Carmen Electra

NAME:Carmen Electra (given name, Tara Patrick)

BORN: April 20, 1973

COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS:

born...Cincinnati, Ohio (Hamilton County)
hometown...White Oak, Ohio (Hamilton County)

OCCUPATION: actor, model

FAST FACTS:

Electra was discoverd by Prince. He spotted her in a Hollywood nightclub and convinced her to audition for a all-girl rap group he was starting. Her debut album was released in 1992. In 1994, she moved to L.A.

In 1997 she became a co-host on MTV's Singled Out, and later that year, took over Pamela Anderson Lee's role on Bay Watch.

She posed for Playboy magazine in 1996.

She is married to musician David Navarro.