Tara Reid
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 Reid at the 2007 MuchMusic Video Awards |
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| Born | Tara D. Reid November 8, 1975 , U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1982–present |
Tara D. Reid (born November 8, 1975) is an American actress, having appeared in such films as The Big Lebowski (1998), Urban Legend (1998), American Pie (1999), American Pie 2 (2001), Josie and the Pussycats (2001), National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002), My Boss's Daughter (2003), and Alone in the Dark (2005).
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Early life
Reid was born and raised in Wyckoff, New Jersey, the daughter of Donna and Tom Reid, both of whom were teachers and day-care center owners.[1] She attended St. Elizabeth's Catholic Elementary, Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School, Ramapo High School, John F. Kennedy High School in Granada Hills and graduated from Barnstable Academy, an alternative high school. She also attended Professional Children's School, in Manhattan, along with fellow actors Christina Ricci, Jerry O'Connell, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Macaulay Culkin.[2] Reid has twin younger siblings Colleen and Patrick and another brother, Tom.[3]
Career
Reid began acting at age nine, being a regular on the game show Child's Play, and appeared in over 100 commercials including Jell-O, McDonalds, Crayola and Milton Bradley. As a teenager, she was on Saved By The Bell: The New Class and on All My Children. After moving to Hollywood in 1997, Reid transitioned to movies, landing her break out role in 1998's The Big Lebowski, a cult favorite, and her first #1 box office role. She finished the year by appearing in two more box office toppers, Cruel Intentions and Urban Legend. In 1999, Reid portrayed the role of virginal Vickie in the wildly successful film, American Pie, which grossed over $102,000,000 in United States box office receipts and becoming her fourth #1 in a row. Between 2000 and 2002, Reid starred in a string of unsuccessful movies, such as Josie and the Pussycats and Dr. T and the Women. In 2001 and 2002, she reclaimed her box office success with American Pie 2 and National Lampoon's Van Wilder, alongside Ryan Reynolds. She returned to the small screen as a re-occurring character on the NBC sitcom, Scrubs, appearing in 11 episodes of Season 3. From 2003 through 2005, Reid appeared in two movies (My Boss's Daughter and Alone in the Dark), both panned by critics. In January 2007, Reid filmed a commercial with Daniel Conn for Dodo, an Australian budget telephone and Internet provider. In 2005, Reid signed on to host the E! Channel's Wild On Tara Reid (later renamed Taradise), a program that showcased high society vacations and hot spots. The show aired in October 2005 and was cancelled in February 2006, due to poor ratings, with only 8 of the 14 episodes aired. Reid's new film called The Fields is scheduled to be released in 2011.
Reid also has designed a clothing line with Ed Hardy designer, Christian Audigier, entitled Mantra, which will hit high end department stores in 2009.
Topless photos of Reid appeared in a pictorial in the January/February 2010 issue of Playboy, although earlier reports had indicated she had posed nude for the magazine.[4]
Personal life
Reid was romantically linked to Carson Daly starting in early 2000. Daly made a cameo appearance in, Josie and the Pussycats (also starring Reid), in which he jokes while attempting to kill Reid's character that the two could have had a romantic relationship given different circumstances. In June 2001, Reid and Daly broke off their engagement.[5] She had previously dated Russian hockey star Sergei Fedorov.[6] Reid also engaged in a short relationship with a Massachusetts native named Pat Hill. The two met while Hill was deployed in the USANG to Curaçao and Reid was filming her "Wild On" show with E television.
On the night of November 4, 2004, photographs surfaced of Reid from the red carpet at Puff Daddy's 35th birthday party at Cipriani's Restaurant in New York City, when her dress fell, exposing her left breast.
In October 2006, Reid acknowledged in an interview with Us Weekly that she had liposculpting.[7] In the interview she discusses how her plastic surgery "went wrong" and also explains why she decided to have plastic surgery done, saying that her breasts were uneven and that she wanted a "six pack" for a new movie role. The liposuction resulted in deformity. In the same interview, Reid's new plastic surgeon, Dr. Steven Svehlak, reported that he performed a procedure called a "doughnut mastopexy" to correct her original augmentation, and performed additional liposuction in hopes to even out her stomach.
