Tyra Banks
Milestones
- Birthplace: Inglewood, California, USA
- Birthday: December 4, 1973
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2009
Nominated for the 2009 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Personality
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2005 to 0000
Hosted and executive produced the syndicated show "The Tyra Banks Show"
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2003 to 0000
Creator and host of "America's Next Top Model" (UPN, 2003-2006; CW, 2006-present)
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2002
Co-starred in the summer horror feature, "Halloween: Resurrection"
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2000
Featured in "Love and Basketball"
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2000
Promoted a line of greeting cards for neglected and abused children
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1999
Established her company Tyinc and T-Zone
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1998
Co-wrote book Tyra's Beauty Inside and Out
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1996
Began corresponding for the "Oprah Winfrey Show"
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1995
Feature film debut, John Singleton's "Higher Learning"
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1994
Established the Tyra Banks College Scholarship Fund
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1994
Featured model on the Sports Illustrated Calendar
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1994
Played a recurring role on "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" (NBC)
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1992
Had a small part in the British production "Inferno"
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1991
First music video "Black or White" by Michael Jackson
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1990
Began modeling at age 17