Traci Bingham
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| Traci Bingham | |
| Birth name | Traci Bingham |
| Born | January 13, 1968 Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Notable roles | Jordan Tate on Baywatch |
Traci Bingham (born on January 13, 1968 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an Actress, Glamour model and Television personality best known for playing the role of Jordan Tate on the television series Baywatch between 1996 and 1998.
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[edit] Biography
Bingham was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is of mixed African-American, Italian, and Native American heritage. Her mother is Afro-Italian and her father is Native American. She went to Harvard Extension School to study psychology.
She was married to Finnian Lozada for 5 years, but they are now divorced. She is now engaged to John Edward Yarbrough. Bingham is well known for her preference for interracial dating. In an interview with Howard Stern she admitted that she prefers white men.
She is a vegetarian. She has appeared in advertisements for and is a member of PETA.
[edit] Career
Bingham began her career with minor acting roles. In 1991, she appeared in the video for "Good Vibrations" by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch.
Aside from Baywatch, Bingham's appearances include the television series D.R.E.A.M. Team and Beverly Hills 90210, and the film Demon Knight. She also played minor roles in the popular American sitcoms The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Married with Children.
In addition to her acting work, Bingham has posed for Playboy Magazine on a number of occasions. In June 1998, she posed for a "Babes of Baywatch" issue along with Donna D'Errico, Marliece Andrada, Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth, Carmen Electra, Gena Lee Nolin, and Erika Eleniak.
Bingham appeared as a house-guest in the second season of the reality series The Surreal Life in 2004. Her castmates included Ron Jeremy, Vanilla Ice, Erik Estrada,Tammy Faye Bakker and Trishelle Cannatella. During her stay, she playfully tried to get porn star Ron Jeremy to undress.
In 2005, Bingham was hired as a spokesmodel by Empire Poker, an online gambling site. For publicity purposes, she was sent to various media events (usually uninvited) wearing a skimpy, low-cut t-shirt with the company's logo on it.
In 2006, she appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in the United Kingdom, where she made it to the final six contestants and was evicted on the final night of the show. During her time on the show, Bingham was on the receiving end of a much publicized scathing attack from Pete Burns. Also publicized was speculation over her involvement with fellow housemate Dennis Rodman. She selected Families of SMA as the charity to receive a donation from her participation in the show because her niece had died from Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
In 2007, Bingham appeared on VH1's The Surreal Life: Fame Games and won the $100,000 Goldenpalace.net Grand Prize.
[edit] Filmography
- 2007 The Tyra Banks Show
- 2007 The Surreal Life: Fame Games (television)
- 2006 Fear Factor (television)
- 2006 Celebrity Paranormal Project (television)
- 2006 Celebrity Big Brother (television)
- 2004 The Surreal Life (television)
- 2003 Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (TV movie)
- 2003 Bad Bizness (movie)
- 2002 BattleBots (television) Host
- 2002 Celebrity Bootcamp (television)
- 2000 The Private Public (movie)
- 1999 The Jamie Foxx Show - Episode: Joy Ride (television)
- 1999 The Dream Team (movie)
- 1999 D.R.E.A.M. Team (television)
- 1999 Foolish (movie)
- 1998 Hollywood Squares (television)
- 1996 Exposed Too: TV's Lifeguard Babes (video)
- 1996 Exposed: TV's Lifeguard Babes (video)
- 1996-1998 Baywatch (television)
- 1996 Married with Children - Episode: The Agony and the Extra C (television)
- 1995 Demon Knight (movie)
- 1995 Dream On - Episode: Am I Blue (television)
- 1994 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Episode: Reality Bites (television)
