Jenny McCarthy son Evan Joseph, If you enjoy horror movies, you like gross humor, you keep up with actor/comedian Jim Carrey, or you read Playboy Magazine, then you surely know who Jenny McCarthy is. She was born on November 1, 1972 in Chicago to Dan, a steel worker, and Linda, a housewife. Her three sisters Lynette, Joanne and Amy rounded out the McCarthy Family.
A little known fact about Jenny McCarthy is that she graduated from Mother McAuley Liberal High School in 1990, then enrolled at Southern Illinois University Carbondale to become a nurse. Her father worked hard to send his daughters to a private Catholic school. But there was no money for Jenny's college education.
So, she applied to become a model to earn the money. Jenny was considered too "curvaceous" for that job. She then submitted her photos to Playboy Magazine. The editors paid her thirty grand to pose as Miss October 1993. Read this informative article and find out more little known facts about Jenny McCarthy you'll find interesting!
Her Career
The late Anna Nicole Smith (1967 - 2007) was chosen as the "Playmate of the Year" in 1993. Then came the newfound Jenny McCarthy in 1994. Along with the title, she received $100,000 in cash and prizes. McCarthy discarded her plans of studying nursing and moved to Los Angeles to host Playboy's Hot Rocks TV show. From there, she hosted MTV's dating show called Singled Out. Jenny McCarthy also hosted a self-titled show for MTV in 1997, and a sitcom flop titled Jenny.
A little known fact about Jenny McCarthy is that she had her breasts enlarged in 1993 for her Playboy career. She then had the implants removed in 1998. Her measurements are 38 - 24 - 34.
The five-foot-seven-inch, one-hundred and twenty-one pound blonde made her film debut in Diamonds in 1999. The movie was directed by then-hubby John Asher. The following year, she acted in the horror flick, Scream 3. Then came a part in Scary Movie 3 alongside Pamela Anderson in 2003.
A little known fact about Jenny McCarthy is, she wrote the screen play for, produced and starred in the 2005 movie titled, Dirty Love. The movie earned her 2006 Razzie Awards for "Worst Actress" and "Worst Screenplay." Hubby Asher won a Razzie for "Worst Director."
Jenny still works for Playboy Magazine. She slipped on a leopard print bunny suit for the January 2005 cover picture.
Personal Life
McCarthy married director John Mallory Asher in 1999. The union produced a son, Evan Joseph Asher in 2002. Three years later, Jenny and Asher filed for divorce. Later that year, she started secretly dating Jim Carrey. They revealed their relationship in 2006, but they have no plans to ever marry.
Autism
A little known fact about Jenny McCarthy is, her son Evan is autistic. She blames a combined vaccination her son received when he was about a year-and-a-half old as the cause of his autism. Jenny was named as the spokesperson of Talk About Curing Autism (TACA) in 2007. She's holding fundraisers, online chats and other events to help educate the public and help families who are affected by autism. Jenny McCarthy also penned the book, Louder than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism, (Dutton Adult, 2007).
A little known fact about Jenny McCarthy is that she graduated from Mother McAuley Liberal High School in 1990, then enrolled at Southern Illinois University Carbondale to become a nurse. Her father worked hard to send his daughters to a private Catholic school. But there was no money for Jenny's college education.
So, she applied to become a model to earn the money. Jenny was considered too "curvaceous" for that job. She then submitted her photos to Playboy Magazine. The editors paid her thirty grand to pose as Miss October 1993. Read this informative article and find out more little known facts about Jenny McCarthy you'll find interesting!
Her Career
The late Anna Nicole Smith (1967 - 2007) was chosen as the "Playmate of the Year" in 1993. Then came the newfound Jenny McCarthy in 1994. Along with the title, she received $100,000 in cash and prizes. McCarthy discarded her plans of studying nursing and moved to Los Angeles to host Playboy's Hot Rocks TV show. From there, she hosted MTV's dating show called Singled Out. Jenny McCarthy also hosted a self-titled show for MTV in 1997, and a sitcom flop titled Jenny.
A little known fact about Jenny McCarthy is that she had her breasts enlarged in 1993 for her Playboy career. She then had the implants removed in 1998. Her measurements are 38 - 24 - 34.
The five-foot-seven-inch, one-hundred and twenty-one pound blonde made her film debut in Diamonds in 1999. The movie was directed by then-hubby John Asher. The following year, she acted in the horror flick, Scream 3. Then came a part in Scary Movie 3 alongside Pamela Anderson in 2003.
A little known fact about Jenny McCarthy is, she wrote the screen play for, produced and starred in the 2005 movie titled, Dirty Love. The movie earned her 2006 Razzie Awards for "Worst Actress" and "Worst Screenplay." Hubby Asher won a Razzie for "Worst Director."
Jenny still works for Playboy Magazine. She slipped on a leopard print bunny suit for the January 2005 cover picture.
Personal Life
McCarthy married director John Mallory Asher in 1999. The union produced a son, Evan Joseph Asher in 2002. Three years later, Jenny and Asher filed for divorce. Later that year, she started secretly dating Jim Carrey. They revealed their relationship in 2006, but they have no plans to ever marry.
Autism
A little known fact about Jenny McCarthy is, her son Evan is autistic. She blames a combined vaccination her son received when he was about a year-and-a-half old as the cause of his autism. Jenny was named as the spokesperson of Talk About Curing Autism (TACA) in 2007. She's holding fundraisers, online chats and other events to help educate the public and help families who are affected by autism. Jenny McCarthy also penned the book, Louder than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism, (Dutton Adult, 2007).
