Tami Roman

Tamisha Akbar[1] (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.[2] 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.[3]

Tami Roman
Born
Tamisha Akbar

(1970-04-17) April 17, 1970
Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupation
  • Television personality
  • model
  • actress
  • rapper
Years active1993–present
Known forBasketball Wives
(2010–2013); (2017-2019)
Basketball Wives LA
(2015–2016)
The Real World: Los Angeles
(1993)
Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars
(2015)
Spouse(s)
  • ​
    (
    m. 1994; div. 2001)
  • Reggie Youngblood
    ​
    (
    m. after 2018)
Children2
Websiteofficialtamiroman.com

Biography

Born Tamisha Akbar in Mount Vernon, New York to Nadine Buford (b. 1953; d. 2013),[4] who was African American and a Puerto Rican father. Roman was raised as an only child in White Plains, New York. In 1993, she was cast on the second season of MTV's hit reality show The Real World, titled The Real World: Los Angeles. During the season, she was the first reality star to have an abortion featured.

During her time on The Real World: Los Angeles, Roman formed her own R&B girl group quartet which at first she called Reality and also Roman herself was one of the four members and the rapper of the group as well. There was also at least one song written for the group, possibly by Roman herself and during that same time, the group signed a record contract with Mercury Records, and the name of the song was "Prisoner Of Your Love" but the producer that worked with them was, from what Tami stated that he was very difficult to work with, to please, and hard to satisfy. In addition to that, the group ended their collaboration with him and the song never got recorded. In 1994 while still under contract with Mercury Records, Roman changed the group's name from Reality to Female and then the group was offered the opportunity to be one of the African-American girl groups in the song, Freedom for the motion picture soundtrack album, Panther.

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. 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.

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). 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.[5]

After Roman released a series of videos titled "Bonnet Chronicles" on Instagram, it was produced into a scripted series on TIDAL in 2018.[6]

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.[7] Roman has been married to Reggie Youngblood since August 2018.[8]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1993 The Real World: Los Angeles Cast member
1993 Married... with Children Meg 1 episode
1994 Silk Stalkings Dina 1 episode
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 1 episode
2001 Card Sharks Dealer
20/20 Herself 1 episode
The Steve Harvey Show Bernadette 1 episode
2002 The Drew Carey Show Susan 1 episode
2003 One on One Elizabeth 1 episode
Sabrina the Teenage Witch Saleslady #1 1 episode
2004 Half & Half Spice 1 episode
JAG Beauty Tech 1 episode
2005 Sex, Love & Secrets Angela 3 episodes
2008 Moonlight Maureen "Mo" Williams 8 episodes
2010–2013; 2017–2019 Basketball Wives Cast member
2013 Belle's Loreta Cooper 6 episodes
2013 Tiny Tonight Co-Host 2 episodes
2014 Extant Cass Hendry
2015 Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars Herself 12 episodes
Celebrity Wife Swap Herself 2 episodes
2015–16 Basketball Wives LA Cast member
2016 The Doctors Herself 1 episode
2017 Ridiculousness Herself 1 episode
2017 Wild 'n Out Special guest
2017 Tales Silk 1 episode
2018 Bonnet Chronicles on Tidal Betty
2018–Present The Family Business London Duncan-Grant Series Regular
2019–Present Saints & Sinners Felicia Thompson Re-Occurring
2019–Present Truth Be Told Lillian Scoville Re-Occurring
2020 RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race Herself/Miss Shenita Cocktail Contestant (2nd Episode)

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2001 Tara (known in the U.S. as Hood Rat Honorable D. Bankhead Direct-to-video film
2003 The Street Lawyer Lontae Burton Television film
2004 Hair Show Zora
2004 Earthquake Debbie Television film
2006 The Last Stand DeDe Calvin
2007 South of Pico Irene
2010 Something Like a Business Prosecutor
2012 Life, Love, Soul Renee Jackson
2017 Just Within Reach Viola
2018 Prison Logic Sharea Jackson
2019 Fall Girls Linda
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References
  1. "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", Tamisha Roman Akbar, 2005.Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  2. 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.
  3. "Reality Check: Tami Roman". Vibe. 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  4. "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", Nadine Buford, 2005.Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  5. "Tami Roman to Release Cosmetics Line". BET.
  6. "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.
  7. "Tami Roman Finally Settles 9-Year Child Support Lawsuit". News One. 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  8. Weigle, Lauren (9 October 2016). "Jazz Anderson, Tami Roman's Rapping Daughter on 'Basketball Wives LA'". Heavy.
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