Pam Ling
Pam Ling | |
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Born | UCSF | April 21, 1968
Occupation(s) | Physician, reality television personality |
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Children | 2 |
Pam Ling (born April 21, 1968) is an American physician and television personality, best known as a castmate on The Real World: San Francisco, the third season of MTV's long-running reality television show.
On the Real World
On the show, Ling was a
She attempted to maintain a long-distance relationship with her then-boyfriend Chris, and the roommates surprised her by having him visit San Francisco on her birthday, putting on a mock presentation of
After the Real World
After the show ended, Ling and Chris broke up, while her and Winick's relationship moved beyond friendship. They visited Zamora in his hometown of Miami as he was hospitalized and their feelings deepened during their visits. On November 11, 1994, the day after the last San Francisco "Real World" episode aired, Zamora died. Ling and Winick began dating in 1995 and moved in together. They announced their relationship at a Real World Reunion Special which brought together the casts of the first four seasons. After dating for five years, Winick proposed to Ling with a cartoon he made for the occasion, and which he presented to her while wearing a gorilla suit. The cartoon presented Ling with two choices to answer his proposal. After she accepted his proposal, he summoned three singing Elvis Presley impersonators.[1] Winick and Ling married in a civil ceremony on August 26, 2001. Writer Armistead Maupin spoke at their ceremony.[2] As of 2008, they have two children.[3][4]
The couple continues Pedro Zamora's work in AIDS education. Ling completed her residency in primary care at the
In popular culture
In Pedro, Nick Oceano's 2008 film dramatizing Pedro Zamora's life, Ling is portrayed by Jenn Liu. Ling and Winnick can be seen in a cameo in a scene in which Jenn Liu and Alex Loynaz, as Ling and Zamora, are meeting up on a set of stairs.[6][7]
References
- ^ Ryan Pienciaki, Elaine Aradillas and Paul Chi. "The Real World: Where Are They Now?". People. Vol. 70. No. 7. August 18, 2008
- ^ Klein, Debra A. (September 9, 2001). "Wedding: Vows; Pamela Ling and Judd Winick". The New York Times.
- Bunim-Murray Productions. 2008. MTV
- The Huffington Post/AOL TV. March 4, 2008.
- Winick, Judd (2000). Pedro and Me. Henry Holt. pp. 119 -137.
- ^ Pedro official site
- ^ "Cast and crew page of Pedro". Archived from the original on 2008-12-29. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
Sources and external links
- Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss, and What I Learned by Judd Winick (2000; Henry Holt & Co.)
- The Real World Diaries (1996; Pocket Books; MTV Books)