Birthday: Nov 27, Actress Robin Givens rose to notoriety in the mids as the star of a popular teen-sitcom, only to gain infamy for her disastrous marriage to troubled heavyweight fighter Mike Tyson by decade's end. Encouraged by none other than Bill Cosby to pursue a career in acting, Givens soon landed a starring role on the popular sitcom "Head of the Class" Her scandalous marriage to Tyson in , however, took her from TV darling to tabloid temptress, resulting in Givens being dubbed the "Most Hated Woman in America" at one point. Looking to shift the focus away from her turbulent personal life and back to her professional work, the actress impressed with a convincing turn as a femme fatale in the crime drama "A Rage in Harlem" Appearances alongside leading men like Eddie Murphy in "Boomerang" and Damon Wayans in "Blankman" distanced her further from the Tyson episode.

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More than 25 years after her unforgettable role in Boomerang , the actress is finding sweet success on the Oprah Winfrey Network thanks to her role in Ambitions. It's an opportunity the Hollywood star certainly isn't taking for granted. There just weren't that many people that looked like you on television. Now, there are different colors and shapes and sizes.


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In the melodrama featuring heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson as being victimized by the scheming Robin Givens, the plot has thickened considerably. According to a sensational book excerpt in the August issue of Playboy, Tyson brags of compulsive wenching -- 24 women in a single evening, for example -- and thrills to the violence he inflicts upon Givens, among others. I like to hear them scream with pain, to see them bleed