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Biography of Jenny McCarthy - Actress
 

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Jennifer 'Jenny' McCarthy (born November 1, 1972,
in Chicago, Illinois) is an Irish-American model
(person)|model and actor|actress.

==Career==
In 1992, McCarthy was studying nursing at Southern
Illinois University. In an attempt to make money
for college, she submitted her picture to Playboy
magazine. She was chosen to be the centerfold in
the October 1993 issue and was subsequently named
Playmate of the Year in 1994. Ironically, her
success as a model led to her quitting college and
moving to Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles to
pursue a career in show business.

In 1995, McCarthy was hired by MTV to co-host a
new series, Singled Out. She became a popular
success on the series due to her good looks and
sense of humor. McCarthy had two short-lived
television series; The Jenny McCarthy Show, a
variety show, and Jenny, a sitcom. She has also
appeared in the movies Things to Do in Denver When
You're Dead (1995), The Stupids (1996),
BASEketball (1998), and Scream 3 (2000). McCarthy
is the author of Jen-X (1997), an autobiography,
and Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth About Pregnancy
and Childbirth (2004).

McCarthy had a relationship with Ray Manzella who
was also her manager. The couple separated and
McCarthy married John Mallory Asher on September
11, 1999. The couple have a son, Evan, who was
born May 18, 2002.

McCarthy wrote and starred in the feature film
Dirty Love which will premiere at the 2005
Sundance Film Festival.  

In her book "Jen-X", Jenny revealed that when it
came to modeling, she was "not that comfortable
with nudity". Nonetheless, ten years after she was
featured as a Playmate, she posed again for
Playboy and appeared in the January 2005 issue.

==Her appearances in Playboy Special Editions==
*Playboy's Playmate Review Vol. 10 May 1994 -
front & back covers, pages 82-91.
*Playboy's Playmates at Play July 1994 - pages
6-7.
*Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 39 September 1994
- page 25.
*Playboy's Wet & Wild Playmates September 1994 -
page 73.
*Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 44 July 1995 -
cover.
*Playboy's Celebrating Centerfolds Vol. 1 December
1998 - pages 6-7.

==Trivia==
*Jenny's younger sister, Amy McCarthy, is now a
Playboy model.  Jenny McCarthy is currently a
spokeswoman for Jose Cuervo Tequilla.

==Pro Wrestling==
*Jenny made an appearance at the World Wrestling
Federation's Wrestlemania XI on April 2, 1995 as a
guest valet for Shawn Michaels. She left after the
match with the victor, WWE Championship|WWF World
Heavyweight Champion Kevin Nash|Diesel.

==External links==
* imdb name|id=0000189|name=Jenny McCarthy




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