Tami Roman Youngblood | |
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| Born | Tamisha Akbar April 17, 1970[1] Mount Vernon, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Tami Anderson |
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| Years active | 1993–present |
| Known for | The Real World: Los Angeles (1993) Basketball Wives (2010–2019) The Ms. Pat Show (2021–present) |
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| Children | 2 |
| Website | officialtamiroman |
Tamisha Akbar (born April 17, 1970 [1]), known professionally as Tami Roman, is an American television personality, model, businesswoman and actress. She first gained fame on The Real World: Los Angeles in 1993.[2] After making appearances and landing supporting roles in various television shows and films in the 1990s and 2000s, she became one of the breakout stars of VH1's Basketball Wives.[3]
Career
Girl Groups: Reality / Female
Reality / Female | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | R&B, soul |
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| Past members | Tami Roman Monique Johnson Donyell Floyd Carlett Martin |
During her time on The Real World: Los Angeles, Roman formed her own "En Vogue-esque" R&B girl group quartet called Reality.[4] Roman herself was one of the members (alongside Monique Johnson, Donyell Floyd, and Carlett Martin), and the rapper of the group as well. The group would subsequently sign a record contract with Mercury Records, and Roman changed the group's name from Reality to Female. Upon signing, they were offered the opportunity to join other African-American girl groups in recording the remake of R&B singer Joi's song "Freedom" for the motion picture soundtrack album, Panther.[5] The song featured other R&B girl groups such as En Vogue, SWV, TLC, For Real, Xscape, Brownstone, Y?N-Vee, and Changing Faces alongside solo vocalists such as Mary J. Blige, Monica and Aaliyah.[6] Roman's group also participated in cover versions of "If I Were Your Woman" and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin for the film. Unfortunately, no group album materialized after the release of the film soundtrack.
Acting career
After securing and subsequently losing an acting role in 1991 classic Boyz n the Hood, Roman reportedly began taking acting classes from notable actress and director Chip Fields.[7] Fields would later assist Roman to parlay her TV fame into a legitimate acting career.[7] Roman gained more fame as she appeared as the dealer on the 2001 revival of Card Sharks, and on several other shows, including an episode of One on One (season 3, episode 4) and BET’s original tv series, The Parkers, as Dina (season 1, episode 14). In 2010, Roman became one of the main cast members on the VH1 reality series Basketball Wives. She was then cast on the Basketball Wives spinoff Basketball Wives LA, starting with the fourth season in 2015. Roman appeared on two episodes of the CBS show Extant. Roman could also be heard on Tami Roman's Love Talk & Hot Jamz with advice columnist and rapper Willie D of the Geto Boys and Reggie Youngblood. The show aired on Houston's KCOH Radio. Roman and her boyfriend Reggie Youngblood appeared on Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars for its third season, which premiered May 29, 2015. Roman plans to release both hair and cosmetic lines.[8]
After Roman released a series of parody short films titled "Bonnet Chronicles" on Instagram, the videos were produced into a scripted series on TIDAL in 2018.[9]
Personal life
Roman has been married twice and has two children. On August 26, 1993, Roman married NBA player Kenny Anderson and together they had two daughters, Lyric Chanel (b. 1994) and Jazz Anderson (b. 1996). Roman and Anderson later divorced in February 2001.[10] Roman met and started dating Reggie Youngblood in 2013. They got married on August 17, 2018 in Las Vegas, which was documented on their spinoff special "Tami Ever After".[11]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | Boyz n the Hood | Legs | Roman's acting role was cut by director John Singleton, but her legs remain in a BBQ scene (and Roman reportedly still receives residuals).[7] |
| 2001 | MacArthur Park | Rose | |
| Tara | Judge Bankhead | Video | |
| Sacred Is the Flesh | May | ||
| 2003 | The Street Lawyer | Lontae Burton | TV movie |
| Hot Parts | Midnight | Video | |
| 2004 | Earthquake | Debbie | TV movie |
| Hair Show | Zora | ||
| 2005 | Tears of a Clown | Carolyn Black | |
| 2006 | One Foot in, One Foot Out | Valerie | Short |
| The Last Stand | DeDe Calvin | ||
| 2007 | Wifey | Freddie Million | TV movie |
| South of Pico | Irene | ||
| 2010 | Something Like a Business | Prosecutor | |
| 2012 | Life, Love, Soul | Renee Jackson | |
| 2013 | Sunday's at Noon | Mona | Short |
| 2015 | Play Date | Jennifer | Short |
| 2016 | Beyond the Game | Reality Presenter | |
| ANYWHERE, U.S.A. | Coco | Short | |
| 2017 | When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story | Stacey | TV movie |
| Just Within Reach | Viola | ||
| 2018 | District | Tasha | |
| Tijuana Jackson: Purpose Over Prison | Sharea Jackson | ||
| 2019 | Tami Ever After | Herself | TV movie |
| Fall Girls | Linda | ||
| 2022 | Bid for Love | Dr. Simone | |
| 2023 | Girl in the Closet | Mia Smith | TV movie |
| 2023 | Whatever It Takes | Tracy |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 | The Real World: Los Angeles | Herself | Main Cast: Season 2 |
