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Carmen Electra - Biography |
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Born April 20, 1972 in Cincinnati,
Ohio, Tara Leigh Patrick has become the bad girl of female celebritydom.
Tara changed her name to Carmen Electra before releasing her first self
titled album in 1992. She had been discovered by The Artist Formerly Known
as Prince and the album was released under his Paisley Park label. While
reports indicate that the two were a couple, Electra denied such claims in
her appearance in Playboy magazine in June of 1997. She did have some
success with the tune Go-go Dancer, but largely her musical career was a
flop. Electra carried her popularity on with a role in Good Burger and
landed Jenny McCarthy's departed position on MTV's Singled Out in the same
year. Next, she landed a role on Baywatch, playing the part of Lani
McKensie. Her stint on Baywatch lasted two years before she decided to
hang it up and concentrate on a film career, one which largely has been
unsuccessful, with roles in Starstruck and Chosen One: The Legend of the
Raven in 1998. Electra has also appeared in Scary Movie in 2000 as well.
What has really put the spotlight on Carmen is her relationship with
basketball star Dennis Rodman. The two have engaged in an on-again
off-again relationship since 1997 which included a marriage that was
allegedly arranged by Electra when Rodman was drunk When asked what she
saw in Dennis, Carmen has said "I've always wanted to marry a drag queen
and he loves dressing up in women's clothes - plus he has a nice butt."
The marriage quickly fizzled but the two have remained close throughout,
though both have had their hands in the 'cookie jar' so to speak.
Published reports claim that when Carmen spotted Dennis in bed with two
women in a hotel room, she stormed out and told Dennis she was heading to
Ohio to meet with family but truthfully she was going to get even with
Rodman by having her own fling with former Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee
after he was released from jail for beating his wife, Pamela Anderson. The
two spent a few days in a hotel room together while Motley Crue was on
tour. When the Crue moved on to their next gig, Carmen returned to
California. The two also were reportedly living with each other for some
time in Tommy's mansion. Soon after, Rodman found out about the fling and
was livid. Rodman had Tommy so scared he hired a full time body guard to
protect him from the 6'8" tattooed mammoth. In a show in Vegas, Rodman
motioned for the Motley Crue drummer to join him in the audience and later
tried to get backstage, but was resisted by security.
Pamela also had a very jealous reaction, after reading about the affair in
The Enquirer. Reportedly this was the main reason the two got back
together for the third time. She apparently called Carmen and exclaimed
"You leave my man alone!" and slammed down the phone. Electra was told to
have been furious when Tommy called and told her the relationship was
over, since she reportedly had expected to be the next Mrs. Lee.
Electra's other relationships were with Cypress Hill's B-Real and Limp
Bizkit frontman Fred Durst. She also has spent some time partying with
former Baywatch star (who played David Hasselhof's son) and recovering
drug addict Jeremy Jackson. Jackson told the Enquirer recently "I would
come to work high and then Carmen Electra and I would go out and party all
night. I was underage, but that didn't stop me from getting into all of
the hottest clubs in Los Angeles."
Most recently, she has gotten back together with Dennis and was arrested
in Miami's Bentley Hotel with Rodman for a domestic dispute. Charges
against the two were later dropped. The controversial Donna D'Errico, her
former Baywatch co-star, recently smacked Carmen with the insult that she
was a "Celebrity Leech." It should be interesting to see if this wild gal
settles down and focuses on her acting career or if she winds up like the
many other celebrities that let fame and fortune get to their heads. |
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Carmen Electra - Personal Quotes |
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"I was watching an HBO special
the other night on real-life maximum-security-prison guys. I glanced
up, and my poster was in quite a few cells. I was screaming 'Oh,
no!'"
"I never had my own name on a bathing suit on "Baywatch" (1989). I
was always given one that said Pamela or Yasmine. I earned my own
suit, at the end of the season, which I now have framed."
"Is there a rehab center for Coke drinkers? I drink six to eight
cans a day."
