Dita Von Teese is an actress and Burlesque artist. She's made dozens of appearances on TV and posed for Playboy, Penthouse and other men's magazines.
Von Teese announced in late February 2009 that she had signed a record deal with Interscope's European record label. The Burlesque beauty says she hopes to cover Irving Berlin's classic song "Lazy" on her debut album.Perez Hilton: Dita Scored a Record Deal (February 26, 2009)
Career
Von Teese began her career as a go-go dancer in Los Angeles then started her modeling career in 1991. She continued on with modeling, doing the majority of her work for fetish and bondage magazines. Von Teese appeared in Playboy Magazine for the first time in 1999. She appeared in Playboy again in 2001 and 2002, when she chose her stage name of Dita Von Teese. She also also preformed her trademark martini glass Burlesque routine all over the world including at the Crazy Horse Cabaret in Paris in 2006.
Personal Life
Von Teese began dating gothic musician Marilyn Manson in 2001. The couple married on November 28, 2005. After just over a year, Von Teese filed for divorce on December 29, 2006.
