Please answer the following question: Facts: - caption: at freaky deaky '' the 2012 tribeca film festival premiere of '' - spouse: gillian -rrb- iliana white -lrb- gillian iliana waters , actress - birth date: 10 november 1967 - image size: 225px - birthname: michael richard jai white - image: michael jai white fd 2012 shankbone 3.jpg - birth place: new rochelle , new york - rank: black '' and black '' 3rd dan black belt in goju '' ryu black 3rd degree black belt in kyokushin black 2nd 3rd degree black belt in taekwondo black 1st degree black belt dan in tang soo do black black belt in shotokan karate - occupation: actor , martial artist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of michael jai white .
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michael jai white -lrb- born november 10 , 1967 -rrb- is an american actor and martial artist who has appeared in numerous films and television series .he is the first african american to portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture , having starred as al simmons , the protagonist in the 1997 film '' spawn '' .white appeared as marcus williams in the tyler perry films '' why did i get married ? ''and '' why did i get married too ? '', and currently stars as the character on the tbs/own comedy-drama television series '' tyler perry 's for better or worse '' .white portrayed jax briggs in '' '' .white also portrayed boxer mike tyson in the 1995 hbo television movie '' tyson '' .