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Michael Jai White

1967 - Today

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Michael Jai White is an American actor and martial artist. He was the first Black American to portray a major comic book superhero starring as Al Simmons, the protagonist in the 1997 film Spawn. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Jai White has received more than 9,691,012 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Michael Jai White is the 562nd most popular actor (up from 2,198th in 2019), the 1,026th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,615th in 2019) and the 272nd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Michael Jai White ranks 562 out of 13,578. Before him are Woody Harrelson, Mr. T, Kevin Kline, Gabriel Byrne, Hildegard Knef, and Michelle Yeoh. After him are Milla Jovovich, Forest Whitaker, Brendan Gleeson, David Hasselhoff, R. Lee Ermey, and Lillian Gish.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Michael Jai White ranks 19. Before him are Pamela Anderson, Mark Rutte, Carla Bruni, Boris Becker, Kazuyoshi Miura, and Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands. After him are Akshay Kumar, Benicio del Toro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Mike Portnoy, Aleksandr Karelin, and Aleksander Čeferin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Jai White ranks 1,026 out of 20,380. Before him are Duff McKagan (1964), Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909), John Searle (1932), W. Edwards Deming (1900), Paul Allen (1953), and Cass Elliot (1941). After him are Edward Tatum (1909), Thomas Wolfe (1900), Clifford D. Simak (1904), Mary Jackson (1921), Forest Whitaker (1961), and Leon Festinger (1919).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Michael Jai White ranks 272. Before him are Mel Ferrer (1917), Louise Fletcher (1934), Mae West (1893), Woody Harrelson (1961), Mr. T (1952), and Kevin Kline (1947). After him are Forest Whitaker (1961), David Hasselhoff (1952), R. Lee Ermey (1944), Lillian Gish (1893), Laurence Fishburne (1961), and Buck Henry (1930).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Dark Knight
Gambol
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.
Jul 16o 20088.515 / 10
Spawn
Al Simmons / Spawn
After being murdered by corrupt colleagues in a covert government agency, Al Simmons makes a pact with the devil to be resurrected to see his beloved wife Wanda. In exchange for his return to Earth, Simmons agrees to lead Hell's Army in the destruction of mankind.
Jul 31o 19975.4 / 10
Undisputed II: Last Man Standing
George Chambers
Heavyweight Champ George "Iceman" Chambers is sent to a Russian jail on trumped-up drug charges. In order to win his freedom he must fight against the jailhouse fighting champ Uri Boyka in a battle to the death. This time he is not fighting for a title, he is fighting for his life!
Apr 11o 20067.3 / 10