DeVaughn Nixon

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DeVaughn Walter Nixon (born July 8, 1983) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in The Bodyguard, , and Sugar Hill, and television series such as , Mackenzie Falls, and Marvel's Runaways. La Higuera.net (in spanish)

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Early life and education Nixon was born in Los Angeles in 1983, where he also lived his childhood. He is the son of former basketball player Norm Nixon, whom he portrayed in the HBO series . 'Prom' king DeVaughn Nixon returns to his first love. s2s. Magazine.com Posted Fri, 2011-04-29 10:26 by Ericka Boston. Retrieved January 03, 2012, to 23:09 pm. His stepmother is actress/producer/director/dancer Debbie Allen and half siblings include dancer Vivian Nixon, and basketball player Norman Ellard Nixon Jr.PEOPLE: "AND BABY MAKES FOUR". - The Dallas Morning News. - September 2, 1987.Mackall, Dave. - "Nixon fondly remembers Duquesne". - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. - May 31, 2007.Schiefelbein, Joseph. - "Spivery, Jaguars to begin practice". - The Advocate. - October 17, 2008. He is married to Lara Nixon. When he was a child, he voiced one of the characters in the animated film Bebe's Kids. Later, he had a role in the film The Bodyguard (playing the son of pop icon Whitney Houston), along with other roles in other films and TV series. However, he temporarily left his film career to devote himself to his studies. He graduated in television production and business finance from Loyola Marymount University.

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Career He returned to his work in film and television after a brief career as a mortgage broker, participating first in the film Monster Heroes. In 2011 he starred in the film Prom. He then appeared in several guest roles in episodic television and television films. In 2017 he was cast in a recurring role in Marvel's Runaways. In 2019, he was cast as his father, Norm Nixon, in the HBO show, .

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Filmography

+ Film roles
1990	To Sleep with Anger	Sunny
1991		Danny Dyson
1991	The Rapture	First Boy
1992	Bebe's Kids	Additional Voices
	The Bodyguard	Fletcher Marron
1994	Sugar Hill	Raynathan (Age 11)
2004	Gamebox 1.0	Sherman
2010	Monster Heroes	Vilante
2011	Prom	Tyler Barso
2016	Water Safety	DeVaughn	Short film
2025	Ice Fall

+ Television roles
1991	Civil Wars	Jamie Watson	Episode: "Daveja-Vu All Over Again"
1993	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Shaquille	Episode: "Bundle of Joy"
2001	Lizzie McGuire	Snackbar Attendant	Episode: "Rated Aargh"
	One on One	Tracy	Episode: "Radioactive Platonic"
2002	The Hughleys	Derek / Kevin	Episode: "Jump the Jump"
2004	Quintuplets	Player #1	Little Man on Campus
	American Dreams	Mark Johnson	Episode: "One in a Million"
2005	JAG	Pvt. Ben Quick	Episode: "Death at the Mosque"
2007	Lincoln Heights	Teen #1	Episode: "Flashpoint"
	The Unit	Sgt. Larson	Episode: "Always Kiss Them Goodbye"
2008	The Game	Rookie	Episode: "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee"
	Greek	Pookie	Episode: "Freshman Daze"
2009	MacKenzie Falls	Trevor (Ferguson Michaels)	7 episodes
2010	Sonny with a Chance		3 episodes
2010–11	The Hard Times of RJ Berger	Hamilton	Recurring
2011–13	The Secret Life of the American Teenager	Omar	Recurring
2012	Kendra	Kenny	2 episodes
2014	Twinzies: Couples Therapy	Theodore	Episode: "Oh Brother"
2017	Love on the Vines	Theo Wyckoff	TV movie
	The Haunted	Jordan Terry	TV movie
	Groomzilla	Harrison	TV movie
2017–19	Marvel's Runaways	Darius Davis	Recurring
2018	NCIS	Scott Gunderson	Episode: "One Step Forward"
2022–23		Norm Nixon	Main role
	Snowfall	Kane	Recurring
2023	The Crossover	Skinny	Guest star

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External links

• DeVaughn Nixon 'Disney's Prom' Interview - YouTube

Categories: Living People, 1983 Births, Male Actors From Los Angeles, American Male Child Actors, American Male Television Actors, American Male Voice Actors, American Male Film Actors, 21st-century African-american Male Actors, 21st-century American Male Actors, 20th-century African-american Male Actors, 20th-century American Male Actors

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