Carmen Electra Biography, Photos, Pictures

Carmen Electra, the girl with an electrifying personality, was born Tara Leigh Patrick on April 20, 1972, in a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. She is a quickly recognized model, actress, and singer who broke into showbiz with the release of her first self-titled album for Prince's Paisley Park record label in 1992. It was Prince who convinced her to adopt the pseudonym Carmen Electra.Carmen began making television appearances in 1995, but it was her 1996 appearance in Playboy, literally and fortuitously, that landed her a regular role as Lani McKenzie on the television series Baywatch. It was this show that launched her acting career alongside other beach beauties like Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth, and Brooke Burns, among others.Carmen Electra has long been stereotyped as a sex symbol with big breasts and small brains, and though she has made some notable appearances on the controversial Howard Stern show and is associated with her work for Playboy, she has only appeared fully nude on screen on one occasion. Electra's film credits include Scary Movie; Uptown Girls, featuring Brittany Murphy and Heather Locklear; and Scary Movie 4. Carmen Electra has also made numerous television appearances since her Baywatch debut.In 1998, during Carmen's one year, highly publicized marriage to former Chicago Bulls all-star rebounder Dennis Rodman, Carmen gained near notoriety. Whether it was the attention Carmen drew or the attention the basketball all-star rebel commanded, Carmen Electra became a highly publicized personality before their divorce in 1999. She then had a brief affair with Pamela Anderson's ex-husband Tommy Lee, which was also a publicized matter. She married Dave Navarro, former lead guitarist for the rock band Jane's Addiction in 2003. Though they documented their relationship for an MTV reality series entitled Till Death Do Us Part: Carmen and Dave in 2004, just two years after their marriage, they announced their official separation.Whether it's her personal or professional life, Carmen Electra clearly loves to be seen, and most people have no problem seeing her. As of 2006, Carmen Electra is the face of Max Factor, a cosmetic company with 100 years worth of faces.