We Love to hate her, and yet we strive to want to be her.. {quote on Pam Anderson}
biography
Pamela Denise Anderson was born in Ladysmith, British Columbia, July 1, 1967. Literally born into the spotlight, she was the first baby to be born on Canada's one-hundredth birthday, earning her the title of "The Centennial Baby." Her landmark birth was chronicled in the local newspaper and her parents, Barry and Carol, were awarded with cash prizes for the birth of little Pamela.
famous from birth
Another incident placed Pamela in the spotlight once again. She was sitting in a library at a storytelling session, when a photographer picked her out of a crowd of 100 other children, and took a photograph of her. The picture drew so much attention, it was placed in all the libraries in British Columbia and became copyrighted.
Surprisingly enough, Pamela's teenage years were as normal as any other teenager's. She was a regular girl with braces, who loved volleyball and playing the saxophone. Interestingly enough, her nickname in high school was "Rubber Band" because of her flexibility and excellence in sports. Her yearbook statement the year she graduated from Highland Secondary School in 1985 read that her aspiration in life was "To Be a California Beach Bum."
The third incident that Pamela experienced was the one that ended up being her big break. While attending a professional football game in Vancouver in 1989, she appeared on the Jumbo screen at the game wearing a Labatt's beer T-shirt, and the crowd went wild. She had such an effect on the audience that Labatt hired her to do commercials. She became the company's "Blue Zone" girl and her image appeared on the walls of bars and restaurants all over Canada, on Labatt posters.
cover girl to beachcomber
Thanks to the popularity of the campaign, Pamela was approached to do a cover for Play..boy. Her appearance on Hef's magazine was the launching pad of her career, and roles in television soon followed.
She had a small role on the comedy Married... With Children, and played Lisa, the "Tool Time Girl" on Home Improvement. Her role on Home Improvement led to her red bathing suit-clad role as lifeguard C.J. Parker on Baywatch. David Hasselhoff knew that she'd be perfect for the part, the same way he knew Angie Harmon was the perfect match for her Baywatch Nights role. Both Pamela and her character shared a belief in "New Age Thinking," something Pamela inherited from her Scandinavian grandfather.
During her lifeguard days, Pamela appeared in the following small-time movies: The Taking of Beverly Hills, Snapdragon, Raw Justice, and The Evolution of Mr. E. She also had a role in the television detective series, Mike Hammer.
In 1996, Pamela starred in her first feature film, Barb Wire, despite her manager's advice to refuse the film role. She should have taken his advice, since the film bombed at the box office.
life's just beachy
The event in Lee's life that has caused the most hoopla in the public eye was her spontaneous surprise wedding to Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee after dating for four days. Although Pamela avoided him at first, Tommy followed her down to Cancun, where he eventually won her heart and they got married on the beach. With the bride in a thong bikini and the groom in swimming trunks, the couple proved their love by getting tattoos of each other's names on their body parts rather than exchanging wedding rings at the "altar."
Pamela and Tommy's marriage has been in the tabloids since the day they got married, with constant reports of fights and problems. Pamela Anderson (now) Lee's most widely recognized camera appearance is probably the tape of her and Tommy Lee engaging in sexual acts. The homemade video was allegedly stolen from their house in 1995 and can still be viewed on the Internet. In 1997, one year after the birth of their first child Brandon, Pamela filed for divorce. It didn't take long for the Lees to get back together and Dylan, their second son, was born later that year.
In 1998, the blonde bombshell became the star of the successful syndicated show V.I.P. and when not on the screen, continued to work as an advocate of animal rights.
a model, a rock, and a superhero
Pamela and super male model Marcus Schenkenberg became an item after her final split from Tommy Lee. Making her divorce from Tommy even more official, she dropped "Lee" from her name in June of 2000. In April of 2001, she started seeing the king of trailer trash rock, the cocky Kid Rock.
In early 2002, Pamela announced her involvement in the animated series Stripperella, a stripper/superhero character created by Stan Lee of Marvel Comics fame. This was followed by news that she would accompany her new boyfriend on tour as an on-stage stripper. All this was put on hold when it was made public that Pam has been diagnosed with hepatitis C. She claims that she contracted the potentially fatal disease by having shared a tattoo needle with Tommy Lee.
To add insult to injury, her syndicated TV program, V.I.P. was canceled after four seasons, in June of 2002. Just two months prior, she and Kid Rock announced their engagement, but the wedding, like her professional career, has been temporarily put on hold as Pam is undergoing treatment for her illness.
