Mario Van Peebles
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| Born | Mario Van Peebles January 15, 1957 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Years active | 1971-Present |
Mario Van Peebles (b. January 15, 1957 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a African-American director and actor who has appeared in numerous films. He is the son of writer, director and actor Melvin Van Peebles and German actress Maria Marx.
His 2004 biopic BAADASSSSS! describes the making of his father's seminal film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song.
He graduated from Saint Thomas More School in Connecticut in 1974 and from Columbia University in 1978 with a bachelor's degree in economics.
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[edit] Partial filmography
[edit] Actor (film)
- Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)
- Exterminator 2 (1984)
- South Bronx Heroes (1985)
- Rappin' (1985)
- Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
- Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
- Identity Crisis (1989)
- New Jack City (1991)
- Full Eclipse (1992)
- Posse (1993)
- Highlander III: The Final Dimension (1994)
- Gunmen (1994)
- Panther (film) (1995)
- Solo (1996)
- Stag (film) (1997)
- Gang in Blue (1997)
- Los Locos (1997)
- Love Kills (1998)
- Raw Nerve (1999)
- Ali (2001)
- The Hebrew Hammer (2003)
- BAADASSSSS! (2003)
- Carlito's Way: Rise to Power (2005)
- Killers In The House
- Hard Luck (2006)
[edit] Actor (TV)
- One Life to Live (1982–1983)
- The Cosby Show (1985)
- Sonny Spoon (1988)
- Rude Awakening (2000–2001)
- 44 Minutes (2004)
- L.A Riots 29/04/1992 (2004)
- All My Children (2008-)
[edit] Director
- New Jack City (1991)
- Posse (1993)
- Panther (1995)
- BAADASSSSS! (2003)
- Hard Luck (2006)
- Van Peebles also directed Malcolm Takes a Shot, a CBS Schoolbreak Special about an aspiring high-school basketball-star whose obstacles include epilepsy and a disparaging attitude towards teamwork. Mario gave himself a cameo in the special, as Malcolm's doctor.
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Categories: Films directed by Mario Van Peebles | American film directors | American film actors | American television actors | Columbia University alumni | English-language film directors | People from Mexico City | African American actors | Multiracial actors | African American film directors | 1957 births | Living people | American film actor, 1950s birth stubs | American television actor, 1950s birth stubs
