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Mario Van Peebles was born on January 15, 1957, in [[Mexico City]], Mexico[{{cite web |url = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/mario_van_peebles |title = Mario Van Peebles |publisher = Rotten Tomatoes |access-date = February 17, 2022 }}] to [[Melvin Van Peebles]] and Maria Marx.[{{cite web |last=Martin |first=Douglas |date=September 22, 2021 |title=Melvin Van Peebles, Champion of New Black Cinema, Dies at 89 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/22/movies/melvin-van-peebles-champion-of-new-black-cinema-dies-at-89.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102113916/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/22/movies/melvin-van-peebles-champion-of-new-black-cinema-dies-at-89.html |archive-date=November 2, 2021 |access-date=November 4, 2022 |website=[[The New York Times]]}}][{{cite web|title=Mario Van Peebles Biography|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/mario-van-peebles/bio/3030213497/|access-date=November 10, 2022}}] He received his B. A. at [[Columbia University]] and was also invited to speak as the Class Day Speaker as part of the annual commencement exercises in 2021.[{{Citation|title=Columbia College Names Mario Van Peebles CC'78 as Class Day Speaker|url=https://www.college.columbia.edu/news/columbia-college-names-mario-van-peebles-cc-78-class-day-speaker|language=en|access-date=September 23, 2021}}] |
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Mario Van Peebles was born on January 15, 1957, in [[Mexico City]], Mexico[{{cite web |url = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/mario_van_peebles |title = Mario Van Peebles |publisher = Rotten Tomatoes |access-date = February 17, 2022 }}] to [[Melvin Van Peebles]] and Maria Marx.[{{cite web |last=Martin |first=Douglas |date=September 22, 2021 |title=Melvin Van Peebles, Champion of New Black Cinema, Dies at 89 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/22/movies/melvin-van-peebles-champion-of-new-black-cinema-dies-at-89.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102113916/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/22/movies/melvin-van-peebles-champion-of-new-black-cinema-dies-at-89.html |archive-date=November 2, 2021 |access-date=November 4, 2022 |website=[[The New York Times]]}}][{{cite web|title=Mario Van Peebles Biography|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/mario-van-peebles/bio/3030213497/|access-date=November 10, 2022}}] After graduating from St. Thomas More School in 1974, He received his B. A. at [[Columbia University]] and was also invited to speak as the Class Day Speaker as part of the annual commencement exercises in 2021.[{{Citation|title=Columbia College Names Mario Van Peebles CC'78 as Class Day Speaker|url=https://www.college.columbia.edu/news/columbia-college-names-mario-van-peebles-cc-78-class-day-speaker|language=en|access-date=September 23, 2021}}] |