Pamela Anderson

Her Early Years

Pamela Anderson at Scary Movie 3 Los Angeles Premiere

Pamela Anderson's life in the spotlight began at a very early age – when she was born. Born in British Columbia, Canada on July 1st, 1967, she was the first baby born on Centennial Day, and thus became the nation’s Centennial baby. Her parents, Barry and Carol Anderson, moved to Comox, British Columbia, while Pamela was still a baby.

Her Career

In 1988, Anderson graduated from high school and moved to Vancouver, where she worked as a fitness instructor. One day in 1989, Pamela and her friends went to a football game, and Pamela was shown on the stadium screen. Fans absolutely adored her. She was brought down onto the field, where she received an ovation from the crowd. Luckily for her, she was wearing a Labatt’s beer shirt that night. She was subsequently offered a modeling contract with the company and became their "Blue Zone" girl. This also opened the door to other modeling opportunities. Later that year, she was asked to model for Playboy, and appeared on the cover of their October issue.

Anderson decided to move to Los Angeles, where she dyed her hair blonde and got breast implants. She quickly landed a role on the hit sitcom Home Improvement. She played Lisa, the tool girl for the fake tool show Tooltime. In 1992, she landed the role of C.J. Parker on the hit drama Baywatch, all the while still appearing on Home Improvement as well as Playboy year after year. Eventually she quit Home Improvement to focus all of her time and energy on Baywatch. This turned out to be a smart move, because it earned her a lot more attention and fame with the international audience.

In 1996, Anderson made the leap to feature films with the poorly received action/comedy Barb Wire, in which she played the lead role. In 1997, she hosted Saturday Night Live, which included the infamous skit where she stripped naked in front of the audience to calm her nerves. She wasn’t actually naked, however, as she wore a flesh colored bra strap as well as a flesh covered crotch pad. Despite the undergarments, parts of her body were still blurred out on television, for the sake of the joke.

In late 1998, Anderson starred in and produced VIP. Although the show was met with negative reviews, the ratings from Anderson’s fanbase kept it running for four seasons until it was cancelled. In 2005, Anderson starred in a new Fox sitcom, Stacked, where she played a busty party girl who goes to work in a bookstore. However, Stacked was cancelled in May 2006.

Personal Life

Pamela Anderson at Rokbar Hollywood Launch Party

In 1995, Pamela made the news when she married rock band Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee. Together they had two sons, Brandon and Dylan. Anderson and Lee divorced twice and reunited twice before ending it for good. Although reunion rumors constantly follow the two, the two remain just friends, as of mid-2006.

Since her divorce from Lee, Anderson has been involved with both supermodel Marcus Schenkenberg and musician Kid Rock. She has been involved with numerous celebrities, such as Scott Baio and Bret Michaels, and is rumored to have also had relationships with stars such as Sylvester Stallone and Ben Affleck.

Baywatch and Playboy may have made her famous, but neither garnered as much attention as her stolen homevideo. A pornographic home video of Anderson and then-husband Tommy Lee was stolen and distributed over the Internet by the Internet Entertainment Company. Anderson and Lee sued the company and were awarded $1.5 million plus legal fees. A second tape was released later of Anderson and Bret Michaels. This video also made its way to the Internet.

Her Books

In 2004, Pamela Anderson released Star, a book she co-wrote that deals with a young woman’s rise to fame, and what she’s willing to do to get there. Her second book, Starstruck, was released in 2005. A sequel to Star, Starstruck was based on her life with Tommy Lee.

Pamela Anderson Trivia

• Is of Finnish ancestry.
• Had her breast implants removed in 1999.
• Both of her children were born at home.
• Is a natural born brunette.
• Is a vegetarian.
• Suffered a miscarriage in 1996, while filming Barb Wire. Was pregnant with Tommy Lee’s child.
• Contracted Hepatitis C from sharing a tattoo needle with Tommy Lee.