Real name: Tara
Patrick
Date of birth: 20 april 1972
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio
Occupation: actress, model
Originally spotted by Prince and signed to a
record deal, her music career proved less than successful. She turned to television,
landing a role as a Baywatch babe (1997–98) and appearing as a guest
host on Singled Out (1997) and Loveline (1997). She is best known
for her exploits without her swimsuit, however, having appeared in Playboy
on numerous occasions. In 1998 she married basketball bad boy Dennis Rodman
but filed for divorce 5 months later.
Personal quotes:
"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. 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." -- fiance Dave Navarro
("Jane's Addiction", "The Red Hot Chili Peppers") on Carmen
Electra.
[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 Electra
