Biography for
Don King (I) More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

20 August 1931, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Height

6' 2" (1.88 m)

Mini Biography

World-renowned promoter of boxing luminaries including Muhammad Ali, "Smokin'" Joe Frazier, "Big" George Foreman, Larry "The Easton Assassin" Holmes, "Iron" Mike Tyson, "Sugar" Ray Leonard, Roberto "Manos de Piedra" Duran, Julio Cesar Chavez, Evander "The Real Deal" Holyfield, Roy Jones Jr., Felix "Tito" Trinidad, Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins, Ricardo "Finito" Lopez, Salvador Sanchez and Wilfredo Gomez, to name a few.

Promoter of over 500 world championship fights-so far. Nearly 100 boxers have earned $1 million or more in Don King Productions-promoted fights-so far.

Don King continues to be a staunch supporter of our Armed Forces. He has had the honor of visiting with our troops both overseas and stateside, from Landstuhl Medical Center in Germany, to participating in a USO tour in Iraq to touring numerous US military bases including Fort Campbell in Kentucky, the home of the 101st Airborne, where he was made an Honorary "Screaming Eagle" by then Lt. General David Petraeus for all his contributions and support. Mr. King provides his televised events, for free, to the AFRTS (Armed Forces Radio and Television Service) for global broadcasting to overseas bases and ships and has provided thousands of tickets for our men and women in uniform to view his live boxing events.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Ilona Gillings

Spouse

Henrietta King

(1959 - 2 December 2010) (her death) 3 children

Trade Mark

His hair that stands straight up

Trivia

Attended Kent State University, as well as Case Western University.

Promoter of boxers Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Mike Tyson, among others.

Children: Deborah, Carl, Eric.

Boxing promoter.

Esquire magazine reports that between the years 1951-1966, he was arrested 35 times on charges ranging from running red lights to manslaughter.

Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, 1997.

House was bombed in 1957. Subsequent investigation led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Mapp v. Ohio (1961) -- establishing that the "exclusionary rule" was also applicable to the states, not simply the federal government.

Was a numbers runner for the Jewish Mafia in Cleveland

Is portrayed by Mykelti Williamson in Ali (2001).

Campaigned for George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election, and attended the Republican National Convention in New York.

Personal Quotes

I love this country called America, black and white alike I think its the greatest nation in the world.

Only in America.