Debi Thomas was born on March 25, 1967 in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA as Debra Thomas. She is an actress, known for Bud Greenspan's Favorite Stories of Winter Olympic Glory (2002), The 8th Annual Black Achievement Awards (1987) and Nutcracker on Ice (2009). She has been married to Christopher Bequette since September 1, 1996. They have one child. ...
Northwestern University, Stanford University, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Nationality
American
Children
Luc Bequette
Parents
McKinley Thomas, Janice Thomas
Siblings
Richard Taylor
Star Sign
Aries
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Fact
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Inducted into the San Jose [California] Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.
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Inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2000.
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Has one son.
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Was for many years an orthopedic surgeon in Little Rock, Arkansas. According to a February 2016 online article in The Washington Post, she had declared bankruptcy, let her medical license expire, and was living with her fiancé in a trailer in rural southern Virginia (see Miscellaneous links).
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Graduated from Northwestern Medical School (1997)
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Graduated from Stanford University with a degree in engineering
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On the cover of Time magazine (February 15, 1988)
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The first African-American to win a medal at the Winter Olympics (1988). The first black skater to win a U.S. Figure Skating and a World Figure Skating Championship (1986).
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Nutcracker on Ice
2009
TV Movie
Snow Queen
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Good Morning America
2015
TV Series
Herself - Guest
The Insider
2015
TV Series
Herself
Bud Greenspan's Favorite Stories of Winter Olympic Glory
2002
TV Movie documentary
Herself
VH-1 Where Are They Now?
1999
TV Series documentary
Herself
American Gladiators
1995
TV Series
Contestant
The Official 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics Video
1988
Video documentary
Herself / American Figure Skater Bronze Medalist
The 8th Annual Black Achievement Awards
1987
TV Special
Herself
Ebony/Jet Showcase
1985
TV Series
Herself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Inside Edition
2015
TV Series documentary
Herself
Entertainment Tonight
2015
TV Series
Herself
Biography
2004
TV Series documentary
Herself
Life and Times
2002
TV Series documentary
Herself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1988
Blimp Award
Kids' Choice Awards, USA
Favorite Female Athlete
Known for movies
The 8th Annual Black Achievement Awards (1987) as Herself
The Official 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics Video (1988) as Herself / American Figure Skater Bronze Medalist
Bud Greenspan's Favorite Stories of Winter Olympic Glory (2002) as Herself
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