Carmen Electra
Carmen Electra was born on April 20, 1972 in Sharonville, Ohio, the daughter of Patricia, a singer, and Harry, an entertainer and guitarist. She attended Ann Weigel Elementary School and then studied dance at Dance Artists dance studio under Gloria J. Simpson, in Western Hills, a neighborhood of Cincinnati. Her mother died of a brain tumor in 1998. Her older sister Debbie died from a heart attack, also in 1998. Carmen graduated from Princeton High School in Sharonville. She has Irish, German, and Cherokee ancestry.
Electra portrayed Velvita, also known as lonelygirl362436, as a spoof of lonelygirl15 as an Epic Movie teaser.
Carmen Electra Aerobic Striptease is a five-disc DVD series that combines teaching classic stripping moves with a low impact cardio workout, which also starred 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. Suitable for all levels of dancer, 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 Glam Slam L.A. nightclub.
Electra also appeared in commercials for Maxim Men’s Hair Color products (2004-2005) and Taco Bell (2006-2007).
Electra also appears as the face and spokesperson for the MAX Factor Make-Up line (beginning in 2006) in their television and print ads.
She also appeared in an episode of House in which she portrayed an injured golfer and an injured farmer, playing out House’s fantasy.
She also made an appearance in the EA Game Def Jam: Fight for NY as a playable character.
Electra achieved publicity during her on-again/off-again marriage to basketball star Dennis Rodman from 1998 to 1999. Their wedding took place at Little Chapel of the Flowers in Las Vegas, Nevada. She subsequently had a brief affair with Tommy Lee, who is the Mötley Crüe drummer and ex-husband of Pamela Anderson.
On November 22, 2003, Electra married Dave Navarro, lead guitarist for the rock band Jane’s Addiction. The couple documented their courtship and marriage in an MTV celebrity reality show called ‘Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen & Dave. On July 17, 2006, she and Navarro announced their separation, and Electra filed for divorce on August 10. 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 romantically linked the two. However, Electra’s spokeswoman has insisted that “They are just friends.” In June 2007, talk show host Jimmy Kimmel asked Electra if her relationship with Jett was romantic. Electra replied, “We’re just friends,” and said that she collected tabloid articles claiming she and Joan were dating because she found them amusing.She is currently engaged to Rob Patterson.
