| Carmen Electra
Biographical Information: |
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| Real Name: |
Tara Patrick |
| Date of Birth: |
April 20, 1973 |
| Location: |
Cincinnatti, Ohio |
| Height |
5' 4" |
Carmen Electra grew up
near Cincinnati, Ohio, in the town of White Oak and got
her first boost when a scout for Prince spotted her
fronting for a rap group in Los Angeles. She released a
self-titled album for Prince's Paisley Park label in
1992. Starting March 1997, she appears in cartoon form as
the model for a character who's a singer and a vampire
("but a good vampire," says her publicist) in a
comic book series called Embrace.
Carmen Electra is the host of MTV's "Singled Out". She is also a former Prince
protege that he found around 1991 out in L.A..
Carmen Electra is originally from a town near Cincinnati, Ohio called White Oak.
She went to the"School of Creative and Performing Arts" and her real name is Tara
Patrick. She got the name Carmen Electra because Prince told her she looked like a
Carmen and she chose Electra for her last name after a Goddess.
While in L.A. for a couple of weeks, she received offers to be in an all-girl rap band.
She didn't make it into the band, Prince had other ideas for her. Like her solo
recording deal for Paisley Park Records. But, the album kept being delayed and
only surfaced when even Prince had given up hope of ever seeing it released. No
one was interested apart from a couple of Prince fans who had the hardest time
even finding the album in shops.
Carmen's career seemed to be on the rocks until she got a boost by posing for
Playboy in May 1996.
Carmen's appearance wasn't limited to just that session. She's also featured in the
video Playboy Cheerleaders, in which she sings a song entitled "2-4-6-8".
Carmen's current success started on October 4, 1990, when Lisa Berger, MTV's
senior vice president, announced that Carmen would take over for Jenny McCarthy
as co-host for Chris Hardwick on MTV's "Singled Out" starting February 10, 1997.
Carmen Electra and her dancers, The Nightmare Creations, performed during MTV's
6th annual Rock 'N Jock B-Ball Jam on October 26, 1996. She also appeared as a
presenter at the 7th annual Billboard Music Awards held on December 4, 1996 at
the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas. Carmen also starred in a comic book called
Embrace, published by London Night Studios. The first issue, "Kill Me Softly", is
now available in three versions:a regular one, an NC-17 one, and a signed platinum
limited edition.
In January 1997, the New York Daily News announced Carmen was going to replace
Pamela Lee on Baywatch. Carmen had occasionally appeared on the spin-off
Baywatch Nights, and in April 1997, Carmen signed a five-year contract with the
show.
Carmen is also now starring in a new film, Good Burger, debuting summer 1997. She
portrays a seductress, Roxanne, charged with stealing a secret sauce recipe from a
competing hamburger joint.
She has also been shooting a calendar for Landmark, a preview was published with
the article in Vibe. Expect it on the market by the end of 1997.
However, not all is well in Carmen's life. Her relationship with B-Real of Cypress Hill
has ended, which puts her plans for a new album in jeopardy (he was the producer).
But Carmen claims an album will appear later this year -- after all, she had recorded
several demos. Then again, she announced her plans for a new album "by the end
of 1996" when she posed for Playboy last year, and nothing came of that.
Lastly, Carmen was also a presenter at the Music Video Production Association
Awards which took place at El Rey Theater in Los Angeles on May 1, 1997.
Contact Carmen: E-mail:
MTVVJs@aol.com
Include "Carmen Electra" as part of the subject line.
Regular Mail:
MTV Networks
Attn:Singled Out
1515 Broadway
24th Floor
New York, New York 10036
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