| Carmen Electra entered the world on April 20, | | | | most widely watched shows in television history, |
| 1972, in Sharonville, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati. | | | | Baywatch. Once again she was replacing a fellow |
| Her name at birth was Tara Leigh Patrick. Her | | | | Playmate. This time she was taking over for the |
| father is of Irish descent, and her mom is part | | | | insanely popular Pamela Anderson. Baywatch |
| German and part Cherokee. She graduated from | | | | turned Carmen Electra into an international |
| Princeton High School in 1990. Interestingly enough, | | | | star.1997 was a busy year for Electra as it also |
| she went to the same high school as Nick Lachey, | | | | marked her film debut in the B-movie, An |
| Jessica Simpson's ex-husband and former | | | | American Vampire Story. She followed it up in |
| member of the boy band 98 Degrees.To pursue | | | | same year with a role in Good Burger.In 1998 |
| her dreams of being a singer, she moved to | | | | Electra again boosted her star power by marrying |
| California after graduating. She held various jobs | | | | All Star professional basketball player and |
| and landed miscellaneous gigs. Her big break | | | | notorious badboy Dennis Rodman. The marriage |
| occurred when she was discovered by legendary | | | | didn't last long, ending in 1998, but it made her all |
| recording artist Prince. Prince is credited with giving | | | | the more interesting to celebrity watchers |
| Tara Leigh Patrick a new name, Carmen Electra. | | | | everywhere.In 2003 Electra married Jane's |
| In 1993 he produced her debut album, Carmen | | | | Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro. MTV once again |
| Electra.A successful singing career didn't appear to | | | | played an important part in Electra's life during this |
| be in the cards for Carmen Electra so she moved | | | | period by producing the show Til Death Do Us |
| on. Her next big break, perhaps the biggest of | | | | Part: Carmen and Dave, a reality show |
| them all, was her pictorial in the May 1996 issue | | | | documenting the months leading up to and |
| of Playboy magazine. The spread launched her to | | | | following their wedding. The celebrity machine was |
| success by catching the eyes of important people | | | | in full swing and the papparazzi followed Electra |
| in the entertainment industry.MTV hired her in | | | | everywhere.In July of 2006, Electra announced |
| 1997 to replace previous "It" girl and fellow | | | | that she was divorcing Navarro an papers were |
| Playboy Playmate, Jenny McCarthy, on the | | | | filed in August. Carmen Electra is one of the most |
| popular dating gameshow Singled Out. She then | | | | popular celebrities in Hollywood today. Not only |
| went to work in a different MTV show, Loveline, | | | | does she sing, dance, act, and look beautiful, she |
| which was a sex advice show geared towards | | | | uses her celebrity to fund several charities.Gregg |
| teens and college-aged people.Also in 1997 she | | | | Hall is an author living in Navarre Florida. |
| landed her next big role which was in one of the | | | | |