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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
Absorbing Man/Carl Creel
for Absorbing Man/Carl Creel in Hulk: Gamma World
Suggested by bighero616
Now that he's an Avenger, Bruce's life is calmer. He's managed to build his relationship with Betty, the army is no longer hunting him, and he's working with SHIELD on other gamma cases. However, he knows that as the Hulk, everything ends at some point. Soon, he begins to have strange dreams and feels the Hulk changing, no longer just an emotionless beast, with the Emerald Goliath beginning to gain personality and self-awareness, which makes it difficult for Bruce to control him and especially his rage. Right at the moment a gamma creature similar to the Hulk attacks General Ross, leading to suspicion about Bruce, including from Banner himself. While investigating, with the help of Betty and Rick, Bruce discovers Samuel Stern, a scientist he worked with on the gamma bomb project, who was also affected, changing like Bruce, but in a different way. Stern, or Leader as he prefers to be called, wants to give the world the same gift he received, the gamma mutation that made him a superior being. And for that, he relies on the ex-soldier Emil Blonsk, who has become the Abomination and seeks revenge against Hulk and General Ross. This forces the two former enemies to work together to deal with these new threats that target them both, if they want to survive to face tomorrow. The question is, can they put aside their differences and points of view to work together, or will they let their differences get in the way, which will lead to the end of both of them?
