De'voreaux White
De'voreaux White | |
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| Born | Devorea W. Sefas August 6, 1965 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1977–present |
De'voreaux White (born Devorea W. Sefas; August 6, 1965)[1][2] is an American actor. He started his career as a child actor in the late 1970s, and may be best known for his role in Die Hard (1988) as the young limousine driver, Argyle.
Career
[edit]Film and television
[edit]White was born in Los Angeles County, California.[2] He began acting professionally at the age of ten.[1]
His first bookings were The Jeffersons, Little House on the Prairie, and 1980's The Blues Brothers (as a would-be-shoplifter who is thwarted by a gun-toting Ray Charles).[1][3] White also played one of the boys who attempt to keep a 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; White credits this role for providing an opportunity to read with producer Joel Silver and star Bruce Willis for Die Hard (1988).[1][4] White filmed his scenes with Willis over a period of three months; some of their dialogue was improvised on the set.[1]
White also starred in the television series Head of the Class as Aristotle McKenzie, and co-starred as a suicidal misfit who befriends Rick Schroder in 1989's Out on the Edge.[3] In 1992, White played the role of Ice-T's drug-addicted younger brother in Walter Hill's Trespass. White appeared in the 2000 drama Shadow Hours.[3]
White reprised his role as Argyle from Die Hard, with Willis, in a commercial for Advance Auto Parts' DieHard brand of car batteries in October 2020.[5]
Other work
[edit]White set up his own company in California, helping people rehabilitate from substance-abuse. He also worked as clinical staff at the facility.[1]
Personal life
[edit]In 2019, White resided in Newport Beach, California.[1] His original last name, Sefas, is Ethiopian; after his mother died, his maternal grandparents with the surname White adopted him.[1][2]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]- 1979: Aunt Mary as Wally Hazel
- 1980: The Blues Brothers as Young Guitar Thief
- 1983: Max Dugan Returns as Boy
- 1984: Places in the Heart as Wylie
- 1988: Action Jackson as Clovis
- 1988: Die Hard as Argyle
- 1988: Split Decisions as Coop
- 1992: Trespass as "Lucky"
- 2000: Shadow Hours as Second Transvestite
- 2012: Sandbar as Charles Kendall
Television
[edit]- 1977: The Jeffersons as Warren Barnes
- 1979–1981: Little House on the Prairie as various characters
- 1981: Quincy, M.E. as Ethan Kellogg
- 1982: T.J. Hooker as Stevie Pine
- 1983–1984: Diff'rent Strokes as Glenn
- 1985: Highway to Heaven as Terry
- 1986: 227 as Harvey
- 1989: In the Heat of the Night as Albert Tolliver
- 1989: Out on the Edge as Lonnie
- 1989–1991: Head of the Class as Aristotle McKenzie
- 2014: Workaholics as Uber Driver
- 2023: Easter as Smiley
- 2023: Obliterated as Delray
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 White in Nobleman, Marc Tyler (July 14, 2019). "Interview: De'Voreaux Sefas (Argyle in 'Die Hard')". Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
My born name is Sefas. [After] my mother passed away, my grandparents (last name White) adopted [me].
- 1 2 3 "The Birth of Devorea Sefas". California Birth Index. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
Devorea W Sefas was born on August 6, 1965 in Los Angeles County, California. His father's last name is Sefas, and his mother's maiden name is White.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 3 ""Stirb langsam": Das macht McClanes Limousinenfahrer heute!". TVMovie. Germany. April 6, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ↑ James, Caryn (July 15, 1988). "The Police, Terrorists And a Captive Audience". The New York Times. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ↑ Ramos, Dino-Ray (October 18, 2020). "Bruce Willis Reprises His Role As John McClane In Commercial For Die Hard…Car Batteries". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
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