Tami Roman Biography (1970-)

Original name, Tami Akbar; born April 17, 1970, in Mount Vernon, NY; marriedKenny Anderson (a professional basketball player), August 26, 1994 (divorced,February 16, 2001); children: Lyric Chanel, Kenni Lauren. Addresses:Office: April Leo Productions, 13636 Ventura Blvd., Suite 228, Sherman Oaks,CA 91423.; Agent: Ginger Lawrence, House of Representatives, 400 South Beverly Dr., Suite 101, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Jerald Silverhardt, Saffron Management, 8899 Beverly Blvd., Suite 812, West Hollywood, CA 90048.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, producer
Birth Details: April 17, 1970; Mount Vernon, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
(As Tami Akbar) Los Angeles host, The Real World (also known as MTV Real World: Boston, MTV Real World: Chicago, MTV Real World: Hawaii, MTV Real World: Las Vegas, MTV Real World: London, MTV Real World: Los Angeles, MTV Real World: Miami, MTV Real World: New Orleans, MTV Real World: New York, MTV Real World: Paris, MTV Real World: Philadelphia, MTV Real World: San Diego, MTV Real World: San Francisco, MTV Real World: Seattle,and The Real World 10: Back to New York), MTV, 1993
(As Tami Anderson) Dealer, harks, syndicated, 2001
Host of such programs as Beach MTV, MTV Jams, PrimetimeMTV, and Rude Awakening.
Specials
(As Tami Akbar) Herself, The Real World Reunion, MTV, 1995
Herself, VH1 Goes inside "The Real World," VH1, 2003
Episodic
(As Tami Akbar) Meg, "Scared Single," Married ... with Children, Fox, 1993
(As Akbar) Sally, "The Scarlet Shadow," Silk Stalkings, USA Network, 1994
(As Tami Anderson) Dina, "Love Is a Royal Pain," The Parkers, UPN,2000
(As Anderson) Bernadette, "Not the Best Man," The Steve Harvey Show, The WB, 2001
(As Anderson) Susan, "What Women Don't Want," The Drew Carey Show,ABC, 2002
(As Anderson) Elizabeth, "PTAmore," One on One, UPN, 2003
(As Anderson) First salesperson, "You Slay Me," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina and Sabrina Goes to College), The WB, 2003
Herself, Real World: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! EntertainmentTelevision, 2003
(As Anderson) Beauty technician, "Hard Time," JAG, CBS, 2004
(As Anderson) Spice, "The Big Typecast Episode," Half & Half,UPN, 2004
(As Anderson) Herself, "The Audition," KTLA Morning News, KTLA (Los Angeles), 2004
Angela, "Danger," Sex, Love & Secrets (also known as Sex, Lies & Secrets), UPN, 2005
Angela, "Molting," Sex, Love & Secrets (also known as Sex,Lies & Secrets), UPN, 2005

Angela, "Territorial Defense," Sex, Love & Secrets (also knownas Sex, Lies & Secrets), UPN, 2005
Leslie Sloan, "What's Past Is Prologue," Summerland, The WB, 2005
Television Guest Appearances as Tami Anderson
Episodic
20/20, ABC, 2001
Entertainment Tonight (also known as Entertainment This Week, ET, E.T., ET Weekend, and This Week in Entertainment), syndicated, 2003
The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah), syndicated, 2003
The Sharon Osbourne Show (also known as Sharon), syndicated, 2003
Television Appearances
Pilots
(As Tami Anderson) Lontae Burton, The Street Lawyer, ABC, 2003
Zoe, Talk Show Diaries, UPN, c. 2005
Film Appearances
as Tami Anderson
Judge Bankhead, Tara (also known as Hood Rat), Universal Studios Home Video, 2001
May, Sacred Is the Flesh (also known as Sacred), Strange Fruit Films, 2001
Rose, MacArthur Park, 2001, Sundance Channel Home Entertainment, 2003
Midnight, Hot Parts, Megastar Pictures, 2003
Zora, Hair Show, Innovation Film Group/Urbanworks, 2004
Carolyn Black, Tears of a Clown, Bandwagon Filmworks/Full Circle Entertainment, 2005
DeDe Calvin, The Last Stand, 2006
Irene, South of Pico, Snails Pace Productions, 2006
Film Associate Producer
As Tami Anderson
Hot Parts, Megastar Pictures, 2003
Tears of a Clown, Bandwagon Filmworks/Full Circle Entertainment, 2005
RECORDINGS
Videos as Tami Akbar
Herself, The Real World Vacations: Behind the Scenes, 1995
Herself, The Real World Reunion: Inside Out, Bunim-Murray Productions, 1996
(Uncredited) Herself, The Real World You Never Saw, Bunim-Murray Productions, 1997
Herself, The Real World You Never Saw: Boston + Seattle, Bunim-Murray Productions, 1998

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Black Hairstyles and Trends, October 30, 2004, p. 76
Jet, October, 2004
People Extra, August 7, 2002, p. 47
Sister 2 Sister, April, 2004, p. 25

Electronic

April Leo Productions, http://www.aprilleoproductions.com, October29, 2005

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