Updated 04-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about ROBIN GIVENS!
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Robin Simone Givens (born November 27, 1964) is an American model, stage, film, and television actress . she began her acting career after graduating from Sarah Lawrence College in 1984 . in 1986, she won the role of In 1996, she co-starred on the short-lived sitcom Sparks, which aired for two seasons on UPN . in January 2000, she took over hosting duties on the syndicated talk show Forgive or Givens has been married and divorced twice . her first marriage to boxer Mike Tyson drew considerable media attention . givens adopted a son in 1993 . her mother raised Givens and her sister Stephanie in Mount Vernon and New Rochelle, new york . Givens was raised Catholic and enrolled at Sarah Lawrence College at age 15 . in 1989, she appeared in The Women of Brewster Place with Oprah Winfrey . in 1994, she posed nude for Playboy magazine . she was ranked number 88 on Empire magazine’s In 1996, Givens portrayed Claudia in the television movie The Face with Yasmine Bleeth . later that year, she co-starred in the UPN sitcom Spark, which ended its run in 1998 . she returned Givens attempted a return to television on MyNetworkTV’s telenovela Saints and Sinners . the show garnered low ratings and was soon canceled . in 2001, she appeared in an off-Broadway production of The Vagina Monologues . in 2007, she toured the country playing a part in the i’m ready productions play Men, Money & Gold in 2007, Givens published a memoir entitled Grace Will Lead Me Home . she guest-starred in three episodes of NBC’s spy-comedy Chuck . in 2015, she starred alongside Clifton Powell, after a miscarriage in may 1988, the marriage began to fall apart . in October 1988, Givens filed for divorce and was granted a temporary restraining order . her attorney: “she loves Michael Newspapers reported that Givens received a divorce settlement over $10 million from her marriage to Tyson . she later denied the report, stating: “i didn’t receive one dime”. she received negative press following her split from Givens was described as “the most hated woman in America” in one article . Tyson joked about assaulting Givens on oprah in 2009, which caused laughter . givens was ticketed for failing to use due care with a pedestrian in a crosswalk . the charges were later dismissed . she briefly dated radio host Howard Stern in 2000 . Grace Will Lead Me Home. New York: Miramax.