- His apartment in NYC was destroyed by the collapse of the World Trade Center's Twin Towers. He happened to be on the west coast with his wife, Nikki Park., taking care of their daughter who was born on his birthday on the west coast.
- Was Sylvester Stallone's original choice to play Hale Caesar in The Expendables (2010), but couldn't accept because of his tax issues made him unable to leave the United States.
- He is a fifth degree black belt in Shotokan karate. He also studied Kung Fu and has a second degree Black Belt in Hapkido, 9th Dan in the Kushindaryu and Karate, 5th Dan in Sanuces Ryu Jujutsu, and a 9th Dan in Weaponry.
- On April 18, 2005, Snipes filed a suit against New Line Cinema for more then $5 million, claiming that the studio failed to pay the balance of his fixed rate for Blade: Trinity, and that he wasn't allowed to approve the director, per his contract stipulations.
- Is close friends with Woody Harrelson.
- Has appeared in Michael Jackson's music video Michael Jackson: Bad (1987). You can only see him in the full length, 16-minute, black and white/color music video. It is usually shortened down to just the color segment for television.
- Married Korean artist Nikki Park, who is the mother of his four youngest children, in March 2003. Snipes spends a great deal of time in Park's home country, which he calls his "second home".
- Is a fanatical music lover and collector and owns more than 1,000 LPs and 4,000 CDs.
- Has mastered numerous martial arts forms including the Brazilian street fighting form Capoeira.
- The character of Raven from Tekken 5 (2004) was modeled after him.
- Insisted that the role of Mimi (played by Ming-Na Wen), his character's wife in the film One Night Stand (1997), be played by an Asian woman in order to "push the boundaries of racial-sexual taboos". Snipes's character, Max, is a successful Black commercial director who has an extramarital affair with an attractive blonde (Nastassja Kinski).
- Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7018 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on August 21, 1998.
- Was set to star in Major League II (1994) reprising his role of Willie Mays Hayes, but gave up the project due to schedule conflicts. The role was recast with Omar Epps.
- He attended the State University of New York at Purchase. He joins the other notable SUNY Purchase attendees who include: Parker Posey, Sherry Stringfield, Melissa Leo, Stanley Tucci, directors Hal Hartley and Nick Gomez, and producers Todd Baker and Bob Gosse. He left Purchase and transferred to a school in Florida, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1985.
- He served a prison sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution McKean, in Pennsylvania, for misdemeanor failure to file U.S. federal income tax returns. His period of incarceration was from Dec. 9, 2010 to April 2, 2013, along with a house arrest period ending on July 19, 2013.
- You can see him reading a book on the plane in his big action film Passenger 57 (1992). The book is "The Art of War" which is the same title as a movie that he starred in eight years later, though unrelated to it.
- Ranked the tenth most popular movie star in America by the Annual Harris Poll (1999).
- Father retired from United States Air Force Reserve's 315AW Charleston Air Force Base April 1998 with the rank of MSGT.
- Father of son Jelani Asar Snipes (born 1988) with first wife, April.
- Seven Degrees Martial Arts Master.
- Introduction and training in the martial arts was first by fellow classmate and now fight co-coordinator/technical advisor Marcus Salgado.
- Publicly blasted John Singleton for not casting him in the title role in Shaft (2000). Snipes claims the film would have made twice its $60 million+ earnings had he been cast.
- Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World (1991).
- World Martial Arts Hall Of Fame, Member.
- Father of sons Alaafia Jehu-T Snipes, Akhenaten Kihwa-T Snipes, Alimayu Moa-T Snipes (born March 26, 2007) and daughter Iset Jua-T Snipes (born July 31, 2001) with wife Nakyung Park.
- He has black belts in Shotokan Karate and Hapkido and is trained in Capoeira, Kung Fu, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Wushu, Taekwondo and Kickboxing.
- Was set to star in Miracle at St. Anna (2008) but had to leave the project due to tax problems which made him unable to travel to Italy, the film's principal shooting location. His intended role went to Derek Luke.
- He turned down a role in Do the Right Thing (1989) in order to star in Major League (1989).
- Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1990" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 42.
- (November 11, 2008) Attended the star-studded opening of Dubai's lavish Atlantis Palms resort. Guests were welcomed in style with a display of one million fireworks, said to be visible from space.
- Earlier in his career he auditioned for certain films including for the leading role of Leroy Green in The Last Dragon (1985).
- Godfather of actress Cashalà L'Shauntyelle.
- BFA Fine Arts.
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