Sometimes credited as:
- Michael White
- Michael J. White
Place of birth: Brooklyn, LA.
M.J. White.com
Michael Jai White started training martial arts at the age of 8, and achieved his first black belt at the age of 12, and now holds seven black belts in various martial arts. He has ben training Shotokan Karate, ITF and WTF Tae Kwon Do, Kobudo, Tang Soo Do, and Goju Ryu. Originally a student of Shigeru Oyama, he's now the head of World Oyama Karate.
He also trained Wushu with Eric Chen and had the privilege of training with Benny Urquidez, James Lew, Don Wilson, Jean Claude van Damme, Billy Blanks, Bill Wallace and Joe Lewis and many others. All martial arts champions and action stars. Michael is also the co-founde of Top Ten Karate with Larry Rogers Jr.
Some stats:
26 titles, including;
US Open
North American Open
New England Grand Champion
Before his acting carreer Michael worked many times with children as a martial arts teacher, but also as a school teacher, gifted with the talent to help troubled youngsters.
Michael won many fights and trophies before starting his acting carreer which is very succesfull. He is ready for all kind of roles, acting, fighting, horror, etc.
Cross (2006)
Spawn: The Animation (2006)
Undisputed 2 (2006)
Getting Played (2005)
Playmakers of New Orleans (2004)
Silver Hawk (2004)
Clubhouse (2004)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
Justice League (2003-05)
Static Shock (2003-04)
Justice (2003)
CSI: Miami (2003)
Honor Among Thieves (2003)
Boston Public (2001)
Pandora's Box (2001)
Six (2001)
Exit Wounds (2001)
Soul Food (2000)
Wonderland (2000)
Freedom Song (2000)
Universal Soldier 2: The Return (2000)
Mutiny (1999)
Breakfast of Champions (1999)
Thick as Thieves (1999)
The Bus Stop (1998)
Ringmaster (1998)
Spawn (1997)
City of Industry (1997)
Shaughnessy (1996)
2 Days in the Valley (1996)
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story (1996)
J.A.G. (1995)
NYPD Blue (1995)
Ballistic (1995) -aka Fist of Justice
Tyson (1995)
Living Single (1994)
Martin (1994)
Ring of Fire 3: Lionstrike (1994)
On Deadly Ground (1994)
Renegade (1993)
Full Contact (1993)
Prototype (1992)
Universal Soldier 1 (1991)
True Identity (1991)
Turtles 2 (1991)
Ring of Fire (1991)
Toxic Avenger 3 (1989)
-aka The Last Temptation of Toxie
Toxic Avenger 2 (1988)
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Saved by the Bell (????)
Saturday Night Live (????)
America's Most Wanted (????)
Invictus (????) (internet)
: Barabbas (voice)
: George Chambers
: Actor
: Supreme
: Morris
: Ellis Hayes
: Da Moe
: Doomsday (voice) (episodes #2.11, 4.3)
: Osebo (voice)
: Tre
: Officer Roy Bailey (episode #2.3)
:
: Darren Schofield (episode #1.18)
: Hampton Hines
:
: Strutt
: Russell Banks (episode #2.3))
: Dr. Derrick Hatcher
: Coleman Vaughnes
: S.E.T.H.
: Ben Cooper
: Howell
: Pointy
:
: Demond
: Al Simmons / Spawn
: Odell Williams
:
: Buck
: Elroy
: PO Peter Quinn (episode #1.8)
: Officer Reginald 'Reggie' Fancy (ep. #2.18, 2.22)
: Quint
: Mike Tyson
: Steve (ep. #1.20)
: Valdez (ep. #2.20)
: Silvio
: Stunts
: (ep. #1.20)
: Head Referee
: X29A / Stunts
: Soldier
: Alley guy #1
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: Apocalypse Inc. Executive // Ass. wrestling
coord.
: Apocalypse Inc. Executive // Ass. wrestl. coord.
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: Military Police man
: Guest
: Walter Anderson
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