"She had on this white fur coat, her hair down, and her eyes pierced
my heart from 20 feet away. The first thing I did was buy her 1,200
pairs of sunglasses to cover up those eyes. I couldn't risk anyone
else having the same reaction." -- fiancé David M. Navarro (Jane's
Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers) on when he first saw her.
[On her engagement to rocker David M. Navarro]: "We met on November
10th, so the 10th of every month we go out to dinner and we make a
big event out of it. We have this digital camera that Miramax gave
me during a movie. And we took pictures all over -- we travel
everywhere together. Usually, I'm just the girl and I bring out the
camera, 'Baby, come on, lets look'. And he's like [rolls eyes] 'Ok
Babe' -- It's kinda boring to him. This night, he brought out the
camera and we were looking at the pictures together. And he was down
on one knee the whole time and I wasn't even aware of that, because
he was on the edge of the bed. And the very last picture was him
holding up the ring. And then he proposed to me. We cried -- I said
'Yes', and we spent five hours just staring into each others eyes.
It was really sweet. He's a good guy. Well, maybe a little more than
just staring..." -- Carmen on "The Late Late Show with Craig
Kilborn" (1999).
"There's something about male strippers, it's a little corny for me.
Most of my girlfriends would rather have a lapdance by a girl - I
just think they're much sexier in that type of situation."
[Being asked about a crazy fourth of July event]: "We were in the
Hamptons, and we stayed at some castle, and everyone was partying.
They were playing music super loud nonstop. I didn't get any sleep
all weekend - you couldn't sleep if you wanted to. So after all the
other parties were over, everyone came back to the castle. I
convinced everyone to take their clothes off and jump in the pool.
Except me. I stood there with my clothes on."
About Madonna: "'Truth or Dare' was so raw and honest. You could
tell she was working really hard at dancing every number - and
singing at the same time" (In Style, Sept/2006). |
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Carmen Electra - Filmography |
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I Want Candy (2007) .... Candy
Epic Movie (2007) .... Mystique
Hot Tamale (2006) .... Riley
Scary Movie 4 (2006) .... Holly
Date Movie (2006) .... Anne
Lolo's Cafe (2006) (TV) (voice) .... Desiree
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005) .... Sarina Murtaugh
Getting Played (2005) .... Lauren
"Stacked" .... Nikki Foos (1 episode, 2005)
- Darling Nikki (2005) TV Episode .... Nikki Foos
"Tripping the Rift" .... Six (13 episodes, 2005)
- Six, Lies and Videotape (2005) TV Episode .... Six
- Chode's Near Death-Experience (2005) TV Episode .... Six
- Creaturepalooza (2005) TV Episode .... Six
- Chode & Bobo's High School Reunion (2005) TV Episode .... Six
- Santa Clownza (2005) TV Episode .... Six
(8 more)
Searching for Bobby D (2005) .... Rebecca
"Summerland" .... Mona / ... (5 episodes, 2005)
- Leaving Playa Linda (2005) TV Episode .... Mona
- The Pleiades (2005) TV Episode .... Mona
- Mr. and Mrs. Who (2005) TV Episode .... Mona Cassini
- Sledgehammer (2005) TV Episode .... Mona Canatti
- I am the Walrus (2005) TV Episode .... Mona Canatti
"American Dad!" .... Lisa Silver (1 episode, 2005)
- Pilot (2005) TV Episode (voice) .... Lisa Silver
"Hope & Faith" .... Carmen (1 episode, 2005)
- Carmen Get It (2005) TV Episode .... Carmen
Lil' Pimp (2005) (V) (voice) .... Honeysack
Dirty Love (2005) .... Michelle Lopez
Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon (2004) .... Debbie
"Method & Red" .... Kerry Norris (1 episode, 2004)
- Dogs (2004) TV Episode .... Kerry Norris
"Monk" .... Chloe Blackburn (1 episode, 2004)
- Mr. Monk and the Panic Room (2004) TV Episode .... Chloe Blackburn
Starsky & Hutch (2004) .... Staci
"Eve" .... Zan (1 episode, 2003)
- The Talk (2003) TV Episode .... Zan
My Boss's Daughter (2003) .... Tina
Uptown Girls (2003) .... Celebrity
"The New Tom Green Show" (1 episode, 2003)
- Episode dated 18 July 2003 (2003) TV Episode
"Greetings from Tucson" .... Rosa (1 episode, 2003)
- The First Time (2003) TV Episode .... Rosa
Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003) (TV) .... Lani McKenzie
"King of the Hill" .... Angela (1 episode, 2003)
- Boxing Luanne (2003) TV Episode (voice) .... Angela
Celebrity Temps (2003) (TV) .... The Temp. (pilot ep.)
