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Carmen Electra Bio, Parents, Age, Height, Husband, Movies and TV Shows

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CARMEN ELECTRA BIOGRAPHY | Lifestyle

Carmen Electra, Tara Leigh Patrick, is an American model, actress, television personality, singer, and dancer born and raised in Sharonville, Ohio, United States. Electra started singing when she met Prince in Minneapolis. Later, she made appearances as a model in 1996 for Playboy magazine. For acting, Carmen starred as Lani McKenzie on the television series Baywatch. Additionally, Carmen was the host of Singled Out on MTV.

CARMEN ELECTRA AGE

Tara Leigh Patrick is 48 years old as in 2020 she was born on April 20, 1972 in Sharonville, Ohio, United States. She celebrates her birthday every April 20 every year. Electra turns 49 on April 20, 2021. She was born as Tara Leigh Patrick while Carmen Electra is her stage name.

CARMEN ELECTRA HEIGHT

Electra is a woman of average height. She stands at a height of 5 feet 3 inches (1.60 m). In addition, she weighs 57 kg.

CARMENA ELECTRA EDUCATION

Electra joined Ann Weigel Elementary School. At the Dance Artists studio in Western Hill, she studied dance with Gloria J. Simpson until. When Electra was nine, she enrolled in the School for Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA), a magnetic arts school in the Cincinnati Public School District

At this school she was an older classmate of Nick Lachey , with whom she appeared in a production of Peter Pan. Electra told People Magazine in 1997 that she “wanted to dance on Broadway. Electra graduated from Princeton High School in Sharonville in 1990, having transferred there from the SCPA two years prior. Additionally, she attended and graduated from the Barbizon Modelin and Acting School in Cincinnati.

CARMEN ELECTRA PARENTS | CARMEN ELECTRA SIBLINGS

His parents are Mr. Harry Patrick, a guitarist and entertainer, and Mrs. Patricia, a former singer. However, Electra’s mother died in 1998 from brain cancer. Electra is the youngest of six children, four brothers and one sister. She is of Dutch, English, German and Irish descent.

Electra said her mother was her rock and described her older sister Debbie as being “like a second mother to her. After her sister moved to Illinois, Electra said her life “revolved around my mom. She was my best friend, in my life 24/7, whether I liked her or not. Additionally, her sister Debbie died two months after her mother died. Debbie died after suffering a heart attack.

CARMEN ELECTRA HUSBAND | CARMEN ELECTRA MARRIED

Electra has had several relationships. At first she married Dennis Rodman in 1998 and divorced in April 1999. Later she was married to Dave Navarro in 2003. They divorced in 2007. Recently Carmen was dating Rob Patterson in 2008 and divorced in 2012 .

Carmen ElectraDennis Rodman

Electra was married to NBA star Dennis Rodman and they started dating in 1998. They later got married in November 1998 at Little Chapel of the Flowers in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, 9 days after their wedding, Dennis filed for an annulment. He congratulated himself that he was “not sane” when they decided to marry.

The duo reconciled after some time and they also celebrated New Year’s Eve together. Four months later, the couple agreed to end their marriage in April 1998 under ‘amicable circumstances’. Five years later, Electra gave an interview to Glamour. She admitted to marrying Rodman in 1998 as a direct response to the numbing emotional pain of losing her mother and sister.

Carmen Electra Dave Navarro

Electra married Dave Navarro , lead guitarist for rock band Jane’s Addiction on November 22, 2003. The two documented their relationship and marriage on an MTV reality show called ‘Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen and Dave. They then announced their separation, and Electra filed for divorce on August 10, 2006; it was finalized on February 20, 2007.

Carmen ElectraRob Patterson

The Electra rep confirmed in April 2008 that she was engaged to Rob Patterson who is a member of nu metal band Otep and hard rock band Filter. Although he remained engaged for several years, the couple did not marry and in 2012 she appeared as one of the celebrity bachelorettes on TV dating show The Choice. From December 2012 to February 2013 Electra briefly dated Simon Cowell .

