Tami Roman

Tami Roman
Born Tamisha Akbar
(1970-04-17) April 17, 1970
Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
Occupation Television personality, Model, Actress.
Years active 1992–present
Known for Basketball Wives
Basketball Wives LA
The Real World: Los Angeles
Spouse(s) Kenny Anderson (m. 1994–2001) (divorced; 2 children)
Website Official Tami Roman

Tami Roman (born Tamisha Akbar; April 17, 1970) is an American Television personality, model, businesswoman and actress. She first appeared on The Real World: Los Angeles, the second season of MTV's long-running reality television series, The Real World.[1]

Early life

Roman was born in Mount Vernon, New York, and raised in White Plains, New York.[2]

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.[3]

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

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