On January 18, 2010 Reid's boyfriend Michael Axtmann, an internet entrepreneur from Nuremberg, proposed to her at The Little Door restaurant in Los Angeles. The couple had reportedly planned an intimate ceremony for summer 2010. [8] However, in April 20, it was reported that the wedding had been called off and her relationship with Axtmann had ended, with a representative stating: "Tara Reid has confirmed that she will not be moving forward with her May 22 nuptials." [9]
Filmography
| Television | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | Saved by the Bell: The New Class | Sandy | Appeared In 1 Episode |
| 1995 | Days of our Lives | Ashley | Appeared In 5 Episodes |
| 1996 | California Dreams | Sarah | Appeared In 1 Episode |
| 1998 | Touched by an Angel | Unknown | Appeared In 1 Episode |
| 2003–2005 | Scrubs | Danni Sullivan | Appeared In 11 Episodes |
| 2005–2006 | Taradise | Herself | Series Regular |
| Film | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1987 | A Return to Salem's Lot | Amanda | |
| 1998 | The Big Lebowski | Bunny Lebowski | Worldwide Box Office Gross: $46,498,804 |
| 1998 | Girl | Cybil | |
| 1998 | I Woke Up the Day I Died | Prom Queen / Nightclub Bartender | |
| 1998 | Urban Legend | Sasha Thomas | Worldwide Box Office Gross: $72,527,595 |
| 1999 | Cruel Intentions | Marci Greenbaum | Worldwide Box Office Gross: $75,902,208 |
| 1999 | Around The Fire | Jennifer | |
| 1999 | American Pie | Victoria 'Vicky' Lathum | Worldwide Box Office Gross: $235,483,000 |
| 1999 | Body Shots | Sara Olswang | |
| 2000 | Dr. T & the Women | Connie | |
| 2001 | Just Visiting | Angelique | |
| 2001 | Josie and the Pussycats | Melody Valentine | Worldwide Box Office Gross: $14,866,015 |
| 2001 | American Pie 2 | Victoria 'Vicky' Lathum | Worldwide Box Office Gross: $287,553,595 |
| 2002 | National Lampoon's Van Wilder | Gwen Pearson | Worldwide Box Office Gross: $38,275,483 |
| 2003 | Devil's Pond | Julianne | Straight-to-DVD |
| 2003 | My Boss's Daughter | Lisa Taylor | Nomination - 24th Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Supporting Actress / Worst Screen Couple (Shared With Ashton Kutcher) |
| 2004 | Knots (2004) as Emily | Emily | Made-For-Television |
| 2005 | Alone in the Dark | Aline Cedrac | Nominated - 26th Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Actress |
| 2005 | The Crow: Wicked Prayer | Lola Bryne | |
| 2005 | Silent Partner | Dina | Straight-to-DVD |
| 2006 | Incubus | Jay | Straight-to-DVD |
| 2007 | If I Had Known I Was a Genius | Stephanie | Straight-to-DVD |
| 2007 | 7-10 Split/Strike | Lindsay / Lil Reno | Straight-to-DVD |
| 2008 | Senior Skip Day | Ellen Harris | Straight-to-DVD |
| 2008 | Clean Break/Unnatural Causes | Julia McKay | Straight-to-DVD |
| 2008 | Vipers | Nicky Swift | Straight-to-DVD |
| 2010 | Land of Canaan | Amy | Post-Production |
| 2010 | Last Call | Lindsay | Post-Production |
| 2011 | The Fields | Bonnie | Post-Production |
References
- ↑ Miller, Samantha (2001-08-27). "Pie's Cutie". People. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20135178,00.html. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- ↑ "Professional Children's School: Distinguished Alumni". Pcs-nyc.org. http://www.pcs-nyc.org/subpage.cfm?tbl=1&sct=26. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ↑ "Tara Reid — Profile, Latest News and Related Articles". Eonline.com. http://www.eonline.com/celebrities/profile/index.jsp?uuid=bbeca08e-d35c-4ab2-995f-8fae8708219b. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ↑ Everett, Cristina (14 December 2009). "Tara Reid poses topless for Playboy magazine's 'massive double' issue". Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/12/14/2009-12-14_tara_reid_.html. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
- ↑ "It's Finally Over for Tara Reid and Carson Daly". Buzzle.com. http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/7-4-2001-3868.asp. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ↑ "ESPN.com: Page 3 - Who needs a knight in shining armor?". Sports.espn.go.com. 1999-02-22. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page3/story?page=mcintyre/041202. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ↑ "Us Exclusive: Tara Admits to Botched Implants, Liposuction". Usmagazine.com. 2009-08-25. http://usmagazine.com/node/2744. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ↑ Cara Alwill (2010-01-21). "Tara Reid And Boyfriend Michael Axtmann Are Engaged » Hollywood Crush". hollywoodcrush.mtv.com. http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2010/01/21/tara-reid-and-boyfriend-michael-axtmann-are-engaged/. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
- ↑ "Tara Reid And Boyfriend Michael Axtmann called off wedding»". http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20362582,00.html.
External links
- Tara Reid at the Internet Movie Database