Robin Simone Givens is an American model and actress. She landed her breakthrough role of Darlene Merriman in the ABC sitcom Head of the Class in 1986. Her violent marriage to boxer Mike Tyson from 1988 drew considerable media attention. She has since had recurring roles on The Game, Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, Chuck, Riverdale and its spin-off Katy Keene.
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Robin Simone Givens is an American model and actress. She landed her breakthrough role of Darlene Merriman in the ABC sitcom Head of the Class in 1986. Her violent marriage to boxer Mike Tyson from 1988 drew considerable media attention, as did their acrimonious divorce. She later went on to become a spokesperson for the National Domestic Violence Hotline for several years. She has since had recurring roles on The Game, Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, Chuck, Riverdale and its spin-off Katy Keene. In January 2000, she took over hosting duties on the syndicated talk show Forgive or Forget. In June 2007, she released her autobiography, Grace Will Lead Me Home. She appeared in an onstage production of The Vagina Monologues off-Broadway in 2001. She is also a pre-medical graduate of Sarah Lawrence College. She was ranked No. 88 on Empire magazine’s \”100 Sexiest Stars in Film History\” list in May 1995.
She also appeared in a cameo in Toni Braxton’s music video \”He Wasn’t Man Enough\”, as the wife of a cheating husband. She returned to the entertainment industry later that year as the host of the talk show forgive or forget, replacing television personality Mother Love halfway through the show’s second season. In 2006, Given attempted a return to television on MyNetworkTV’s telenovela Saints and Sinners, but the show garnered low ratings and was soon canceled. She continued acting in made appearances on Trinity Broadcasting Network’s Pratete the Lord program and Larry King Live. In addition to television and film roles, she has performed onstage in an off- Broadway production of The VaginaMonologues. She had a recurring role on TBS’ The Game and a guest role on USA Network’s Burn Notice. She played Denise in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
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