Tami Roman
Tami Roman Youngblood | |
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| Born | Tamisha Akbar April 17, 1970 Mount Vernon, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
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| Years active | 1993–present |
| Known for | Basketball Wives (2010–2013); (2017-2019) Basketball Wives LA (2015–2016) The Real World: Los Angeles (1993) Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars (2015) |
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| Children | 2 |
| Website | officialtamiroman |
Tamisha Akbar (born April 17, 1970) better and professionally known as Tami Roman, is an American television personality, model, businesswoman and actress. Roman first gained fame on The Real World: Los Angeles in 1993.[1] After making cameo appearances and starring in supporting roles in various television shows and films in the 1990s and 2000s, Roman became one of the breakout stars of Vh1's Basketball Wives.[2]
Career
During her time on The Real World: Los Angeles, Roman formed her own R&B girl group quartet called Reality. Roman herself was one of the four members and the rapper of the group as well. During the same time, the group signed a record contract with Mercury Records. The name of the song was "Prisoner Of Your Love," but the producer that worked with them was, from what Tami stated, was very difficult to work with, to please, and hard to satisfy.[citation needed] The group ended their collaboration with him and the song was never recorded. In 1994 while still under contract with Mercury Records, Roman changed the group's name from Reality to Female. The group was 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.[citation needed]
The song featured other R&B girl groups such as En Vogue, SWV, TLC, For Real, Xscape, Brownstone, Y?N-Vee, Changing Faces and several other groups.[citation needed] The song also featured many female African-American solo artists and female rappers. The second song the group was in on that soundtrack was a cover version of the hit song If I Were Your Woman by Gladys Knight and the Pips, only the group was the backing vocals while solo artist, Shanice was the lead vocal. The third and final song that Female was heard in on the soundtrack was also a cover version the legendary soul hit (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin. The names of the other three girls in the group were Monique Johnson, Donyell Floyd, and Carlett Martin. After the soundtrack, not much else was heard from the group again and they never released an album.[citation needed]
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 Parker’s”, as Dina (season 1, episode 14). In 2010, Roman became one of the main cast members in 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 3rd season, which premiered May 29, 2015. Roman is working on her hair and cosmetic lines.[3]
After Roman released a series of videos titled "Bonnet Chronicles" on Instagram, it was produced into a scripted series on TIDAL in 2018.[4]
Personal life
Roman has been married twice and has two children. On August 26, 1994, 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.[5] Roman has been married to Reggie Youngblood since August 2018.[6]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Talk Show Diaries | Zoe | TV Movie |
| 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 | ||
| TBA | Bid for Love | Dr. Simone |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Real World: Los Angeles | Herself/Cast member | TV series |
| Married... with Children | Meg | Episode: "Scared Single" | |
| 1994 | Silk Stalkings | Dina | Episode: "The Scarlet Shadow" |
| 1995 | The Real World Vacations: Behind the Scenes | Herself | Video Documentary short |
| The Real World Reunion | Herself | TV special | |
| 1996 | Lauren Hutton and... | Herself | Episode: "Kenny Anderson & Tami Akbar-Anderson" |
| The Real World Reunion: Inside Out | Herself | Video documentary | |
| 1997 | The Real World You Never Saw | Herself | Video documentary |
| 1998 | The Real World You Never Saw: Boston + Seattle | Herself | Video documentary |
| 2000 | The Parkers | Dina | Episode: "Love Is a Royal Pain" |
| 2001 | Card Sharks | Dealer | TV series |
| 20/20 | Herself | TV series | |
| 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 |
| 2010–2019 | Basketball Wives | Herself/Cast member | Main cast (seasons 2–8) |
| 2011 | Love That Girl! | Episode: "Dilemma Date" | |
| Eden | Lila | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2011–2012 | Big Morning Buzz Live | Herself | 2 episodes |
| 2012–2016 | The Wendy Williams Show | Herself | 5 episodes |
| 2013 | David Tutera's Celebrations | Herself | Episode: "Super Sweet Sixteen Plus 1" |
| Belle's | Loreta Cooper | Main cast | |
| Tiny Tonight | Herself/Co-host | 2 Episodes | |
| 2014 | Extant | Cass Hendry | 2 Episodes |
| 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 | |
| 2015–2016 | Basketball Wives LA | Herself/Cast member | Guest (season 4); main cast (season 5) |
| 2016 | The Doctors | Herself | Episode: "The Doctors' Most Viral Show Ever/M.D. Turns M.C." |
| 2017 | Hollywood Today Live | Herself | Episode: "Jackie Christie & Tami Roman/Danielle Mone Truitt & Brandon Quinn/"Scandal" Cast" |
| Ridiculousness | Herself | Episode: "Tami Roman" | |
| District | Tasha | Main cast | |
| Tales | Silk | Episode: "All I Need" | |
| 2017–2018 | Wild 'n Out | Herself/Team Captain | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Steve | Herself | Episode: "Louie Anderson/Brooke Burke-Charvet, Tami Roman & Tamar Braxton" |
| Bossip on WEtv | Herself | Episode: "Thirteen" | |
| TiTi Do You Love Me | Herself | Episode: "Stripping Two Away" | |
| Bonnet Chronicles on Tidal | Betty | Main cast | |
| 2018– | 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" | |
| The D.L. Hughley Show | Herself | Episode: "Episode #1.68" | |
| Saints & Sinners | Felicia Thompson | Recurring Cast: Season 4 | |
| 2019–present | Truth Be Told | Lillian Scoville | Recurring cast (season 1); main cast (season 2–present) |
| 2020 | RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race | Herself/Miss Shenita Cocktail | Episode: "Rusical" |
| 2021 | Love & Hip Hop: It's a Love Thing | Herself | TV special |
| The Mediator | Herself | Episode: "Mommy ATM-No-More" | |
| For Real: The Story of Reality TV | Herself | 2 episodes | |
| Get Into It with Tami Roman | Herself/Host | TV special | |
| The Ms. Pat Show | Denise Ford | Main cast | |
| The Real World Homecoming: Los Angeles | Herself | Main cast | |
| 2022 | The Real Housewives of Atlanta | Herself | Guest; Episode: "The Edge of Fashion" |
| Haus of Vicious | Chantel Vivian | Main cast |
See also
References
- ^ 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" – via LA Times.
- ^ "Reality Check: Tami Roman". Vibe. 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
- ^ "Tami Roman to Release Cosmetics Line". BET.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
- ^ Weigle, Lauren (9 October 2016). "Jazz Anderson, Tami Roman's Rapping Daughter on 'Basketball Wives LA'". Heavy.