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Pamela Anderson
Birth name Pamela Denise Anderson
Born July 1, 1967 (1967-07-01) (age 40)
Flag of Canada Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
Other name(s) Pamela Anderson Lee
Spouse(s) Kid Rock (August 3 2006 - November 27 2006) (divorced)
Tommy Lee (19 February 1995 - 28 February 1998) (divorced) 2 children
Official site PamelaAnderson.com
Notable roles C.J. Parker in Baywatch
Barbara 'Barb Wire' Kopetski in Barb Wire
Vallery Irons in V.I.P.
Pamela Denise Anderson (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian-born American[1]
actress, sex symbol, glamour model, producer, TV personality, and author.
For a time, she was known as Pamela Anderson Lee after marrying the drummer
for Mötley Crüe, Tommy Lee. Anderson is popularly known for modeling and
television acting in the 1990s and for her large breast implants.
Early life
Anderson was born in Ladysmith, British Columbia, 90 km northwest of
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, to Carol, a waitress, and Barry
Anderson, a furnace repairman. Her great-grandfather, Juho Hyytiäinen, was
Finnish, a native of Saarijärvi, and left Finland in 1908.[2] The newborn
Anderson won fame as the nation's "Centennial Baby", as she was thought,
incorrectly, to have been the first baby born on Canada's Centennial Day
(she was born at 4:08 in the morning). However, the Campbell River Upper
Islander of July 5, 1967 reported a baby born two hours earlier on the same
Canada Day.[3] After her birth, her parents, Barry and Carol, and her
brother, Gerry Anderson, moved to the town of Comox with Pamela.
Career
After graduating from Highland Secondary School in 1985, Anderson moved to
Vancouver and worked as a fitness instructor. During the summer of 1989,
Pamela went with her friends to a Canadian football game; at some point
during the game she was shown on the stadium screen wearing a Labatt's
t-shirt, causing the crowd to cheer for the twenty one year old Anderson.
She was taken down to the field to get an ovation from the crowd. Labatt's
immediately offered Anderson a modeling contract and she accepted: soon she
was on posters in every bar in Canada. In late 1989, Pamela decided to model
for Playboy magazine: she appeared on the October 1989 cover (credited as
Pamela Anderson Ilicic) and decided to move to Los Angeles to continue her
modeling career. She was the February 1990 playmate and has appeared in
Playboy several times in the 1990s and more recently.
Acting and modeling
After her move to Los Angeles, Anderson bleached her brunette hair blonde
and underwent breast augmentation. In 1991, she landed a minor role on the
United States's hit television sitcom, Home Improvement (1991-1997). Having
gained viewer attention, she landed the role of C.J. Parker (1992-1997) on
Baywatch, and left Home Improvement after its second season. Anderson was
still modeling for Outdoor Life and appearing on the cover of the magazine
each year. Her role as C.J. Parker gave her more popularity and gained her
attention from international viewers. She returned to Baywatch for the 2003
reunion movie, Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding. She also made appearances on The
Nanny as Fran's rival, Heather Biblow.
In 1996, she appeared in a feature film, Barb Wire, as a character known as
Barbara Rose Kopetski, which was mistakenly thought by some to have been her
real name. The movie, a thinly-veiled futuristic remake of Casablanca,
failed to achieve commercial success. During the filming of Barb Wire,
Anderson suffered a miscarriage. In April 1997, she guest-hosted Saturday
Night Live. During the beginning of the show, Anderson said, "You know, if
you're nervous on stage, you actually should be naked!" She then began a
striptease. Her breasts, however, were covered by a small flesh-colored bra
and she also wore a crotch patch that was also flesh colored (though they
were still blurred out for the sake of the joke). The segment became fodder
for late-night comedians for the following weeks. She also appeared on one
of two covers for the September issue of Playboy; the other cover pictured
Jenny McCarthy.
In September 1998, Anderson starred in her produced series V.I.P. It was
very poorly received and a critical bomb. However, with many people tuning
in just to see Pamela Anderson, the show lasted four seasons before being
cancelled in 2002. Anderson stated that she needed to dedicate her time to
raising her children, but many believed that she was retiring.
In March 2001, Christine Evelyn Roth was arrested while sleeping in a guest
room of Anderson's home. She was only charged with the misdemeanor of
trespassing and not the more serious crime of stalking. Roth pleaded guilty
to the charge of trespassing and was deported to her home country, France.
In 2004, Anderson returned to the spotlight. In May she appeared naked on
the cover of Playboy magazine. It was the first time she had appeared naked
on any magazine cover. Later, she posed naked for Stuff and GQ magazines.
Many noticed that her breast size was larger than her pictorials from 2003.
