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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
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The movie opens with Batman, Martin Stein, and Ronald Raymond entering the Justice League Watchtower as all of the heroes gather for Batman's speech. Ronald asks why they're there but Batman doesn't say anything and goes up to the microphone. Just then Superman gets there and tells Batman that Darkseid's army is almost there. The Flash tells Batman that they should be preparing for doomsday but Batman tells him doomsday wont happen. All of the heroes start talking to each other about it until Batman tells everyone to be quiet. Superman asks why they should be listening to him, a human with no powers. Flash defends Batman but Batman says yes he is just a human and doesn't have powers but that makes him strong, the fact that he is there with nothing but he is still willing to fight alongside Gods to fight a God. He tells them that Darkseid is sending his nephew Steppenwolf to retrieve the 3 mother boxes and use them to find the Anti-Life Equation and they need to protect Earth at all costs. The movie climaxes with a huge battle between the League and Steppenwolf which ends in Superman taking all three boxes and hiding them while Flash and Green Lantern deliver the final blow to Steppenwolf. The movie ends with Darkseid telling Desaad that it is only a matter of time before he goes to Earth himself while the League celebrates their victory not knowing what is coming.
