Career
Modeling and acting career
After getting accepted by Playboy in 1993, the magazine wanted her to pose for the October issue. McCarthy was paid $20,000 for the photo shoot. McCarthy became the Playmate of the Month and later the Playmate of the Year. In 1994, thanks to this newfound attention and popularity, McCarthy moved to Los Angeles and, for a time, hosted Hot Rocks, a Playboy TV show featuring uncensored music videos.
In 1995, MTV chose McCarthy to be the host of a new dating show called Singled Out, for which she left Hot Rocks. Her job as a host was a success, and Playboy wanted her to do more modeling. That same year, she also appeared at WrestleMania XI as a guest valet for Shawn Michaels. She left after the match with the victor, WWF Heavyweight Champion Diesel. She returned to the WWE on the August 2, 2008 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event to thank the fans for supporting Generation Rescue. In 1996, McCarthy landed a small part in the comedy The Stupids. In 1997, McCarthy launched two shows. The first one was an MTV sketch comedy show The Jenny McCarthy Show, which was sufficiently popular for NBC to sign her for an eponymous sitcom later that year, Jenny. The latter show is generally considered a disappointment and was quickly canceled. Also in 1997, she appeared on one of two covers for the September issue of Playboy (the other cover featured Pamela Anderson). McCarthy also released an autobiography: Jen-X.
In 1998, McCarthy starred in BASEketball. In 1999, she starred in Diamonds, a movie which was directed by her husband John Mallory Asher. The next year, she appeared in the horror movie Scream 3. Since 2001, McCarthy has guest starred in such shows as Stacked, Charmed, The Drew Carey Show, Wings, Fastlane, and the aptly-named Just Shoot Me!.
In 2003, McCarthy appeared in Scary Movie 3 along with model and actress Pamela Anderson. In 2005, McCarthy produced, wrote, and starred in Dirty Love along with Carmen Electra. The same year, McCarthy hosted a new show on E! called Party at the Palms. The reality show, which is filmed at The Palms Hotel in Las Vegas, features hotel guests, party goers, and celebrities. In March 2006, she was given Razzie Awards for "Worst Actress", "Worst Screenplay", and "Worst Picture" for her work on Dirty Love, which also netted her then-husband, John Asher, a Razzie for "Worst Director."
McCarthy has continued her work with Playboy over the years, both as a model and in other capacities. She appeared on the cover of the magazine's January 2005 issue wearing a leopard skin bunny suit and was featured in a pictorial shot at Elvis Presley's Graceland mansion in the same issue. She was the second woman (Carmen Electra was the first) and first Playmate to become a celebrity photographer for the Playboy Cyber Club, getting behind the camera to photograph model Jennifer Madden, who is not a Playmate.
Jenny's younger sister, Amy, has also posed for Playboy. She was a Cyber Girl of the Week and the Cyber Girl of the Month for January 2005.[7]
She is the current voice of Six in the third season of Canadian CGI Sci-Fi cartoon Tripping the Rift.
McCarthy currently stars in an online five episode series, called In The Motherhood, along with Chelsea Handler and Leah Remini.[8] The show is on MSN and is based on being a mother where users could submit their stories to have it made into real webisodes.
She also plays the role of Agent Tanya in the video game Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3.
[edit] Public persona
April 4, 2005Though McCarthy initially rose to fame because of her sexual image, a frequent source of her celebrity derives from toilet humor. McCarthy once modeled for Candie's, a shoe company. In one magazine ad, McCarthy posed on a toilet seat, with her underwear near her ankles. Cultural scholar Collin Gifford Brooke wrote that the ad's "taboo nature" brought it attention, while noting that the ad itself helped to weaken that taboo.[9] Another Candie's ad depicted McCarthy passing gas in a crowded elevator.
A sketch on her MTV show centered on her character, a well-coifed business woman, answering the question of "What did you have for lunch?" by seeming to force herself to vomit all over a table which she then ate on-screen. This was faked using special effects. The direct contrast of McCarthy's reputation as a sex symbol and this often grotesque humor is closely associated with her image. This image was taken to a new extreme in her film Dirty Love, which featured McCarthy's character sitting in a massive pool of her own menstrual blood.[10
Monday, January 5, 2009
Biography
Date of Birth
1 November 1972, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Birth Name
Jennifer Ann McCarthy
Height
5' 6½" (1.69 m)
Spouse
John Mallory Asher (11 September 1999 - ?) (divorced) 1 child
Trivia
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 Karlen.
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).
Along with her boyfriend Jim Carrey, was among the guests at Tom Cruise's and Katie Holmes' wedding ceremony in Italy.
Friend of Chelsea Handler.
Personal Quotes
"Sarah wants respect, and she's not getting it. I like her because she's got spirit and spunk." - on the character she plays in Scream 3 (2000)
"I was a puke brunette."
I don't sleep in anything. I have to be nude, and if I'm not, I end up ripping my clothes off in the middle of the night.
"I think the whole computer geek thing is totally attractive...I mean, like all I'd get is total obedience." On finding Mr. Right.
Where Are They Now
(2005) Release of her book, "Baby Laughs: The Naked Truth About the First Year of Mommyhood".
