• 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)

• 1. Performing name: Dita Von Teese
  2. Birth name: Heather Sweet
  3. Born: September 28, 1972
  4. Birthplace: West Branch, Michigan
  5. Height: 5'3"
  6. Weight: 105
  7. Measurements: 32C-21-33
  8. Ex-husband: Marilyn Manson (2005-2006)
  9. Magazine Covers: Playboy, Penthouse
  10. Television Appearances: America's Next Top Model, The Girls Next Door
  11. Studied historic costuming in college
  12. Is a trained costume designer

• 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.

Categories