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Pamela Denise Anderson was born on July 1, 1967 in Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada at 4:08 PST, to young newlywed parents, Barry Anderson and Carol Anderson. Her ancestry includes Finnish, English, Irish, and Volga German. During her childhood, she moved to the city of Vancouver. She has a younger brother Gerry, born 1971. As a teenager, Pamela went to Highland Secondary School. She was an acrobat and gymnast ages 7-12 and an athlete throughout school. She waitressed ages 16 to 19. Pamela was first "discovered" at a British Columbia Lions football game, when her image was shown on the stadium screen. The fans cheered her and she was brought down to the football field. Because of her fame in Vancouver, she signed a commercial contract with Labatt's beer to be the Blue Zone girl. More advertising assignments followed, and soon Playboy approached her. In October 1989, Pamela was on the cover of Playboy magazine.
With success from Playboy, Pamela Anderson moved to Los Angeles, California in 1990. In 1991, she made her television debut on Home Improvement (1991), where she starred as Lisa, the Tool Time Girl. Soon, she got attention from viewers nationwide, which got her the role of C.J. Parker on Baywatch (1989). She was on one of the most viewed television series worldwide. She made her big screen debut on Raw Justice (1994). Soon after, Pamela met Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee on New Year's Eve 1994 in New York City. In February 1995, they got married in Cancun, Mexico. They both returned to Los Angeles and stunned the world.
In the spring of 1996, Pamela starred as the title role of Barb Wire (1996). While filming, she suffered a miscarriage. Pamela and Tommy were devastated, but there was hope for the couple when, on June 6, 1996, Brandon Thomas Lee was born. Soon later, a pornographic video of Pamela and Tommy was stolen from their home. Both of them sued an Internet website for stealing the video. Their case was not settled and the video is still on the Internet. Meanwhile, Pamela and Tommy were having a rocky marriage, but, on December 29, 1997, Dylan Jagger Lee was born. Two months later, Pamela filed for divorce when her husband assaulted her. Tommy was sentenced to six months in jail. In late 1998, she starred on a television series called V.I.P. (1998). Soon later, she stunned the world again by removing her breast implants.
In fall 2001, she started to date singer Kid Rock, they announced their engagement in the spring of 2002. Then, Pamela announced that she was infected with hepatitis C. The cause of it was that Pamela shared a needle with her ex-husband Tommy for a tattoo. Immediately, Pamela went into treatment and her series was canceled. In the fall of 2003, she broke up with Kid Rock and starred on a animated series by Stan Lee called Stripperella (2003). A lifelong animal rights advocate, Pamela soon joined PETA, working on many issues, including fur, slaughter of chickens and supporting vegetarians. In 2005, she starred on a FOX comedy series called Stacked (2005). Pamela also teaches at her sons' Sunday school and still poses for magazines.
at BC Lion's football game by the Jumbo-tron camera man. Quickly became known as "The Blue Zone girl" commercial campaign, face of trendsetters Gym. Playboy called (said no- too shy). Phone rang at home during a fight with ex-fiancé, she decided to spontaneously accept an offer to shoot a cover only- Asked mom... She agreed ... The family agreed after speaking with Mr. Hefner. 14 American Playboy covers. Worked with many photographers and artists worldwide. Home Improvement (3 seasons). Baywatch (5 seasons). VIP (5 seasons). Barb Wire, Borat. Theater - Aladdin (Panto) (Wimbledon and Liverpool).
She founded the Pamela Anderson Foundation, is an activist for Animal and Human Rights, NDVH and Environmental Issues, and is on the board of the Sea Shepherd. Pamela loves architecture and is designing Eco-friendly prefab small dwellings. She has a collection of linens, and shares time between the beaches of California and Vancouver Island equally. She is a 2013 New York City Marathon runner.- Writer
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Imagine having Tom Cruise play your life story in a movie, and ending up on stage in Hollywood celebrating the movie's two Oscars? All Ron Kovic had to do to achieve this fantasy was serve three tours of duty in Vietnam, get paralyzed for life by combat wounds, and write a best-selling book about it all.
