De'voreaux White facts for kids

De'voreaux White is an American actor. He started acting when he was a kid in the late 1970s. He is probably best known for playing Argyle, the young limousine driver, in the famous 1988 movie Die Hard.

De'voreaux White's Acting Career

De'voreaux White was born in Los Angeles County, California. He began acting professionally when he was just ten years old.

Early Roles in TV and Movies

His first acting jobs were on popular TV shows. These included The Jeffersons and Little House on the Prairie. In 1980, he appeared in the movie The Blues Brothers. He played a young person trying to take something from a store. In the movie Max Dugan Returns, he was one of the boys trying to keep a baseball.

In 1984, De'voreaux played Wylie in the movie Places in the Heart. This movie was recognized at the Academy Awards. White has said that this role helped him get an audition for Die Hard. He got to read lines with producer Joel Silver and star Bruce Willis.

Becoming Argyle in Die Hard

De'voreaux White filmed his scenes for Die Hard with Bruce Willis over three months. Some of their conversations in the movie were made up on the spot. This is called improvising.

Other TV Shows and Films

White also starred in the TV series Head of the Class. He played a character named Aristotle McKenzie. In 1989, he co-starred in Out on the Edge. He played a character named Lonnie who became friends with Rick Schroder. In 1992, White appeared in the movie Trespass. He also acted in the drama Shadow Hours in 2000.

Returning as Argyle

In October 2020, De'voreaux White played Argyle again. He reunited with Bruce Willis for a commercial. It was for Advance Auto Parts' DieHard car batteries.

Other Work

In 2019, White started his own company in California.

Personal Life

In 2019, De'voreaux White lived in Newport Beach, California. His first last name was Sefas, which comes from Ethiopia. After his mother passed away, his grandparents, whose last name was White, adopted him.

Filmography

Television Shows

• 1977 The Jeffersons as Warren Barnes
• 1979–1981 Little House on the Prairie as various characters
• 1981 Quincy, M.E. as Ethan Kellogg
• 1982 T.J. Hooker as Stevie Pine
• 1983–1984 Diff'rent Strokes as Glenn
• 1985 Highway to Heaven as Terry
• 1986 227 as Harvey
• 1989 In the Heat of the Night as Albert Tolliver
• 1989 Out on the Edge as Lonnie
• 1989–1991 Head of the Class as Aristotle McKenzie
• 2014 Workaholics as Uber Driver
• 2023 Easter as Smiley
• 2023 Obliterated as Delray

Movies

• 1979 Aunt Mary as Wally Hazel
• 1980 The Blues Brothers as Young Guitar Thief
• 1983 Max Dugan Returns as Boy
• 1984 Places in the Heart as Wylie
• 1988 Action Jackson as Clovis
• 1988 Die Hard as Argyle
• 1988 Split Decisions as Coop
• 1992 Trespass as "Lucky"
• 2000 Shadow Hours
• 2012 Sandbar as Charles Kendall