CARMEN ELECTRA
Name : Tara Leigh Patrick
Date of Birth : April 20, 1972
Birth Place : Sharonville, Ohio, USA
Father : Harry Patrick (Entertainer and Guitarist)
Mother: Patricia (Singer)
Sister: Debbie
Ancestry: Irish, German, Mexican and Cherokee
School : Princeton High School
Profession : American glamour model, television personality, and
entertainer
Fame and Appearances: Playboy magazine, on the MTV game show
Singled Out, and Film : Scary
Movie, Date Movie,
Epic Movie and Meet the Spartans.
Prince of Paisley Park Records was the one who changed her name to Carmen
Electra
Alternate Name: The Pussycat Dolls
Biography
Other work
Shooting a commercial
Electra portrayed Velvita, a.k.a. lonelygirl362436, as a spoof of
lonelygirl15 as an Epic Movie teaser.
Carmen Electra Aerobic Striptease is a five-disc DVD exercise
series that combines teaching classic stripping moves with a low impact
cardio workout also starring Jon Eby.
Released in January 2008, the Electra-Pole is a pole dancing kit
inspired and endorsed by Carmen Electra that users can assemble in their
home in 5-minutes. Suitable for all levels of dancer from beginners to
professionals, it is stable enough to support any pole dancing move,
including flips and inverts.
Embrace is a comic book putatively written by Electra for London
Night Studios. "Glam Slam Ulysses" Interactive Musical Theatrical
Production," conceived by Prince, choreographed by Jamie King. Debuted at
Prince's legendary Glam Slam L.A. nightclub.
Electra also appeared in commercials for Maxin Men's Hair Color products
(2004-2005) and Taco Bell (2006-2007).
She also appeared in an episode of "House" where she portrayed an injured
golfer and an injured farmer, playing out House's fantasy.
Electra's first rock and pop star relationship was with Prince, though the
relationship was short lived. Electra was previously romantically involved
with rap star B-Real of
Cypress
Hill from 1995 to 1998. It was
revealed when B-Real and Electra were both on The Howard Stern Show that
B-Real had bought her breast implants.Electra achieved publicity during her
on-again, off-again marriage to basketball star Dennis Rodman from 1998 to
1999. The wedding to Rodman took place at Little Chapel of the Flowers in
Las Vegas, Nevada. Later, she had a brief affair with Tommy Lee, the
ex-husband of Pamela Anderson.On November 22, 2003, Electra married
Dave
Navarro, former lead guitarist
for the rock bands Jane's Addiction and Red Hot Chili Peppers. The couple
documented their courtship and marriage in an MTV celebreality show called 'Til
Death Do Us Part: Carmen & Dave. On 17 July 2006, she and Navarro
announced their separation. Their rep confirmed their separation to Star
Magazine. Electra filed for divorce on 10 August. It was finalized on
February 20, 2007.In 2006, Electra stated that when she was eight years old
she had a "little girl crush" on Joan Jett. In 2007, tabloid sources linked
the two of them together romantically. However, Electra's spokeswoman has
insisted "They are just friends." In June 2007, talk show host Jimmy Kimmel
asked Electra if her relationship with Jett was romantic. Electra stated,
"We're just friends". She went on to say that she collects tabloid articles
that suggest she and Jett are dating because she is a fan of Jett and finds
them amusing as well. Carmen is currently dating Rob Patterson current live
guitarist for KoRn. She recently got an "R" tattoo behind her ear. It is
confirmed that Rob and Carmen are now engaged.
Carmen Electra organized a fundraiser for Head to Hollywood, a non-profit
organization which offers support to brain tumor survivors. Other charities
which she supports include Elevate Hope, a charity which supports abused and
abandoned children, and the Hollyrod Foundation which provides medical,
physical and emotional support to those suffering from debilitating life
circumstances especially Parkinson's Disease.