Occupation: Actress, Model, TV Personality
Date of Birth: November 1, 1972
Place of Birth: Chicago, Ill., USA
Sign: Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Virgo
Education: Attended Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, nursing

Actress, model and one time Playboy Playmate of the Year, McCarthy's vivacious personality has contributed significantly to her career. Just a few short years ago she was a nursing student at the University of Illinois—an offer to pose in Playboy soon ended her nursing career, and she has never looked back. Hired by MTV to co-host Singled Out, a dating game that debuted in 1995, McCarthy has also attempted both sitcoms (Jenny, in 1997, cancelled immediately) and feature films, such as Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995), The Stupids (1996), and Diamonds (1999) with Kirk Douglas.

 

Personal quotes:

"I had a lot of ups and downs [in high school. I went to an all-girls Catholic school. A lot of the girls were mean to me. It wasn't fun. But maybe that's why I'm a bit wild. When I got out, I cut free! All those girls who were mean to me, I pay them back by going through the drive-through window and asking for my burger. That feels really great."

"At the Mallrats audition, there were fifteen people just waiting to laugh at me. When I was shutting the door, I could already hear them laughing."

Jenny McCarthy

"Do not touch Jenny."
- Rule number one for Singled Out's male contestants