Tami Roman
Born: April 17, 1970
Age: 54
Birthplace: Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
Tami Roman (born Tamisha Akbar; April 17, 1970) is an American Television personality, model, businesswoman and actress. She first gained fame on The Real World: Los Angeles, the second season of MTV's long-running reality television series, The Real World.
Early life
Roman was born in Mount Vernon, New York, and raised in White Plains, New York.
Personal life
She is the former wife of former NBA basketball player Kenny Anderson, with whom she has two daughters named Lyric and Jazz. As of 2015, she is recently dating Reggie Youngblood from her Love Talk & Hot Jamz radio show. On June 22, 2015, she recently announced on VH1 Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta: Afterparty Live, that she is six weeks pregnant. As of July 30, 2015, she suffered a miscarriage at 10.5 weeks.
Career
After appearing as the dealer on the 2001 revival of Card Sharks, Roman appeared on many shows including an episode of One on One (Season 3, Episode 4). She is one of the five main cast members in the VH1 reality series Basketball Wives since its premiere in 2010. Also, she is cast on the fourth season of the Basketball Wives spinoff Basketball Wives LA in 2015.
Roman can currently be seen on the new CBS show, Extant, as Cass Hendry alongside Halle Berry. She can 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 (Reggi YB, also known as her boyfriend). The show airs Monday thru Friday from 8-10pm Central time on Houston's KCOH Radio. Tami and her boyfriend Reggie Youngblood appeared on Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars for its 3rd season which premiered May 29, 2015.
She is currently working on her hair and cosmetic lines.
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Notes |
---|---|---|
1993 | The Real World: Los Angeles | Cast member |
1995 | The Real World Vacations: Behind the Scenes | Herself |
The Real World Reunion | Herself | |
1996 | Lauren Hutton and... | Herself |
The Real World Reunion: Inside Out | Video documentary | |
1997 | The Real World You Never Saw | Video documentary |
1998 | The Real World You Never Saw: Boston + Seattle | Video documentary |
2000 | The Parkers | Dena |
2001 | Card Sharks | Dealer |
20/20 | Herself | |
2003 | One on One | Elizabeth |
2010-2013 | Basketball Wives | Cast member |
2014 | Extant | Cass Hendry |
2015 | Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars | Herself |
Celebrity Wife Swap | Herself | |
Basketball Wives LA | Recurring Cast member |