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Jenny McCarthy Profile |
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Birth Date: November 1, 1972
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Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Birth Name: Jenny McCarthy
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Height: 5'7"
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Biography |
What else can we say about Jenny McCarthy? For one, she has
a great personality. If you have ever seen MTV's Singled
Out, you will agree that her charisma, snappy banter, and
amusing facial expressions really made the show half decent.
This former Playboy centerfold is more than a bunny; she
has gotten the attention of many Hollywood producers, and
was inundated by proposals for game shows, talk shows, and
sitcoms.
In 1992, Jenny McCarthy was scrambling money to pay for her
second year of nursing studies at Southern Illinois
University. She made a decision to quit school and pursue
her modeling career, but this led to disappointment because
people were telling her she was too curvy. Living in
Chicago, she decided to personally deliver her pictures to
the Play.boy office.
The editors agreed to pay Jenny $20,000 to pose as Miss
October 1993. In the months following her contract, Jenny
won the Playmate of the Year title and $100,000 in cash and
prizes. She left her hometown of Chicago in search of
stardom, and landed in Los Angeles.
She had a difficult time finding work in Hollywood, and it
took incessant badgering from Ray Manzella, which at the
time was Jenny's live-in boyfriend and manager. She finally
got an interview at MTV and landed a co-hosting position on
the network. She was an immediate success, and not only was
she telegenic, but she handled hungry contestants with
incurring (or committing) bodily harm.
Jenny McCarthy received permission to reformat the show to
the format that best suited her talents. She became a
full-fledged VJ getting paid an impressive $500,000 for the
year. Jenny decided to leave Singled Out and focus her
efforts on creating a new MTV sketch-variety series, The
Jenny McCarthy Show. Her description of the show was, "Kind
of like Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous on Acid." She
developed a sitcom for NBC, in which she became the
assistant of a Hollywood movie star, helping him with his
mansion.
Play.boy detected this success; they now wanted to further
their relationship with McCarthy. They offered her $500,000
for more of her nude pictures. She declined the offer,
saying it wasn't the path she wanted to take. Play.boy
settled for re-run pictures of her for upcoming issues.
Although she also declined proposals from Fox and the WB,
McCarthy was nonetheless expanding beyond teen-oriented
cable channels and gentlemen's magazines. She accepted the
role of a blonde nurse in Things to Do in Denver When You're
Dead (1995) and later, portrayed her first substantial
screen character as a neurotic movie star in The Stupids
(1996), opposite Tom Arnold.
She later appeared on the movie Basketball by the creators
of the funny cartoon South Park. She was recently featured
in the sequel Scream 3, which proves that she has exceeded
the advice that her mother gave her years ago: "Be like
Vanna White." |
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Other
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She has three sisters: Lynette McCarthy, Joanne McCarthy
(JoJo) and Amy McCarthy.
She was the MVP of her high school softball & field hockey
team.
In 1993 she was a struggling model, until Playboy
appearance.
Playboy Playmate of the Year 1994
Playboy Playmate of the Month October 1993
Hobbies: Kickboxing
Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most
beautiful people in the world [1996]
Dropped out of nursing school to become an actress
Had her breast implants removed in 1998.
Turned down a role in Scary Movie (2000) to star in Scream 3
(2000).
Auditioned for the lead female role in Showgirls (1995).
Cousin of actress Melissa McCarthy
Gave birth in Los Angeles to son Evan Joseph Asher, on May
18th, 2002, 7 pounds, 13 ounces.
Attended Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Ex-daughter-in-law of actress Joyce Bulifant and William
Asher.
Graduated from Mother McAuley Liberal High School in
Chicago.
Measurements: 38C-24-34 (while hosting "Singled Out" (1995))
(Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine).
Auditioned for the role of Natalie in Charlie's Angels
(2000).
Grew up on the southside of Chicago.
Has co-written an autobiography, "Jen-X", with Neal Dalen.
Ray Manzella's ex girlfriend.
Ranked as #54 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005"
special supplement. (2005)
Born on the same day as Toni Collette.
Named #7 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World
2006" supplement. (2006). |
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