Born on July 1, 1967, in British Columbia, Canada, Pamela Anderson began her

career modeling in Labatt beer ads and then in the pages of Playboy. She

transitioned to acting on TV's Home Improvement, but real fame came with

Baywatch, making her a household name and instant sex symbol. A long-time

supporter of animal rights, Anderson continues to act in smaller roles. In 2010,

Anderson performed on season 10 of the hit show Dancing with the Stars. She is

slated to make a return to the show in 2012, for season 15:Dancing with the Stars:

All-Stars.

PAMELA ANDERSON BIOGRAPHY

FILM ACTRESS, REALITY TELEVISION STAR,

MODEL, TELEVISION ACTRESS, ANIMAL

RIGHTS ACTIVIST

1989 Summer

A Star, Discovered

At a Canadian pro-football game,

a cameraman focuses on

Anderson, who wins the approval

of the crowd. The young blonde

wearing a Labatt beer T-shirt also

catches the attention of execs at

the brewing company, who hire

her for commercials. Not long after

that, Playboy calls and she lands

on the cover.

1990

September 30

TV Debut & Tool Time

Anderson guest stars on

Married... with Children.

She also has a guest

spot on the sitcom

Charles in Charge

before taking the role of

Lisa, Tim Allen's

curvaceous Tool Time

girl on the sitcom Home

Improvement the

following year.

1989 December

Hollywood Love

Anderson meets actor Scott

Baio at a New Year's Eve

party at the Playboy

Mansion. They date on and

off until 1993.

Pamela Anderson

first gained fame in

the pages of

Playboy and rose to

international fame

with her role on

Baywatch. She

garnered more fame

in 2010, when she

competed on

Dancing with the

Stars.

Pamela Anderson first gained fame

in the pages of Playboy and rose to

international fame with her role on

Baywatch. She garnered more

fame in 2010, when she competed

on Dancing with the Stars.

Anderson's 1995 marriage to

Motley Crue rocker Tommy Lee

captured persistent media

attention. They couple had two

children, Brandon Thomas and

Dylan Jagger. However, the

marriage was continually

fraught with controversy,

including an incident in which

stolen honeymoon tapes of the

couple having sex were

broadcast over the Internet.

The marriage ended in divorce

in 1998 after Lee was arrested

and convicted for spousal

abuse.

In Recent Years

Anderson's own television

series, Pam: Girl on the Loose,

debuted in August 2008. She also

starred in two more comedy films that

year, Blonde and

Blonder and Superhero Movie. In

2010, she starred in the

comedy Hollywood & Wine, alongside

David Spade and Chris Kattan. That

same year, she performed on season

10 of the hit show Dancing with the

Stars. Anderson made her return to

the show in 2012, for season

15: Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars.

Pamela Anderson was born on July 1,

1967 to a working class family in

Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada.

After high school, she worked as a

fitness instructor until she was

"discovered" at a Canadian football

game. Anderson, wearing a form-fitting

Labatt's tee shirt, was broadcast over

the stadium's giant screen. She was

then hired by Labatt's to appear in their

advertisements.

An offer from Playboy soon followed.

She would go on to appear in five more

issues of the magazine.

February 1993

Meeting the Hoff

Anderson joins the cast

of Baywatch, which includes

David Hasslehoff, Yasmine

Bleeth and Alexandra Paul,

playing flower-child lifeguard

C.J. Parker.

Canadian-American

actress, star of the most

watched TV show in

history, "Baywatch," a

sand-sex-surf-saga

marketed to more than

40 countries and

watched by a billion

people every week. A

dyed blonde with a

flashing smile, she has

an impressive bust that

was enhanced in 1989

just after her first

"Playboy" pictorial.

She moved to

Vancouver in 1988 to a

job as a fitness

instructor. At a football

game, the camera

focused on her and

flashed her picture on

the big screen. The

crowd went wild and she

was picked up by a

modeling agency. In

October, 1989 she

moved to Los Angeles

into a series of small TV

roles. Baywatch turned

up in 1992.

NAME

Pamela Anderson

DATE OF BIRTHNAME

Pamela Anderson

DATE OF BIRTH

July 01, 1967

BIRTH PLACE

Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada

RELATIONSHIPS

Rick Salomon, husband (2007 to present; off and on)

Jamie Padgett, ex-boyfriend (2009 to 2010)

Kid Rock, ex-husband (2001 to 2002, July 2006 to Nov. 2006)

Tommy Lee, ex-husband (Feb. 1995 to March 1998; on and off)

Bret Michaels, ex-boyfriend (late 1994 to early 1995)

Kelly Slater, ex-boyfriend (1993 to 1994; 2000)

David Charvet, ex-boyfriend (1992 to 1993)

Scott Baio, ex-boyfriend (1989 to 1993, on & off, engaged)

March 12

A Dramatic End

Anderson files for

divorce from Tommy

Lee again. She says

in a statement that

she "is and has been

the victim of spousal

abuse." Police arrest

Lee after Anderson

claims he attacked

her at their Malibu

home. Lee pleads no

contest to the

charges and on May

20 is sentenced to

six months in jail for

felony abuse.

Anderson parleyed her modeling success into a series of bit parts on television

programs. She got her first big break in 1991 as the "Tool Time Girl" on the sitcom

Home Improvement. While there, she attracted the attention of casting agents

from Baywatch, who were looking to replace Erika Elaniak, the shows then-

current blonde bombshell.

Anderson parleyed her modeling

success into a series of bit parts on

television programs. She got her first

big break in 1991 as the "Tool Time

Girl" on the sitcom Home

Improvement. While there, she

attracted the attention of casting

agents from Baywatch, who were

looking to replace Erika Elaniak, the

shows then-current blonde

bombshell.

September 1997

The Famous Tape

The couple claims that their X-

rated honeymoon video was stolen

from their home. After it was

distributed widely, Anderson and

Lee unsuccessfully

suePenthouse to prevent

publication of still photos from the

tape. In 2002, Anderson and Lee

will receive a court-appointed

award of $740,893 each from the

company that sold the tape online.

Off-screen,

Anderson, a

lifelong

vegetarian,

is an

outspoken

advocate for

PETA,

protesting

the use of

fur and the

hunting of

seals. She

even

auctioned off

a 2000 Viper

sports car

that

appeared in

Pam: Girl on

the Loose to

support the

nonprofit

organization.