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Traci Bingham - Biography |
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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 was married to Robb Vallier 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.
She is a vegetarian. She has appeared in advertisements for and is a
member of PETA.
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 June 2004, Bingham lost two court cases (04w00379 and 04w00380) in Los
Angeles Superior Court to R.D. Dobson for failure to pay back loans. The
judgments, in excess of $12,000.00, are still outstanding.
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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Traci Bingham - Personal Quotes |
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"Sci-fi fans are eccentric. On
Baywatch, I got thousands of hot and heavy letters, but on Black
Scorpion, they ask technical questions and I have no idea"
"There's part of me that can be a total bitch. Then there's part of
me that can be so sweet and innocent"
"I can't live without my beauty products. I love to be in my
bathroom with my candles lit, morning, noon and night. I like taking
hot baths and hot showers, using my body scrubs and lotions." |
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Traci Bingham - Filmography |
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Hanging in Hedo (2007) ....
Cashmere
"Celebrity Paranormal Project" (1 episode, 2006)
- Pearl's Story (2006) TV episode
"Reno 911!" .... New Williams - Deputy Verlot (1 episode, 2004)
- Department Investigation: Part 2 (2004) TV episode .... New
Williams - Deputy Verlot
"Girlfriends" .... Candy (1 episode, 2004)
- A Partnerless Partner (2004) TV episode .... Candy
Lingerie Bowl (2004) (TV) .... Host
"The Proud Family" .... Jasmine (1 episode, 2003)
- Smackmania 6: Mongo vs. Mama's Boy (2003) TV episode (voice) ....
Jasmine
"Rock Me, Baby" .... Kia (1 episode, 2003)
- A Pain in the Aspen (2003) TV episode .... Kia
More Mercy (2003) (V) .... Sandra Marshall
... aka Bad Bizness (USA)
"BattleBots" (2000) TV series .... Feature Reporter (2001)
... aka Comedy Central's BattleBots (USA)
"Rendez-View" .... Guest Host (1 episode, 2001)
- Blonde Ambition (2001) TV episode .... Guest Host
"Black Scorpion" .... Vapor (1 episode, 2001)
... aka Roger Corman Presents Black Scorpion (Canada: English title)
- Life's a Gas (2001) TV episode .... Vapor
"Strip Mall" (2000) TV series .... Dawna (unknown episodes, 2000)
"The Parkers" .... Angela (1 episode, 2000)
- Since I Lost My Baby (2000) TV episode .... Angela
"Malcolm & Eddie" .... Jane (1 episode, 2000)
- The Best Men (2000) TV episode .... Jane
The Private Public (2000) .... Laina Brookhart
"The Jamie Foxx Show" .... Donyel (1 episode, 1999)
- Joy Ride (1999) TV episode .... Donyel
"The Dream Team" (1999) TV series .... Victoria Carrera
D.R.E.A.M. Team (1999) (TV) .... Victoria Carrera
Foolish (1999) .... Simone
"Exploring the Fantasy" (1999) TV series .... Host
Beach Movie (1998) .... Stephanie
... aka Board Heads (Australia)
... aka Boardheads (USA)
"Sin City Spectacular" (1 episode)
... aka Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular (USA)
- Episode #1.15 (????) TV episode
"Baywatch" .... Jordan Tate (17 episodes, 1996-1998)
... aka Baywatch Hawaii (USA: new title)
- Quarantine (1998) TV episode .... Jordan Tate
- Full Throttle (1998) TV episode .... Jordan Tate
- To the Max (1998) TV episode .... Jordan Tate
- Missing (1997) TV episode .... Jordan Tate
- Out of the Blue (1997) TV episode .... Jordan Tate
(12 more)
"Head Over Heels" (1 episode, 1997)
- Vice Guy (1997) TV episode
"Married with Children" .... Lap Dancer (1 episode, 1996)
- The Agony and the Extra C (1996) TV episode .... Lap Dancer
Exposed: TV's Lifeguard Babes (1996) (V) (as Traci A. Bingham) ....
Model #7
"Dream On" .... Porno Actor 3 (1 episode, 1995)
- Am I Blue (1995) TV episode .... Porno Actor 3
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995) .... Party babe
... aka Demon Keeper
... aka Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight (USA: complete
title)
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" .... Santa Helper (1 episode, 1994)
- Reality Bites (1994) TV episode (uncredited) .... Santa Helper |
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Traci Bingham - Related Links |
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Wikipedia: Traci Bingham
YouTube: Traci Bingham
Traci Bingham at Babemania.com
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