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| Birth Name(s) : Julie Anne Smith |
Date of Birth: January 13, 1968 |
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Full Traci Bingham Biography
Internationally known, Traci Bingham became a commodity the moment she hit the screen as Jordan Tate in the hit series BAYWATCH, her exotic beauty coupled with her high energy captivated audiences world wide, tuning in just to see Traci as a lifeguard. When her tour in BAYWATCH ended she moved on to star in the hit series D.R.E.A.M. TEAM with Martin Sheen and Roger Moore. She traded her bathing suit for a gun and a badge and became a formidable international spy. Traci has been set to co-star along with Christopher McDonald, Janine Turner, Jennifer O'Dell, Joanna Pacula, and Jack Scalia in "Black Widow" under the direction of Mark Roemmich.
Currently Traci is shooting "GIMME MY REALITY SHOW" for Fox Reality Channel, and now she has become a hyphenate • producer, • creator and • star/host of her own show name of her new series will be "AMERICAN SEX SYMBOL". She is also starring in the famous musical with the original cast and David Hyde Pierce (as the voice of God) FOREVER PLAID (which will be in the theatres in 2009).
Traci has been in demand whether guest starring on a television show, or on the big screen. Traci has guest starred in a diverse and attention grabbing, sometime comedic roles on such hit TV shows such as: "Reno 911,"The Parkers," "Girlfriends," "Rock Me Baby," "The Jamie Foxx Show," "The Proud Family," "Battle Bots," "Stripmall," "The Young and the Restless," "Malcolm & Eddie," "Martin," and "Beverly Hills 90210," to name a few. She has made her mark on the big screen; THE NUTTY PROFESSOR with Eddie Murphy, FOOLISH with Eddie Griffin and Master P.
Recently she completed a mockumentary called "Four Fingers of the Dragon" were she gets to have silly fun. Later this year you can see Traci in the motion picture "Hanging in Hedo" where you see her portraying a more grittier side.
On the music scene you first saw her in the New Kids On The Block Music Video "Good Vibrations" and the rest is history… she was instantly sought out to appear in other great video's for artists such as: Will Smith, Jermaine Dupry, Jay-Z, Ron Isley, R. Kelly, L.L. Cool J, Master P and Mace.
Traci is no stranger to being on the cover of magazines world wide from Playboy, Frederick's of Hollywood cover model, she is a former Harvard Psychology major who has graced the pages and covers of nearly every major publication from Maxim and FHM, to Essence, Fitness and XXL. To her
credit Traci has hosted many shows, from MTV, BET, Inside Edition, Extra, and E! Entertainment, to Talk Soup and Battlebots. Recently Traci hosted
the DVD for "The Fantasy Fest" in Key West, Florida as well as for the second year in a row, the highly watched: Lingerie Bowl Football league, an incredible concept of beautiful women playing rough tackle football in sexy lingerie on Pay Per View.
Born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the youngest of seven children, attending high school and studied theatre with an impressive a-list actor’s such as Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Max Cassella, as well as superstar athlete: Patrick Ewing and Musician: Benn Carr from The "Mighty Mighty Bosstones". Traci got her chops wet on such theatrical productions as; Guys And Dolls, West Side Story, Annie, Grease, and Pirates of Penzance, she lists with fond memories.
As reality television has become extremely popular and wide spread, you'll find that Traci has taken a whirl on the smash hit "Surreal life 2," the show has aired first on the WB and again on VH-1 and has made both networks number one with the highest ratings in history. She was sought after again by the producers for Surreal life FAME GAMES, co-hosted by Robin Leach and won the $100,000 grand prize. She also starred in many other reality type based television shows including Celebrity Big Brother in Europe; Fear factor; and won in competition on the Fox network reality show "Celebrity Bootcamp".
When Traci is not acting or hosting she pours her energy into many different charities, most important PETA. Having recently done one of PETA’s more interesting campaigns, where Traci posed with her back drawn up like a side of beef to illustrate that we are all the same animal, she is very serious about being a vegetarian, but not so serious that she couldn't have fun wearing a lettuce bikini, which received huge world wide attention, it was featured on many billboards and top magazine covers all over the world, to really drive the point home!
Traci has always been on the cutting edge on what is hot and in. She is looking forward to her next phase of her already successful career. |
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Additional Traci Bingham Biography
Traci Bingham (born on January 13, 1968 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an American actress, model and television personality best known for playing the role of Jordan Tate on the television series Baywatch between 1996 and 1998.
Bingham was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Although she is of mixed African-American, Italian, and Native American heritage, she self-identifies as African-American. Her mother is African-American and 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. Bingham is well known for her preference for interracial dating. In an interview with Howard Stern she admitted that she prefers white men.
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. |
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