# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/michael-jai-white
# Generated: 2026-08-13T23:13:47.811Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/michael-jai-white"
name: "Michael Jai White"
slug: "michael-jai-white"
description: "Michael Jai White is an American actor, martial artist, and director. Though he has appeared in a variety of genres, White is best known for his action and martial arts films. His first major starring role and breakout performance was in the 1995 HBO film Tyson as heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson. He went on to portray Al Simmons in the 1997 film Spawn, making him the first African American to portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture. His work in Spawn earned him a nomination for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Best Male Newcomer."
tagline: "American actor"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Michael_Jai_White_FD_2012_Shankbone_3.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "actor"
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birthDate: "1967-11-10"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  historical:           26.08171466666667
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  sourceConfidence:     85
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Michael Jai White"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump