Traci Bingham
Traci Bingham (born January 13, 1968) is an American actress, model, and television personality who is best known for playing Jordan Tate on the television series Baywatch between 1996 and 1998.
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Occupation | Actress, model, television personality |
Years active | 1994–present |
Spouse(s) | Robb Vallier
(m. 1998; div. 2001) |
Early life
Bingham was born in North Cambridge, Massachusetts,[1] the daughter of Betty, a librarian, and Lafayette Bingham, an aircraft technician.[2]
She graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School in 1986.[3]
Career
Bingham began her career in minor acting roles. 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.[4] She also played minor roles in the popular American sitcoms The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Married... with Children.
In 1991, Bingham appeared in the video for "Good Vibrations" by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch.[5] Eight years later, she appeared in the video for "I Really Like It" by Harlem World featuring Mase and Kelly Price.
In June 1998, Bingham posed for a "Babes of Baywatch" pictorial in Playboy magazine.
Bingham has appeared on a number of reality television programs. In 2004 she was in the second series of The Surreal Life. Her cast mates included Ron Jeremy, Vanilla Ice, Erik Estrada, Tammy Faye Bakker and Trishelle Cannatella. Two years later, she flew to England to appear in Celebrity Big Brother where she made it to the final six contestants and was evicted on the final night of the show. 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 Grand Prize. In 2008, Bingham appeared on Fox Reality's Gimme My Reality Show! competing with six other celebrities to get their own reality show.
In 2005, Bingham was hired as a spokesmodel by Empire Poker, an online gambling site that ceased operations in 2006.[6]
In 2008, Bingham appeared on The 2008 World Magic Awards television show.
Activism
In May 2002 she appeared in an ad wearing a bikini made of lettuce,[7][8] and in May 2006 she appeared nude in an ad as part of the organization's "I'd Rather Be Naked Than Wear Fur" campaign.[9]
Personal life
Bingham was married to musician Robb Vallier on August 29, 1998 until January 18, 2001.[2]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role |
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1995 | Demon Knight | |
1998 | Beach Movie | Julie |
1999 | Foolish | Simone |
2000 | The Private Public | Laina Brookhart |
2000 | Longshot | Herself |
2003 | More Mercy | |
2003 | Four Fingers of the Dragon | Herself |
2003 | Malibooty! | Herself |
2004 | Official Fantasy Fest 2004 DVD | Herself. |
2004 | Bad Bizness | Sandra |
2007 | Hanging in Hedo | Cashmere |
2010 | Black Widow | Lynda |
2013 | Traci In Space | Herself |
Television work
- The Jamie Foxx show as small role 1 (Episode, 1999)
- Married... with Children as lap dancer (1 episode, 1996)
- Baywatch (cast member from 1996–1998)
- The Dream Team (1999; canceled after 4 episodes)
- Strip Mall (cast member in 2000)
- To Tell the Truth (occasional panelist 2000-2001)
- BattleBots (host in 2001)
- Celebrity Boot Camp (2002)
- The Surreal Life (cast member in 2004)
- Girlfriends (Small role one episode in 2004)
- Bo! in the USA (celebrity character in 2006)
- Celebrity Big Brother (cast member in 2006)
- Celebrity Paranormal Project (2006) episode 2
- The Surreal Life: Fame Games (2007)
- The Tyra Banks Show (2 episodes, 2007)
- 2 Minute Drill (1 episodes) (2002?)
- The 2008 World Magic Awards (2008)
- Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff (2010)
- Hell's Kitchen (2014) guest in the thirteenth season's final service
- Battle of the Network Stars (2017) contestant on the TV Sex Symbols team
References
- "Traci Bingham". The Argus-Press. January 2, 1997. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- "Traci Bingham Biography (1968-)". Film Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- Chen, Karen (Editor) (May 2013). "Eight Famous CRLS Alumni You Should Know". The Register Forum, Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (Cambridge, Massachusetts), Vol. 125, No. 9, p. 3. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- Terrace, Vincent (November 6, 2008). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2 ed.). McFarland. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-7864-8641-0. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- "Mark Wahlberg not ruling out Funky Bunch reunion". The Boston Globe. April 24, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- Caldwell, John (February 15, 2006). "PartyGaming Buys Empire Poker". PokerNews. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- Cavallo, Jo (July 18, 2002). "'Baywatch' Babe Bingham Gets Wrapped". People.
- Whitehead, Jennifer (July 15, 2002). "MTV and Baywatch star goes naked for vegetarianism". Campaign.
- "Peta - Nude Traci Bingham: 'Have a Heart, Go Vegetarian'". Adland. May 28, 2006.
External links
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- Traci Bingham at IMDb
- Traci Bingham at AllMovie
- "Traci Bingham's Sexy Ad Reveal". PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), YouTube. November 4, 2008.