I want someone who can handle me. And I'm not the easiest person to handle.
Robin posed nude for Playboy magazine in the September 1994 edition.
Robin performed in New York City in the off-Broadway production of The Vagina Monologues, and won rave reviews.
Robin tried to fill the shoes of Mother Love, on the television daytime talkshow Forgive or Forget in 2000. Her run as the show's host ran short, due to the audience's loyalty to Mother Love.
Robin gave birth to her first son Michael in 1992, and to her second son William in 1999. William's father is tennis player Murphy Jensen, and the two did not stay a couple.
Robin appeared alonside Mike Tyson in a television interview with Barbara Walters, where they opened up about their troubles. Mike sat by as Robin recanted the tales of physical and mental abuse suffered at his hand, blaming the fits of rage on Bi-polar disorder. After the interview, Robin was labeled a cold-hearted gold-digger by many, and Mike was somehow given sympathy.
Robin married boxing legend Mike Tyson in 1988. Their marriage ended on Valentine's Day the following year.
Robin enrolled in Harvard University's Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, but quit during her junior year after Bill Cosby encouraged her to pursue acting full-time.
Robin began taking acting classes at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City at the age of ten.
Robin's mother always encouraged her children's creativity and steered them towards an interest in the arts.
She appears in Toni Braxton's video "He Wasn't Man Enough".
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history.
Givens made her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago the Musical. She performed at the Ambassador Theatre in NYC from January-April 16, 2006.
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