Carmen Electra

Carmen Electra, born Tara Leigh Patrick on April 20, 1972, is an American actress, dancer, model, singer, and sex symbol, widely noted for her appearances in Playboy magazine and for her role in the television series, Baywatch.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001182/bio

Electra was born in Sharonville, Ohio to a family of entertainers. Her mother, Patricia, was a singer, and her father, Harry, was a guitarist. Electra studied dance from a young age at Dance Artists dance studio in the in Western Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. She graduated from Princeton High School in Sharonville in 1990.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001182/bio

Upon her graduating high school, Carmen Electra began working as a dancer at Kings Island amusement park in Mason, Ohio in the show "It’s Magic." A year later, she relocated to California where she met Prince, and signed a recording contract under his Paisley Park Records.http://www.i-mockery.com/bad-albums/carmen/default.php

Electra began making television appearances in 1995, before landing the role of Leilani McKenzie on the television series, Baywatch, in 1997. Along with Electra’s early television appearances, she also was featured in Playboy magazine a number of times.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001182/bio

Electra has been romantically linked to a number of celebrities, including marriages to both Dennis Rodman and Dave Navarro.

Electra shot her first nude pictorial for Playboy in May of 1996. She appeared three more times in the magazine and twice on the cover, once in 2000 and again in 2003.http://www.hotcelebshome.com/2008/12/18/carmen-electra-playboy-magazine-january-2009-mq/ She continues to be a sex symbol into her mid-30s, founding the Naked Women's Wrestling League and performing her striptease workout videos.

Electra released her only album in 1993, with music co-written and produced by Prince. The self-titled album, had R&B and rap influences, and received generally negative reviews. Electra has since noted that Prince was in disagreements with his label, Paisley Park, and that the album was not promoted the way Prince or Electra would have preferred.http://www.i-mockery.com/bad-albums/carmen/default.php

Over ten years ago, in the late 1990's Carmen Electra underwent a breast augmentation procedure. Electra had her breasts enlarged from a 32B cup to a 32DD cup size.http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/2010/03/24/13342891-wenn-story.html She underwent the procedure in an attempt to boost her assets, and potentially help her career.

In March of 2010, Electra went public, stating that she regrets having had her breasts augmented, and alleging that the decision was not hers alone: "I had breast surgery over ten years ago, taking me from a 32B to DD, which took a bit of time to get used to. I didn't want to go as big as that. It's nice that I don't have to wear a push-up bra any more, but I could have left myself alone."http://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/news/a210310/carmen-electra-regrets-breast-surgery.html

Carmen Electra gave a much talked about performance on a 2009 episode of Dancing with the Stars. The Electra piece was choreographed by Lindsley Allen, an original member of the burlesque group, the Pussycat Dolls, and featured background dancing by the dance troupe Cherry Boom Boom.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1170223/Carmen-Electras-electrifying-performance-leaves-Len-Goodman-shock.html

The 2010 season of Dancing with the Stars will feature Electra's friend, fellow Playboy model, and Baywatch co-star, Pamela Anderson. In preparation for Anderson's appearance, Carmen Electra has been giving her dance lessons, teaching Anderson many of her old routines.http://entertainment.stv.tv/tv/165117-pamela-andersons-electra-dance/

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• April 20, 1972: Born

• (1997) Singled Out: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes

• (1997) Good Burger: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes

• (1997-1998) Baywatch: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

• (1998-1999): Married to Dennis Rodman

• (2000) Scary Movie: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

• (2003) Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes

• (2003-2007): Married to Dave Navarro

• (2004) Starsky & Hutch: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

• (2006) Date Movie: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

• (2006) Scary Movie 4: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

• (2007) Epic Movie: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

• (2008) Meet the Spartans: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes