Wesley Snipes: How Far Is It Worth To Be A Celebrity?
In the twenty-first century people are exposed to the media, whether it is the television, films, magazines or tabloid. Those individuals who are considered as celebrities plays an important role in people’s lives by acting as role models for those seeking guidance or advice, also influencing their body image perception with the impact of the neglected to fully appreciate the impacts that celebrities have on issues such as drug use, eating habits and cosmetic appearance. Consequently, many people possess a dream and imagine to become a principal or a famous in different subjects such as sport person, a television presenter or movie star. It is definitely not a bad dream, but I would argue that being a celebrity, whatever the field, brings
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After being spotted by Spike Lee in the Michael Jackson ‘Bad’, in 1990, he has been cast in Mo’ Better Blues opposite Denzel Washington. The following year, Snipes not only assumed the starring part in Lee's Jungle Fever, but also portrayed one of his most memorable characters to date, that of stylish crime lord Nino Brown in Mario Van Peebles' New Jack City. Years later, in the 1990’s, he remained one of the greatest movie actors in Hollywood with the film ‘The Waterdance, the large-budget action flick, ‘Passenger 57’ and ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ at the same time getting a cooperative effort to explore other directions with images such as ‘Sun’ and ‘Blade’. Wesley Snipes’ film resume shows us that he is one of the most notable actors of the 20th and 21st century. He has been a part of the public eye for close to 30 years, so by now he has made a huge impact on his audience and the film industry of some kind. In Snipes’ case, being one of the most prominent African-American actors of his time come with its perks, pros and cons. In a career that has spanned for nearly three decades, he has been met with a lot of controversy regarding his personal life and has on numerous occasions been criticized by several media outlets as a person who almost never fails to bring up the subject of racism as a scapegoat for his problems. He has often been viewed as very outspoken several times in his career and has felt …show more content…
(2007) It was during this time especially that Snipes felt like as if being an African-American or black man presented a significant disadvantage to himself and others of the same race. This became much clearer when he added, by stating that if there was ever some sort of dilemma or the country was in a type of predicament, the belief was that a black man was the cause of it. In reference to the controversial case, it had been reported that he had been indicted for conspiring to embezzle money from the United States of America along with two other accomplices. Snipes was against paying taxes and essentially became part of an anti-tax group. This group is notoriously notable for attempting to politically their way around having to pay tax. Before Snipes was eventually jailed, he implicated his faith as a means of an explanation to why he does not and should not pay taxes during his defense in
After being spotted by Spike Lee in the Michael Jackson ‘Bad’, in 1990, he has been cast in Mo’ Better Blues opposite Denzel Washington. The following year, Snipes not only assumed the starring part in Lee's Jungle Fever, but also portrayed one of his most memorable characters to date, that of stylish crime lord Nino Brown in Mario Van Peebles' New Jack City. Years later, in the 1990’s, he remained one of the greatest movie actors in Hollywood with the film ‘The Waterdance, the large-budget action flick, ‘Passenger 57’ and ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ at the same time getting a cooperative effort to explore other directions with images such as ‘Sun’ and ‘Blade’. Wesley Snipes’ film resume shows us that he is one of the most notable actors of the 20th and 21st century. He has been a part of the public eye for close to 30 years, so by now he has made a huge impact on his audience and the film industry of some kind. In Snipes’ case, being one of the most prominent African-American actors of his time come with its perks, pros and cons. In a career that has spanned for nearly three decades, he has been met with a lot of controversy regarding his personal life and has on numerous occasions been criticized by several media outlets as a person who almost never fails to bring up the subject of racism as a scapegoat for his problems. He has often been viewed as very outspoken several times in his career and has felt …show more content…
(2007) It was during this time especially that Snipes felt like as if being an African-American or black man presented a significant disadvantage to himself and others of the same race. This became much clearer when he added, by stating that if there was ever some sort of dilemma or the country was in a type of predicament, the belief was that a black man was the cause of it. In reference to the controversial case, it had been reported that he had been indicted for conspiring to embezzle money from the United States of America along with two other accomplices. Snipes was against paying taxes and essentially became part of an anti-tax group. This group is notoriously notable for attempting to politically their way around having to pay tax. Before Snipes was eventually jailed, he implicated his faith as a means of an explanation to why he does not and should not pay taxes during his defense in