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Carmen Electra
Birth name Tara Leigh Patrick
Born April 20, 1972 (1972-04-20) (age 35)
Flag of United States Sharonville, Ohio, USA
Notable roles Lani McKenzie in Baywatch
Drew Decker in Scary Movie
Herself in Date Movie
Tara Leigh Patrick (born April 20, 1972), professionally known as Carmen
Electra,[1] is an American glamour model, television personality, dancer,
singer and actress.
Biography
Early life
Tara was born in Sharonville, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati, to Patricia, a
vocalist, and Harry Patrick, an entertainer and guitarist; her mother died
of a brain tumor in 1998. She had an older sister, Debbie, who died from a
heart attack, also in 1998.[2] Tara attended the School for Creative and
Performing Arts in Cincinnati and graduated Princeton High School in
Sharonville. [3]
Career
After moving to California, she met singer Prince (a Minneapolis native),
who persuaded her to change her name to Carmen Electra. Soon after, she
signed a recording contract with Paisley Park Records, Prince's company,
marking the start of a short-lived rap career, which included one album.
In 1995, Electra started appearing in various television programs. Then, in
May of 1996 she was featured in a nude pictorial in Playboy magazine, the
first of several. This exposure led to higher profile television
appearances, including Baywatch (cast member from 1997-1998) and MTV's
Singled Out. She returned to Baywatch for the 2003 reunion movie, Baywatch:
Hawaiian Wedding.
Carmen Electra became so popular among readers of Playboy that she was
featured in the magazine three more times, with her second appearance in
June 1997. She subsequently graced the cover twice, in December 2000 and
April 2003. In the Playboy Cyber Club, she was the first woman invited to be
a celebrity guest photographer; she chose Playmate Jennifer Walcott as her
subject model.
Electra has appeared in several films, such as Good Burger (1997), The
Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human (1999), the horror spoof Scary Movie
(2000) and also appeared in Scary Movie 4 (2006), Epic Movie (2007), "Date
Movie" (2007) and the remake of the 1970s TV show Starsky & Hutch (2004).
She won an MTV Movie Award (best kiss) for Starsky & Hutch. Her acting work
is generally panned by critics.[4]
In 1999, she appeared in the Bloodhound Gang's music video of "The
Inevitable Return of the Great White Dope."
In 2005, she joined the voice cast of the animated series Tripping the Rift,
replacing Gina Gershon as the voice of the sexy android "Six". In late 2006,
Carmen began to be featured in commercials by Taco Bell.
Electra is the current spokesmodel for Ritz Camera Centers, appearing in
their television and print ads with CEO David Ritz. She is featured in some
video spoofs of Lonelygirl15 that are advertising Epic Movie.
She is a playable character in the video game Def Jam: Fight for New York
and is one of the celebrity challenges in the video game, ESPN NFL 2K5,
along with Steve-O, Jamie Kennedy, and others.
Personal life
Electra was previously romantically involved with rap star B Real of Cypress
Hill from 1995 to 1998. It was revealed when B Real and Electra were both on
The Howard Stern Show that B Real had purchased breast implants for her.
Electra achieved publicity during her on-again, off-again marriage to
basketball star Dennis Rodman from 1998 to 1999. The wedding to Rodman took
place at Little Chapel of the Flowers in Las Vegas, Nevada. Later, she had a
brief affair with Tommy Lee, the ex-husband of Pamela Anderson.
