Lakatriona Brunson
Lakatriona Brunson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lakatriona Brunson |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Bernice |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, football coach, teacher |
| Years active | 2012–2014 |
| Known for | South Beach Tow |
Lakatriona Brunson is an American teacher, athlete, coach and actress. She is best known for her character Bernice on the truTV television series South Beach Tow.
Early life and education
Lakatriona Brunson was born and raised in
power forward[2] on the basketball team at Tennessee State University
.
Career
Brunson is widely known for her performances as Bernice, a
reality TV format (although some portions are reenactments), based itself on the operations of a towing operation in southern Florida, Tremont Towing. Bernice's character traits include disposing of unruly members of the public and referring to herself in the third-person. She is known for wearing sunglasses in her TV role and otherwise.[3] Although Tremont Towing is an actual towing company used by the city of Miami Beach for towing illegally parked cars,[4]
the show's cast were fictionalized employees.
Brunson continued competing athletically as a defensive end for the Miami Fury football team of the Independent Women's Football League.[2]
Brunson is also a certified
Luke Skyywalker of the 1980s group 2 Live Crew, was hired as an assistant coach[5] and was a defensive coordinator.[3] However, he resigned his position after nine months.[3] Brunson has known Campbell since her childhood.[2]
Personal life
Brunson has remained a resident of Miami.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Brunson, Lakatriona (September 24, 2014). "Talking to Bernice, 'South Beach Tow' fan favorite". Miami.com (Interview). Interviewed by Madeleine Marr. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
I was born at Jackson Memorial Hospital and raised in Miami.
- ^ a b c d e Gardner, Sam (February 12, 2016). "Reality is, Lakatriona Brunson is in charge of Miami Jackson HS football". FoxSports.com. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ a b c Parsons, Kelly (November 22, 2016). "Florida's first female football coach turns doubters into believers (w/video)". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved July 20, 2018 – via TampaBay.com.
- ^ Flechas, Joey (April 29, 2016). "'South Beach Tow' company hit with class action suit from MasTec family member". Miami Herald. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ a b "Lakatriona Brunson is Florida's 1st female head football coach". ESPN.com. ESPN. February 9, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
External links
- Lakatriona Brunson at IMDb