Carmen Electra

Tara Leigh Patrick, who uses the stage name Carmen Electra, was born on April 20th, 1972 in White Oak, Ohio. Electra's talents were evident when she was a child, as she attended the School for Creative and Performing Arts at only 9 years old. After moving to California she met singer Prince (a... More

Tara Leigh Patrick, who uses the stage name Carmen Electra, was born on April 20th, 1972 in White Oak, Ohio. Electra's talents were evident when she was a child, as she attended the School for Creative and Performing Arts at only 9 years old.

After moving to California she met singer Prince (a Minneapolis native), who persuaded her to change her name to Carmen Electra.  She released a self-titled album for Prince's Paisley Park label in 1992. In 1995, Electra started appearing in various television programs. Then, in May of 1996 she appeared in Playboy magazine. This led to an increasing role as a television personality on various shows, including regular roles on “Baywatch” and MTV's “Singled Out.”

Electra has appeared in several films, such as “Good Burger” (1997), “The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human” (1999), the horror spoof “Scary Movie” (2000) and one of its sequels, “Scary Movie 4” (2006), and the remake of the 1970s TV show “Starsky & Hutch” (2004). She has also made cameo appearances as herself in “The Simpsons” episode “The Frying Game” and the 2006 comedy “American Dreamz.” She regularly performed with the exotic dance troupe The Pussycat Dolls. Electra also created the highly successful “Carmen Electra Aerobic Striptease” series of DVDs, which combines classic stripping moves with a low impact workout. Her most recent movie appearance is as Eugene Levy's trophy wife in “Cheaper by the Dozen 2.”

Electra achieved considerable notoriety during her on-again, off-again marriage to basketball star Dennis Rodman from 1998 to 1999. The wedding to Rodman took place at Little Chapel of the Flowers in Las Vegas, Nevada. Later, she had a brief affair with Tommy Lee, the ex-husband of Pamela Anderson.

On November 22 2003, Electra married Dave Navarro, former lead guitarist for the rock band Jane's Addiction. The couple documented their courtship and marriage in an MTV celebreality show called “Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen & Dave.”  In July of 2006 they announced the end of their marriage.