Barbi Benton (born Barbara Lynn Klein; January 28, 1950) is an American model, actress, television personality and singer. She is known for appearing in Playboy magazine, as a four-season regular on the comedy series Hee Haw, and for recording several modestly successful albums in the 1970s.She retired from show business in the 1980s to raise her children. Welcome to A tribute to Barbi Benton! This site shows Barbi Benton mainly as a country singer, but information has been included about her movies, Playboy issues, TV shows etc., as well as loads of pictures.
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Overview (3)
Born | in New York City, New York, USA |
Birth Name | Barbara Lynn Klein |
Height | 5' 3' (1.6 m) |
Mini Bio (1)
Barbi Benton was born on January 28, 1950 in New York City, New York, USA as Barbara Lynn Klein. She is an actress, known for Fantasy Island (1977), The Love Boat (1977) and X-Ray (1981). She has been married to George Gradow since October 14, 1979. They have two children.
Spouse (1)
George Gradow | (14 October 1979 - present) ( 2 children) |
Trivia (13)
At least two spreads in Playboy.
Has a son Alexander Benton Gradow (b. August 23, 1986) and a daughter, Ariana Gradow (b. 1988), with husband George Gradow.
Despite her love liaison with Playboy Magazine's Hugh Hefner, Benton never was a Playmate of the Month, though she did appear on some covers and in various pictorials
Is portrayed by Rebecca Herbst in Hefner: Unauthorized (1999)
Moved to Los Angeles when she was 16 and found some jobs modeling. Barbi met and started a relationship with Hugh Hefner in 1968, when she was only 18 years old. Hef was 42.
Her first TV appearances were on the syndicated show, Playboy After Dark (1969), where she functioned as beau Hugh Hefner's co-host/sidekick.
Her father was a military doctor and later physician.
Her husband, George Gradow, is a real estate developer.
Barbi recorded and released four albums for Playboy Records in the 1970's.
Personal Quotes (1)
I believe that mink are raised for being turned into fur coats and if we didn't wear fur coats those little animals would never have been born. So is it better not to have been born or to have lived for a year or two to have been turned into a fur coat? I don't know.
Salary (1)
Mir hat es immer Spaß gemacht (1970) | 10,000 DEM |