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Mario Van Peebles
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Mario Van Peebles is an American and Mexican film and television director and actor. Born in Mexico City in 1957, he is of African American ethnicity and speaks both Spanish and English. He is the son of Melvin Van Peebles and has a child named Mandela Van Peebles.
Van Peebles began his work period in 1971. He was educated at Columbia University. His professional fields include film direction and film production. He has worked in the acting department for film and television.
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Film & TV
Mexico City, Mexico
Mario Cain Peebles Marx (born January 15, 1957) is a Mexican-born American director and actor who has appeared in numerous Hollywood films. He is son of filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mario Van Peebles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
- Breakdown: 1975 — Self - Director, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (archive footage)2025
- Outlaw Posse — Chief2024
- Sharksploitation — Self2024
- Christmas Rescue2023
- Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood — Self2022
- Is That Black Enough for You?!? — Self2022
- Seized — Mzamo2020
- AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis — Self2020
- A Clear Shot — Gomez2020
- The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault — (archive footage)2020
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Key facts
- Born
- Mario Cain Van Peebles , ( 1957-01-15 ) January 15, 1957 (age 69) , Mexico City , Mexico
- Alma mater
- Columbia University ( BA )
- Occupations
- Actor director
- Years active
- 1968–present
- Children
- 5, including Mandela Van Peebles
- Father
- Melvin Van Peebles
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mario
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Mexico
- Place of birth
- Mexico City
- Child
- Mandela Van Peebles
- Father
- Melvin Van Peebles
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Mario Van Peebles by John Mathew Smith.jpg
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- Commons category
- Mario van Peebles
- date of birth
- 1957-01-15
- start of work period
- 1971-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Mario Van Peebles
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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Encyclopedic overview
Mario Cain Van Peebles (born January 15, 1957) is a Mexican-born American actor and director. He is the son of Melvin Van Peebles, whom he played in the 2003 biopic Baadasssss!, which he also co-wrote, produced, and directed. He also starred in Heartbreak Ridge (1986), New Jack City (1991), and USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016), the latter two of which he had directed.
Early life and education
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