Most Recent Role: Herself on The Girls Next Door
Gender: Female
Birthplace: New York, New York
Birthday: 1-28-1950
Birth Name: Barbara Klein
Gender: Female
Birthplace: New York, New York
Birthday: 1-28-1950
Birth Name: Barbara Klein
Curvy redhead most famous for her appearances in Playboy Magazine and her relationship with Playboy founder Hugh Hefner. Also appeared as a regular on Hee Haw and recorded several pop and country albums. After getting married in 1979 Barbi appeared less frequently on the screen although she did make a surprise appearance on the E! reality series The Girls Next Door in the summer of 2005.
Most Recent Appearance
It's My Party And I'll Die If I Want To
Sunday 24 February 2008 on E!
For Bridget's birthday she decides to hold a murder mystery at the mansion with a 20's theme.
It was Hefner who suggested that she change her name from Barbara to Barbi.
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Although she grew up in California, she was actually born in New York.
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Barbi met and started a relationship with Hugh Hefner when she was only 18 years old. Hef was 42.
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Barbi grew up in Carmichael, CA.
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Appearing together on a talk show once in the early 90's, Barbi's husband joked that he gave her an unlimited budget to redecorate their residence and she exceeded it.
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When she first started dating Hugh Hefner when she was 18 and he was 42 she said "I've never gone out with anyone older than 24" and he said, "That's all right. Neither have I."
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Barbi: I believe that mink are raised for being turned into fur coats, and if we never used them, those little guys would never have been born.
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Other Appearances
| Star | |
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Playboy After Dark
Herself |
Sugar Time!
Maxx Douglas |
| Recurring Role | |
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Fantasy Island
Bunny Kelly |
Hee-Haw
Herself |
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The Girls Next Door
Herself |
The Love Boat
Brigitte |
| Guest Star | |
|---|---|
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America 2Night
UBS Liftetime Achievement Award herself |
American Bandstand
Barbi Benton / Diamond Reo Guest |
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Charlie's Angels
Island Angels Toni Green |
CHiPs
Ponch's Angels (1) Sal |
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Circus of the Stars
SPECIAL #4 Performer |
Circus of the Stars
SPECIAL #7 Performer |
| Other |
|---|
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Episode #101 Dancer(uncredited) |
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Playboy After Dark
Playboy After Dark was Hugh Hefner's second syndicated TV series. His first series, Playboy's Penthouse ran in syndication from 1959-60. As with the first series, Playboy After Dark resembled... more Sugar Time!
Three girls try to make it in show business as "Sugar." more
Playboy After Dark was Hugh Hefner's second syndicated TV series. His first series, Playboy's Penthouse ran in syndication from 1959-60. As with the first series, Playboy After Dark resembled... more Sugar Time!
Three girls try to make it in show business as "Sugar." more
