Tyson Beckford Bio, Age, Height, Net Worth, Wife, Son, Movies & TV Shows

 Tyson Beckford Biography

Tyson Beckford is an American model and actor best known as a Ralph Lauren Polo model. Beckford was also the host of both seasons of the Bravo program Make Me a Supermodel. He has been described as the most successful male supermodel of all time, achieving fame and huge contracts similar to the female models that had huge success in the 1990s. Vogue Magazine named Beckford the greatest male model of all time in 2014.

Tyson Beckford Age

Tyson Beckford was born on December 19, 1970 in Bronx, New York, U.S. He is 48 years old as of 2018.

Tyson Beckford Height

Tyson stands at a height of 1.83 m.

Tyson Beckford Net Worth

Tyson has n estimated net worth of $16 million.

Tyson Beckford Son

Beckford has a son, called Jordan Beckford born in 1998, from a previous relationship with celebrity stylist April Roomet who appears on the E! Television program Candy Girls.

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Tyson Beckford Accident

Beckford was injured following a car accident on June 7, 2005, in Secaucus, New Jersey. Shortly before 5:00am, Beckford lost control of his 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10 and struck a utility pole. Immediately after the collision, the vehicle caught fire but Beckford was able to pull himself out before the red pick-up became fully engulfed in flames. Beckford was taken to the Jersey City Medical Center and hospitalized for head trauma and cuts. During an interview on The Oprah Winfrey Show, he claimed the accident had a profound effect on his spirituality

Tyson Beckford Early Life

Beckford was born to Chinese-Jamaican mother, Hillary Dixon Hall and Afro-Jamaican father of Panamanian descent, Lloyd Beckford. Soon after Beckford was born, his mother took the family back to Jamaica, where they lived for seven years before returning to New York and settled in The Bronx. Tyson was often teased about his looks during his school years.

Tyson Beckford Career

Beckford was recruited to hip hop magazine The Source in 1992, by a talent scout, Jeff Jones, who has been credited with ‘discovering’ Beckford in New York City. Beckford was recruited by Ralph Lauren in 1993, as the front model for the company’s Polo line of male sportswear.

In 1995, Beckford was named “Man of the Year” by the cable television music channel VH1 and one of the “50 Most Beautiful People in the World” by People magazine. Beckford is represented by Soul Artist Management in New York City and D’management Group in Milan. Beckford was ranked at #38 on VH1’s 40 Hottest Hotties of the ’90s.

In 2003, Beckford appeared on the ABC network’s celebrity reality game show I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!. He supported the National RESPECT! Campaign against domestic violence in September 2008, recording a voice message for the Giverespect.org Web site, speaking about the importance of respect for others.

Beckford and fellow supermodel Niki Taylor co-hosted the modeling contest Make Me a Supermodel on the television channel Bravo. The show chose Nicole Trunfio to join Beckford as a mentor to the model contestants for the show’s second season. Other judges included designer Catherine Malandrino, photographer Perou model Jenny Shimizu and model scout Marlon. Beckford mentored and judged the contestants of the first few episodes of the Australian version of Make Me a Supermodel with model and former Miss Universe Jennifer Hawkins. He participated in Fox’s dating game show The Choice in 2012. Beckford is one of the hosts for the Anglo-Irish version of Next Top Model.

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