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Denise Richards Profile |
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Birth Date: February 17, 1971
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Birth Place: Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
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Birth Name: Denise Lee Richards
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Height: 5'6"
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Biography |
Born on February 17, 1972, in Downers Grove, Illinois,
Denise Lee Richards moved to Oceanside, California, with her
younger sister, her father, Irv, and mother, Joni, who owned
a string of coffee shops called Jitters, when she was 15
years old.
denise richards models bonne bell
In 1989, Denise went on to graduate from El Camino High
School in Oceanside. After completing high school, she began
modeling in Paris, Tokyo and New York, and became the makeup
girl for Bonne Bell cosmetics.
But despite her achieved fame via modeling, Richards wanted
more and began attempting her hand at acting by trying out
for various parts in television shows and movies.
denise richards does seinfeld
Acting came easily for Denise and she found much success
from the get-go. Her first appearances took place on weekly
television shows such as Life Goes On (1990), Saved by the
Bell, Married... with Children (both in 1991), Eerie,
Indiana, Beverly Hills: 90210, (both in 1992), and Seinfeld
(1993).
Her stint on Seinfeld catapulted her into the limelight. In
the episode, Denise played the young daughter of the NBC
executive who was about to cut a deal with George (Jason
Alexander) and Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld), but because they got
caught looking down her blouse, the deal was lost.
denise joins starship troopers
After a recurring role on Aaron Spelling's prime-time soap,
Melrose Place, in 1992, Denise starred in a film entitled
Tammy and the T-Rex and the made-for-TV movie 919 Fifth
Avenue in 1994.
In 1996, while Denise had another recurring role on
television's Spin City, starring Michael J. Fox, she starred
in other forgettable TV movies including In The Blink of An
Eye and Pier 66. Then in 1997, after having starred in the
big screen movie Nowhere, which tanked, Denise co-starred in
the popular film, Starship Troopers.
While Denise's star was on the rise, Denise co-starred with
Neve Campbell and Matt Dillon in Wild Things (1998). Her
sexy role in the film, not to mention her threesome scene,
transformed Denise into one of the most sought after
celebrities in Hollywood.
denise richards becomes a bond girl
In 1999, Denise starred in the appropriately titled film,
Drop Dead Gorgeous, but the film didn't see the same
critical success in theaters that her two previous films
did. But that same year, Denise did her duty as a Bond Girl
opposite Pierce Brosnan in The World Is Not Enough.
In 2001, Denise starred in more forgettable movies:
Valentine and Good Advice (which is where she met her future
husband Charlie Sheen, whom she married the following year
in June). Then, in 2002, after the movie Empire, co-starring
John Leguizamo, flopped at the box office, Denise starred in
the surprise hit comedy of the year, Undercover Brother.
denise richards becomes mother
Also in 2002, Denise teamed up with talented buddies Matt
Damon and Ben Affleck for the movie The Third Wheel and also
starred in You Stupid Man.
In 2003, Denise moved on to the romantic comedy Love,
Actually, alongside Keira Knightley and Hugh Grant, followed
by the horror-flick comedy Scary Movie 3.
In March 2004, Denise Richards and her husband Charlie Sheen
welcomed their daughter, Sam, into the world. Less than a
year after giving birth, Denise was in top form, as she
proved in December 2004's Play..boy.
Look for Denise in the 2004 movie, Elvis Has Left the
Building, alongside Sean Astin and Kim Basinger.
She also made a second appearance on Sheen's CBS sitcom, Two
and a Half Men, in November 2004. |
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Other
Information |
Enjoys kickboxing.
Said to have had a crush on John Travolta growing up.
Attended El Camino High School in Oceanside, California
located 25 miles north of San Diego, California.
Graduated from high school in Oceanside. [1989]
Former model.
Moved from Downer's Grove, Illinois to Oceanside, California
when she was 15.
Loves animals. Has several cats and dogs.
Father Irv Richards used to work for a phone company.
Parents now own a coffeehouse in San Diego.
Was said to have been quiet and shy as a child.
Auditioned for the role of Beth in Halloween: The Curse of
Michael Myers (1995).
Was a high school cheerleader.
She attended Downers Grove High School (Illinois) for her
freshman year.
She attended Herrick Junior High School (Illinois) until she
completed the eighth grade.
engaged to Charlie Sheen [January 2002]
Was ranked 9th of the 100 Sexiest Women by FHM Taiwan
(2001).
Appears with Eddie Griffin, Neil Patrick Harris and Snoop
Dogg in Snoop Dogg´s music video "Undercova Funk".
Daughter, Sam Sheen, was born [9 March 2004] at 10:57 p.m in
Los Angeles, weighing in at 7 pounds, 3 ounces.
Her mother, Joni, owns a chain of coffee shops called
'Jitters.'
Ranked #21 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the
World" (2002).
Guest-starred in the "Two and a Half Men" (2003) episode
"Yes, Monsignor" as a former girlfriend of husband Charlie
Sheen's character, who now has a baby girl. The baby was
played by the pair's daughter, Sam Sheen.
Daughter-in-law of Martin Sheen and Janet Sheen.
Sister-in-law of Ramon Estevez, 'Renee Estevez' , and Emilio
Estevez.
Once worked as a grocery clerk.
Filed for divorce from husband Charlie Sheen after less than
three years.
She and Charlie Sheen both had very small roles in Loaded
Weapon 1 (1993) (they do not share on-screen time), years
before they met and fell in love on the set of Good Advice
(2001).
Daughter, Lola Rose, was born [1 June 2005], weighing in at
6 pounds, 10 ounces.
She and her ex-husband Charlie Sheen, have both
guest-starred on the TV-show "Friends" (1994), though not in
the same episode.
Her daughters: Sam J. & Lola were from her marriage to
Charlie Sheen.
Drives a Mercedes-Benz S55 AMG
Shares a birthday with Paris Hilton.
Stepmother of Charlie Sheen's daughter Cassandra
One of her first acting roles was in an episode of "Doogie
Howser, M.D." (1989), which starred Neil Patrick Harris, in
which Richards played a girl being interviews by Doogie as a
potential girlfriend candidate. Several years later, she and
Harris co-starred in Starship Troopers (1997).
Is of Welsh and Croatian heritage. |
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