Vivica Fox has a lot of reasons to be happy with her life
 

Vivica Fox has a lot of reasons to be happy with her life. A thriving career in film, television and stage is just the start of it.
She started off with appearances on a number of television series in the early ‘90s including The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Martin, Beverly Hills 90210 and Family Matters.
She had a breakout year in 1996 with roles in the all-female gangster flick Set It Off, the heroic Independence Day opposite Will Smith, and the Wayans brothers’ comedy Don’t Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood.

Vivica elevated her dramatic roles with a co-lead in the feature film Soul Food, and polished her tougher side as Vernita Green in the Kill Bill movies. She is also delved into work behind the scenes, and to date has been involved in the production of seven films and a TV series, with more in the works.
While she enjoys the diversity of roles she’s taken, Vivica expresses utmost concern in balancing her career with meaningful choices. Her latest thriller Cover touches upon the controversial subject of “down low� brothers. Directed by Bill Duke, the film features appearances from Louis Gossett Jr., Leon, Patti LaBelle and Mya.

Unfortunately, with consistent work in Hollywood comes rumor and speculation. Fortunately for Vivica, she’s succeeded in staying a cut above the rest. We spoke with the adventurous actress about her controversial new movie, her love for the Hip-Hop community and her sometimes controversial life.

AllHipHop.com: Tell us a little about your new movie Cover.

Vivica Fox: The reason I got involved with Cover was because of Bill Duke. He directed an episode of [the TV series] Missing and I just enjoyed working with him. He's such a wonderful actor/director. He got me the script, I read it and loved it.
When he broke down the steps about 70% of new cases of HIV that are reported every year in the African-American community are African-American women, and how 7 out of 10 men in the Washington, D.C. area are infected with HIV, I said, “These are messages that are informative and affecting my community and I need to be in a project to enlighten, inspire and inform.� That was a no-brainer for me.

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AllHipHop.com: You have a disclaimer on the front of your website that you're not starring in a play, [Whatever She Wants]. You had somebody saying [falsely] that you were starring in a play?

Vivica Fox: Whatever She Wants is a play that at the time was written for Vivica Fox.
It was written for me, I was out on the road with it for 14 weeks. The producers decided to go back out without me because of professional differences, and they weren't informative. They were still using my voice on the radio ads, and I just thought that it was deceptive.

I just wanted to make sure that they didn't go there, because I always hate when you go to a play or to see a production and you think a certain individual is gonna be there, you spend your hard earned money to see that certain individual and they're not there. I don't ever want to misdirect my fans or let them down, I always try to be as honest and truthful with them as possible. I just felt that [the producers] kind of deceived them. I just wanted to make sure they knew that when they got there that I wasn't going to be there.

AllHipHop.com: What [has] been most challenging for you in your career?

Vivica Fox: [What's been the most challenging] is to [try not to] complain about my career and keep breathing. Everybody wants to say, "Well, what haven't you done?" I've done so much and been so blessed. I've done comedies, dramas, worked with the best… so I can't really complain.

AllHipHop.com: When you look at something as emotional as Set It Off and as fierce as Kill Bill, have you had to really develop your acting skills. What's harder, being emotional or being [serious]?

Vivica Fox: Comedy's actually the hardest to be honest with you. Being emotional for me is a breeze, because I'm an emotional specimen. To cry and feel drama... people have no idea, they just think I've lived the charmed life. But I've been a fighter and on my own since I was 17 years old.

Comedy's the hardest because if it ain’t funny, trust me, it falls flat on its butt. Drama sometimes will give you a little grace, and you're able to save yourself with that one. Comedy's hard, for real. It either works or doesn’t, because sometimes people don't get your humor.

Like I learned with [the HBO series] Curb Your Enthusiasm, that humor was a whole different type of humor that I had to get used to. Then you do your comedy where your brothers and sisters love your over-the-top, in-your-face type of humor. Then you have sitcom humor, which is very scripted. Comedy is hard. With dramas, that material is usually there and as an actor you bring it. Comedy sometimes is a little more physical and harder.

AllHipHop.com: People say that you're so hard and serious about everything, especially on the Hip-Hop side. Obviously they know you as an actress, but then they hear your name said in rap songs and rumors about you, and you'll come [behind it] and say, "That is not true" - obviously [you’ve been] upset, as anyone would be if there's something said that's not true.

Vivica Fox: I wish my life was as scandalous as what people think of me! [laughs] I really do. I don't get why I turned into such a scandalous one, but it's all good. You’ve gotta learn to laugh at life. Scandal and sex sells nowadays, or always has, to be honest with you. So you’ve gotta learn to get thick skin about that.

Another thing I want to tell people is, I'm one of the silliest, fun-loving people that could ever be your friend. I love to shop, go to the spa, bowl - I love life. But I don't like people talking s**t about me, and for that, I will stand up for myself.

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AllHipHop.com: How does it make you feel that Hip-Hop has embraced you to such a degree that rappers are saying your name, and they've made you a staple [actress within the culture]?

