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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
Luke Cage
for Luke Cage in The Underworld 22 Termination
Suggested by vadim_havard
Miles Morales and Matt Cage lead the heroes into a full-on war with Doom's forces and the Skrulls while trying to stop Doom from taking over the last remaining Country that isnt apart of Doom's empire. During the war the Punisher shows up at Peter Parker's house and tells him that he needs to help, but because of Peter's back injury he can't. So the Punisher carries Peter all the way to a secret base where Nick Fury formerly know as agent 28 is rebuilding S.H.I.E.L.D with the help of Clint Barton, Maria Hill, Taskmaster, and Nastasia Romanoff who use to work for Hydra as a Black Widow but is now helping the good guys. The movie's climax includes Peter getting a new suit to help him move called the Iron-Spider suit, Nick Fury and Taskmaster free all the heroes that were replaced by Skrulls, the heroes defeat Doom's forces, and it all leads to a big fight between Peter Parker and Doom. At the end Peter manages to activate a bomb that destroys Doom's castle and kills both Peter and Doom supposedly. The post credit scene has Thanos come to Earth and retrieve Doom from the destruction and heals him. Thanos tell Doom of six Infinity Stones that they could use for anything. For Doom its becoming supreme ruler of the universe and for Thanos its killing half of all life in the universe to preserve materials and recourses.
