Biography

Carmen Electra (Tara Leigh Patrick - real name ) was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on April 20, 1972. . At the early age of 9, Tara was chosen for the School for Creative and Performing Arts. While she was there she took singing lessons, and by her teenage years, she was dancing in musicals and doing her own choreographing for the school's theater ensemble. Her goal was to eventually make it out to Los Angeles and get a record deal,
and at age fifteen, she took her first big step.She moved out to Minneapolis to stay with her sister and half sister. To earn money, she did some modeling for Target department stores.

In 1990, she packed up shop and moved to L.A., changed her name to Carmen Electra, and one week later, she met the artist formerly known as Prince. For all practical purposes, she had just been ‘discovered’. In 1992, after meeting and auditioning for Prince, Carmen was signed to his Paisley Park Records label. Despite the fact that Prince took her under his wing (including promotions for her album in Rolling Stone and on MTV) her first album was a dud. The video for the single "Go-Go Dancer" was seldom seen on MTV, and when the 12" single hit the stores in June (1992) it almost went straight to the bargain bin.In 1995, Carmen appeared on the Nickelodeon show ALL THAT. In March of 1996, Carmen posed nude for Playboy and did a Playboy video. Also in 1996, Carmen hosted MTV's Loveline - only a glimpse of things to come.

In November 1996 Carmen Electra began hosting MTV's "Singled Out", where she took the place of Jenny McCarthy. Carmen has also co-hosted "Loveline", and has appeared on Baywatch in the role of dancer Lani McKenzie.

Carmen Electra end Dennis Rodman were married on November 14, 1998 in Las Vegas, Nevada. On November 24, 1998 Dennis Rodman began filing for an annulment because he was drunk and feels he didn't know what he was getting into. I don't know, I wouldn't be bummed about being married to an awesome woman like Carmen Electra.

NEWS:Former NBA star Dennis Rodman and actress Carmen Electra were arrested Nov 07. 99 on domestic violence charges after a noisy fight at a Miami Beach hotel, police said.