My style is impetuous, my defense is impregnable, and I'm just ferocious. I want your heart! I want to eat his children!

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The couple have two children, Milan born in and Morocco born in Tyson has had four other children: Mikey born , D'Amato born in and named after his coach and father figure , Miguel born in and Exodus His 4-year-old daughter Exodus was killed in a freak accident in when she was tangled in the cord of a treadmill.

Her older brother found her, and her mother did CPR, but the child died in the hospital the next day. Tyson married Spicer 10 days after his daughter's death.

While he was in prison on rape charges, Tyson converted to Islam, influenced by a Muslim professor in the jail. He took on the Muslim name of Malik Abdul Aziz.

While Tyson was fighting in the s and s, he was one of the most recognizable sports figures in the world.

He made cameos in several popular TV shows and movies. In , while Tyson was banned from boxing after his fight with Evander Holyfield, he hosted and served as the special outside enforcer for WrestleMania XIV.

One of Tyson's most famous cameos in recent years was in the popular film, "The Hangover," in which he played himself, living in Las Vegas with a pet tiger.

He also appears in the movie's sequel, "The Hangover II," which became the highest grossing comedy opening weekend ever. A documentary on Tyson was released in , entitled "Tyson.

The film was directed by James Toback and follows Tyson's journey from teenager to boxing champ, to prison and back. In March , Tyson starred in a new Animal Planet show called "Taking on Tyson," which featured his long love for raising pigeons.

It features Tyson's breeding and raising pigeons, as well as his first forays into racing the birds. The first game was released in for the NES.

In , the game was released for the iPhone. In , Tyson hired tattoo artist S. Draft : Drafted by the St.

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