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Vivica A. Fox
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Fox in 2009
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Born
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Vivica Anjanetta Fox
(1964-07-30) July 30, 1964
South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
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Other names
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Vivica Fox
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Occupation
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Actress, television producer, executive producer, co-executive producer
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Years active
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1988–present
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Spouse(s)
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Christopher Harvest (m. 1998–2002)
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Website
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.com.vivicafoxwww
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Vivica Anjanetta Fox (born July 30, 1964)[1] is an American actress and television producer. She is best known for her roles in the films Independence Day, Set It Off, Soul Food, Why Do Fools Fall in Love, Kill Bill, Booty Call, Sharknado 2: The Second One and Juwanna Mann. Fox was a contestant on Celebrity Apprentice season 7, which premiered on January 4, 2015.
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Early life 1
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Career 2
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Personal life 3
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Filmography 4
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Music video appearances 5
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References 6
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External links 7
Early life
Fox was born in South Bend, Indiana, the daughter of Everlyena, a pharmaceutical technician, and William Fox, a private school administrator.[1] She has African American and Native American ancestry.[2][3] Her parents relocated to the Indianapolis, Indiana, area soon after her birth. Fox is a graduate of Arlington High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, and Golden West College in Huntington Beach, California with an Associate Art degree in Social Sciences.[2]
Career
Fox moved to California to attend Golden West College. While in California she started acting professionally, first on soap operas such as Generations, Days of Our Lives and The Young and the Restless. She was cast as Emily Franklin in the pilot episode of ABC's Living Dolls, a spin-off of the sitcom Who's the Boss? but was replaced with Halle Berry for the remaining episodes. Another early role saw her as Patti LaBelle's fashion designer daughter, Charisse Chamberlain, on the NBC TV series Out All Night. She also appeared on the hit shows The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Beverly Hills, 90210.
She got her big break in film in two 1996 movies, Independence Day, and Set It Off.
From 2004 to 2006 Fox starred in and co-produced the Lifetime Network drama series, Missing. Fox was a judge on The WB's talent show The Starlet. Fox participated in the third season of ABC's hit television show, Dancing with the Stars, she was voted off after the fourth week. In September 2007, she appeared in the sixth season of HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm as a mother of a family displaced by a hurricane and taken in by Larry and Cheryl. Then, on October 1, she appeared in an episode of the show The Game.
In August 2008, she filmed Shark City in Toronto.[4] Fox also hosted her own VH1 reality series entitled Glam God (2008).
In 2009, Fox served as celebrity spokesperson for the newly revamped Psychic Friends Network. After receiving backlash for her involvement with the network, Fox denied any involvement with the company, despite having filmed a commercial and promo video which had already gone to air.[5]
On March 2, 2010, while Fox appeared as a guest on The Wendy Williams Show, Fox announced that she would be starring in a play entitled Cheaper to Keep Her, produced by I'm Ready Productions. Five days later, Fox was one of TV Guide Network's red carpet correspondents for the 82nd Academy Awards. Also that year, the New York City and Cleveland, Ohio-based Nehst Studios announced she would star in the film Cleopatra Smiles,[6] but there is no indiction a movie resulted.
In 2014, Fox starred in the action film Mercenaries, alongside Kristanna Loken, Brigitte Nielsen, Zoë Bell and Cynthia Rothrock.
Fox is currently the host of the Lifetime reality show Prank My Mom, where kids play pranks on their mothers.
Personal life
In December 1998, Fox married singer Christopher "Sixx-Nine" Harvest. The couple divorced in 2002.[7] Fox later dated rapper 50 Cent in 2003.[8]
On March 20, 2007, Fox was arrested on suspicion of DUI.[9]
In November 2011, Fox and club promoter Omar "Slimm" White broke off their ten-month engagement.[10]
Filmography
Music video appearances
References
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^ a b "Vivica A. Fox Biography (1964- )". Archived from the original on July 4, 2015.
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^ a b Williams, Kam (2008). "Vivica A. Fox: The Cover/Three Can Play That Game". KamWilliams.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
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^ "Vivica A. Fox 'Cover/Three Can Play That Game' Interview with Kam Williams". Newsblaze.com. 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
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^ "Shark City".
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^ Kelly, Liz (2009-02-03). "Celebritology 2.0 – A New Psychic Friend: Vivica A. Fox". Voices.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
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^ "Three New Movies Hope To Bring Hundreds Of Jobs To Northeast Ohio".
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^ "Vivica A. Fox files for divorce from husband, Sixx-Nine". Jet. 2002-07-02. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
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^ Udoh, Meka (2009-11-13). "50 Cent Casts Vivica Fox In New Video". bet.com. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
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^ "Vivica A. Fox arrested on suspicion of DUI".
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^ [2]. Huffington Post. 2011-Nov-04. Retrieved 2014-Nov-02.
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^ "Trapped: Haitian Nights Trailer – Vivica A. Fox". MovieLakay.com. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
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^ "Interview: Vivica Fox from". The Movie Network.
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^ "The Saints Introduced For Hitman: Absolution & Vivica A. Fox Announced For The Game’s Voice Cast".
External links
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Vivica A. Fox at the Internet Movie Database
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Vivica A. Fox, Mario Lopez to Appear on "Dancing With the Stars"
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Vivica A. Fox, Editor at Large "Jolie Magazine"
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