- Born
- Birth nameBarbara Lynn Klein
- Height5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
- Barbi Benton was born on January 28, 1950 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for How Did a Nice Girl Like You... (1970), X-Ray (1981) and Fantasy Island (1977). She has been married to George Gradow since October 14, 1979. They have two children.
- SpouseGeorge Gradow(October 14, 1979 - present) (2 children)
- ChildrenAlexander Benton Gradow
- Despite her liaison with "Playboy" Magazine's Hugh Hefner, she never was a Playmate of the Month, though she did appear on some covers and in various pictorials.
- Recorded and released four albums for Playboy Records in the 1970s.
- Has a son Alexander Benton Gradow (b. 8/23/86) and a daughter, Ariana Gradow (b. 1988), with husband George Gradow.
- Her first TV appearances were on the syndicated show, Playboy After Dark (1969), where she functioned as her boyfriend Hugh Hefner's co-host/sidekick.
- At least two spreads in "Playboy" magazine.
- 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.
- How Did a Nice Girl Like You... (1972) - 10,000 DEM
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