| Carmen Electra entered the world on April 20, 1972, in | | | | a sex advice show geared towards teens and |
| Sharonville, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati. Her name at | | | | college-aged people. |
| birth was Tara Leigh Patrick. Her father is of Irish | | | | Also in 1997 she landed her next big role which was in |
| descent, and her mom is part German and part | | | | one of the most widely watched shows in television |
| Cherokee. She graduated from Princeton High School | | | | history, Baywatch. Once again she was replacing a |
| in 1990. Interestingly enough, she went to the same high | | | | fellow Playmate. This time she was taking over for the |
| school as Nick Lachey, Jessica Simpson's ex-husband | | | | insanely popular Pamela Anderson. Baywatch turned |
| and former member of the boy band 98 Degrees. | | | | Carmen Electra into an international star. |
| To pursue her dreams of being a singer, she moved to | | | | 1997 was a busy year for Electra as it also marked |
| California after graduating. She held various jobs and | | | | her film debut in the B-movie, An American Vampire |
| landed miscellaneous gigs. Her big break occurred | | | | Story. She followed it up in same year with a role in |
| when she was discovered by legendary recording | | | | Good Burger. |
| artist Prince. Prince is credited with giving Tara Leigh | | | | In 1998 Electra again boosted her star power by |
| Patrick a new name, Carmen Electra. In 1993 he | | | | marrying All Star professional basketball player and |
| produced her debut album, Carmen Electra. | | | | notorious badboy Dennis Rodman. The marriage didn't |
| A successful singing career didn't appear to be in the | | | | last long, ending in 1998, but it made her all the more |
| cards for Carmen Electra so she moved on. Her next | | | | interesting to celebrity watchers everywhere. |
| big break, perhaps the biggest of them all, was her | | | | In 2003 Electra married Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave |
| pictorial in the May 1996 issue of Playboy magazine. | | | | Navarro. MTV once again played an important part in |
| The spread launched her to success by catching the | | | | Electra's life during this period by producing the show |
| eyes of important people in the entertainment industry. | | | | Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen and Dave, a reality |
| MTV hired her in 1997 to replace previous "It" girl and | | | | show documenting the months leading up to and |
| fellow Playboy Playmate, Jenny McCarthy, on the | | | | following their wedding. The celebrity machine was in |
| popular dating gameshow Singled Out. She then went | | | | full swing and the papparazzi followed Electra |
| to work in a different MTV show, Loveline, which was | | | | everywhere. |