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.
De'voreaux White | |
|---|---|
| Born | Devorea W. Sefas August 6, 1965 Los Angeles County, California |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1977–present |
Career
editFilm and television
editDe'voreaux 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
editIn 2019, White set up his own company in California. By then, he worked in the clinical staff of a substance-abuse rehabilitation facility.[1]
Personal life
editIn 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
editTelevision
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
Films
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
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h 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].
- ^ a b c "The Birth of Devorea Sefas". California Birth Index. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. 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.
- ^ a b c ""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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