Barbi Benton (born January 28, 1950 as Barbara Klein) is an American Jewish model, actress and singer
She was featured on the Playboy cover several times (initially credited as Barbi Klein) and in nude photo layouts in the March 1970, December 1973, and January 1975 issues.
Benton is known for her years as a regular on the country music series Hee Haw, appearing in comic skits with other cast members. She left the program after four seasons to concentrate on a more Hollywood-oriented career. She also starred in the short-lived ABC-TV comedy series Sugar Time! about an aspiring female rock group in 1977.
Benton was also a recording artist with some success. Her 1975 record, "Brass Buckles," was a top five hit on Billboard's country singles chart. Benton has recorded eight albums, the last of which she personally produced in 1979. She also composed the songs, sang them and played piano. One of her better known songs was "Ain't That Just the Way" in 1976, which was also a major hit for Lutricia McNeal in 1996, and was recorded by the Dutch singer Patricia Paay under the title Poor Jeremy in 1977.
Benton married George Gradow, a successful real estate developer on October 14, 1979. The couple have two children, Alexander Benton Gradow (born August 23, 1986) and a daughter, Ariana (born 1988). For many years, they split their time between their homes in Aspen, Colorado and Los Angeles. On April 28, 2006, Gradow was sentenced to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to tax fraud and altering financial documents in a bid to mislead the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
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