Mario Van Peebles
Mario Van Peebles
Mario Van Peeblesis an American film director and actor best known for directing New Jack City in 1991. He is the son of actor and filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, whom he portrayed in the 2003 biopic Baadasssss! that he also co-wrote and directed...
NationalityMexican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth15 January 1957
CountryMexico
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If I or any other black can deliver at the box office, I'll get a lot of work. Too many young actors, regardless of their color, try to play an attitude on camera and fail to remember their job is to fit into an entertainment.
dad four life phases
My dad always said there's four phases in an actor/director's life. There's 'Mario Who?' There's 'Get me Mario!' 'Get me a young Mario,' and 'Mario Who?'
father two people
My father told me you have two loves in your life: What you do and the people youre with.
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We think birth is a miracle and death is a tragedy, but really they're flip sides of the same coin - anything born is gonna die.