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Tyson Beckford

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Real Name:
Tyson Craig Beckford
Nationality:
American
Birthday:
December 19, 1970
Born in:
the Bronx, New York
Lives now:
New York, NY
Known for:
My body, my eyes
Status:
Established, retired (mostly)
Dated:
Foxy Brown
Married:
Berniece Julien
Children:
Jordan Beckford (born 1998)
Friends with:
50 Cent, Alek Wek, Bridget Hall, Lydia Hearst, Marcus Schenkenberg, Naomi Campbell, Niki Taylor, Tyra Banks
Model turned…
Actor (Into the Blue, 2005; Biker Boyz, 2003)
Interests:
Cars, racing

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Career

Polo Sport, 1993

Dec 19, 1970
Born in the Bronx, New York
1991
Scouted by an editor from The Source
1991
Photographed by Herb Ritts, becoming of one his favorite models
1992
Appears in Toni Braxton’s “Breathe Again” music video Video »
1993
Signs a two-year exclusive contract with Ralph Lauren as the face of Polo Sport
1995
Featured in People’s 50 Most Beautiful People
1995
Appears in Gucci ad campaign
2005
Face of Polo Sport cologne
2005
Face of Tommy Hilfiger
Oct 1995
Wins Model of the Year award at the VH1 Fashion Awards
1996
Works with Toni Braxton again, on the “Unbreak My Heart” music video Video »
1996
Appears in Calvin Klein ad campaign
1998
Son, Jordan Beckford, is born
1999
Becomes the face of Guess Raw Denim
Jan 2004
Appears in Britney Spears’s “Toxic” music video Video »
2005
Diddy picks Tyson as the new face of Sean John for $1.2 million
Jun 1995
Gets into an accident in New Jersey, his truck crashing into a utility pole, then bursting into flames after he pulls himself out Story »
Aug 18, 2005
Files suit against Diddy for breach of contract and trademark infringement for $5 million Story »
Oct 20, 2005
Appears on Oprah to talk about the crash and is filmed going back to the scene of the accident
Dec 3, 2005
Shows his support for Gay Men’s Heath Crisis at the Move Against AIDS danceathon
2006
Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier with Naomi Campbell for Pirelli’s P Zero tire campaign
2007
Appears in America’s Next Top Model as a guest judge Video »
Oct 18, 2007
Attends Ralph Lauren’s celebration at Bergdorf Goodman with the designer and wife Ricky
Jun 2008
Returns to the runway, opening and closing the spring Dsquared2 show in Milan

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