Who is Tamara Johnson-George?
Tamara Antrice George was born in Brooklyn, New York City USA, on April 29, 1971 – her zodiac sign is Taurus and she holds American citizenship. She is a singer and rapper, actress and writer, but perhaps best known for being the wife of Eddie George, a former professional American football player.
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Early life and education
Tamara was raised alongside her five older siblings by their father, who died of pancreatic cancer when Tamara was nine, and their mother who was a housewife but developed bone cancer. . Her mother remarried a drug addict who often beat her, and when Tamara tried to intervene, he beat her too.
Tamara’s mother died in 1985 and the six children were divided among relatives who continued to raise them – Tamara lived with a cousin who abused her and she suffered sexual abuse from several male relatives.
Tamara devoted herself to studies and graduated from high school in 1989, then went on to study accounting at Baruch College, but dropped out because she was dating a physically abusive boyfriend.
Singer and model career
Tamara was noticed by Sisters With Voices (SWV) lead singer Cheryl ‘Coko’ Gamble and she attended their audition but was so shy she asked to sing in the dark.
She could be heard in other people’s songs, then initially became popular as a background dancer in Big Daddy Kane’s music video “Ain’t No Half Steppin”.
She was both an MC and singer for SWV, and rapped in their songs “I’m So Into You” and “Right Here”. Tamara has been credited with writing several SWV songs, such as “Right Here” which was featured on their debut album “It’s About Time”. She became the lead singer of the group in 1996, when they also began to gain recognition, and to date the girls have sold more than 20 million copies of their albums.
When SWV disbanded in 1998, Tamara became a working model for the Ford Modeling Agency – her adventure in the modeling industry was short-lived, however, and she started writing the book “Souls of my Sisters : Black Women Break Their Silence, Tell Their Stories”. and Heal Their Spirits” which was published in 2000. She then returned to college, graduating from Belmont University in May 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. In 2007, his second book was published, titled “Player hateHER: How to Avoid the Beat Down and Live in a Drama-Free World”. She also became a TV personality the same year, appearing on the reality show “I Married a Baller”, which follows five weeks in the lives of Tamara and Eddie.
In 2009, she was invited to participate in the 18th season of the show “Survivor”, titled “Survivor: Tocantins – the Brazilian Highlands”. Tamara knew nothing about the show, swimming or hunting, however, she learned and proved to be one of the strongest competitors – the show was eventually won by JT
Loving life and relationships
Tamara met Eddie George in 1994 at a mall, but they didn’t start dating until 2000. They married in a private ceremony in 2004, attended by their closest friends and family. relatives, and it was announced shortly after that Tamara was pregnant. with their son – the pregnancy was very difficult for Tamara who had to stay in bed for more than half of the gestation period.
In 2005, their son Eriq Michael George was born, and besides him, Tamara is also stepmother to Jaire David who is the son of Eddie and his former girlfriend.
Rumors began circulating on the internet about the two divorces in April 2012, after their home in Nashville, Tennessee was about to be sold by their defaulting bank, however, a deal was eventually struck. with the bank and the two were able to keep their homes.
Hobbies and other interests
Tamara is the supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement and has joined several peaceful protests organized in the United States.
She is now a philanthropist who has helped raise funds for several charitable causes, while she has also donated money to a local animal shelter in Brooklyn as she is a big animal lover.
Tasting various cuisines is one of her main hobbies and she combines this with her love for travel – she has visited several US states but prefers to travel abroad to European countries such as France, Spain and Italy.
She likes to watch movies in her spare time, and some of her favorite actors and actresses are Tom Hanks, late Robin Williams and Angelina Jolie, while some of the movies she likes to watch the most are “The Terminal”, “Good Morning Vietnam” and “Insomnia in Seattle”.
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How rich is Eddie George’s wife?
Eddie George’s wife is 49 years old. Tamara has long black hair and brown eyes, her height is 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) and she weighs around 65 kg (145 lb). As of August 2020, his net worth is estimated to be over $600,000 while Eddie’s net worth is said to be over $2 million.
Who is Eddie George?
Edward Nathan George Jr. was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA on September 24, 1973 – his zodiac sign is Libra and he holds US citizenship. He is perhaps best known for playing in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons/years.
He started playing Pop Warner football while in elementary school and was picked by the Abington Raiders when he attended Abington High School.
He moved to Fork Union Military Academy and after enrolling enrolled at Ohio State University where he started playing for their football team, the Ohio State Buckeyes. He became the team’s starting running back and set several records for his college, and after his three years became a consensus first-team All-American. He received the Heisman Trophy after beating Tommie Frazier by 264 votes.
After graduating, Eddie was picked by the Houston Oilers (who later changed their name to the Tennessee Titans), and he won the NFL Rookie of the Year award in 1996.
From 1997 to 2000, he made it to the Pro Bowl game every year and played for the Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV against the St. Louis Rams. On July 23, 2004, after eight years of playing for the Tennessee Titans, Eddie signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Dallas Cowboys, then in 2006 Eddie officially retired from football. and became the spokesperson for Tennessee’s GetFitTN show.
Eddie is also an avid runner, including running the Country Music Half Marathon on April 28, 2007, finishing it in two hours and four minutes. He then enrolled in the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and earned a master’s degree in business administration.
