Robin Givens
Birth name	Robin Simone Givens
Born	November 27, 1964 (1964-11-27) (age 42) New York, New York  United States
Spouse(s)	Svetozar Marinkovic (1997) Mike Tyson (1988-1989) (divorced)

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Early life and career

Robin Simone Givens was born to Ruth and Reuben Givens in New York City on November 27, 1964. Robin was raised with her younger sister by their mother, Ruth in suburban Westchester County, New York. Her mother helped her daughters by encouraging their creativity; this influenced their interest in the arts. As a young artist, Robin played violin for a short while. She chose acting instead, and began classes in New York City, at age ten, at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.^{[citation needed]}

In 1980, Givens enrolled at Sarah Lawrence College as a freshman in pre-med, at age fifteen. During her junior year, she became so interested in acting that she left school. She once claimed in Seventeen Magazine that she was accepted to Harvard Medical School but had given it up to appear on The Cosby Show because Bill Cosby himself told her that the school would always be there and her youthful career opportunities would not. ^{[citation needed]} Sarah Lawrence College is a private liberal arts college located in metropolitan New York City, about a thirty-minute train ride north of Manhattan. ... Seventeen is an American magazine for teenage girls. ... Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... William Henry Bill Cosby, Jr. ...

She appeared on The Cosby Show and Diff'rent Strokes and the TV movie Beverly Hills Madam as April Baxter, before receiving the role as rich girl Darlene Merriman on the sitcom Head of the Class, which made her famous. The series was a comedy about a group of gifted high school students that were placed in an enrichment class.^{[citation needed]} She also appeared in an episode of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Head of the Class was an American sitcom that ran from 1986 to 1991 on the ABC television network. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

She achieved further prominence as the wife (1988-1989) of heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson with whom she shared a mansion in the affluent suburb of Bernardsville, New Jersey. They divorced, however, after Givens accused Tyson of spousal abuse. The marriage ended (on Valentine's Day), just a year later. Newspapers reported that Givens received a divorce settlement of over $10 million from her marriage to Tyson.^[1] After her run on Head of the Class and her high profile divorce from Tyson, she appeared in numerous TV specials, TV movies (most notably The Women of Brewster Place with Oprah Winfrey and The Face with Yasmine Bleeth) and some failed sitcoms. Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is a former American world heavyweight boxing champion and is the youngest man to have won a world heavyweight title. ... Bernardsville is a borough located in Somerset County, New Jersey. ... Gloria Naylors first novel The Women of Brewster Place was released as a TV miniseries in 1989. ... Oprah Winfrey, (born January 29, 1954) is a multiple-Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest rated talk show in television history. ... The Face DVD cover The Face, also known as A Face To Die For, was a 1996 TV movie which was a romantic thriller that starred Yasmine Bleeth, James Wilder, and Robin Givens. ... Yasmine Amanda Bleeth (born June 14, 1968 in New York City) is an American TV and film actress. ...

Recent life and career

Currently, 2007, Givens is filming "Queen of Media", The movie based on the autobiography written by radio personality Wendy Williams. Givens attempted to return to the entertainment industry in 2000 as the host of the talk show, Forgive or Forget replacing television personality Mother Love. While this was generally regarded as a failure, Givens was well-liked by the audience. Her stint was brief, as just a few months later, the show stopped production. With the exception of the occasional made-for-television movie or appearance on Trinity Broadcasting Network's Praise The Lord program (12 July 2007), she has not been seen on television since. She performed in New York in the Off-Broadway production of The Vagina Monologues, earning good reviews for her performance. In 2007 Givens will star in Saints and Sinners on MyNetworkTV. ^[2] Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Wendy Williams may refer to: Wendy O. Williams, former Plasmatics singer and erotic entertainer Wendy Williams (radio host) Wendy Williams (diver) Wendy Williams, transsexual porn star Category: ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Mother Love is an American entertainer. ... The Trinity Broadcasting Network, or TBN, is the largest Christian religious television network in the world and is headquartered near Los Angeles in Costa Mesa, California with studios near Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in Irving, Texas and near Nashville in Hendersonville, Tennessee. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... A Dangerous Love renamed Saints and Sinners [1] is a telenovela set to debut on March 12, 2007 at 9 p. ... MyNetworkTV (sometimes written My Network TV, and unofficially abbreviated MyNet, MyTV, MNT, or MNTV) is a television network in the United States, owned by News Corporation. ...

Givens married again in 1997, to her tennis instructor Svetozar Marinkovic. The marriage was a failure, as the two were separated from the day of their marriage.^{[citation needed]} In October 1999, she had a son, with tennis player Murphy Jensen; they are no longer together. She has another child, and is raising them both today.^{[citation needed]} Murphy Jensen is a professional tennis player from Ludington, Michigan. ...

Trivia

• She dated Brad Pitt for some time in his pre-stardom days. ^[3]

• She appeared in a cameo in music video He Wasn't Man Enough by Toni Braxton, as the wife of a cheating husband.

• She said she didn't get "a dime" in her divorce with Mike Tyson and that they also did not have a prenup. [1] However, newspapers report that her divorce settlement from Tyson was over $10 million.

• She also dated Howard Stern for a short period of time.

• She posed nude for Playboy magazine in the September 1994 edition.

• In 1995 she was named by Empire Magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in Film History. [2]

• She has two sons: Michael, born 1992; and William, born October 1999. William is the son of professional tennis player Murphy Jensen. ^[4]

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Filmography

• The Wiz (1978)
• A Rage in Harlem (1991)
• Boomerang (1992)
• Foreign Student (1994)
• Blankman (1994)
• Dangerous Intentions (1995)
• Secrets (1998) (short subject)
• Everything's Jake (2000)
• The Elite (2001)
• Book of Love (2002)
• Antibody (2002)
• Head of State (2003)
• A Good Night to Die (2003)
• Love Chronicles (2003)
• Flip the Script (2005)
• Restraining Order (2006)
• 4-Bidden (2007)
• Little Hercules in 3-D (2007)
• Queen Of Media (2008)

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Books

• Grace Will Lead Me Home (Publisher: Miramax (June 5, 2007))

References

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External links

• IMDB: Robin Givens