A war veteran turned anti-war activist, Kovic turned his 1976 autobiography, "Born on the Fourth of July", into the eponymous film with the help of fellow Vietnam vet Oliver Stone. The son of a grocery clerk and a housewife, Kovic grew up in the Midwest and New York's suburban Massapequa, Long Island. In high school he competed as a wrestler and pole vaulter, and after graduation hoped to play major league baseball. But he enlisted in the Marines in 1964, in the early days of the Vietnam war, after the assassination of President Kennedy and inspired by the speech of a Marine recruiter. His gung-ho Marine patriotism was undermined by two incidents - one in which he feared he had accidentally killed a fellow Marine in the chaos of combat, and another in which Vietnamese children were unintentionally wounded in a night assault. These incidents made him so desperate he was relieved when he was wounded by gunfire. But a subsequent bullet tore into Kovic's spine and paralyzed him from the chest down. Kovic returned to the States in 1968 and was awarded a Bronze Star for heroism and a Purple Heart, as he received extensive medical care. He began college studies a year later, but landed in a rundown veterans hospital after an accident. The horrible conditions in the hospital turned his increasing despair into outrage over what he felt was America's betrayal of Vietnam veterans and he began to seriously question the government's conduct of the war itself.
Following the killings of student protestors by National Guardsman at Kent State College in 1970, Kovic joined the Vietnam Veterans against the War and transformed himself into a pro-active anti-war supporter. During the 1972 Republican Party convention, Kovic and some fellow vets in wheelchairs succeeded in disrupting President Nixon's televised acceptance speech, an event he considers one of the highlights of his activist years, which also included protests against nuclear-power plants, American interference in Central America and the too-often inferior medical treatment of war veterans.
Kovic seems to have served as the basis for Jon Voight's war-veteran-turned-anti-war activist in Coming Home (1978). He served as a writer in residence at State University of New York at Stonybrook in 1983 and later moved to Redondo Beach, California. Here he considered a career in politics, but eventually rejected a Democratic Party request that he run for Congress in 1990.- Actress
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Kayla Lorette was born in Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada. She is known for She Stoops to Conquer (2015), Space Riders: Division Earth (2014) and Remember (2015).- Actor
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Nathan Dashwood was born in Ladysmith on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada (the same town as Pamela Anderson). He matured in Ladysmith attending elementary and high schools there. After high school, he and his family moved from Ladysmith to North Vancouver, BC. He attended Capilano College's film directing courses and then found his calling as an actor. Nate graduated Capilano College's acting for the camera program to look for work. Since then Nate has found several roles and has started to make a name for himself in the Vancouver Film community. Nate has a very active social calendar and in his off-time enjoys snowboarding, roller blading and writing.- Producer
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Marly Reed was born on 17 June 1985 in Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada. Marly is a producer and writer, known for The Way Home (2023), Midnight at the Magnolia (2020) and Under the Christmas Tree (2021).- Actor
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Gerry Anderson was born in Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada. He is known for Kilo, The Beach House and Blonde and Blonder (2008).- SAG-AFTRA actor. Former headlining standup comic and award winning radio personality. Acting highlights include: Dr. Allen in "Tyler Perry's Too Close To Home", Israel Proctor in "Banshee" on Cinemax, Judge Linkletter in "American Made", and Old Chlodwig in "Dwight in Shining Armor. "
Upcoming TV roles in "DMZ" on HBO and "The Covenant" and "Dopesick." Recurring roles in "Johnson" (Bounce Network), "Delilah" (OWN), "Games People Play", (BET) and "Sweet Magnolias" on Netflix
Recent film roles: "The Fox Hunter", "Southern Gospel", "Mine 9", "The Devil Below", "A Burrowing Heart," and a supporting role in a special Christmas TV-movie. - Actor
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Mark Weiler was born on 7 September 1972 in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Terminator: Dark Fate (2019), The Event (2010) and The Young and the Restless (1973).- Actor
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Joseph Shabalala was born on 28 August 1941 in Ladysmith, South Africa. He was an actor and composer, known for The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003), Dude, Where's My Car? (2000) and Invictus (2009). He was married to Nellie and Thokozile. He died on 11 February 2020 in Pretoria, South Africa.- Actor
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Dustin Hess was born on 28 May 1986 in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for A Night at the Silent Movie Theater (2012), Screw Cupid (2008) and Falling... (2012).- Gary Beecham was born on 21 April 1955 in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, USA. He is an actor, known for The Magical World of Disney (1954).
- Jockey Shabalala was born on 28 August 1941 in Ladysmith, South Africa. He died on 11 February 2006 in Ladysmith, South Africa.