Biography
While appearing on popular shows on MTV in the 1990s, legions of fans fell head over heels for the blue-eyed blonde's unladylike penchant for scatological humor and her fearless, unbridled goofiness. That appeal was not enough to draw steady audiences to her short-lived NBC prime time sitcom "Jenny," but nonetheless she was tapped for feature film appearances in broad fare like "Scream 3" (2000) and "Scary Movie 3" (2003), which generally …
Latest Tv Credits
1 - 4 of 4
Jenny McCarthy SlideShow
1 - 4 of 55
Career Milestones
2012 | Hosted the NBC dating competition series "Love in the Wild" | |
2010 | Wrote the book Love, Lust & Faking It: The Naked Truth About Sex, Lies, and True Romance | |
2009 | Reprised starring role in the ABC Family sequel "Santa Baby 2" | |
2009 | Co-wrote Healing and Preventing Autism with Dr. Jerry Kartzinel | |
2008 | Published the books Louder Than Words and Mother Warriors about her experiences dealing with her son's Autism | |
2008 | Co-starred with Chelsea Handler and Leah Remini in the five episode web series "In The Motherhood" | |
2007 | Guest starred on CBS' "Two and a Half Men" as Courtney the crazy con-artist | |
2007 | Wrote fourth book Life Laughs: The Naked Truth about Motherhood, Marriage, and Moving On | |
2007 | Voiced Six in season three of "Tripping the Rift" on the Sci Fi Channel | |
2006 | Starred in the ABC Family original movie "Santa Baby" | |
2006 | Published third book Baby Laughs: The Naked Truth About the First Year of Mommyhood | |
2005 | Hosted the E! reality show "Party at the Palms," filmed at The Palms Hotel in Las Vegas, NV | |
2005 | Made debut as a writer and producer with "Dirty Love"; also starred and was directed by her then husband John Asher | |
2005 | Cast in starring role on the short-lived UPN comedy "The Bad Girl's Guide" | |
2004 | Published the best-selling book Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth about Pregnancy and Childbirth | |
2003 | Co-starred with Pamela Anderson in the third installment of the Scary Movie spoof "Scary Movie 3" | |
2000 | Appeared in Wes Craven's "Scream 3" | |
1999 | Played a brothel employee in "Diamonds," directed by then husband John Asher | |
1998 | Starred with the creators of "South Park" in the comedy spoof "BASEketball" | |
1997 | Played the title role of a girl inheriting a residence in Hollywood on the short-lived NBC sitcom "Jenny" | |
1997 | Wrote first book, her autobiography titled Jen-X: Jenny McCarthy's Open Book | |
1997 | Headlined MTV's sketch comedy show "The Jenny McCarthy Show" | |
| Appeared in a controversial advertising campaign for Candies shoes (print and television) | ||
1996 | Played small role in the John Landis comedy "The Stupids" | |
1996 | Hosted the ABC special "Extreme Comedy" | |
1995 | Played Christopher Walken's private nurse in "Things To Do in Denver When You're Dead" | |
1995 | Co-hosted MTV's dating game show "Singled Out" | |
1994 | Moved to Los Angeles and hosted "Hot Rocks," a Playboy TV show featuring uncensored music videos | |
1994 | Named Playboy Playmate of the Year | |
1993 | First appearance in Playboy (Miss October) | |