Tyson Beckford
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 Tyson Beckford at FashionWeekLive in San Francisco, March 15, 2007. |
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| Born | Tyson Beckford December 19, 1970 The Bronx, New York, United States |
| Ethnicity | Jamaican/Chinese |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Measurements | 40-30-35 |
| Website | TysonBeckford.org |
Tyson Beckford (born December 19, 1970) is an American fashion model and actor, best known as a Ralph Lauren Polo model. He was also the host of both seasons of the Bravo program Make Me a Supermodel.
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Early life[edit]
Beckford was born to Jamaican parents. His father is of Afro-Jamaican and Panamanian descent. His mother is of Afro-Jamaican and Chinese Jamaican descent.
Career[edit]
In 1992, he was recruited to hip hop magazine The Source by a talent scout, Jeff Jones, who has been credited with 'discovering' Beckford in New York City.[citation needed] In 1993, Beckford was recruited by Ralph Lauren as the front model for the company's Polo line of male sportswear.[citation needed]
Beckford was named "Man of the Year" in 1995 by the cable television music channel VH1 & one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" by People magazine. He is represented by Soul Artist Management in New York City and D'management Group in Milan.[1] He was ranked at #38 on VH1's 40 Hottest Hotties of the '90s.[2]
In 2003, he appeared on the ABC network's celebrity reality game show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!. In September 2008, he supported the National RESPECT! Campaign against domestic violence, recording a voice message for the Giverespect.org Web site, speaking about the importance of respect for others.[3]
Beckford co-hosted the modeling contest Make Me a Supermodel on the television channel Bravo with fellow supermodel Niki Taylor. The show chose Nicole Trunfio to join Beckford as a mentor to the model contestants for the show's second season. Other judges included designer Catherine Malandrino, model Jenny Shimizu, photographer Perou and model scout Marlon.[4]
Beckford judged and mentored the contestants of the first few episodes of the Australian version of Make Me a Supermodel with model and former Miss Universe Jennifer Hawkins.[citation needed] In 2012, he participated in Fox's dating game show The Choice.[5]
Personal life[edit]
On June 7, 2005, Beckford was injured following a car accident in Secaucus, New Jersey. Shortly before 5:00am, he lost control of his 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10 and struck a utility pole. The vehicle caught fire immediately after the collision, but Beckford was able to pull himself out before the red pick-up became fully engulfed in flames.[6] He was taken to the Jersey City Medical Center and hospitalized for head trauma and cuts. During an interview on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Tyson claimed the accident had a profound effect on his spirituality.
Beckford has been a resident of the New Jersey communities of Edgewater[7] and West New York.[6]
Beckford has a son, Jordan Beckford (born in 1998), from a previous relationship with celebrity stylist April Roomet, who appears on the E! Television program Candy Girls.[8][9]
Filmography[edit]
- Boricua's Bond (2000)
- Zoolander (2001)
- Shottas (2002)
- Trois 2: Pandora's Box (2002)
- Gully (2002)
- Biker Boyz (2003)
- Searching for Bobby D (2004)
- Gas (2004)
- Into the Blue (2005)
- Dream Street (late 2006 early 2007)
- Kings of the Evening (2008)
- Hotel California (2008)
- Television
- Superbikes as himself
- America's Next Top Model, Cycle 17 as a Guest Judge
- Project Runway as a Guest Judge
- Queer Eye for the Straight Guy as himself
- My Wife and Kids
- Make Me a Supermodel as himself
- I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! as himself
- Candy Girls as himself
- Germany's Next Top Model as a Guest Judge
- Running Russell Simmons as himself
- "Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model" as a Judge
- Music Videos
- Toni Braxton's "Breathe Again"
- Toni Braxton's "Unbreak My Heart"
- Raekwon's "Ice Cream"
- 50 Cent's "21 Questions"
- Trisha Covington's "Slow Down"
- Britney Spears' "Toxic"
- Lady Gaga' "Telephone"
- Ludacris's "Act A Fool"
- Adina Howard's "My Up and Down"
- Cam'ron's "Horse and Carriage"
- SWV's "Anything"
- Rhian Benson's "Say How I Feel"
- Pet Shop Boys' "Go West"
- Sun aka Geisha's "China Wine"
- The Notorious B.I.G.'s "One More Chance"
- Ryan Leslie's "How It Was Supposed To Be"
- DJ Khaled's "Go Hard"
- Mia X's "Whatcha Gonna Do"
- Luke's "Raise the Roof"
References[edit]
- ^ "Tyson Beckford - Profile". Models.com. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ http://notedguys.com/tyson-beckford/
- ^ "Send a celebrity voice message". GiveRespect.org. September 2008.
- ^ Nguyen, Hanh. "'Make Me a Supermodel' Returns With Tyson, New Judges". Zap2it. Retrieved 7 Jan 2009.
- ^ Hibberd, James (May 8, 2012). "Fox's 'The Choice' cast revealed! Joe Jonas, Dean Cain, The Situation, many more -- EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
- ^ a b Associated Press (June 7, 2005). "Tyson Beckford injured in New Jersey truck accident". USA Today. Retrieved 23 Sept 2007.
- ^ Weiner, Jonah (June 2005). "Miss Thing". Blender. Retrieved July 3, 2007. "Edgewater, New Jersey — home to Tyson Beckford"
- ^ "Candy Girls". EOnline. Retrieved 16 Feb 2013.
- ^ "TV Stylist Reveals Beckford Is Her Son's Father". Retrieved 8 June 2009.
8. http://nymag.com/fashion/models/tbeckford/tysonbeckford/
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Tyson Beckford on Famous Birthdays
- "Tyson Beckford: Producer". The 1 Second Film.
- Tyson Beckford at the Internet Movie Database
- Tyson Beckford at AllRovi
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- American people of Chinese descent
- American people of Jamaican descent
- American people of Panamanian descent
- American male models
- African-American film actors
- I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! contestants
- People from Edgewater, New Jersey
- People from Rochester, New York
- People from the Bronx
- People from West New York, New Jersey
- 1971 births
- Living people
- American actors of Chinese descent
- American models of Asian descent
- Actors from New York
- Actors from New Jersey
- African-American models
- Participants in American reality television series
- 21st-century American actors
- Jamaican people of Chinese descent
- Chinese Caribbean