(2006) Release of her book, "Life Laughs: The Naked Truth About Motherhood, Marriage and Moving On".
(2004) Release of her book, "Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth About Pregnancy and Childbirth".
(April 2007) Writing a book called "Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism". Her son, Evan, is autistic.
(September 2007) Release of her book, "Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism".
(April 2007) She currently lives in Upper Saddle River New Jersey, amongst many other celebrities including Mary Higgins Clark, Burt Reynolds and Barbara Walters. She splits her time between New Jersey and California as her career is largely based in West Coast studios.
(2008) Release of her book, "Mother Warriors: A Nation of Parents Healing Autism Against All Odds".
Jennifer Ann "Jenny"[1] McCarthy (born November 1, 1972)[2] is an American model, comedian, actress, author, and activist. She began her career as a Playboy magazine model in 1993, before launching a television and film acting career . Most recently, she has written books on parenting issues and has become an activist promoting the awareness of autism and opposing vaccination.
Contents [hide]
1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 Modeling and acting career
2.2 Public persona
3 Personal life
4 Activism and autism controversy
5 Publications
6 Appearances in Playboy special editions
7 Filmography
7.1 Television work
8 See also
9 References
10 External links
Early life
McCarthy was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her father is of Irish descent and her mother is of German descent. McCarthy comes from a middle class Catholic family that lived in the West Elsdon neighborhood. She is the second of four daughters; her sisters are named Lynette, Joanne, and Amy. Her cousin is Melissa McCarthy of Gilmore Girls fame. McCarthy's mother, Linda, was a housewife and courtroom custodian, and her father, Dan McCarthy, was a steel mill foreman.[3][4] She attended St. Turibius Grade School on Chicago's South Side. As a teenager, McCarthy attended Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School (whose school sweater she donned in the pages of Playboy) and was a cheerleader at both Brother Rice High School and St. Laurence High Schools,[5] although she has referred to herself as an "outcast" at her school.[6] After McCarthy graduated from high school, she attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale to study nursing. She needed money to pay for college, so she decided to submit her picture to Playboy magazine to make money. She was accepted and became a model.
1 November 1972, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Birth Name
Jennifer Ann McCarthy
Height
5' 6½" (1.69 m)
Spouse
John Mallory Asher (11 September 1999 - ?) (divorced) 1 child
Trivia
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 Karlen.
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).
Along with her boyfriend Jim Carrey, was among the guests at Tom Cruise's and Katie Holmes' wedding ceremony in Italy.
Friend of Chelsea Handler.
Personal Quotes
"Sarah wants respect, and she's not getting it. I like her because she's got spirit and spunk." - on the character she plays in Scream 3 (2000)
"I was a puke brunette."
I don't sleep in anything. I have to be nude, and if I'm not, I end up ripping my clothes off in the middle of the night.
"I think the whole computer geek thing is totally attractive...I mean, like all I'd get is total obedience." On finding Mr. Right.
Where Are They Now
(2005) Release of her book, "Baby Laughs: The Naked Truth About the First Year of Mommyhood".
(2006) Release of her book, "Life Laughs: The Naked Truth About Motherhood, Marriage and Moving On".
(2004) Release of her book, "Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth About Pregnancy and Childbirth".
(April 2007) Writing a book called "Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism". Her son, Evan, is autistic.
(September 2007) Release of her book, "Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism".
(April 2007) She currently lives in Upper Saddle River New Jersey, amongst many other celebrities including Mary Higgins Clark, Burt Reynolds and Barbara Walters. She splits her time between New Jersey and California as her career is largely based in West Coast studios.
(2008) Release of her book, "Mother Warriors: A Nation of Parents Healing Autism Against All Odds".
Jennifer Ann "Jenny"[1] McCarthy (born November 1, 1972)[2] is an American model, comedian, actress, author, and activist. She began her career as a Playboy magazine model in 1993, before launching a television and film acting career . Most recently, she has written books on parenting issues and has become an activist promoting the awareness of autism and opposing vaccination.
Contents [hide]
1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 Modeling and acting career
2.2 Public persona
3 Personal life
4 Activism and autism controversy
5 Publications
6 Appearances in Playboy special editions
7 Filmography
7.1 Television work
8 See also
9 References
10 External links
Early life
McCarthy was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her father is of Irish descent and her mother is of German descent. McCarthy comes from a middle class Catholic family that lived in the West Elsdon neighborhood. She is the second of four daughters; her sisters are named Lynette, Joanne, and Amy. Her cousin is Melissa McCarthy of Gilmore Girls fame. McCarthy's mother, Linda, was a housewife and courtroom custodian, and her father, Dan McCarthy, was a steel mill foreman.[3][4] She attended St. Turibius Grade School on Chicago's South Side. As a teenager, McCarthy attended Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School (whose school sweater she donned in the pages of Playboy) and was a cheerleader at both Brother Rice High School and St. Laurence High Schools,[5] although she has referred to herself as an "outcast" at her school.[6] After McCarthy graduated from high school, she attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale to study nursing. She needed money to pay for college, so she decided to submit her picture to Playboy magazine to make money. She was accepted and became a model.
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