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Tyson Beckford Profile |
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Birth Date: December 19, 1970
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Birth Place: The Bronx, New York, USA
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Birth Name: Tyson Craig Beckford
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Height: 6'2"
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Biography |
Tyson Craig Beckford is an American supermodel and actor,
known worldwide for his muscular physique, facial structure,
and tattoos; and also as the lead model for Ralph Lauren. He
is also reported to be one of the highest-paid and richest
male supermodels in the world.
Beckford is the son of a Jamaican father and a
Jamaican/Chinese-American mother. Growing up in Rochester,
New York, he 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. Tyson was a member of
his high school football and track teams, and it has been
reported that early in his life, Beckford was a gang member
and was involved in the sale and distribution of illegal
narcotics. 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 fame continued to rise, and he
was named "Man of the Year" in 1995 by VH1, as well as one
of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World by People
magazine.
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.
The accident had a profound effect on his spirituality,
which he later revealed on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Today,
Beckford lives with his young son in New York City. |
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Other Information |
Was considered for the role of Winston in How Stella Got Her
Groove Back (1998).
He was raised in Rochester, New York and Jamaica. His exotic
looks can be attributed to the fact that his father is half
Jamaican and half Chinese and his mother has Panamanian
ancestry.
One of the world's top male models.
His grandmother was born in Ghana
Is 1/4 Chinese on his father's side (his paternal
grandmother is 100% Chinese). |
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