| NET WORTH: | $10 Million |
|---|---|
| Source of Wealth: | Model, Television personality, Author, Actress |
| Born: | July 1, 1967 |
| Age: | 53 |
| Spouse: | Dan Hayhurst |
| Children: | 2 |
| Birth Name: | Pamela Denise Anderson |
| Height: | 5ft. 6 in. (1.85m) |
Pamela Anderson is a Canadian-American model, television personality, author, and actress who is known for her work in some television series such as Home Improvement, Baywatch, and V.I.P. She also appeared for several time in Playboy magazine, and was selected in 1990 as the Playmate of the Month. In the year 2006, she was inducted into Canada's Walk Of Fame.
Early Life
Pamela Denise Anderson was born on July 1967 in Ladysmith, British Columbia. Her parents were Carol and Barry Anderson. Anderson has a younger brother, Gerry, who is an actor and producer. She attended high school in Highland Secondary School in Comox, British Columbia and graduated in 1985. Anderson moved to Vancouver in 1988, where she worked as a fitness instructor.
Career
Anderson was featured on a Jumbotron while wearing a Labatt's Beer t-shirt at the BC Place Stadium, while attending a BC Lions Canadian Football League. Later on, the brewing company hired her as a spokesmodel. She appeared as the cover girl on Playboy magazine's October 1989 issue, and was eventually chosen as Playmate of the Month in their February 1990 issue.
After she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a modeling career, she landed on a minor role on the ABC comedy series Home Improvement as "Lisa". She also won the role of C. J. Parker on the American action drama television series Baywatch, and played for five seasons.
In 1994 to 1998, she appeared in several film including Raw Justice or also known as Good Cop, Bad Cop; the American superhero film Barb Wire in 1996; and in the action/comedy-drama series V.I.P in 1998.
In early 2004, she appeared naked on the cover of Playboy magazine, and later posed naked for Stuff and GQ magazines. She also appeared on the cover of fashion magazines like Marie Claire, Flare, W, and Elle Canada. in 2004, she released the book "Star", about a teenager trying to become famous. In 2005, she released her second book which is the sequel "Star Struck". In that same year, she was named as most powerful Canadian in Hollywood.
Reality Television:
In late 2010, she appeared on season 4 of Bigg Boss, and also appeared as a Special Houseguest on the fourth season of VIP Brother. She was also a contestant on the ninth season of the American dance competition television series Dancing with the Stars in 2018. In 2013, she appeared on the 8th season of the British reality television show Dancing on Ice.
Activism
In March 2012, Anderson became a company spokesperson for FrogAds, Inc. In late 2015, she represented the International Fund for Animal Welfare, where she met with top Kremlin official regarding animals rights in Russia. She also became a spokesperson for MAC Cosmetic's MAC AIDS Fund on March 2015, which helped people affected by HIV and AIDS.
Anderson became the celebrity spokesperson for the American Liver Foundation. She also advocates for the animals rights and is an active member of the animal protection organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
Personal Life
Anderson married his first husband Tommy Lee on February 19, 1995, after knowing him for 4 days. The two had two sons, and got divorced in 1998. In 2002, she announced publicly that she had hepatitis C because of sharing tattoo needles with her then-husband Lee. In 2015, she was cured of hepatitis C.
Anderson became engaged with model Marcus Schenkenberg after her divorce in 1998. The two broke up in 2001. She then became engaged with singer Kid Rock. The two broke got broke in 2003, however, on July 18, 2006, it was reported that Anderson would marry Kid Rock on July 29 in that same year. She had miscarried while in Vancouver on November 2006, shooting a new film. Days later, Anderson filed a divorced in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
In 2007, Anderson announced on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that she was engaged. On October 6, 2007, she got married to Rick Salomon. The two got separated on December 13, 2008. Anderson requested to the courts the marriage to be annulled, mentioning fraud. In 2013, she mentioned on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that she and Salomon were "friend with benefit", and on the next year she announced that they got remarried without a specified date. Anderson filed a divorced from Salomon in February 2015, and was finalized on April 29, 2015.
In 2017, she dated Adil Rami, a French footballer. Anderson married Hollywood producer Jon Peters on January 2020. On February, she announced she and Peter are separated and that she was never legally married to Peter.
On December 24, 2020, Anderson married current-husband Dan Hayhurst, her bodyguard.
Net Worth
Anderson has experienced financial problems over the years including her unpaid taxes for the year 2011. Despite of that, Pamela Anderson earned an estimated net worth of $10 million as of today, 2021.