Anderson became a naturalized citizen of the United States on May 12, 2004,
while retaining her Canadian citizenship, for the purpose of sponsoring her
parents (or at least her mother) for a green card. She has lived in southern
California since 1989. Anderson has often spoken revealingly about her
private life. On a visit to the David Letterman show in 2004, she said she
had not been dating for some time, and when Letterman asked her how she was
coping, she responded, "There's not a square corner left anywhere in my
house!" Letterman left that comment unanswered while the audience hooted.
In 2004, Pamela Anderson released the book Star, co-written by author Eric
Shaw Quinn, in which she describes a young teenager doing different things
in order to reach fame. After this, she began touring the United States,
signing autographs for fans at Wal-Mart stores nationwide. Her second book,
the sequel Star Struck, released in 2005, is a thinly veiled look at her
life with Tommy Lee and the travails of celebrity life.
In January 2005, Anderson confessed that she had got new breast implants,
claiming not to feel like herself without them. Anderson also claimed that
the new breast implants were bigger than her old implants.
In April 2005, Anderson starred in a new FOX sitcom Stacked as Skyler
Dayton, a party girl (with implants) who goes to work at a bookstore.
Stacked was cancelled on May 18, 2006, after two seasons, although some
episodes had not been aired on the network. She made a statement in late
2005 saying "I am the greatest slut...", confirming her openness about sex
and her opinions in free sex. During the summer of 2005, (August 14, 2005)
Comedy Central created the Roast of Pamela Anderson to honor the sex symbol
for the past decade. During her final speech at the Roast, Pamela referred
to her breasts as "Pancho and Lefty".
In December 2005, NBC cut off a video of Anderson pole dancing topless on
Elton John's "The Red Piano." NBC said that the footage was inappropriate
for primetime. The video was shown on huge screens during the event, while
John was playing a song. Anderson was topless, but stars were painted on her
breasts. In March 2006, it was announced that Anderson would receive a star
on Canada's Walk of Fame thanks to her many years as a model and actress.
She is only the second model to receive a star. In April 2006, Anderson
hosted Canada's Juno Awards, becoming the first non-singer and model to do
so.
Anderson was repeatedly referenced in the 2006 comedy film Borat: Cultural
Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan as the
title character seeks to kidnap and marry her. Anderson appears in person at
the end of the film confronted by Borat in a staged botched abduction.[4]
She has subsequently began filming a comedy, Blonde and Blonder.
Personal life
In addition to her fame from modeling and acting, Anderson has received a
great deal of press attention for her well-publicized personal life. Her
relationships have made headlines in gossip magazines for years. She married
Tommy Lee, drummer of Mötley Crüe, on February 19, 1995 after knowing him
for only 96 hours and the couple eventually had two sons, Brandon Thomas Lee
(b. June 6, 1996) and Dylan Jagger Lee (b. December 29, 1997). During this
time, she was known professionally as Pamela Anderson Lee. Anderson filed
for divorce from him twice and reconciled with him twice, before the couple
finally broke up for good. On February 25, 1998, Tommy abused Pamela and
then was arrested. The next day, Pamela filed for divorce from him. Then, on
February 28, 1998, the divorce was official for only two days of filing for
divorce. Tommy was sentenced for six months in jail. In May 1998, he had to
go to anger management therapy and pay off Anderson's legal fees. In March
2002, Anderson publicly stated that she had contracted the Hepatitis C virus
from Lee (supposedly from sharing tattoo needles), and began writing a
regular column for Jane magazine. In October 2003, Anderson jokingly said on
Howard Stern's radio show that she does not expect to live more than ten or
fifteen years,[5] but this was misconstrued and taken seriously by many Web
sites and tabloids. Tommy Lee denies having the disease.
Today, Anderson and Lee are just friends. She however
admitted to newspapers that she still often had sex with him since their
divorce.[6]
A pornographic home video of Anderson and Tommy Lee on their honeymoon was
stolen from their home, and made a huge stir on the Internet. Anderson sued
the company, the Internet Entertainment Group, that was distributing the
video. Ultimately the courts awarded Anderson and Lee $1.5 million plus
attorney fees for their share of the profits. After, the company sold copies
of the stolen honeymoon tape across the country. It was very popular.[7]
A second tape, which was made before the Tommy Lee tape, involving Anderson
and musician Bret Michaels from Poison was later distributed on the
Internet. Frames of the video first appeared in Penthouse magazine in March
1998. The popularity and profitability of the Anderson and Tommy Lee video
sparked a miniature genre within the porn film industry and since then many
homemade porn videos of celebrities have been released to the public through
home video and Web channels (either with or without the participants'
co-operation).
