“revolved around my mom. She was my best friend, in my life 24/7 whether I wanted her there or not.”
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Carmen Electra
Carmen Electra is an American actress, model, media personality, and singer. Known for her public image, she has been regarded as a sex symbol and pop culture icon since the late 1990s.
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entertainment · American actress and model (born 1972) · film actor · singer · actor · model · Playboy Playmate · television actor · voice actor · dancer · OnlyFans model · musician · also Carmen Electra, Tara Leigh Patrick, Tara Patrick, Electra
Born 20 April 1972 · Q185122
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2026· 10 entries
MARCA: Carmen Electra tells Playboy what kind of man she wants at 54 years old
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AOL: Carmen Electra reveals what she wants in a man after racy Playboy comeback
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Public attention spiked: 8,891 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.2× the usual 2,802, with 3 article edits. Coverage that week: “‘Nation’s Dumbest’ Star Carmen Electra Says Marrying Dennis Rodman Was ‘Not the Best Choice’ (Exclusive)” (Us Weekly).
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Us Weekly: ‘Nation’s Dumbest’ Star Carmen Electra Says Marrying Dennis Rodman Was ‘Not the Best Choice’ (Exclusive)
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AOL: Carmen Electra, 54, says you're never 'too old' as she returns to Playboy
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Fox News: Carmen Electra says 'don't let anyone tell you you're too old' after Playboy return at 54
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Public attention spiked: 8,945 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.2× the usual 2,802, with 0 article edits. Coverage that week: “Carmen Electra, 54, Wears Spiky Bra and Shredded Minidress as She Returns to ‘Playboy’ 30 Years After Debut” (InStyle).
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InStyle: Carmen Electra, 54, Wears Spiky Bra and Shredded Minidress as She Returns to ‘Playboy’ 30 Years After Debut
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Public attention spiked: 9,963 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.6× the usual 2,802, with 5 article edits.
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2024· 1 entry
In February 2024, the Los Angeles Superior Court granted Electra's petition to legally change her name from Tara Leigh Patrick to Carmen Electra.
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2023· 1 entry
Yahoo! Sports: Actress and model Carmen Electra through the years
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2022· 2 entries
In 2022, Electra created an OnlyFans account, stating "I, for once, have this opportunity to be my own boss and have my own creative vision to share with my fans without someone standing over me".
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Electra created an OnlyFans account, stating "I, for once, have this opportunity to be my own boss and have my own creative vision to share with my fans without someone standing over me"
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2020· 1 entry
Electra appeared on the critically acclaimed sports documentary miniseries The Last Dance, where she discussed her short-lived relationship with Dennis Rodman
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2019· 1 entry
The Golden Banana, a strip club which is located in Peabody, Massachusetts, used Electra's likeness on social media without her consent, which led her, among other celebrities whose likenesses were also used without thei
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2012· 3 entries
Electra joined Britain's Got Talent as a guest judge for the auditions staged in London
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Appeared as one of the celebrity bachelorettes on the TV dating show The Choice
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“Sobre os boatos de que faria um novo implante de silicone nos seios”
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2007· 2 entries
Became a published author with the release of her book, How to Be Sexy
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And Meet the Spartans and Disaster Movie in 2008
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2006· 2 entries
And Navarro announced their separation, and Electra filed for divorce on August 10, 2006; it was finalized on February 20, 2007
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Electra signed on as the spokesmodel for Ritz Camera Centers, appearing in their television and print ads with CEO David Ritz
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2005· 3 entries
Began the Naked Women's Wrestling League, acting as the commissioner for the professional wrestling promotion
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Appeared in an episode of House in which she portrayed herself as an injured golfer and farmer
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Electra starred in the family comedy film Cheaper by the Dozen 2, which received negative reviews from critics, although it was a moderate box-office success and Electra's performance was praised, with Andrea Gronvall of
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2004· 1 entry
Appeared in the remake of the 1970s TV show Starsky & Hutch (2004), which was a commercial success
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2003· 1 entry
Electra married Dave Navarro, lead guitarist for the rock band Jane's Addiction
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2002· 2 entries
In 2002, an extinct species of fly was named Carmenelectra shechisme in honor of Electra's "splendid somal structure".
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An extinct species of fly was named Carmenelectra shechisme in honor of Electra's "splendid somal structure"
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2000· 1 entry
Electra starred in the horror-comedy parody film Scary Movie as Drew Decker, a character parodied after Casey Becker from Scream (1996)
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1999· 1 entry
Appeared in the Bloodhound Gang's music video of "The Inevitable Return of the Great White Dope"
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1998· 2 entries
In direct response to the numbing emotional pain of having lost both her mother and sister: "I was just going through the motions
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Five years later, Electra gave an interview to Glamour in which she admitted that she married Rodman in 1998 in direct response to the numbing emotional pain of having lost both her mother and sister: "I was just going through the motions.
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1997· 3 entries
Electra appeared as the face and spokesperson for Max Factor cosmetics in their television and print ads
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Was cast as Lani McKenzie in the American drama series Baywatch, for which she achieved her breakthrough
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That she had "wanted to dance on Broadway", graduated from Princeton High School in Sharonville in 1990, having transferred there from SCPA two years prior
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1996· 1 entry
With appearances in several issues of Playboy magazine, before relocating to Los Angeles, where she had her breakthrough portraying Lani McKenzie in the drama series Baywatch (1997–1998)
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1992· 1 entry
Released album “Carmen Electra”.
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1991· 1 entry
Moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she met singer and songwriter Prince
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1990· 2 entries
Studied at Princeton High School (1990).
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As a dancer at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, performing in the show "It's Magic", one of the more popular shows in the park's history
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1972· 2 entries
In Sharonville, Ohio (a Cincinnati suburb), to Harry Patrick, a guitarist and entertainer, and his wife Patricia (d
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Born 1972-04-20.
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