Mike Tyson
Highest Rated: 100% Lennox Lewis: The Untold Story (2020)
Lowest Rated: 0% Liger - Saala Crossbreed (2022)
Birthday: Jun 30, 1966
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Boxing legend Mike Tyson went from the shame of a lengthy prison stay into a wholly unexpected second career as an actor. Born in Brooklyn, he led a troubled childhood that included being arrested multiple times before he had even reached his teen years. After his mother died when he was 16, Tyson came under the legal guardianship of boxing trainer Cus D'Amato, who focused the teen's energies entirely on the ring. Tyson became a professional boxer at 18 and quickly captured the imagination of the public. He went on to win 26 of his first 28 fights by knockout, utilizing a bludgeoning attack that often had opponents psyched out before they even stepped in the ring. He went on to become the undisputed heavyweight champion in 1987. After D'Amato's death in 1985, however, Tyson's focus began to wane. His marriage and subsequent divorce from actress Robin Givens included accusations of assault. In 1990, he lost his championship belts to the unheralded Buster Douglas in a stunning upset. Things went from bad to worse, when he was arrested in 1991 and accused of raping 18-year-old beauty pageant contestant Desiree Washington in Indianapolis, Indiana. His subsequent conviction carried a six-year prison sentence. Upon his release in 1995, he returned to boxing with mixed results. In perhaps his most infamous moment in the ring, Tyson bit off part of heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield's right ear during their 1997 rematch. The incident resulted in a two-year ban from boxing. He ended up in jail again in 1999 after being convicted of assaulting two people over a traffic accident. By 2003, Tyson declared bankruptcy despite career earnings in the hundreds of millions. With his boxing career effectively over by 2005, Tyson struggled with drug addiction, suffered through the accidental death of his four-year-old daughter, and had more run-ins with the law. Throughout his career, he often appeared in cameos as himself, including in Sylvester Stallone's "Rocky Balboa" (2006). His fortunes changed, though, when he received positive reviews for his appearance in the smash comedy "The Hangover" (2009). Playing a fictional version of himself, Tyson was a hit with audiences. He began acting more regularly, including in the sequel "The Hangover Part II," usually playing some variation of the same fictional alter-ego. He created and voiced the lead character for the sly animated "Mike Tyson Mysteries" (Adult Swim, 2014-18), earning additional accolades. As his acting career continued, he began branching into roles where he was playing a character separate from himself in films like "Kickboxer: Retaliation" (2018) and "The Devil May Care" (2018).
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Mike Tyson
Filmography
Movies
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45% |
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Asphalt City | Chief Burroughs (Character) | $216.9K | 2023 |
94% | No Score Yet | Once Within a Time | Unknown (Character) | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet |
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Medellin | Robbie (Character) | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Unstuffed: A Build-A-Bear Story | Self | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet |
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Woooooo! Becoming Ric Flair | Self | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet |
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Vendetta | Roach (Character) | - | 2022 |
0% | No Score Yet | Liger - Saala Crossbreed | Mark Anderson (Character) | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bruno v Tyson | Unknown (Character) | - | 2021 |
100% | No Score Yet | Lennox Lewis: The Untold Story | Self | - | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hamlet Pheroun | Rick (Character) | - | 2019 |
36% |
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Reality Queen! | Mike Tyson (Character) | - | 2019 |
11% |
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Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral | Roy (Character) | $73.2M | 2019 |
No Score Yet |
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I Am Durán | Unknown (Character) | - | 2018 |
92% |
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Kickboxer: Retaliation | Briggs (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet |
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Public Disturbance | Barry Black (Character) | - | 2017 |
13% |
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China Salesman | Kabbah (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
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Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life | Self | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
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I Am JFK Jr. | Self | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet |
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Back in the Day | Mike (Character) | - | 2016 |
17% |
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Meet the Blacks | James Clown (Character) | $9.1M | 2016 |
100% |
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Mr Calzaghe | Self | - | 2015 |
77% |
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Ip Man 3 | Frank (Character) | $2.5M | 2015 |
61% |
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Champs |
Unknown (Character), Producer |
- | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gates of the Sun | Self | - | 2014 |
4% |
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Scary Movie V | Self | $32.0M | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth | Unknown (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Unlicensed | Unknown (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Cookout 2 | Fat Burger Griller (Character) | - | 2011 |
34% |
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The Hangover Part II | Self | $254.5M | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Oscar Talk |
Unknown (Character), Screenwriter |
- | 2011 |
79% |
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The Hangover | Self | $277.3M | 2009 |
86% |
|
Tyson |
Self, Executive Producer |
$887.1K | 2008 |
78% |
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Rocky Balboa | Self | $70.3M | 2006 |
65% |
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The Outsider | Unknown (Character) | - | 2005 |
32% |
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When Will I Be Loved | Self | $159.4K | 2004 |
39% |
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Black and White | Self | $5.2M | 1999 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 41% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2009 2011-2015 2017 2019 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hart to Heart | Guest | 2022 |
No Score Yet | 63% | Hell's Kitchen | Guest | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | To Tell the Truth | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2014-2015 2020 |
No Score Yet | 97% | Mike Tyson Mysteries | Mike Tyson (Voice) | 2014-2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ridiculousness | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Superhuman | Judge | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Young Hollywood On the Go | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2012-2013 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2012 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lip Sync Battle | Contestant | 2015 |
100% | 29% | The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 14% | The View | Guest | 2013-2014 |
61% | 84% | Franklin & Bash | Himself (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Larry King Now | Guest | 2013 |
84% | 84% | How I Met Your Mother | Mike Tyson (Guest Star) | 2013 |
78% | 83% | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Reggie Rhodes (Guest Star) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2011-2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Comedy Central Roast | Unknown (Character) | 2011 |
56% | 76% | Breaking In | Himself (Guest Star) | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Taking on Tyson |
Executive Producer, Self |
2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lopez Tonight | Guest | 2011 |
65% | 82% | Entourage | Mike Tyson (Guest Star) | 2010 |
32% | No Score Yet | Brothers | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |