Robin Givens Biography
Robin Givens is an American actress and model best known for ,her role as Darlene Merriman in ABC’s Head of the Class in 1986. She is also known as Mike Tyson’s ex-wife, who filed for divorce after a troubled marriage. Robin has also appeared in the UPN series Sparks, Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, and Riverdale.
How old is Robin Givens?- Age
Givens is 57 years old as of November 2022. She was born Robin Simone Givens on November 27, 1964, in New York City, New York.
Robin Givens Education
Givens attended New Rochelle Academy before enrolling in Sarah Lawrence College as a pre-medical student at the age of fifteen. Robin graduated from college in 1984, at the age of 19. She also claims to have dropped out of Harvard’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences to pursue a full-time acting career.
Robin Givens Height
Robin stands at a height of 5 feet 5 inches.
Robin Givens Parents – Mother
Givens was born in New York City, to Ruth Roper and Reuben Givens who divorced when she was two. Her mother raised Givens and her sister Stephanie in Mount Vernon and New Rochelle, New York.
Robin Givens Husband
Givens is currently engaged to her long-term partner, Murphy Jensen. She previously married Mike Tyson from 1988 to 1989. Domestic abuse and other irreconcilable differences drove the two apart. From 1997 to 1998, she was married to Svetozar Marinkovic, a well-known tennis instructor. Givens is now a mother of two kids.
Robin Givens Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson is a former American boxer who rose to prominence by competing in the United States heavyweight championships for Boxing from 1985 to 2005. Mike and Robin married in 1988, but separated in 1989. Mike’s 2008 autobiographical film features Robin.
Robin Givens Children
Robin adopted her first child named Michael “Buddy” Givens. back in 1997. One year after the adoption, she filed a divorce from her second husband Svetozar Marinkovic. She welcomed her second child, William Givens Jensen in 1999.
Robin Givens Riverdale
Riverdale is a popular American teen drama television series based on the Characters of Archie Comics. The series follows the life of Archie Andrews as he starts the School year with the World going against his moves. Robin plays the role of Sierra McCoy.
Robin Givens Book – Author
Robins authored her book titled Grace Will Lead Me Home. The book was written to reflect the eight-month marriage to boxer Mike Tyson back in 1988.
Robin Givens Net Worth
Givens has an estimated net worth of around $1 to $3 million.
Robin Givens Career
Givens tried out for a guest spot on The Cosby Show in 1985. She was chosen for the position, and Bill Cosby became her mentor. He persuaded her to drop out and promised that if she didn’t succeed in two years, he’d get her back into medical school and pay her tuition. Following Diff’rent Strokes, Givens appeared in Beverly Hills Madam, a 1986 television film starring Faye Dunaway. That same year, she landed her breakthrough role on the ABC sitcom Head of the Class as rich girl Darlene Merriman. The series ran for five seasons, concluding in 1991. She co-starred in The Women of Brewster Place with Oprah Winfrey in 1989, while starring in Head of the Class. She later appeared in the film Boomerang (1992).
Givens appeared as the wife of a cheating husband in Toni Braxton’s music video “He Wasn’t Man Enough.” Forgive or Forget’s host, taking over for television personality Mother Love halfway through the show’s second season. Ratings rose briefly after Givens took over as host, but then dropped. After this season, the show was canceled. Givens attempted a comeback on MyNetworkTV’s telenovela Saints and Sinners in 2006, but the show received low ratings and was quickly canceled. Givens continued to appear in made-for-television films while also appearing on Trinity Broadcasting Network’s Praise the Lord (July 12, 2007) and Larry King Life. Grace Will Lead Me Home, her autobiography, was published in June 2007.
Grace Will Lead Me Home, Givens’ memoir, was published in 2007. In it, she reflects on her praying grandmother, Grace, her domestic violence experiences, her strong will to survive, her feeling abandoned by her father, and her faith in God. In 2011, she appeared as Jane Bentley in three episodes of NBC’s spy comedy Chuck: “Chuck Versus the Masquerade,” “Chuck Versus the A-Team,” and “Chuck Versus the Murder.” Later that year, at the Pasadena Playhouse, she played Angel, a struggling blues singer, in the play Blues for an Alabama Sky. She appeared in the segment “Mama’s Boy” of TV One’s anthology romance horror film Fear Files in 2015, alongside Clifton Powell, Mishon Ratliff, and Malachi Malik.
Givens was the National Domestic Violence Hotline’s spokesperson for several years. As she had done in previous years, the actress hosted the San Diego Black Film Festival in 2017. Givens was cast as Jada Jet, the CEO of Jeturian Industries and Ryan Wilder’s biological mother, in season three of Batwoman. Givens appeared in the Lifetime film He’s Not Worth Dying For in 2022 as part of the channel’s “Ripped from the Headlines” series, which was inspired by Rachel Wade and Sarah Ludemann’s feud. Cher Heinemann, the mother of Grace Heinemann, who was based on Ludemann, was played by her.
Robin Movies
- 2018 God Bless the Broken Road
- 2016 God’s Not Dead 2
- 2014 Airplane Vs Volcano
- 2012 Unspoken Words, 2012 The Love You Save,
- 2010 Enemies Among Us
- 2009 A Mother’s Prayer
- 2008 The Family That Preys
- 2006 Restraining Order
- 2005 Flip The Script
- 2003 Love Chronicles
- 2003 A Good Night to Die
- 2002 Book of Love
- 2002 Antibody
- 2001 The Elite
- 2000 Everything’s Jake
- 1998 Secrets
- 1995 Dangerous Intentions
- 1994 Foreign Student April
- 1994 Blankman
- 1992 Boomerang
- 1991 A Rage in Harlem
- 1978 The Wiz Guest at Aunt Emma’s Party