Jeana Ellen Keough (

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Myers; formerly Tomasino; born September 18, 1955) is an American television personality, realtor, actress, and model. Keough graduated from Whitnall High School located in

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in 1972. When she was younger, she worked as a

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and

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, including as one of the three beautiful muses in the ZZ Top music videos "Legs", "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Gimme All Your Lovin". She was also the

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in November 1980. Keough works as a real estate salesperson in

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. She is also a former cast member of the reality show ''

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''.

Family

Keough was married to her second husband,

Matt Keough Matthew Lon Keough ( ; July 3, 1955 – May 1, 2020) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right-handed pitcher from through for the Oakland Athletics (1977–1983), New York Yankees (1983� ...

(1955-2020), a second-generation major league baseball player, pitcher for the

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and a special assistant to Oakland A's general manager. They legally divorced in 2019, many years after they had separated, and just months before his 2020 death. The couple shared three children: Shane, Kara and Colton. Their oldest son, Shane, is a third-generation professional baseball player, having signed as a

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in June 2006 with the Class A affiliate of the

, but he was released on July 2, 2010. Daughter Kara married

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player Kyle Bosworth.

Career

Keough appeared in several movies and television shows in the mid-1980s. As an actress, she has been credited as Jeana Tomasina or Jeana Keough.

Playboy Playmate

Keough was ''

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'' magazine's

in November 1980. In 1983, she appeared in "Playboy Video Magazine, Vol. 4." and still makes occasional promotional appearances for Playboy.

Music videos

Along with Danièle Arnaud and fellow Playmate

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, Keough was one of the three muses in the

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music videos "

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", "

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", "

Gimme All Your Lovin' "Gimme All Your Lovin'" is a song by American rock band ZZ Top from their 1983 album ''Eliminator''. It was released as the album's first single in early 1983. The single reached No. 37 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, and reached No. 10 ...

, and "

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Reality television

As Jeana Keough, she is one of the original cast members of the reality show, ''

'', on the

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In

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, she appeared as a regular cast member in three episodes. Since departing as a full-time member, Keough has appeared as a recurring cast member in season six and has made multiple guest appearances in the later seasons. Keough was featured as a client on the Bravo series '' Thintervention with Jackie Warner''.

Television

Film

References

External links

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