Newton Mayenge

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Award Winning HBO Actor Newton Mayenge is best known for his role as NBA Legend Jim Chones on the HBO series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. The youngest of four children; Mayenge's parents are of African descent from the Democratic Republic of Congo (Formerly Zaire). With a passion for basketball, he played all through his younger years and received scholarships and played in college. After graduating from the University of North Carolina with dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in Political Science and African-American Studies, he played professional basketball in Germany.

After a car crash ended his dreams of playing in the NBA, he turned to his next love, performing. Since then, he has been seen on fashion show runways in Paris, New York, Los Angeles, Miami and Palm Springs. He has also been on book covers and in various films.

Newton is also the Host of The League Talk Show produced by his wife Actress Whitney Bowers. In the winter of 2024 Newton is slated to star in the new Cannes-France film The Other Side of Fame and he has many other projects in the works.

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