Jenny McCarthy | |
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Jenny McCarthy hosted the TVLand special "Still Brady After All These Years". | |
Vital Information | |
Name: | Jenny McCarthy |
Birthname: | Jennifer Ann McCarthy |
Born: | 1 November 1972 |
Birthplace: | Chicago, Illinois |
Career Information | |
Occupation: | model, television host, comedic actress, author |
Years active: | 1993 to present |
Family/Personal information | |
Known for: | Numerous TV/series and film appearances Also has appeared as a Playboy magazine centerfold |
Character/Series involvement | |
Character played (if any): | Herself (host) |
Series inolved with: | Still Brady After All These Years |
Jennifer Ann "Jenny" McCarthy (born 1 November 1972) hosted Still Brady After All These Years, which aired on the TVLand network in 2004.
A model, actress, author and activist. She began her career in 1993 as a nude model for Playboy magazine and was later named their Playmate of the Year. McCarthy then parlayed her Playboy fame into a television and film acting career. Most recently, she has written books about parenting and has become and activist promoting research into environmental causes and alternative biomedical treatments for autism. McCarthy claims that vaccines cause autism and that chelation therapy helped her son, despite claims considered false by the medical community. Jenny is the cousin of Academy Award-nominated actress Melissa McCarthy of Mike & Molly and Bridesmaids fame.
TV Shows Hosted[]
- 1995-97 - Singled Out (MTV series)
- 2004 - Still Brady After All These Years (TVLand network special)
- 2012 - Love in the Wild (2012)
- 2013 - "Surprise" with Jenny McCarthy (NBC-TV series pilot)
Game show appearances[]
- 2000 - The $100,000 Pyramid (2000 Pilot)
- The Price Is Right