Carmen Electra
Biography
Born
April 20, 1972 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Tara Leigh Patrick has become
the bad girl of female celebritydom. Tara changed her name to Carmen
Electra before releasing her first self titled album in 1992. She
had been discovered by The Artist Formerly Known as Prince and the
album was released under his Paisley Park label. While reports indicate
that the two were a couple, Electra denied such claims in her appearance
in Playboy magazine in June of 1997. She did have some success with
the tune Go-go Dancer, but largely her musical career was a flop.
Electra carried her popularity on with a role in Good Burger and
landed Jenny McCarthy's departed position on MTV's Singled Out in
the same year. Next, she landed a role on Baywatch, playing the
part of Lani McKensie. Her stint on Baywatch lasted two years before
she decided to hang it up and concentrate on a film career, one
which largely has been unsuccessful, with roles in Starstruck and
Chosen One: The Legend of the Raven in 1998. Electra has also appeared
in Scary Movie in 2000 as well.
What
has really put the spotlight on Carmen is her relationship with
basketball star Dennis Rodman. The two have engaged in an on-again
off-again relationship since 1997 which included a marriage that
was allegedly arranged by Electra when Rodman was drunk When asked
what she saw in Dennis, Carmen has said "I've always wanted
to marry a drag queen and he loves dressing up in women's clothes
- plus he has a nice butt." The marriage quickly fizzled but
the two have remained close throughout, though both have had their
hands in the 'cookie jar' so to speak. Published reports claim that
when Carmen spotted Dennis in bed with two women in a hotel room,
she stormed out and told Dennis she was heading to Ohio to meet
with family but truthfully she was going to get even with Rodman
by having her own fling with former Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee
after he was released from jail for beating his wife, Pamela Anderson.
The two spent a few days in a hotel room together while Motley Crue
was on tour. When the Crue moved on to their next gig, Carmen returned
to California. The two also were reportedly living with each other
for some time in Tommy's mansion. Soon after, Rodman found out about
the fling and was livid. Rodman had Tommy so scared he hired a full
time body guard to protect him from the 6'8" tattooed mammoth.
In a show in Vegas, Rodman motioned for the Motley Crue drummer
to join him in the audience and later tried to get backstage, but
was resisted by security.
Pamela
also had a very jealous reaction, after reading about the affair
in The Enquirer. Reportedly this was the main reason the two got
back together for the third time. She apparently called Carmen and
exclaimed "You leave my man alone!" and slammed down the
phone. Electra was told to have been furious when Tommy called and
told her the relationship was over, since she reportedly had expected
to be the next Mrs. Lee.
Electra's
other relationships were with Cypress Hill's B-Real and Limp Bizkit
frontman Fred Durst. She also has spent some time partying with
former Baywatch star (who played David Hasselhof's son) and recovering
drug addict Jeremy Jackson. Jackson told the Enquirer recently "I
would come to work high and then Carmen Electra and I would go out
and party all night. I was underage, but that didn't stop me from
getting into all of the hottest clubs in Los Angeles."
Most
recently, she has gotten back together with Dennis and was arrested
in Miami's Bentley Hotel with Rodman for a domestic dispute. Charges
against the two were later dropped. The controversial Donna D'Errico,
her former Baywatch co-star, recently smacked Carmen with the insult
that she was a "Celebrity Leech." It should be interesting
to see if this wild gal settles down and focuses on her acting career
or if she winds up like the many other celebrities that let fame
and fortune get to their heads.
Carmen Electra Filmography
Max Havoc: Curse of the
Dragon (2004)--Debbie
Getting Played (2005)
Searching for Bobby D (2004)--Rebecca
Lil' Pimp (2004) (voice)--Honeysack
Starsky & Hutch (2004)--Staci
My Boss's Daughter (2003)--Tina
Uptown Girls (2003)--Celebrity
Last Call Vegas with the Pussycat Dolls & Camp Freddie (2003)
(TV)--Performer
Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003) (TV)--Lani McKenzie
Rent Control (2002)--Audrey
Whacked! (2002)--Laura
Sol Goode (2001)--Treasure
Get Over It (2001)--Mistress
Moira Perfume (2001)--Simone
The Great White Dope (2000)
Scary Movie (2000)--Drew Decker
Cheerleaders (1999)--Cheerleader
Christmas in Malibu (1999) (TV)
Modern Talking 1998/1999 --Herself
Vacanze di Natale 2000 (1999)
The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human (1999)--The Female (Jenny
Smith)
"Hyperion Bay" (1998) TV Series--Sarah Hicks
26th Annual American Music Awards (1998) (TV)--Herself
Welcome to Hollywood (1998)--Herself
"Hollywood Squares" (1998) TV Series--Herself
The Chosen One: Legend of the Raven (1998)--McKenna Ray/The Raven
Starfucker (1998)--Iona Shirley
Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay (1998)--Lani McKensie
An American Vampire Story (1997)--Sulka
Good Burger (1997) (uncredited)--Roxanne
"Loveline" (1996) TV Series--Co-Host (1997)
"Singled Out" (1995) TV Series--Co-Host (1997)
"Baywatch" (1989) TV Series--Lani McKensie |
