Jennifer 'Jenny' McCarthy (born November 1, 1972, in Chicago,
Illinois) is an American model and actress.
In 1992, McCarthy was studying nursing at Southern Illinois
University. In an attempt to make money for college, she submitted her
picture to Playboy magazine. She was chosen to be the centerfold in
the October 1993 issue and was subsequently named Playmate of the Year
in 1994. Her success as a model led to her quitting college and moving
to Los Angeles to pursue a career in show business.
In 1995, McCarthy was hired by MTV to co-host a new series, Singled
Out. She became a popular success on the series due to her good looks
and sense of humor. McCarthy had two short-lived television series;
The Jenny McCarthy Show, a variety show, and Jenny, a sitcom. She has
also appeared in the movies Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
(1995), The Stupids (1996), BASEketball (1998), and Scream 3 (2003).
McCarthy is the author of Jen-X (1997), an autobiography, and Belly
Laughs: The Naked Truth About Pregnancy and Childbirth (2004).
McCarthy had a relationship with Ray Manzella who was also her
manager. The couple separated and McCarthy married John Mallory Asher
on September 11, 1999. The couple have a son, Evan, who was born May
McCarthy wrote and starred in the feature film Dirty Love which will
premiere at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.
In her book "Jen-X", Jenny revealed that when it came to modeling, she
was "not that comfortable with nudity". Nonetheless, ten years after
she was featured as a Playmate, she posed again for Playboy and
appeared in the January 2005 issue.
Her appearances in Playboy Special Editions
* Playboy's Playmate Review Vol. 10 May 1994 - front & back covers,
pages 82-91.
* Playboy's Girls of Summer '94 June 1994.
* Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 38 July 1994.
* Playboy's Playmates at Play July 1994 - pages 6-7.
* Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 39 September 1994 - page 25.
* Playboy's Wet & Wild Playmates September 1994 - page 73.
* Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 40 November 1994.
* Playboy's Nudes November 1994 - cover.
* Playboy's Playmates in Bed Vol. 1 January 1995.
* Playboy's Supermodels February 1995.
* Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 44 July 1995 - cover.
* Playboy's Nudes October 1995.
* Playboy's Winter Girls February 1996.
* Playboy's Celebrating Centerfolds Vol. 1 December 1998 - pages 6-7.