Tamisha Akbar born April 17 1970 professionally known as Tami Roman is an American actress reality television personality model and businesswoman She first gained fame on The Real World Los Angeles in 1993 During her time on The Real World Los Angeles Roman formed her own RB girl group quartet called Reality Roman herself was one of the four members and the rapper of the group as well During the same time the group signed a record contract with Mercury Records In 1994 while still under contract with Mercury Records Roman changed the groups name from Reality to Female Also in 1994 she married NBA player Kenny Anderson and they have 2 children They divorced by February 2001 Roman gained more fame as she appeared as the dealer on the 2001 revival of Card Sharks and on several other shows including an episode of One on One season 3 episode 4 and BETs original tv series the Parkers as Dina season 1 episode 14 After making cameo appearances and starring in supporting roles in various TV shows and films in the 1990s and 2000s Roman became one of the main cast members and breakout stars of the reality series VH1s Basketball Wives in 2010 She was then cast on the Basketball Wives spinoff Basketball Wives LA starting with the fourth season in 2015 Roman appeared on two episodes of the CBS show Extant Roman could also be heard on Tami Romans Love Talk Hot Jamz with advice columnist and rapper Willie D of the Geto Boys and Reggie Youngblood Roman and her thenboyfriend Reggie Youngblood appeared on Marriage Boot Camp Reality Stars for its 3rd season in May 2015 they later married in 2018 In 2022 she hosts the new VH1 reality series Caught in the Act Unfaithful