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Aug 4, 2023 · Rhonda is very loosely based on Melissa Mitchell, the real-life mother of Magic Johnson’s first child. In reality, Magic and Melissa Mitchell had a brief affair sometime around 1980, leading to the birth of their son, Andre Johnson, in 1981.
Aug 7, 2023 · Unlike in Winning Time, Andre's mother's name is actually Melissa Mitchell, not Rhonda Mitchell. Also, Magic's recollection doesn't begin until after his 26th birthday in 1985, when he...
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Aug 7, 2023 · Before Winning Time season 2 premiered, it was unclear who Rhonda was meant to represent based on Magic's true life story but with the birth of Andre, it's evident that Rhonda is loosely based on Magic's ex-girlfriend Melissa Mitchell.
Nov 8, 2022 · Andre, or "Johnson boy wonder 81," as his Instagram followers know him, identifies as a believer, chief inspirational officer, and innovator. He was born on February 20, 1981, to Melissa Mitchell and Magic, who was 21 when he fathered his first child with his girlfriend, per Hollywood Life.
Aug 7, 2023 · Andre's real-life mother Melissa Mitchell is the apparent inspiration for Rhonda Mitchell (Chelsea M. Davis) who appeared in two episodes of Winning Time season 1 as one of Magic's love interests. Reportedly, the real Melissa Mitchell dated Magic while he and his longtime partner Cookie Kelly were separated, although in Winning Time she is ...
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His mother is Melissa Mitchell. Melissa had a brief affair sometime around 1980 which led her to be pregnant and welcome her son Johnson. His parents broke off and his father was left to raise him alone.
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Aug 7, 2023 · As depicted in the series, Magic Johnson did, indeed, father a child with an ex-girlfriend, Melissa Mitchell, although she has been (heavily) fictionalized in the series as Rhonda Mitchell. Andre Johnson was born in February 1981.