On November 22, 2003, Electra married Dave Navarro, former lead guitarist
for the rock bands Jane's Addiction and Red Hot Chili Peppers. The couple
documented their courtship and marriage in an MTV celebreality show called 'Til
Death Do Us Part: Carmen & Dave.[5] On 17 July 2006, she and Navarro
announced their separation. Their rep confirmed their separation to Star
Magazine. Electra filed for divorce on 10 August. It was finalized on
February 20, 2007.[6][7]
In 2006, Electra stated that when she was eight years old she had a "little
girl crush" on Joan Jett.[8] In 2007, tabloid sources linked the two of them
together romantically.[9] However, Electra's spokeswoman has insisted "They
are just friends."[10] In June 2007, talk show host Jimmy Kimmel asked
Electra if her relationship with Jett was romantic. Electra stated; "We're
just friends". She went on to say that she collects tabloid articles that
suggest she and Jett are dating because she is a fan of Jett and finds them
amusing as well.[11]
Discography
* Carmen Electra, 1993
Single songs
* Fun
* Go Go Dancer
* Everybody Get Up
* Fantasia Erotica
* 2-4-6-8]' (Playboy's Cheerleaders film contains a music video of the song)
Filmography
* An American Vampire Story (1997)
* Good Burger (1997) (uncredited)
* Starstruck (1998)
* The Chosen One: Legend of the Raven (1998)
* The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human (1999)
* Christmas Vacation 2000 (1999)
* The Great White Dope (2000) (short subject)
* Scary Movie (2000)
* Welcome to Hollywood (2000) (documentary)
* Sol Goode (2001)
* Perfume (2001)
* Get Over It (2001)
* Rent Control (2002)
* Naked Movie (2002)
* Whacked! (2002)
* Uptown Girls (2003)
* My Boss's Daughter (2003)
* Starsky & Hutch (2004)
* Mr. 3000 (2004) (Cameo)
* Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon (2004)
* Dirty Love (2005)
* Lil' Pimp (2005) (voice)
* Searching for Bobby D (2005)
* Getting Played (2005)
* Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)
* Date Movie (2006)
* Scary Movie 4 (2006)
* American Dreamz (2006) (Cameo)
* Aerobic Striptease Vol 1.2.3.4.5
* Epic Movie (2006)
* National Lampoon's Pledge This! (2006)
Upcoming:
* Full of It (2006)
* Hot Tamale (2006)
* Beyond Legend: Johnny Kakota (2006)
* I Want Candy (2007)
* Christmas in Wonderland (2007)
TV Work
* Singled Out (host in 1997)
* Loveline (host in 1997)
* Baywatch (cast member from 1997-1998)
* Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay (1998)
* Hyperion Bay (cast member in 1999)
* Electra's Guy (2000)
* VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock (2000 host)
* Cleavage (2002) (documentary) (narrator)
* Carmen and Dave: An MTV Love Story (2002)
* Livin' Large (host from 2002-2003 and from 2003-2004)
* BattleBots (host in 2002)
* Dance Fever (2003) (contest judge)
* Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003)
* The Simpsons (Episode The Frying Game, 2002)
* 'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen and Dave (2004)
* Punk'd (2004)
* Summerland (2004)
* Monster Island (2004)
* Manhunt: The Search for America's Most Gorgeous Male Model (2004)
(miniseries)
* Naked Women's Wrestling League (host 2004) (pay-per-view event)
* House: Three Stories (as herself 2005)
* Hope and Faith(2005)
* Tripping the Rift (2005-2006)
* Beat It! (2006)
* Joey (as herself 2005)
Other Work
* Carmen Electra spoofed lonely girl 15 as lonelygirl362436 as a reply to
Daniel dumped me episode of lg15.
* Carmen Electra Aerobic Striptease is a five-disc DVD exercise series that
combines teaching classic stripping moves with a low impact cardio workout.
* Embrace is a comic book putatively written by Electra for London Night
Studios.
* "Glam Slam Ulysses" Interactive Musical Theatrical Production,” conceived
by Prince, choreographed by Jamie King. Debuted at Prince's legendary Glam
Slam L.A. nightclub.
* Commercials for Maxim Men's Hair Color products (2004-2005) and Taco Bell
(2006-2007).
Footnotes
1. ^ Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro divorce records. TMZ.com. Retrieved on
February 11, 2007.
2. ^ http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800025828/bio
3. ^ http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,198045,00_current_news.html?sPage=fnc.foxlife/electra
4. ^ http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050922/REVIEWS/509220303/1023
5. ^ http://www.tv.com/til-death-do-us-part-carmen-+-connor/show/24055/summary_current_news.html
6. ^ [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20012334,00_current_news.html
7. ^ Carmen Electra Files for Divorce
8. ^ Jack Ryan (2006-03-28). Carmen Electra's Latest Girls Crush: Joan Jett.
Post-Chronicle. Retrieved on 2007-05-06.
9. ^ Gary O'Shea (2007-03-23). Baywatch babe 'a lesbian'. The Sun Online.
Retrieved on 2007-05-06.
10. ^ Noel Hancock (2007-03-23). Carmen not dating a lady. US Magazine.
Retrieved on 2007-05-17.
11. ^ Carmen Electra on Jimmy Kimmel Live. AOL Video (2007-06-05). Retrieved
on 2007-06-10.
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