CARMEN ELECTRA QUICK FACTS AND BODY MEASUREMENTS

Here are some interesting facts not to miss about Carmen;

Full Name: Tara Leigh Patrick
Age / How old?: 48 as in 2020
Date of birth: April 20, 1972
Place of birth: Sharonville, Ohio, USA
Education: Barbizon School of Modeling and Acting in Cincinnati
Birthday date: April 20
Nationality: American
Father’s name: Mr. Harry Patrick, guitarist and artist
Mother’s name: Mrs. Patricia, a former singer
Siblings: 4 brothers and his late sister, Debbie
Married and Divorced: Dennis Rodman, Dave Navarro, Rob Patterson
Dating: Before Simon Cowell
Children / children: Not available
Height / what size?: 5 feet 3 inches
Weight: 57kg
Profession : Model, actress, television personality, singer and dancer
Known For : Lani McKenzie on the Baywatch TV series
Net worth : $16 million

CARMEN ELECTRA NET WORTH

Electra has had a long career in the media industry spanning almost three decades. Thanks to the proceeds of her work as a model, actress, television personality, singer and dancer, she was able to accumulate a huge fortune. Carmen Electra is estimated to have a net worth of around $16 million.

CARMEN ELECTRA PRINCE

In 1991 she moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she met singer and songwriter Prince.Soon after, Electra signed a recording contract with Prince’s Paisley Park Records and began a short singing career. However, the two either did not have a relationship or never married. When Electra learned that her beloved friend had died unexpectedly at her music studios in Paisley Park, she was stunned.

For Electra, this is a particularly devastating loss given that Prince helped launch her early days in the music industry. When she first met the legend, Electra was an aspiring singer and dancer who was auditioning for an all-girl band he was putting together. Although she was ultimately not chosen for the group, her phone rang unexpectedly one day.

“I’m in shock,” she told E! News exclusively. ‘It’s so sad.’ As a beloved friend and former boyfriend, there’s one trait Electra remembers the late star so well.
“He always talked about life, not death. He was enthusiastic about the music,” she recalls. “But, at the time, he talked a lot about God, but not about religion. Prince was like a god. Maybe that’s why I’m so shocked that he died. ‘

CARMEN ELECTRA BAYWATCH

Electra began appearing on television shows in 1995. She was featured in a nude image in Playboy magazine in May 1996 which was the first of several. This exposure led to more high-profile television appearances, including Baywatch (cast member in 1997–1998, as Lani McKenzie) and MTV’s Singled Out. She returned to Baywatch for the 2003 reunion film, Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding.

CARMEN ELECTRA MOVIES AND TV SERIES

2015

Chocolate City as Club DJ
Book of Fire as Theodora

2014

Lap Dance as Lexus

2012

Two-Headed Shark Attack as Anne Babish
The Ax Boat as Veronica

2011

Mardi Gras: Spring Break – Herself

2010

Barry Munday as Iconic Beauty

2009

Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust as Ginger Vitus
Oy Vey! My son is gay!! as Sybil Williams

2008

Christmas in Wonderland as Ginger Peachum
Meet the Spartans as Gorgo
Residential Hollywood – Herself
Disaster Movie as Beautiful Assassin

2007

Epic Movie as Mystique
I Want Candy as Candy Fiveways
full of himself

2006

Date Movie as Anne
Scary Movie 4 as Holly
Hot Tamale as Riley
National Lampoon This! – Herself
Lolo’s Cafe as Desiree

2005

Dirty Love as Michelle Lopez
Lil’ Pimp like Honeysack
Getting Played as Lauren
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 as Serena Murtaugh
Finding Bobby D as Rebecca

2004

Starsky & Hutch as Staci
Mr. 3000 as herself
Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon as Debbie
Monster Island-itself

2003

Uptown Girls as a Celebrity
My Boss’s Daughter as Tina

2002

Rent Control as Audrey
Whacked! like Laura
Cleavage – herself
Purchase of Electra – Herself

2001

Sol Goode as Treasure
Perfume as Simone
Get Over It as Mistress Moira

2000

Scary Movie as Drew Decker

1999

The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human as Jenny Smith
Christmas Holidays 2000 as Esmerelda

1998

Starstruck as Iona Shirley
The Chosen One: Legend of the Raven as McKenna Ray / The Raven

1997

American Vampire as Sulka
Good Burger as Roxanne

TV shows

2016

Jane the Virgin – herself

2014

Franklin & Bash as Bridget Barnes
The Birthday Boys as Myrtle

2013

Suburgatory – Herself
From Sydhavn to the West Coast – itself