Tami Roman was born in April 17, 1970 as Tamisha Akbar. This celebrity was raised in New York where she was born. Her mother was a single parent who lived in White Plains, New York. Due to the nature of her mother’s job which made her worked more than two jobs to render the necessary financial assistance to the family, she was mostly left at home. Her mother later married Ali Akbar who provided the needed parental training that changed Tami and her mother’s lives. Her mother later discovered that Ali was cheating on her. She couldn’t stomach this and decided to divorce Ali. The young Tami eventually lost the loving father that she had in Ali and her mother took to alcohol to get over the disappointment she experienced in Ali.
When her mother eventually lost her job, both mother and daughter had no option than to take to the streets for succor. They lived on the streets for good six months. The experience helped them to stick together. The result is a young lady that is very strong and knows what it takes to become successful in life.
Education
This celebrity was taught by Ali both secular and religious education at a very early age. The religious education taught her the need for wives to be submissive to their husbands. This is one of the tenets of Islam that Ali taught her.
When she finally graduated from High School, she couldn’t attend the prom and even snubbed the graduation ceremony because of the joblessness of her mother. Ali who could have taken care of all those financial responsibilities was no longer in the picture.
Career
She is a celebrity per excellence as a TV personality, businesswoman, model and actress. She had the first go at acting career as a 22-year-old girl in 1992.
Over the years, she had featured in a lot of TV series and movies. She had equally hosted a lot of TV programs. Some of her works include MTV Beach House, MTV James, Rude Awakening, Sex, Love & Secrets, Moonlight, Silk Stalking, and Mo’Nique, The Last Stand.
Other works are Thomas Jefferson Bryd, Hair Show, Kevin Hart, Card Sharks, MacArthur, One on One, The Drew Carey Show and Summerland.
As a businesswoman, she has a boutique which she manages with her mother. She is also into interior decoration as part of her business diversification. She has appeared on a lot of shows to share her experience on issues that have to do with relationship, inspiration and celebrity gossip.
Personal Life
She is considered tall for a lady with a height of 5’9”. She was formerly married to Kenny Anderson, a Basketball player. They got married in 1994 and settled for divorce in 2001 after 7 years of marriage. She had had two children with her former husband. They are Lyric Chanel Anderson and Jazz Anderson.
At the age of 46, she is currently dating Reggie Youngblood a young guy she met a couple of years ago on her of her TV programs.
Her net worth is estimated to be $500,000 which she amassed through her business and fashion shows.
| Birth Date: | 17 Apr, 1970 |
| Age: | 50 yrs |
| Occupations: | Actor Film actor Model |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Mount Vernon |
| Education: | Howard University |
| Gender: | Female |
| Description: | American television personality and actress |
| Spouse: | Kenny Anderson[1994-2001] |
| Net Worth 2021: | 3.5 million |
