13 Facts About Kim Porter

1.

Kim Porter was nominated for the Council of Fashion Designers of America award for Menswear Designer of the Year in 2000 and won in 2004.

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2.

Kim Porter played football for the academy, and his team won a division title in 1986.

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3.

Kim Porter appeared as a drug dealer in the film Made and starred with Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton in Monster's Ball.

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4.

Kim Porter was arrested for driving with a suspended license in Florida.

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5.

Kim Porter was an opening act for 'N Sync on their Spring 2002 Celebrity Tour, and he signed California-based pop girl group Dream to his record label.

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6.

Kim Porter accepted an out-of-court settlement of £10,000 in damages and more than £100,000 in costs.

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7.

Kim Porter played Walter Lee Younger in the 2004 Broadway revival of A Raisin in the Sun and the television adaptation that aired in February 2008.

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8.

Kim Porter hosted the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards and was named one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2005 by Time magazine.

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9.

Kim Porter appeared—credited under his real name—in two episodes of Season 7 of CSI: Miami: "Presumed Guilty" and "Sink or Swim", in the role of lawyer Derek Powell.

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10.

Kim Porter is the designer of the Dallas Mavericks alternate jersey.

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11.

Kim Porter's first biological child, Justin, was born in 1993 to designer Misa Hylton-Brim.

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12.

Kim Porter took legal responsibility for Chance in October 2007.

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13.

Kim Porter has donated computers and books to New York schools.

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