Carmen Electra was born as Tara Leigh Patrick, in Cincinnati, Ohio on April 20, 1972. She grows on a small town called White Oak. She has chosen to go for the "School of Creative and Performing Arts" at her early age of nine! She began taking singing lessons and by her teenage years, she was choreographing and performing musicals for the school's theatrical ensemble. She also began rapping and said her goal was "to go to Los Angeles and get a record deal." In 1987, at the age of 15, Tara moved to Minneapolis, where her sister and half-sister lived. To earn money, she did some modeling for Target department stores. She was also known to be in Minneapolis during the 1990 filming of Prince's movie, Graffiti Bridge. In 1991, Tara moved to Los Angeles, California. There she met Prince, who give her that 'Carmen Electra' to her as her new name. Prince gave her that name for he thought that she looks like a Carmen and Electra as her last name, after a Goddess. He tried to help her get a record deal, and finally she landed one with Paisley Park Records. After many trials and tribulations, Electra finally released a record to very dismal success. The video for the single "Go-Go Dancer" was seldom seen on MTV, and when the 12" single hit the stores in June (1992) it almost went straight to the bargain bin. By 1993, Carmen's success was the typical story of the flare that finally died. One year after her big break, the name Carmen Electra had been forgotten. But the last laugh had yet to come. In 1995, Carmen reinvented herself and appeared on the Nickelodeon show ALL THAT. In March of 1996, Carmen posed nude for Playboy and did a Playboy video, PLAYBOY CHEERLEADERS, in which she sings the show stopper '2-4-6-8.' Also in 1996, Carmen hosted MTV's Loveline - only a glimpse of things to come. On October 4, 1996, Lisa Berger (MTV's senior vice president of original programming) announced that Carmen had been selected to replace Jenny McCarthy on the MTV show SINGLED OUT. The deal was for at least 65 episodes. Carmen is a perfect fit for Singled Out and exactly the type of personality the show needs for Chris' new co-host. She's talented, sexy and smart and a welcome addition to the show's cast." Since that announcement, Carmen has appeared on several TV shows and special events, all documented in the Filmography. Carmen also starred in a comic book, Embrace, published by the independent London Night Studios. The first issue, "Kill Me Softly", is now available in three versions: a regular one (for $3), an NC-17 version (for $5), and a $30 signed platinum limited edition. In January 1997, the New York Daily News announced Carmen was going to replace Pamela Lee Anderson on Baywatch. Carmen had occasionally appeared on the spin-off Baywatch Nights, so the news wasn't too surprising. In April 1997, the story was proved true: Carmen had been given a five-year contract to replace Pamela's character on Baywatch. As of late 1997, it is also rumored that MTV Productions will give Carmen her own TV show, similar to Jenny McCarthy's. Along with filming Baywatch, Carmen says her second album will be out at the end of 1997. Carmen is involved with Cypress Hill rapper B-Real (Louis Freeze). Many rumors have circulated about their relationship, including rumors that they were no longer together. However, in her recent chat sessions on America