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Robin Givens: Truly Knowing God

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Robin Givens comes from a Catholic family that was haunted by domestic violence for three generations, including herself, her mother, and grandmother. At a young age, her father abandoned her mother and Robin never had much of a relationship with him during her youth.

Determined to give her daughter a life better than her own, Ruth Givens enrolled young Robin in violin lessons. But, her daughter found more interest and her passion in acting. At ten years old, Robin enrolled in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. In 1980, at 15, she pursued a degree in premed at Sarah Lawrence College; she left during her junior year to focus on her acting career.

In 1984, Robin landed her first major acting gig with The Cosby Show, which at the time was known as the best show on television. With the encouragement of Bill Cosby and a focused mentality, her acting career began to take off. Robin was headed for success. Since the pursuit of a full-time career in Hollywood, Robin has starred in theater productions, film

Robin Givens

ACTOR

1964 - Today

Robin Givens

Robin Givens (born November 27, 1964) is an American actress and director. Givens played Darlene Merriman in the ABC sitcom Head of the Class in 1986, and remained on the series for its five year duration. Her troubled marriage to boxer Mike Tyson in 1988 drew considerable media attention, as did their acrimonious divorce. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robin Givens has received more than 9,664,636 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Robin Givens is the 5,534th most popular actor (up from 5,925th in 2019), the 8,072nd most popular biography from United States (up from 8,848th in 2019) and the 2,510th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Robin Givens ranks 5,534 out of 13,578. Before her are Lily

Robin Givens

American stage, television, and film actress (born 1964)

Robin Givens

Born (1964-11-27) November 27, 1964 (age 60)
Alma materSarah Lawrence College
Occupation(s)Actress, model, director
Years active1978–present
Spouses
  • Mike Tyson

    (m. 1988; div. 1989)​
  • Svetozar Marinković

    (m. 1997; div. 1998)​
Partner(s)Murphy Jensen
(1999–2002)
Children2

Robin Givens (born November 27, 1964)[1] is an American actress and director.[2] Givens played Darlene Merriman in the ABC sitcom Head of the Class in 1986, and remained on the series for its five year duration. Her troubled marriage to boxer Mike Tyson in 1988 drew considerable media attention, as did their acrimonious divorce.[3][4] She later went on to become a spokesperson for the National Domestic Violence Hotline for several years.[5]

Givens continued her career with film and television roles

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