- Born
- Birth nameWesley Studie
- Height1.78 m
- From small-town Oklahoma native to internationally acclaimed actor and musician, Wes Studi credits his passion and multi-faceted background for his powerful character portrayals that forever changed a Hollywood stereotype. Within a few years of his arrival in Hollywood, Studi caught the attention of the public in Danse avec les loups (1990). In 1992, his powerful performance as "Magua" in Le Dernier des Mohicans (1992) established him as one of the most compelling actors in the business.
Studi has since appeared in more than 80 film and television productions, including Geronimo (1993), Monsieur Flynn (2012), Avatar (2009), Comanche Moon (2008), Lonesome Dove: Le crépuscule (1995), Mystery Men (1999), Kings (TV Series), Le nouveau monde (2005), Hell on Wheels: L'Enfer de l'Ouest (2011), Enterre mon coeur à Wounded Knee (2007) and Seraphim Falls (2006). He also brought Tony Hillerman's "Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn" to life in a series of PBS specials produced by Robert Redford: Skinwalkers (2002), Coyote Waits (2003), and A Thief of Time (2003).
Studi was born in Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, the son of Maggie (Nofire), a housekeeper, and Andy Studie, a ranch hand. Studi exclusively spoke his native Cherokee language until beginning school at the age of five. A professional horse trainer, Studi began acting at The American Indian Theatre Company in Tulsa in the mid-80s.
Studi and his wife, Maura Dhu Studi, live in Santa Fe, New Mexico. They have a son, Kholan. Studi has a daughter, Leah, and a son, Daniel, from a previous marriage.- IMDb mini biography by: mlc
- SpousesMaura Dhu Studi(1990 - present) (1 child)Rebecca Graves(1974 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)
- ChildrenDaniel StudiLeah StudiKholan Garret StudiKholan Studi
- ParentsAndy StudieMaggie Studie
- RelativesDelanna Studi(Aunt or Uncle)Shawn Brackett(Cousin)
- Low-pitched, gravelly voice
- Drafted into the army in 1967, he served 12 months in South Vietnam with the 9th Infantry Division in the Mekong Delta.
- Is a Native American of the Cherokee Nation.
- 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.
- Spoke only the Cherokee language prior to attending grade school.
- 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.
- [on being in Street Fighter : L'Ultime Combat (1994)] This is a fun movie about a kind of fantasy land, sort of like Star Trek (1966).
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