Mike Tyson in the HFPA offices

Mike Tyson stopped by the HFPA offices in West Hollywood to meet members and chat about his troubled past, his book, his one-man show and his burgeoning movie career. His visit was part of the rapidly growing Round Table series which was initiated this year at the HFPA and which has so far featured international celebrities such as Lech Walesa, Julian Assange, Jeffrey Katzenberg and John Williams. The 47-year-old former world heavyweight champion was funny and revealingly honest as he talked of his past misdeeds and his bright future, which he attributes to the support and love of his wife, Lakiha Spicer, who he married in Las Vegas in June 2009 and with whom he has two children. He is clearly enjoying his new career as an entertainer and his one-man stage show, Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth has been filmed by Spike Lee and is being shown around the world. In it he candidly recounts his life’s highs and lows and talks about his troubled youth, landmark boxing career, key people in his life, controversies. time in prison, self-examination, family and new beginnings. As part of his new life he is forging a movie career for himself and has a cameo role in the soon-to-be-released Grudge Match as well as several other projects lined up. “I was born to be an entertainer,” he laughs.  Picture: Armando Gallo