Warren Snipe

Warren Snipe, who uses the stage name WAWA, is a deaf writer, rapper and performer. He was featured in the R&B artist Maxwell's "Fingers Crossed" lyric video and completed an album called "Deaf: So What.”[1]

Early life

He graduated from Gallaudet University in 1994 and was a founding member of the Wild Zappers[2], an all-male deaf dance company.[3]

Career

He has worked with The National Deaf Dance Company and has been featured on television and in music videos as a dancer.[4] He has labeled his genre as "Dip Hop," which means Hip Hop through deaf eyes.[5]

Warren Snipe later worked in two episodes of Black Lightning titled "The Book of Blood: Chapter Two: The Perdi" and "The Book of Blood: Chapter Three: The Sange" portraying Anaya's unnamed father. In the episode, his character's sign language was interpreted by Charmin Lee's character Batina.[6]

Filmography

References
  1. "Warren Snipe a.k.a. WaWa". Clear Sounds. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. "The Wild Zappers". Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  3. "Snipe, Warren Wesley "WaWa"". Gallaudet. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  4. "The Wild Zappers". The Kennedy Center. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  5. "Warren "Wawa" Snipe". Deaf Newspaper. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  6. Moore, Leroy (10 October 2018). "Black Deaf Actor, On Black Lightning, Season Two! Interview With Warren Snipe". Krip-Hop Nation. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
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