Barbi Benton

Model + Actress + Singer

Female

Born Jan 28, 1950

Age 63

Hometown New York, New York

Net Worth $20 Million

Other Names Barbara Lynn Klein

Barbi Benton is an American model, actress and singer.

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The 2012 American Humane Association "Dog Hero Awards"

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Oct 7, 2012

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Barbi Benton Hugh Hefner joins Benedikt Taschen to celebrate the release of the six-volume illust...

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Dec 10, 2009

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The Thalians 53rd Anniversary Ball

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Nov 2, 2008

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Barbi Benton and her daughter Ariana Gradow (left) Strikeforce, held at the Playboy Mansion

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Sep 28, 2007

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George Gradow

Married 1979
Hugh Hefner
Fling 1971 - 1974

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Shannon Bradley Colleary: I Knew Roman Coppola Before Oscar Did
Huffington Post - Jan 14, 2013

' A press photo of me and Roman Coppola during the shooting of that timeless, cinematic classic Smash, Crash and Burn. The year was 1989 and heavy metal, aka hair bands, were at their pinnacle. Bands with names like Abhorrence, Abruption, disEMBOWELMENT, Gorefest and Gorguts made me feel like I was taking my own life in my hands when I went to their sets at The Whisky A Go Go or Gazzarri''s on Sunset Boulevard. But I had no choice. Roman Coppola had just hired me to star in the s...
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The Dvd Wrapup: The Beaver, Win Win, Neds, Secret Sunshine, Breath, Road To ... Movie City News
Google News - Aug 25, 2011

'Also adding to the fun are a mostly clothed Barbi Benton, mostly unclothed Katt Shea and Maria Socas, Corman-regular David Carradine, Luke Askew, a James Horner score and the grotesque reptilian pets of a bulbous potentate'
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Roger Corman's Cult Classics Sword And Sorcery Collection Dvd Talk
Google News - Aug 23, 2011

'Barbi Benton shows up, as well as Lana Clarkson (now most famous for having been killed by Phil Spector). An old crone convinces Stalker to collect three magical items, in order to keep them from the evil sorcerer Munkar (the cleverly named Bernard'
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Week In Photos For August 26 Wonderwall
Google News - Aug 22, 2011

'Sleep after :) 11:02 pm, Aug 22 via Twitter hughhefner: @NicoleTerheggen My first wife was brunette & so was my major GF of the 1970s, Barbi Benton. 10:51 pm, Aug 22 via Twitter brookeburke: Long day, just got Hm & found our 1st card addressed to Mr'
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1950 Birth Born on January 28, 1950.

TWENTIES

1970 20 Years Old She was featured on the cover of Playboy several times (initially credited as Barbi Klein) and in nude photo layouts in the March 1970, December 1973, and January 1975 issues, although she was never one of the magazine's "Playmates of the Month". … Read More

1977 27 Years Old She also starred in the short-lived ABC-TV comedy series Sugar Time! about an aspiring female rock group in 1977. … Read More

1979 29 Years Old 1 More Event

Benton has recorded eight albums, the last of which she personally produced in 1979. … Read More

FORTIES

1996 46 Years Old One of her better-known songs was "Ain't That Just the Way" (1976), which was also a major hit for Lutricia McNeal in 1996, and was recorded by the Dutch singer Patricia Paay under the title Poor Jeremy in 1977. … Read More

LATE ADULTHOOD

2011 61 Years Old On October 22, 2011, when Hugh Hefner was asked by Josh Sigurdson over Twitter what his favorite memory of Playboy After Dark was, Hugh replied, "My best memory from 'Playboy After Dark' was meeting Barbi."

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