Wesley Snipes Gets A Proper Write Off

Uncle Sam might want you, but for now he'll make do with Wesley Snipes. Late yesterday, the actor's long tax-evasion troubles finally came to an end, with a $5 million fine and three years in prison'the maximum jail term possible for the charge of “willfully failing to file returns.” In his prepared apology statement, Snipes said, “I am an idealistic, naive, passionate, truth-seeking, spiritually motivated artist, unschooled in the science of law and finance.” Which should go over just fine in the yard.

We'll miss you, Wesley, and your recent spate of straight to DVD stinkers. And try as he might, your porn namesake can never fully fill the hole you're leaving behind, despite his formidable resume. Do your bid and hurry home! After the jump, check our meticulously curated retroscpective of Senor Snipes's finest screen moments.

At his gulliest in New Jack City:

In White Men Can't Jump:

1987 Western Union Commercial:

Goes gun shopping in Demolition Man:

His “MESSAGE!” moment in Jungle Fever: