Bridget Snipes is the sister of Wesley Snipes. Bridget Snipes’ brother is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist. He gained massive public attention for his prominent film roles including Blade film trilogy (1998–2004), portraying Blade, White Men Can’t Jump (1992), New Jack City (1991), and The Expendables 3 (2014).
Bridget Snipes: Bio Summary
Full Name | Bridget Snipes |
famous as | Sister of Wesley Snipes |
Age | 60 years old as of 2023 |
Date of birth | December 21, 1963 |
Place of Birth | United States of America |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Nationality | American |
Ethnicity | African American |
Siblings | Wesley Snipes, Wesley Quintin Rudy Snipes, Trudy Snipes Baylock, Sherrie C. Snipes-Williams |
Parents | Wesley R. Snipes, Marian Snipes |
Bridget Snipes was born in the United States of America. She was born on December 21, 1963, according to bodyheightweight. She is the daughter of Wesley R. Snipes and Marian Snipes. Their mother was a teacher’s assistant and their father was also an aircraft engineer who also served in the Air Force. Wesley Snipes’s father Wesley R. Snipes left his wife Marian about 2 years after Wesley was born and later, they got divorced according to bodyheightweight.
He lived with his second wife Alfredia in Summerville, South Carolina before his death in 2016. After her parents’ marriage came to end, their mother moved to New York with her son and daughter. Marian had to work two jobs in order to provide her kids with everything necessary. Her celebrity brother is very thankful to their mother for everything she did and even built a house for her in Orlando, Florida.
The siblings grew up in the Bronx, New York. He attended the High School of Performing Arts of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts but moved back to Florida before he could graduate. After graduating from Jones High School in Orlando, her brother returned to New York and attended the State University of New York at Purchase. He also attended Southwestern College in California. She has step-siblings whose names are Wesley Quintin Rudy Snipes, Trudy Snipes Baylock, Sherrie C. Snipes-Williams, and Genita L. Snipes.
Bridget Snipes’s brother converted to Islam
Though Bridget and her brother were raised Christians, He converted to Islam in 1978 but left Islam in 1988. During a 1991 interview, Snipes said “Islam made me more conscious of what African people have accomplished, of my self-worth, and gave me some self-dignity“.
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Bridget Snipes was a security worker
While her brother chose to be a movie star in the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, Bridget also chose a different path. According to BHW, Bridget used to be a security worker but now her occupation is unknown. She is married to Gregory Register and lives in Apopka, Florida. Her stepbrother also Wesley Quintin Rudy Snipes co-owns the Royal Guard of Amen-Ra together with his brother. He is married to a woman named LaShawn and currently resides in Ridgeville, South Carolina.
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She is an Aunty
Bridget Snipes is an aunt through her famous brother. Her brother has been married twice, first to April Snipes (née Dubois), with whom he has a son Jelani Asar Snipes, who had a cameo role in Snipes’ 1990 film Mo’ Better Blues. In 2003, Snipes married painter Nakyung “Nikki” Park, with whom he has four children.
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