De'voreaux White

De'voreaux White
Born
Devorea W. Sefas

(1965-08-06) August 6, 1965 (age 59)
Los Angeles County, California
OccupationActor
Years active1977–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

Film and television

De'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

In 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

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

Television

Films

References

  1. ^ 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].
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c ""Stirb langsam": Das macht McClanes Limousinenfahrer heute!". TVMovie. Germany. April 6, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  4. ^ James, Caryn (July 15, 1988). "The Police, Terrorists And a Captive Audience". The New York Times. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  5. ^ 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.