De'voreaux White

De'voreaux White (born De’Voreaux Sefas on August 6, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for his role in Die Hard as the young limousine driver, Argyle.[1]

De'voreaux White
Born
De’Voreaux Sefas

(1965-08-06) August 6, 1965
Bronx, New York, United States
OccupationActor, singer, producer
Years active1977-present

Career

Film and television

He was born August 6, 1965 in Los Angeles, California. He started acting at age 10.[1]

His first bookings were The Jeffersons, Little House on the Prairie, and 1980's The Blues Brothers, where he played the role of the youth who tries to steal a guitar from Ray Charles' music store.[1][2] White also played one of the boys who attempt to keep the baseball in the Neil Simon movie Max Dugan Returns. In 1984 he played Wylie, who was lynched for accidentally shooting a white sheriff in Places in the Heart. The movie received notice at the Academy Awards and White credits the role playing a part in him getting to do a reading with producer Joel Silver and actor Bruce Willis for 1988's Die Hard.[1][3] Some of the dialogue in the film he made up on the set together with Willis. His filming schedule was spread over a three-month period. After the film White started getting recognized on streets.[1]

White also starred in the television series Head of the Class as Aristotle McKenzie.[2] In 1992, he played the role of Lucky in the movie Trespass, playing the drug-addicted little brother of King James (played by Ice-T). He appeared in the 2000 drama Shadow Hours.[2][4]

Other work

White has since set up his own company in California, working in recovery and helping people with alcohol and drug addiction.[1]

Personal life

White currently resides in Newport Beach, California. His birthname Sefas is Ethiopian. After his mother passed away, his grandparents with the surname White adopted him.[1]

Filmography

Television

Films
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gollark: But it doesn't seem like a very rational choice in most cases.
gollark: I mean, I doubt people are actually *trying* to make a rational choice about it.
gollark: Any more than I would want to make myself satisfied by staring at beige walls for 129047182947 hours.
gollark: Not really. If I could self-modify for that, I probably wouldn't want to.

References
  1. Nobleman, Marc Tyler (July 14, 2019). "Interview: De'Voreaux Sefas (Argyle in "Die Hard")". Noblemania. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  2. ""Stirb langsam": Das macht McClanes Limousinenfahrer heute!". TV Movie. April 6, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  3. James, Caryn (July 15, 1988). "Review/Film; The Police, Terrorists And a Captive Audience". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  4. "De'voreaux White Filmography". The New York Times.
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