Editing Don King (section)

===As a character===
* A puppet caricature of King appeared in a few episodes of the TV series [[DC Follies]] which ran from 1987 to 1989.
* In 1995, [[HBO]] aired ''[[Tyson (1995 film)|Tyson]]'', a television movie based upon the life of Mike Tyson, in which King was portrayed by actor [[Paul Winfield]].
* In 1997, [[Ving Rhames]] played King in a television movie, ''[[Don King: Only in America]]'', which aired on [[HBO]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119838/|title=Don King: Only in America (TV Movie 1997)|date=November 15, 1997|work=IMDb|access-date=January 7, 2016}}</ref> Rhames won a [[Golden Globe Award]] for his portrayal of King.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.answers.com/topic/ving-rhames|title=Answers – The Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions|work=Answers.com|access-date=January 7, 2016}}</ref>
* In 1998, for the tenth episode of ''[[South Park]]'''s first season, "[[Damien (South Park)|Damien]]", Jesus and Satan are pitted against one another in a boxing match to decide the conflict between good and evil; a character [[parody|spoofing]] Don King appears, promoting Satan and the fight.
* In its first season, ''[[In Living Color]]'' featured a one-time sketch titled "King: The Early Years", set in a schoolyard in 1939, in which the narrator first leads viewers to believe that [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] got his start in childhood as a peacemaker between two fighting classmates{{snd}}until "King" is revealed as a young Don King (portrayed by [[Damon Wayans]]), who promoted the schoolyard scuffle.
* In the episode "My Brother's Keeper" of ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'', [[Carlton Banks|Carlton]] is portrayed as Don King in one of Will's dreams.
* In ''[[Celebrity Deathmatch]]'', King's death was a [[running gag]] during the series' first season. In the final episode of the second season, he was matched against [[Donald Trump]], with King being killed again, this time in the ring.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/show/2591/summary.html?user_rating=20&rating_ref_type=101|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205010833/http://www.tv.com/show/2591/summary.html?user_rating=20&rating_ref_type=101|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 5, 2013|title=Celebrity Deathmatch|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=TV.com|access-date=January 7, 2016}}</ref>
* He was portrayed by [[Dave Chappelle]] in a skit about a "Gay America", as promoting a boxing match between two gay boxers.
* King helped create the video game ''[[Don King Presents: Prizefighter]]'' for the [[Xbox 360]], which he promoted on IGN's podcast, ''Three Red Lights'', and another called ''[[Don King Boxing]]'' for [[Wii]] and [[Nintendo DS]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.2ksports.com/games/prizefighter/ |title=2K |website=2ksports.com |access-date=January 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131120231607/http://www.2ksports.com/games/prizefighter/ |archive-date=November 20, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=cnetDonKing>{{cite web|url=http://reviews.cnet.com/wii-games/don-king-boxing-wii/4505-9993_7-32786360.html|title=Don King Boxing (Wii)|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=CNET|access-date=January 7, 2016}}</ref>
* King was featured in the 2001 film ''[[Ali (film)|Ali]]'', promoting the [[Rumble in the Jungle]] title fight between [[Muhammad Ali]] and [[George Foreman]]. He was portrayed by [[Mykelti Williamson]] in the film.