Jeana Ellen Keough (
née
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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
Whitnall High School is a comprehensive secondary school in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It is part of the Whitnall School District. It is named for Charles B. Whitnall, the first Socialist City Treasurer of Milwaukee and the architect of Milwauk ...
located in
Greenfield, Wisconsin
Greenfield is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located in Milwaukee County, Greenfield is one of many bedroom communities in the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The population was 37,803 as of the 2020 Census.
History
On March 8, 1839, the To ...
in 1972. When she was younger, she worked as a
model
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and
actress
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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
Playboy Magazine
''Playboy'' is an American men's Lifestyle magazine, lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from H ...
Playmate of the Month
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in November 1980.
Keough works as a real estate salesperson in
Aliso Viejo, California
Aliso Viejo (Spanish for "Old Sycamore") is a city in the San Joaquin Hills of southern Orange County, California. It had a population of 47,823 as of the 2010 census, up from 40,166 as of the 2000 census. It became Orange County's 34th city on ...
. She is also a former cast member of the reality show ''
The Real Housewives of Orange County
''The Real Housewives of Orange County'' (abbreviated ''RHOC'') is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on March 21, 2006. It has aired sixteen seasons and focuses on the personal and professional lives of several wome ...
''.
Family
Keough is divorced from 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 (1983â ...
(1955-2020), a second-generation major league baseball player, pitcher for the
Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics (often referred to as the A's) are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The te ...
and a special assistant to Oakland A's general manager. The couple have three children: Shane, Kara and Colton. Their oldest son, Shane is a third-generation professional baseball player, having signed as a
minor league
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outfielder
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in June 2006 with the Class A affiliate of the
Oakland Athletics
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. Keough was released on July 2, 2010. Daughter Kara married
NFL
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player
Kyle Bosworth
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.
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 ''
Playboy
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K ...
'' magazine's
Playmate of the Month
A Playmate is a female model featured in the centerfold/gatefold of ''Playboy'' magazine as Playmate of the Month (PMOTM). The PMOTM's pictorial includes nude photographs and a centerfold poster, along with a pictorial biography and the "Playm ...
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
Kymberly Herrin
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January
Karen Elaina Price (born July 17, 1960) is an American model, stun ...
, Keough was one of the three muses in the
ZZ Top
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music videos "
Legs
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", "
Sharp Dressed Man
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", "
Gimme All Your Lovin'
"Gimme All Your Lovin'" is a song by ZZ Top from their 1983 album '' Eliminator''. It was released as the album's first single in 1983.
Initially unsuccessful in the UK upon its August 1983 release, in the wake of the band's American success (t ...
, and "
Sleeping Bag
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".
Reality television
As Jeana Keough, she is one of the original cast members of the reality show, ''
The Real Housewives of Orange County
''The Real Housewives of Orange County'' (abbreviated ''RHOC'') is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on March 21, 2006. It has aired sixteen seasons and focuses on the personal and professional lives of several wome ...
'', on the
Bravo
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cable network.
[Jeana Keough Bio on Bravo](_blank)
In
season five
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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
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and has made multiple guest appearances in the later seasons.
Keough was featured as a client on the Bravo series ''
Thintervention with Jackie Warner
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Premise
The series encompasses ...
''.
Television
Film
See also
*
List of people in Playboy 1980–89
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* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
References
External links
Jeana Keoughat
Playboy Online
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(Archive)
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1955 births
Living people
American television actresses
American film actresses
Actresses from Milwaukee
1980s Playboy Playmates
The Real Housewives cast members
21st-century American women