Pamela Anderson
Pamela Denise
Anderson born July 1, 1967 is a Canadian-born actress, sex symbol,
glamour model, producer, TV personality, and author. She holds both
American and Canadian citizenship. For a time, she was known as Pamela
Anderson Lee after marrying the drummer for Mötley Crüe, Tommy Lee.
After her move to Los
Angeles, Anderson bleached her brunette hair blonde and underwent breast
augmentation. In 1991, she landed a minor role on the hit television
sitcom, Home Improvement (1991-1999). Having gained viewer attention,
she landed the role of C. J. Parker (1992-1997) on Baywatch, and left
Home Improvement after its second season. Anderson was still modeling
for Outdoor Life and appearing on the cover of the magazine each year.
Her role as C.J. Parker gave her more popularity and gained her
attention from international viewers. She returned to Baywatch for the
2003 reunion movie, Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding. She also made
appearances on The Nanny as Fran's rival, Heather Biblow.
In
addition to her fame from modeling and acting, Anderson has received a
great deal of press attention for her well-publicized personal life. Her
relationships have made headlines in gossip magazines for years. She
married Tommy Lee, drummer of Mötley Crüe, on February 19, 1995 after
knowing him for only 96 hours and the couple eventually had two sons,
Brandon Thomas Lee (b. June 6, 1996) and Dylan Jagger Lee (b. December
29, 1997). During this time, she was known professionally as Pamela
Anderson Lee. Anderson filed for divorce from him twice and reconciled
with him twice, before the couple finally broke up for good.
On February
25, 1998, Tommy abused Pamela and then was arrested. The next day,
Pamela filed for divorce. On February 28, 1998, the divorce was official
two days from the filing of the divorce. Tommy was sentenced to six
months in jail. In May 1998, he had to go to anger management therapy
and pay Anderson's legal fees. In March 2002, Anderson publicly stated
that she had contracted the Hepatitis C virus from Lee (supposedly from
sharing tattoo needles), and began writing a regular column for Jane
magazine. In October 2003, Anderson jokingly said on Howard Stern's
radio show that she does not expect to live more than ten or fifteen
years, but this was misconstrued and taken seriously by many websites
and tabloids. She however admitted to newspapers that she still often
had sex with him since their divorce. |