Wesley "Wes" Studi is an award-winning full-blood Native American actor and film producer from the Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma near Tahlequah, and who has won critical acclaim for his portrayal of Native Americans in film. He has appeared in well-received Academy Award-winning...
Chilocco Indian Agricultural School, Oklahoma; Northeastern University, Tahlequah, Oklahoma; The American Indian Theatre Company, Tulsa
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
Maura Dhu Studi (m. 1990)
Children
Daniel Studi, Kholan Studi, Leah Studi
Parents
Maggie Studie, Andy Studie
Nicknames
Wesley Studie , Wes Studie , Wesley "Wes" Studi , Wesley Studi , Wes
Awards
American Indian Movie Awards (2008, 2009), First Americans in the Arts Awards (2000, 2003), Golden Boot Awards (2006), Jury Award (2009), Western Heritage Awards - Bronze Wrangler (1994)
Nominations
CFCA Award - Most Promising Actor(1993)
Movies
"Dances with Wolves" (1990), "The Last of the Mohicans" (1992), "Geronimo: An American Legend" (1993), “The Red Road”, “The Condemned 2”, “The Broken Chain” (1993), “Heat”, “Deep Rising” (1997), “Penny Dreadful” (2014-2016), “Mystery Men” (1999)
TV Shows
Penny Dreadful, Kings, Streets of Laredo, Comanche Moon, 500 Nations, Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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[on being in Street Fighter (1994)] This is a fun movie about a kind of fantasy land, sort of like Star Trek (1966).
In 2013, Wes Studi became only the second Native American to be inducted into the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum's Hall of Great Western Performers.
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On June 11, 2010, Wes Studi visited Yakama Nation Legends Casino, located in Toppenish, Washington to MC the Casino's Tribal Jam IV event. During his visit Wes met with the Yakama Nation Tribal Council and Legends Casino Board of Directors. Legends Casino is owned and operated by the Yakama Nation.
He attended and was a mentor at the 2nd annual HatcH audiovisual festival in Bozeman, Montana, in October 2005. HatcH is a film and arts festival whose mission is to provide mentorship, education, inspiration, and recognition to the next generation of creative innovators.
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One child, by wife Maura Dhu Studi, named Kholan Garret Studi, born on September 29, 1993, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Plays guitar and bass. Used to perform in a six-piece band called 'Firecat of Discord'. His wife, Maura Dhu Studi, is a lead vocalist. They primarily performed original music.
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Attended Chilocco Indian School in northern Oklahoma; studied at Tulsa Junior College.
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Drafted into the army in 1967, he served 12 months in South Vietnam with the 9th Infantry Division in the Mekong Delta.
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Spoke only the Cherokee language prior to attending grade school.
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Two children, by wife Rebecca Graves, named Daniel and Leah.
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