Whacked! (2002) .... Laura
Rent Control (2002) .... Audrey
... aka Aunt Agatha's Apartment (Australia)
Get Over It (2001) .... Mistress Moira
... aka Get Over It! (USA: promotional title)
Perfume (2001) .... Simone
... aka Dress to Kill (USA: video title)
Sol Goode (2001) .... Treasure
"The Drew Carey Show" (1 episode, 2000)
- Drew Live II (2000) TV Episode
Scary Movie (2000) .... Drew Decker
Won-G (2000) (V)
Vacanze di Natale 2000 (1999) .... Esmeralda
... aka Christmas Vacation 2000 (International: English title)
"Malcolm & Eddie" .... Kelly (1 episode, 1999)
- Won't Power (1999) TV Episode .... Kelly
The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human (1999) .... The Female
(Jenny Smith)
"Hyperion Bay" .... Sarah Hicks (8 episodes, 1999)
- A Matter of Trust (1999) TV Episode .... Sarah Hicks
- With Friends Like These... (1999) TV Episode .... Sarah Hicks
- Valentine's Bay (1999) TV Episode .... Sarah Hicks
- Strange Days (1999) TV Episode .... Sarah Hicks
- The Takeover (1999) TV Episode .... Sarah Hicks
(3 more)
"Sin City Spectacular" (1 episode, 1998)
... aka Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular (USA)
- Episode #1.12 (1998) TV Episode
"Soldier of Fortune, Inc." .... Tanya (2 episodes, 1998)
... aka S.O.F. Special Ops Force (USA: second season title)
... aka S.O.F., Inc.
... aka SOF, Inc.
- Spyder's Web (1998) TV Episode .... Tanya
- Spyder Web (1998) TV Episode .... Tanya
The Chosen One: Legend of the Raven (1998) (V) .... McKenna Ray/The
Raven
... aka The Raven: Chosen One (USA: closing credits title)
"Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place" .... Isabella (1 episode, 1998)
... aka Two Guys and a Girl (USA: third season title)
- Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Delivery (1998) TV Episode ....
Isabella
"Baywatch" .... Lani McKenzie (21 episodes, 1997-1998)
... aka Baywatch Hawaii (USA: new title)
- White Thunder at Glacier Bay: Part 2 (1998) TV Episode .... Lani
McKenzie
- White Thunder at Glacier Bay: Part 1 (1998) TV Episode .... Lani
McKenzie
- Bon Voyage (1998) TV Episode .... Lani McKenzie
- Diabolique (1998) TV Episode .... Lani McKenzie
- Quarantine (1998) TV Episode .... Lani McKenzie
(16 more)
Starstruck (1998) .... Iona Shirley
Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay (1998) (V) .... Lani McKenzie
"Pacific Blue" .... Lani McKenzie (1 episode, 1997)
- Heartbeat (1997) TV Episode .... Lani McKenzie
"All That" .... Sue (1 episode, 1997)
- Ed Gets Married (1997) TV Episode .... Sue
Good Burger (1997) (uncredited) .... Roxanne
An American Vampire Story (1997) .... Sulka
... aka American Vampire (USA: reissue title)
"Baywatch Nights" .... Candy (1 episode, 1996)
... aka Detectives on the Beach
- Epilogue (1996) TV Episode .... Candy
"Erotic Confessions" .... Manager (1 episode, 1996)
- At the Tone (1996) TV Episode .... Manager |
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Carmen Electra - Related Links |
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Wikipedia: Carmen Electra
YouTube: Carmen Electra
Carmen Electra at Celebs, Inc.
Carmen Electra at Babemania.com
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