Tramaine Montell Ford (born January 31, 1984) is an American actor born and raised in the notoriously known Cabrini-Green Projects in Chicago, IL. He was featured and honored on NBC News as an upcoming rising star in 2009. [1].

Tramaine was apart of the cast of Hairspray (2007 film) starring John Travolta and has danced backup for American singer Lady Gaga. With Hairspray, Tramaine has performed on the The Oprah Winfrey Show, NBC's The Today Show, and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. [2].

Tramaine was the first individual from a Chicago  Housing Projects to win at the Chicago Children's Alt Film Festival, taking home first place for best narrative, "The Potion" which he wrote and starred in in 1998. In 1999 he starred in "CoTingle" representing the USA at the 13th ASSITEJTheatre Festival in Tromso, Norway. Tramaine has toured throughout Europe, Asia, and the United States performing in various Theatre and television productions including Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida (musical) and NBC's Saturday Night Live. Mr Ford earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from Syracuse University shortly after portraying Emmett Till in "The Ballad of Emmett Till" at the Black Repertory Theatre in 2006 and is currently working on a One Man Show in New York City, "The Tramaine Experience". Click here for full biography.