Mario Van Peebles
Born	Mario Van Peebles January 15, 1957 (1957-01-15) (age 52) Mexico City, Mexico
Years active	1971-Present

Mario Van Peebles (born January 15, 1957 in Mexico City, Mexico) is an 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.^{[verification needed]}

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.

Van Peebles stars on the television show Damages, as Agent Harrison. Van Peebles was first brought on to the FX series to direct a few Season 1 episodes, and was then cast in a small role as an agent. Now, according to the Hollywood Reporter, Harrison will be back for six more episodes in Season 2 (which begins in early 2009). He is also on board to direct new episodes of FX's new biker drama Sons of Anarchy. He is good friends with fellow actors, Christopher Lambert and Jean Claude Van Damme.

Contents 1 Filmography 1.1 Actor (film) 1.2 Actor (TV) 1.3 Director 2 External links 3 References

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Actor (film)

• Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)
• Exterminator 2 (1984)
• South Bronx Heroes (1985)
• Children of the Night (1985)
• Rappin' (1985)
• Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
• Last Resort (1986)
• Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
• Identity Crisis (1989)
• Blue Bayou (1990)
• New Jack City (1991)
• Full Eclipse (1992)
• Stomping at the Savoy (1992)
• Posse (1993)
• Highlander III: The Final Dimension (1994)
• Gunmen (1994)
• Panther (1995)
• Solo (1996)
• Stag (1997)
• Gang in Blue (1997)
• Los Locos (1997)
• Mama Flora's Family (1998)
• 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)
• Kerosene Cowboys (2009)

[edit] Actor (TV)

• One Life to Live (1982–1983)
• The Cosby Show (1985)
• Sonny Spoon (1988)
• Living Single (1995)
• Rude Awakening (2000–2001)
• 44 Minutes (2004)
• L.A Riots 29/04/1992 (2004)
• All My Children (2008-)
• Damages (2009)

[edit] Director

• New Jack City (1991)
• Posse (1993)
• Panther (1995)
• BAADASSSSS! (2003)
• Hard Luck (2006)
• Sons of Anarchy (2008) Season 1 episode 10: "Better Half"
• Law and Order (2008) "Sweetie"
• Damages (2008)
• Kerosene Cowboys (2009)
• 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.

[edit] External links

• Mario Van Peebles at the Internet Movie Database

[edit] References

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v • d • e Films directed by Mario Van Peebles New Jack City (1991) • Posse (1993) • Panther (1995) • Gang in Blue (1996) • Love Kills (1998) • BAADASSSSS! (2003) • Hard Luck (2006) • Kerosene Cowboys (2009)