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TYRA BANKS
Name: Tyra Banks. Height: 5'.11''. Nationality: American. Birth Date: December 4, 1973. Birth Place: Los Angeles, California. Occupation: Actress, supermodel. Education: Claremont McKenna College, Loyola Marymount College . Relationship: John Singleton. Brother: Devin (older). Facts: Banks will launch reality show SUPERMODEL – she will also serve as executive producer and a judge according to a statement from UPN entertainment president Dawn Ostroff. (October 30, 2002). Quotes: A smart model is a good model, Iliked college guys but they could tell I was just a skinny girl. Maxim. Issue 32. Agent: C/O Innovative Artists, 1999 Avenue of the Stars 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90067, USA.
BIOGRAPHY SYNOPSIS:
Tyra was born in Los Angeles on December 4th, 1973, to a very loving and
supportive family. Despite the divorce of her parents when she was only six
years old, and the torments of her older brother Devin, Tyra's youth was
happy and trouble-free. Though it might now be hard to believe, Tyra was a
tall, skinny and awkward adolescent. She was constantly teased by her
brother and her classmates, and often ran home crying to her mother for
comfort. Then, late in high school, everything changed for her. She filled
out her skinny frame, began to work out and finally decided to become a
model. Tyra pursued that goal with the determination that now marks all of
her activities. And after being turned down by four modeling agencies
because they thought her face wasn't photogenic, she was finally signed by
the Elite agency when she was 17. So, instead of going to Loyola Marymount
College, Tyra moved to Paris for a year and modeled for many of the big
names in fashion, including Ralph Lauren and Chanel. She then moved back to
the States and continued modeling, rocketing her way up through the ranks.
Soon Tyra began to diversify her activities, having a small part in the
British television movie, Inferno as a supermodel, and then appearing on
Will Smith's Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in a recurring supporting role. Tyra's
first real movie role came in John Singleton's Higher Learning. She played
Omar Epps' track-running girlfriend and though it was a small role, critics
were impressed by the intensity she brought to the screen. She was
definitely not just another supermodel playing at being an actress -- her
performance was the real thing. She even did some distance-running training,
in order to turn in a more believable performance.
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