Jimmy White

Personal information

Known for: Acting
Known credits: 38
Gender: Male
Born: May 2, 1962
Place of birth: Tooting, South London, England, United Kingdom
Also known as: James Warren WhiteThe Whirlwind

Biography

James Warren White MBE (born 2 May 1962) is an English professional snooker player who has won four seniors World titles. Nicknamed "The Whirlwind" because of his fluid, swift and attacking style of play. White has won two of snooker's three majors: the UK Championship (in 1992) and the Masters (in 1984) and a total of ten ranking events. He is currently eleventh on the all-time list of ranking event winners. He reached six World Championship finals but never won the event.