a man named Arthur Curry.