Vivica Fox: Hip-Hop has been really good to me, it really has. That goes back before 50 [Cent] - Biggie was one of the first rappers to put me in a song - "Watch me set it off like Vivica." People forget that I've been involved with Hip-Hop from Tupac, he was a very good friend of mine. I was in his video back in the day.

It's not just Curtis who took me to [where I am now]. For that, it was just because somebody was dating me, it was like, "Oh my God, she likes thugs too." That was kind of surprising [for fans] when I was supposed to be this little red carpet glamorous princess. Princesses like bad boys too, but you get over that when you get a little bit older. But they can be fun. It was a wonderful adventure, and I had a great time.

I just love the Hip-Hop community, because with dating Curtis, it introduced me to a whole new generation. So it's been good to me, I look at it as a double edged sword. Patti LaBelle told me a long time ago, "Baby when they stop talking about you, that's when you worry."

AllHipHop.com: Do you see yourself going further into television now that you've gotten a good taste of it?

Vivica Fox: Well you know, I do what's next. I go with what's happening, what's hot and the projects that are available to me. But I also try to make sure that I'm not afraid to go and look for my project, which is next for me to produce myself.

I've produced seven films and a television show. I was Executive Producer of my show on Lifetime. I've got a pilot right now that I just shot with VH-1, where I was Executive Producer as well with that. So I'm always looking for what's next for Vivica.

http://allhiphop.com/stories/lifesty.../19320556.aspx

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/facepalm

Thanks for the update. :rolleyes:

I figured you'd be the first to read this. BTW I love your large sig pic. It's cute.

I don't even know who that is. Does she compose?

she decomposes.

LMMFAO!!! :lol:
GOD you're a bitch.... :lol:

you love me.

:angel::angel::angel:

:cool:

Talking about yourself in the third person is grounds for permanent ridicule, Vivica. I don't care what rapper you're getting your cougar on with...clean it up.

did she talk in 3rd person? i couldn't read the interview, every time i started i was stricken with hysterical blindness.

What is this smut?

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HAHAHAHAHA omg.

carrie hates that. unless you are being self-effacing or ironic, 3rd person is never okay.

Magnificent :laugh:

Seriously, I still have no clue who this person is.. or why she's remotely noteworthy. I am so mind-crushingly underwhelmed.

Wasn't she in that movie "Two Can Play That Game" or something like that [it came on Oxygen one night at like 12 am, and I just watched it]
and she was in Kill Bill with Uma Thurman.
and she dated 50.

but other than that...nope have no idea why shes remotely noteworthy.
Truthfully...besides Kill Bill...I dont think she was in any other big movies.

She was only in Kill Bill for like, half a second at the very beginning. She was the first one to go down!

LOL!!! Believe it or not I've never seen the movie. When I heard about how gory it was I decided to stay away.

coincidence? I think not.....

sharon, could you re-register and change your screen name? every time you post I break out into song


"track a ghost, throuuuuuugghh the fooooggg...yeaaaaaahhhiieeeeyyyyeeeehhheeeeeaaahhhhh"


plzkthx. it's rather embarrassing.


:mad: :mad: :mad:

WWWWWWWELLLLLLLLLL AH KNEW YOU WOOOOOOOOOOULD!

*giggling like a school girl*



i still remember when we tried to be quiet at 7 am. you had to go get your whore mom, or else we still woulda been sleeping. hadn't watched the damage yet, had no volume. but that part.....


omg



*dies*

:laugh:

dear god i know.

it is seared forever into my memory.

psh. you don't know my mind!



...okay, maybe.

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Vivica A. Fox arrives at the First Annual Essence Black Women In Hollywood Luncheon on February 21, 2008 in Beverly Hills, California.


Former Dancing With the Stars contestant Vivica A. Fox says the new season of the hit show will be "hot."

"I am very excited about the new cast and they got a lot of chocolate in the house!" she told Usmagazine.com. "You have young and old and a little bit of chocolate from the fellas!"

Fox tells Us she will be voting for her favorite contestants and hopes to attend the show in person. "I may even go to a couple of shows this season, she said. "I may need to see that chocolate up close!"

Her advice to the new cast?

"Stretch!" she said. "Do the work but more importantly make sure you stretch. The 6 hours a day will literally kick your ass!"

http://www.usmagazine.com/vivica_a_fox_dwts_advice

While I'm suffering through a New England winter VivFox is strolling through the tourist traps in Paris.
You can view her here:

http://x17video.com/celebrity_video/...on_week_in.php

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her eye socket looks like it's crumbling!

from dlisted:

Watching Vivica Fox trying to wink is making me nervous. Her mug is pulled so tight that it probably took her a good 10 minutes to perform that wink. The photographers probably went and got a coffee while she tried to figure out how she was going to do it without her weave popping off from all the pressure. Next time, she just needs to use her fingers to pull down her lid. She shouldn't strain herself.

:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

:distress: what's wrong with her eye? It looks like something from thriller :(

Vivica was given "Worst Celebrity Boob Job" by some website. There's a dent in one. Credit: www.awfulplasticsurgery.com

Upcoming Vivica moments: She co-stars as Sgt. Louisa Morley alongside Jessica Simpson in "Major Movie Star," a loose remake of Private Benjamin. http://youtube.com/watch?v=g_UC_4plWB8

She's also had such colorful parts as Ms. B. Haven (Batman & Robin), Toffee Candette (China Beach), Queen of Sheba (Soloman), Lysterine (Booty Call), Jasmine Dubrow (Independence Day), & Hooker - VA Hospital (Born on the Fourth of July). Credit: www.imdb.com

Her most important film role - horror/comedy "Idle Hands" - where she plays Druid Priestess Debbie, the tough-talking, yet sassy, heroine.

30-second TV commercial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBDS9...eature=related

Alternate ending where she gets felt up by a wall of hands - but still delivers a one-liner:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yr8201s3Ioc

^^^ oh hale no. surely that's not real....right?? :shocked:

It's real. She's got a dent in her boob. This picture - and a few more from the same night - are all over the internet. This one is from Perez Hilton's blog. There are more bad plastic surgery moments at awfulplasticsurgery.com.

that is SO gross..

I dont get it...Whats so wrong about having naturally smaller boobs rather than going to get a boob job and looking like that.

I almost puked when i saw that, i was like :shocked: HUH? :lol:

Thanks for posting GoldDustOrphan...it made me lmao so hard!!

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... Tom Selleck, Eva Longoria, Shemar Moore, Wings Hauser, John O'Hurley, Victoria Rowell, Vivica A. Fox, and Steven Ford (President Ford's son).

These are the famous people who once worked on this show.

March 7,2008

For Barry, 72 Candles and One Special Serenade

Marion Barry celebrated his 72nd birthday yesterday with a serenade by Vivica A. Fox (so . . . "Happy Birthday, Mr. Council member"?) at Anacostia High School. His colleagues at the Wilson Building dropped by his office for cake, and there's another party scheduled for the weekend.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...030604194.html

and What are you doing up????????????;)

Hairstylists Contest Show on VH1 with Vivica A. Fox
Author: Sandy Filed under: Hair Style Wednesday
Mar 19,2008

VH1 ordered Glam God with Vivica A. Fox, a series that will pit wanna-be celebrity stylists against one another to see who has what it takes to coif the hair of the stars.
Vivica A. Fox

Vivica is a movie star and a fashion icon who knows how to step onto the red carpet and nail it every single time,VH1 executive vice president of original programming and production Jeff Olde said in a statement. Her instincts are impeccable and she knows how critical it is to have a Glam God she can trust to create a star-making killer look. We are thrilled that we have her vision and insights to drive this show.

Contestants will compete in challenges designed to test their knowledge of fashion and style, covering everything from hairstyles to trendy clothing. The winner of the series will get $100,000 and the chance to become a personal stylist to an A-list celebrity.

http://www.skincareblog.net/2008/03/...-vivica-a-fox/

Tuesday, Apr 01, 2008

Hollywood heavyweights made a stop in Charleston Saturday night to encourage lowcountry communities to come together.

Actress and former dancing with the stars competitor Vivica Fox and her famous friends are in town for a Bailey's Bash fundraiser. The group wants to build a "hope center" where Charleston youth can strengthen their minds, bodies and spirit.

Fox says, "sometimes it takes a village to make sure that we all come together to provide a future for the next generation to let them know that we care."

She will bring even more celebrities to the lowcountry during the July 4th weekend for a humanitarian awards show in North Charleston.

http://www.wcbd.com/midatlantic/cbd/...4-01-0021.html

April 08, 2008
Rumour Mill: A Baby for Beyoncé?


It was only four days ago that Beyoncé was celebrating her marriage to long-time boyfriend Jay-Z at a party in his lavish NYC penthouse, and now OK! has learned that the couple could soon have a baby on the way.

“I've heard that Beyoncé is pregnant from at least two people,” a source close to the couple tells OK!.

In past interviews, the Crazy in Love singer has talked cautiously about her desire to start a family. "You can't rush a man into anything whether it's a relationship, marriage or having children. " Beyoncé has said. "When he's ready he'll let you know."

Even friend Vivica A. Fox can't wait for the happy couple to start a family. "I wish them many, many years of happiness and some babies," she tells OK!. "I think she will be really pretty pregnant, just like J. Lo and Halle Berry."

Keep a look out for a growing baby bump if the rumours hold true.

http://www.okmagazine.com/news/view/5794

perhaps you've forgotten this gem?

http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=33664

there's also this sharon.

http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=32791

i'm shocked at your oversight.

:D

:lol:

painfully true.

which would you prefer: a sidney sheldon thread or vivica a fox thread?

danielle steel or VAF?

kinkbag and the lambchops or VAF?

tough call.

the jury is still out on that one.