Happy Birthday wishes go out to Barbi Benton who turns 60 years old today. Barbara Lynn Klein was born in New York, New York. Described as an American Jewish model, actress, singer, and interior designer, Barbi is probably best known for her association with Playboy Magazine and domestic partnership with it's founder, Hugh Hefner.

Barbi is married to real estate developer George Gradow and they have two children, a son Alexander who is 23 years old, and a daughter Ariana who is 21 years old. They split their time between homes in Aspen, Co., and Los Angeles, Ca.

Barbi was a regular cast member on the country western television variety show, "Hee Haw." Barbi spent four seasons on the show singing and acting in comedy skits with other regulars on the show. She also had appearances in many of the popular television series of that time including "Love Boat", "McCloud", "Fantasy Island",and "Marcus Welby M.D." just to name a few.

Barbi was also a recording artist with some success. In 1975 her record, "Brass Buckles," was a top five hit on the "Billboard's" country western singles chart. In all, Barbi has recorded eight albums, the last of which she wrote, produced, sang, and played piano.

Barbi could be seen several times on the cover of Playboy Magazine. She had nude photo layouts in March of 1970, December of 1973, and January of 1975. Her relationship with Hugh Hefner went from 1969 to 1976.