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Jennifer "Jenny" McCarthy (born November 1 , 1972 , in Chicago, Illinois ) is an American Model and Actress . BIOGRAPHY Early life McCarthy was born in a middle class Irish Catholic family that lived on the Southside of Chicago in the West Elsdon neighborhood. Her mother, Linda, was a housewife, and her father, Dan, was a steel company foreman. As a teenager, McCarthy attended Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School. After McCarthy graduated from high school, she attended Southern Illinois University to study nursing. She needed money to pay for college, so she decided to submit her picture to '' Playboy '' magazine to make money. She was accepted and became a model. Modeling and acting career After getting accepted by ''Playboy'' in 1993, the magazine wanted her to pose for the October issue. McCarthy was paid $30,000 for the photo shoot. McCarthy became the Playmate of the Month and later the Playmate of the Year. With this, McCarthy gained attention and popularity. In 1994 , McCarthy moved to Los Angeles . For a time, she hosted ''Hot Rocks'', a Playboy TV show featuring uncensored Music Video s. In on the cover. McCarthy also released an autobiography: ''Jen-X''. McCarthy once modeled for Candies, a shoe company. In one advertisement, McCarthy posed naked only wearing shoes and having her panties off while sitting on a toilet seat. This stirred a controversy. In 1998 , McCarthy starred in '' BASEketball ''. In 1999 , she starred in '' Diamonds '', a movie which was directed by her husband John Mallory Asher . The next year, she starred in the popular horror movie '' Scream 3 ''. Since 2001 , McCarthy has guest-starred in many shows as '' Stacked '', '' Charmed '', '' The Drew Carey Show '', '' Fastlane '' and '' Just Shoot Me! ''. In 2003 , McCarthy appeared in '' Scary Movie 3 '' along with model and actress Pamela Anderson . In 2005 , McCarthy starred in '' Dirty Love '' along with Carmen Electra . The same year, McCarthy hosted a new show on E! called ''Party at the Palms''. The reality show, which is filmed at The Palms Hotel in Las Vegas , features hotel guests, party goers and celebrities acting outrageously with McCarthy. In March 2006, she was given Razzie Awards for "Worst Actress," "Worst Screenplay," and "Worst Picture" for her work on ''Dirty Love'', which also netted her then-husband, John Asher , a Razzie for "Worst Director." Personal life In 1993 , McCarthy received breast implants to enhance her look as a model for '' Playboy ''. In 1998 , McCarthy decided to take them out. In 1998 , McCarthy dated her manager Ray Manzella for a short time. After breaking up with Manzella, McCarthy began dating actor/director John Asher . The couple got engaged in January 1999 and married that year on September 11 . They have a son, Evan Joseph, born on May 18 , 2002 . In August 2005 , McCarthy and Asher filed for divorce. McCarthy said that she and Asher weren't getting along. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, numerous false rumors popped up on the internet, that Jenny was diagnosed with HIV , or had developed AIDS . In a test and passed the questions regarding Jameson. During the appearance, McCarthy also admitted to cheating on her ex-husband with men and women. {Link without Title} APPEARANCES IN ''PLAYBOY'' SPECIAL EDITIONS
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