| Married... with Children | Meg | Episode: "Scared Single" | |
| 1994 | Silk Stalkings | Sally | Episode: "The Scarlet Shadow" |
| 2000 | The Parkers | Dina | Episode: "Love Is a Royal Pain" |
| 2001 | The Steve Harvey Show | Bernadette | Episode: "Not the Best Man" |
| 2002 | The Drew Carey Show | Susan | Episode: "What Women Don't Want" |
| 2003 | E! True Hollywood Story | Herself | Episode: "Real World" |
| Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Saleslady #1 | Episode: "You Slay Me" | |
| One on One | Elizabeth | Episode: "PTAmore" | |
| 2004 | Half & Half | Spice | Episode: "The Big Type Cast Episode" |
| JAG | Beauty Tech | Episode: "Hard Time" | |
| 2005 | Summerland | Leslie Sloan | Episode: "What's Past Is Prologue" |
| Sex, Love & Secrets | Angela | Recurring Cast | |
| 2008 | Moonlight | Maureen "Mo" Williams | Recurring Cast |
| 2010–19 | Basketball Wives | Herself | Main Cast: Seasons 2-8 |
| 2011 | Love That Girl! | - | Episode: "Dilemma Date" |
| Eden | Lila | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2013 | David Tutera's Celebrations | Herself | Episode: "Super Sweet Sixteen Plus 1" |
| Belle's | Loreta Cooper | Main Cast | |
| Tiny Tonight | Herself/Co-Host | Main Co-Host | |
| 2014 | Extant | Cass Hendry | Episode: "Re-Entry" & "Wish You Were Here" |
| 2015 | Celebrity Wife Swap | Herself | Episode: "Tami Roman/Kerri Walsh-Jennings" |
| Love & Hip Hop Atlanta: After Party Live! | Herself | Episode: "After Party Live! 409" | |
| Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars | Herself | Main Cast: Season 3 | |
| 2015–16 | Basketball Wives LA | Herself | Guest: Season 4, Main Cast: Season 5 |
| 2017 | Ridiculousness | Herself | Episode: "Tami Roman" |
| District | Tasha | Main Cast | |
| Tales | Silk | Episode: "All I Need" | |
| 2017–18 | Wild 'n Out | Herself/Team Captain | Episode: "Tami Roman/Lecrae" & "International Women's Day Special" |
| 2018 | TiTi Do You Love Me | Herself | Episode: "Stripping Two Away" |
| Bonnet Chronicles on Tidal | Betty | Main Cast | |
| 2018–22 | The Family Business | London Duncan-Grant | Main Cast |
| 2019 | Uncensored | Herself | Episode: "Tami Roman" |
| Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta | Herself/Host | Episode: "Love & Hip Hop Awards: Most Certified" | |
| Saints & Sinners | Felicia Thompson | Recurring Cast: Season 4 | |
| 2019–23 | Truth Be Told | Lillian "Lily" Scoville | Recurring Cast: Seasons 1 & 3, Main Cast: Season 2 |
| 2020 | RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race | Herself/Miss Shenita Cocktail | Episode: "Rusical" |
| 2021 | The Mediator | Herself | Episode: "Mommy ATM-No-More" |
| For Real: The Story of Reality TV | Herself | Episode: "Is It Real?" & "How the Other Half Lives" | |
| Get Into It with Tami Roman | Herself/Host | Main Host | |
| 2021–22 | The Real World Homecoming: Los Angeles | Herself | Main Cast |
| 2021– | The Ms. Pat Show | Denise Ford | Main Cast |
| 2022 | The Real Housewives of Atlanta | Herself | Episode: "The Edge of Fashion" |
| Unfaithful: Caught in the Act | Herself/Host | Main Host | |
| Haus of Vicious | Chantel Vivian | Main Cast |
See also
References
- 1 2 @tamiroman (April 17, 2023). "It's my BIRTHDAY! God has blessed me to see another one 🙌🏽 more time with my daughters, my husband, my family & friends...more time to do what I love, more time to laugh & smile, more time to be a better version of myself and more time with you... all of y'all that support & uplift me. I'm so thankful for LIFE!💛💛💛" – via Instagram.
- ↑ WEINSTEIN, STEVE (19 September 1993). "TELEVISION : A 'Real World' of Difference : Life has changed for seven young adults who took up residence in a $2-million Venice house for six months in a soap-opera documentary series conceived and aired by MTV: Everyone knows their names". Archived from the original on August 31, 2010 – via LA Times.
- ↑ "Reality Check: Tami Roman". Vibe. 2011-07-20. Archived from the original on 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
- ↑ "Tami Roman swore off reality TV. Until 'The Real World' let her finish what she started". Los Angeles Times. November 25, 2021. Archived from the original on 2023-11-07. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ↑ Rusher, Chantel (May 22, 2020). "'You Did That': Tami Roman Shocks Fans with Her Singing Voice In Toni Braxton Challenge". Atlanta Black Star. Archived from the original on November 7, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ↑ "Freedom For My Body, Freedom For My Mind: The 'Panther' Theme Song Turns 25 | GRAMMY.com". www.grammy.com. Archived from the original on 2023-11-07. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- 1 2 3 Rose, Jalen (September 2, 2021). "Tami Roman talks pioneering reality TV with Jalen Rose". New York Post. Archived from the original on November 7, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ↑ "Tami Roman to Release Cosmetics Line". BET. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
- ↑ "Tami Roman Takes 'Bonnet Chronicles' On The Road As Her Daughter Lyric Debuts Her Own Web-Series". The Inquisitr. 2018-05-26. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
- ↑ "Tami Roman Finally Settles 9-Year Child Support Lawsuit". News One. 2012-09-04. Archived from the original on 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
- ↑ "Basketball Wives Star Tami Roman and Reggie Youngblood Get New Spinoff Special, Tami Ever After". People Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-10-05. Retrieved 2023-11-02.