Tyson Beckford

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Tyson Beckford
Tyson Beckford at FashionWeekLive in San Fancisco, March 15, 2007.
Born December 19, 1970 (1970-12-19) (age 37)
Bronx, New York, U.S.
Height 6' 0" (183 cm)[1]
Suit 44L[citation needed]
Shoe size 12 (U.S.)[citation needed]
Eye color Brown
Hair color Black
Ethnicity Jamaican/Chinese

Tyson Craig Beckford (born December 19, 1970 in Bronx, New York) is an American supermodel and actor, best known as a Ralph Lauren model.

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[edit] Biography

Tyson Beckford was born in Rochester, New York on December 19, 1970. Growing up in Rochester, New York, he attended Bay Trail Middle School in nearby Penfield, NY. He then attended Pittsford Mendon High School in the affluent suburb of Pittsford as a participant in the Urban-Suburban Program, a busing program designed to give educational opportunities to urban youth in the city's surrounding suburban school districts. Beckford was a member of his high school football and track teams. In 1991, he was recruited to hip hop magazine The Source by a talent scout who had come across him by chance in a New York park. In 1993, Beckford was recruited by Ralph Lauren as the front model for the company's Polo line of male sportswear. Beckford's parents are both Jamaican, however his paternal grandmother is Chinese, and his maternal grandfather is Panamanian. This multi-ethnic ancestry is responsible for the "exotic" look which made Beckford a staple in the fashion world. Beckford was named "Man of the Year" in 1995 by the cable television music channel VH1, as well as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" by People magazine. He is signed to Nous Model Management in L.A., and Independent Models in London.

In 2003, he appeared on the ABC celeb reality show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!.

In June 2005, Beckford was injured in a car accident near his home. His vehicle caught fire, and Beckford was able to pull himself out before it became fully engulfed in flames.[2] The accident had a profound effect on his spirituality, which he later revealed on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

He is currently co-hosting the reality series Make Me a Supermodel on the television channel Bravo with fellow supermodel Niki Taylor.

[edit] Personal Life

Beckford has been a resident of the New Jersey communities of Edgewater[3] and West New York.[2]

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Other appearances

Music videos
Television

[edit] References

  1. ^ Tyson Beckford Height - how tall
  2. ^ a b "Tyson Beckford injured in New Jersey truck accident", USA Today, June 7, 2005. Accessed September 23, 2007. "Beckford, a West New York resident, was taken to the Jersey City Medical Center, where he was treated for head trauma and cuts, O'Keeffe said."
  3. ^ Weiner, Jonah. "Miss Thing: Boasting a smash single, a hit album and the finest legs in pop, Amerie is R&B’s It girl. What’s more, she’s lethal with an assault rifle", Blender (magazine), June 2005. Accessed July 3, 2007. "When she’s not playing 12-hour Sims marathons at her house in Edgewater, New Jersey — the tony suburb that is also home to Tyson Beckford and Q-Tip — she’s working on writing her own Lord of the Rings–style series."
  • Chris Rock TV as a Guest

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