Wesley Snipes Pays Tribute to Blade Co-Star Kris Kristofferson: ‘Always Your Student’

Wesley Snipes paid tribute to his Blade co-star Kris Kristofferson following the Grammy Award-winning musician and actor’s death at the age of 88.

Kristofferson died at his home in Maui on September 28, surrounded by his family.

The star played vampire hunter Abraham Whistler, mentor to the title character Snipes, in the comic book film trilogy, which began in 1998 and ended in 2004.

Snipes, 62, shared a series of movie photos on his Instagram account, showing him and Kristofferson in costume, and revealed the life lessons he learned from his co-star.

“Kristofferson family, forgive the delay,” he wrote in a message also posted on his Twitter/X and Facebook accounts.

“I was talking with GM Kris about how he taught me, as an example, baritones have more fun, valor is cool, real fun and glory is having a great family and he “It takes courage to be a ‘good’ human with so many people there being ‘vampires’ around,” he said.

“I said to GM Kris, ‘Hey Whistler,’ when on purpose, ‘you keep making these weapons – love, passion, mastery of skills and gifts – and I’ll keep using them,'” he said. he continued, before signing his message with a reference to their Blade characters.

“Always your ‘Student,’ aka ‘the #Daywalker,'” he wrote.

In a statement shared with the press, Kristofferson’s family said: “We are all very lucky to spend time with him. Thank you for loving him all these years, and when you see a rainbow, know that it smiles on all of us.

Kristofferson began his career in country music in the late 1960s and released his first album in 1970.

He was known for classic tracks such as “Help Me Make it Through the Night”, “Me and Bobby McGee” and “Sunday Mornin’ Coming’ Down”, and eventually won three competitive Grammys.

He was also a successful Hollywood star, making his debut in the Dennis Hopper film. The last movie in 1971 before appearing in films including Western by Sam Peckinpah Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid and that of Martin Scorsese Alice no longer lives here.

He appeared in the 1976 version of A star is bornplaying a self-destructive rock star who falls in love with an up-and-coming singer played by Barbra Streisand. Kristofferson won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Musical that year.

In 2014, he received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to music.