Lela Rochon - Biography

Last Editor: doranleighe				Lela Rochon Biography -   Name : Lela Rochon Date of Birth : April 17, 1964 Place of birth : Los Angeles, California, USA Birth name : Lela Rochon Staples Height : 5' 9

Lela Rochon Trivia -

Lela attended Cerritos High School, California. Graduated class of 1982. Became engaged to director Antoine Fuqua [1998] Lela danced with Lionel Richie in his 1983 video "All Night Long." Lela was one of the Spudettes in the famous Spud Mckenzie Budweiser commercials. Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world [1996] Voted by the readers of Black Men Magazine as one of "The 10 Sexiest Women of the Year." [2000] Welcomed second child, Asia Rochon Fuqua, on July 28th 2002. The baby weighed 6lbs. Measurements: 34C-23-36 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) Expecting 3rd child

Lela Rochon Detailed Biography -

Lela Rochon Staples was born April 17th, 1964, in Los Angeles, California, where twenty years later she would graduate in the class of 1984 from Cerritos (rhymes with Burritos) High School. Lela knew she was destined for entertainment world greatness. If you were one of the early viewers of MTV, you may have first garnered a glance of the 5'9" beauty in the 1983 video for Lionel Richie's, "All Night Long." Lela was also a fixture in another '80s icon: she was a "spudette" in the Spudz McKenzie Budweiser commercials. As the '90s came, Lela worked her way into some other films such as The Meteor Man and Boomerang, once again with Eddie Murphy. While the WB network offered lots of work for African-American actors and actresses in the mid-90s, the parade of sitcoms and dramas rarely lasted long. This included a short stint for Lela on a 1995 one-season run of The Wayans Bros., starring Marlon and Shawn Wayans of Scary Movie fame. However, later that year Lela would land the greatest role of her life, as Robin in 1995's Waiting to Exhale. During the rest of the decade, Lela landed roles in films such as 1998's The Big Hit and Why Do Fools Fall in Love, and 1999's Any Given Sunday. For the last few years, you may have noticed that Lela has been credited as Lela Rochon Fuqua, after having married director Antoine Fuqua in 1999. The couple had their first child last summer and Lela plans to take some time off to raise their child, but will be back soon to take over the world.