Since her divorce, she has become engaged to both the model Marcus
Schenkenberg and the singer Kid Rock (Robert J. Ritchie). She broke up with
Schenkenberg in 2001, and broke up with Kid Rock in 2003. It was announced
on July 18, 2006 that she would marry Kid Rock on July 29, 2006 on a yacht
near St. Tropez, France. "Feels like I've been stuck in a time warp," said
Anderson in her blog entry. "Not able to let go of MY family picture ...
it's been sad and lonely and frustrating ... I've raised my kids alone in
hope of a miracle. Well my miracle came and went. And came back and back
because he knew that I'd wake up one day and realize that I was waiting for
nothing." "I'm moving on," she declared. "I feel like I'm finally free ...
I'm in love." There was extensive unconfirmed media speculation that the
marriage is pregnancy-related, but the theory was based only on Anderson's
representatives refusal to comment on the question.[8]
She put her Malibu, California, home up for sale in order to move to a more
private location. In an interview with Gavriel Maynard, Anderson stated "I
don't know why people consider me stupid, I'm actually really smart."
On November 10, 2006, it was announced that Anderson miscarried while in
Vancouver shooting a new film, Blonde and Blonder. [9] Seventeen days later,
on November 27, 2006 Anderson filed for divorce in Los Angeles County
Superior Court from Kid Rock, citing irreconcilable differences.[10] Some
news reports have suggested that Kid Rock's outrage during a screening of
Borat, in which she plays a cameo role, led to the filing for divorce two
weeks later.[11]
Charitable work and activism
Anderson is a vegetarian, an advocate for animal rights, and an active
member of the animal protection organization People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals (PETA), taking part in several campaigns for animal
rights[12]. She became a vegetarian in her early teens when she walked in on
her dad slaughtering an animal he had just hunted.[13]
One of Anderson's campaigns as a member of PETA has been against the use of
fur. In 1999, Anderson received the first Linda McCartney Memorial Award for
animal rights protectors, in recognition of her campaign against fur. In
2003, Anderson stripped down for PETA's "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur"
advertising campaign. On June 28, 2006, Anderson posed naked with other
protesters on a window display of the Stella McCartney boutique in London,
England. It was a PETA gala event before the PETA Humanitarian Awards.
Anderson went inside the boutique and said she would take her clothes off if
the event raised enough money for PETA, which it did. She took off her
clothes and went to stand on a pedestal at the window display. Anderson
covered her breasts. They wore a banner that read: "We had rather bare skin
than wear skin." The event sparked a media frenzy in London.[14]
She has also actively campaigned against Kentucky Fried Chicken. In 2001,
Anderson released a letter in support of PETA's campaign against Kentucky
Fried Chicken, stating "What KFC does to 750 million chickens each year is
not civilized or acceptable." She later made a video about KFC's treatment
of chickens.[15] In January 2006, Anderson requested that the Governor of
Kentucky remove a bust of Colonel Sanders, the founder of KFC, from display
but her request was refused even when she offered her own bust in exchange.
In February 2006, Anderson decided to boycott the Kentucky Derby because of
its support for Kentucky Fried Chicken.
She has also campaigned against seal hunting in her native Canada. In March
2006, Anderson asked to speak to Prime Minister Stephen Harper about the
annual seal hunt. Her request was refused. In May 2006 she petitioned random
individuals on the street for their opinion on the Canadian Seal Hunt.
Most recently Pam has joined forces with PETA in a campaign calling for the
boycott of fruit juice maker POM. The "Pom Horrible Campaign"[16] has
resulted in response to the company's refusal to halt animal tests.
In March 2005, Anderson became a spokesmodel for MAC Cosmetics's MAC AIDS
Fund, which helped people affected by AIDS and HIV. After becoming the
official spokesmodel, Anderson raised money during events in Toronto, Tokyo,
Dublin and Athens.
Anderson became the celebrity spokesperson for the American Liver
Foundation, and served as the Grand Marshal of the SOS motorcycle ride
fundraiser.
Work
Filmography
* The Taking of Beverly Hills (1991)
* Snapdragon (1993)
* Raw Justice (1994)
* Naked Souls (1995)
* Barb Wire (1996)
* The Making of Bret Michaels (2002) (documentary)
* Scooby-Doo (2002)
* Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003)
* Scary Movie 3 (2003)
* No Rules (2005)
* Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of
Kazakhstan (2006)
Upcoming:
* Blonde and Blonder (2007)
Television
* Home Improvement (cast member from 1991-1993)
* Baywatch (cast member from 1992-1997)
* Days of Our Lives (cast member in 1992)
* Come Die with Me: A Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Mystery (1994)
* V.I.P. (1998-2002)
* Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003)
* Stripperella (2003-2004) (voice)
* Stacked (2005-2006)
* Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson (2005)
* 8 Simple Rules (2005)
* Malibu (Future)
Appearances in Playboy special editions
Anderson has appeared 12 times on the cover of Playboy magazine (1989–2007),
more than anyone else in the magazine's history.
Pamela Anderson
Playboy centerfold
appearance February 1990
Birthplace Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
Birthdate July 1, 1967 (1967-07-01) (age 40)
Measurements 36DDD - 22 - 34
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight 105 lb
Preceded by Peggy McIntaggart
Succeeded by Deborah Driggs
* Playboy's Playmate Review Vol. 7 June 1991.
* Playboy's Nudes December 1991 - cover.
* Playboy's International Playmates January 1992.
* Playboy's Girls of Summer '92 June 1992.
* Playboy's Girls of Summer '93 June 1993 - pages 6-7, 44.
* Playboy's Wet & Wild Women July 1993.
* Playboy's Video Playmates August 1993.
* Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 33 September 1993.
* Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 34 November 1993.
* Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 35 January 1994.
* Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 36 March 1994.
* Playboy's Playmates in Paradise March 1994 - pages 38-43.
* Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 37 May 1994.
* Playboy's Girls of Summer '94 June 1994.
* Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 38 July 1994.
* Playboy's Nudes November 1994.
* Playboy's Hot Denim Daze May 1995 - page 15.
* Playboy's Nude Celebrities June 1995 - cover.
* Playboy's Sexy 100 February 2003 - cover.
In the original Playboy spread, one of Pamela's poses was a little more
revealing than Playboy normally provides. In subsequent reprintings in
Newstand Specials, as well as in a mass-market poster, that area was
airbrushed.
Pro wrestling
* During an appearance at the World Wrestling Federation's Royal Rumble in
1995, Anderson promised that she would accompany the winner of the Royal
Rumble to WrestleMania. Pamela returned for her appearance at the World
Wrestling Federation's WrestleMania XI on April 2, 1995, but as the guest
valet for WWF World Heavyweight Champion Diesel and not the Royal Rumble
winner, his opponent Shawn Michaels, who ended up being accompanied to the
ring by Jenny McCarthy.
The reason she accompanied Diesel instead was that Shawn Michaels had a real
life altercation with her then husband, Tommy Lee, backstage.[17] It was
written into the script that Pamela wanted to stay away from Shawn but no
official reason was given.
After pinning Michaels, Diesel left with both Anderson and McCarthy.
* In anticipation of her appearance at the Royal Rumble, several skits
featured wrestlers fawning over Pamela were produced. One commercial
featured Pamela coming home and checking her answering machine. As Pamela
strips down behind a curtain, messages from wrestlers such as Shawn
Michaels, Diesel, and Doink the Clown can be heard.
* At the 2006 Canada's Walk Of Fame, Anderson shared a kiss with WWE diva
Trish Stratus.
* Appeared on former Pro Wrestling commentator Mark Madden's
Pittsburgh-based sports talk radio show in October, 2006.
Newman House
Built in 2003, Newman House is a pop architecture icon in St Kilda,
Victoria, Australia which features a large effigy of Pamela's face. Built by
local celebrity Sam Newman (an admirer and personal friend of Anderson) he
commissioned local architect Cassandra Fahey to design the building and was
able to use the image with Pamela's permission. The installation caused
controversy, as he did not first obtain council permission.
However permits were issued retroactively when it became a major local
landmark and won the award for Best New Residential Building in the RAIA
Victorian Architecture Awards.[18]
References
1. ^ Pamela Anderson became U.S. citizen. Moono.com (2004-05-14). Retrieved
on 2007-04-26.
2. ^ http://www.pamwatch.com/nov99.html
3. ^ Lee, Pamela Anderson (Profile). Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
4. ^ http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/11/10/guide_to_borat/index2.html
Salon.com
5. ^ web.archive.org/web/20041029141238/www.pamelaanderson.com/news/news.asp?item=2056.
Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
6. ^ Pamela and Tommy together again ?. Retrieved on 2007-02-14.
7. ^ Seattle weekly. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
8. ^ Pattayadailynews.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
9. ^ http://lifestyle.aol.co.uk/pregnancy/pamela-anderson-loses-baby/article/20061110122409990001
10. ^ Access Hollywood. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
11. ^ Spin.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
12. ^ I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur, retrieved on May 28th 2007.
13. ^ Shapefit.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
14. ^ The Superficial. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
15. ^ Kentuckey Fried Cruelty. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
16. ^ PETA. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
17. ^ Dooyoo.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
18. ^ www.monash.edu.au/muma/exhibitions/past/2005/pavilions.html. Retrieved
on 2007-02-26.
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