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De'voreaux White

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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

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Film and television

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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

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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

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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

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Television

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Films

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References

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  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.
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