On a brighter note, she has launched a monthly column in the pages of Jane magazine. The debut of "Pam, Honestly" appeared in the August 2002 issue. As for the yearlong custody battle for her sons, it seems that a judge finally ordered joint custody of the children.
Here's hoping that we'll soon see a lot more of Pamela Anderson in the months and years to come.
What else do you need to know?
why is she famous?
Pamela starred as C.J. Parker in the most widely syndicated show of all time, Baywatch, and went on to star in a modern version of Charlie's Angels, called V.I.P. A video tape, marriage, divorce, marriage, and custody battles ensued.
The notorious video of her and Tommy Lee is required viewing in order to get a feel for her natural abilities.
Pamela has gone from pin-up girl to actress to uber-celebrity mostly based on her phenomenal looks. She has a huge cult following all around the world, comprised mainly of men of all ages who can't get enough of this blonde bombshell. She has experienced a rough couple of years recently, with custody battles over her two sons, and her diagnosis of hepatitis C. We know Pam's tough enough to overcome these obstacles, and continue to entertain us in her own unique way.
personality & talent
Pamela is a fun girl. Then again, any girl who has been on Baywatch seems like loads of fun to us! And she's into fun guys. Tommy Lee and Kid Rock seem like regular riots.
She's also into the "New Age" way of thinking. Coupled with a teenage desire to be a California beach bum, she's living her life pretty much the way she envisioned it. Now if we can only let her know that we share the same vision of life, maybe we could appear with her in an upcoming video project.
Pam may not be the most celebrated of thespians, but she can hold her own in the roles she has undertaken. She has improved as an actress over time (compare her early work on Baywatch with her final season on V.I.P.). And she has recently appeared in a new incarnation as a columnist for Jane magazine. Could an autobiography be next on her agenda?
sexiness
Pamela is the epitome of "sexiness.". We could point out specific moments when Pamela has been particularly sexy, but we'd run out of space for describing other aspects of her being. Check out anything she has appeared in if there is any doubt.
accomplishments & fame
She may not have won any major acting awards or broken any box-office records, but Pamela hasn't needed to do much except just be Pamela in order to gain recognition. She entered the world under the spotlight as Canada's Centennial Baby and was discovered sitting among a crowd at a Canadian football game. (Okay, the T-shirt she was wearing probably helped out a bit).
She has appeared on the cover of Play..boy more times than anyone else, (nine so far). Starring as C.J. Parker on Baywatch made her a household name; the fact that she wore a red hot bathing suit on the show may have had something to do with her quick rise to fame.
Her sudden marriage to rocker Tommy Lee thrust her even further into the spotlight. The famous stolen sex video ensured the couple's notoriety around the world when it appeared on the Internet. Her split with Tommy, and more recent involvement with Kid Rock have kept Pamela in the spotlight, just where we like her.
natural beauty
While parts of Pamela's beauty may not be 100% natural, she is one dynamite looking lady. She has got an extremely beautiful face -- we love those sultry lips and incredible eyes. And fake or not, she has one amazing set of... curves.
personal style
We love the way she dresses, even if critics don't. Tight, slinky dresses, low-cut tops, short skirts, and hot pants. Hey, what do you expect from a former Baywatch babe? If you got it, flaunt it honey.
Pamela Anderson
Where you’ve seen her:
In Playboy (she’s appeared on more covers than anyone else); on TV in Home Improvement (as Lisa, the Tool-Time Girl), Baywatch (as C.J. Parker, America’s favorite lifeguard), and as the star of the appropriately-named syndicated actioner V.I.P.; she also starred in Barb Wire; and, oh yeah, you may have heard about a certain home movie …
On V.I.P.’s cultural significance:
“Yeah, we’re poking fun at the image I created. They took themselves so seriously on Baywatch. I was always like, ‘Guys, this is not Masterpiece Theater.’”
Did she really go out with them?:
Pamela had been romantically linked with Scott “Chachi” Baio, Sylvester “Rocky” Stallone, and Dean “Superman” Cain before marrying Tommy “Dirk Diggler” Lee.
Since her divorce shes been linked to a string of men ( most just pals and dates) she had a relationship with super odel which definantly stated "The End" to Tommy.
The most publicised relationship being that with kid rock. On again off Again, and rumors have even Had Tommy back into the mix and her life.. Will Her and he try reconcilliation again??
We sit back and wait..
