ZZ Top
ZZ Top performing at St. Augustine Amphitheatre in Florida on May 22, 2008, from left to right: Dusty Hill, Frank Beard (drumming), and Billy Gibbons
Background information
Origin	Houston, Texas, United States
Genres	Blues rock, Southern rock, boogie rock, hard rock, rock and roll
Years active	1969–present
Labels	American, RCA, Warner Bros., London
Associated acts	Moving Sidewalks, American Blues, Lynyrd Skynyrd
Website	zztop.com
Members
Billy Gibbons Frank Beard Dusty Hill
Past members
Anthony Barajas Peter Perez Dan Mitchell Lanier Greig Billy Etheridge Michael "Cadillac" Johnson

ZZ Top is an American rock band from Houston, Texas. Formed in 1969, the group consists of Billy Gibbons (guitar and vocals), Dusty Hill (bass and vocals), and Frank Beard (percussion). ZZ Top's early sound was rooted in blues but eventually grew to exhibit contemporary influences. Throughout their career they have maintained a sound based on Hill's and Beard's rhythm section support, accentuated by Gibbons' guitar and vocal style. Their lyrics often gave evidence of band's humor and thematically focus on personal experiences and sexual innuendos.

ZZ Top formed its initial lineup in 1969, consisting of Anthony Barajas (bass and keyboards) and Peter Perez (drums and percussion). After several incarnations, Hill and Beard joined within the following year. Molded into a professional act by manager Bill Ham, they were subsequently signed to London Records and released their debut album. They were successful as live performers, becoming known to fans as "that little ol' band from Texas", and their 1973 album Tres Hombres, according to Allmusic, propelled the band to national attention and "made them stars". In 1979, after returning from a one-and-a-half year break of touring, the group reinvented themselves with their 1983 hit album Eliminator and the accompanying tour. ZZ Top incorporated New Wave and punk influences into their sound and performances, and embraced a more iconic image, with Gibbons and Hill sporting chest-length beards and sunglasses. Similar experimentation continued for the remainder of the 1980s and 1990s with varying levels of success. On ZZ Top's 2003 album Mescalero, they adopted a more contemporary sound while maintaining their influences from their earlier musical pursuits.

Maintaining the same members for over forty years, ZZ Top has released 14 studio albums and are among the most popular rock groups, having sold more than 25 million albums in the United States. They have won three VMAs, and in 2004, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. VH1 ranked ZZ Top at number 44 in its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock". They have performed at many charity events and raised $1 million for the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, Mississippi.

History[link]

Formation and early years (1969–1971)[link]

ZZ Top formed in Houston on June 20, 1969.^[1] Billy Gibbons, who previously formed the Moving Sidewalks in 1966, had suggested "ZZ King" as a potential name for the band after looking at posters of Z. Z. Hill and B.B. King on his apartment wall. According to Gibbons' autobiography Rock + Roll Gearhead, he settled on "ZZ Top" because B.B. King was "on the top". Consisting of Lanier Greig on keyboards and Moving Sidewalks' drummer Dan Mitchell, the group was signed to London Records by manager Bill Ham, and released two singles—"Salt Lick" and "Miller's Farm".^[2] Soon after, Greig and Mitchell left the group and were replaced by Billy Etheridge and Frank Beard. Etheridge quit the band in January 1970, and was replaced by Michael "Cadillac" Johnson; Johnson was replaced by Dusty Hill the following month:

For the record, I was not fired from ZZ Top for being 'a bad influence on Frank Beard.' I had received a call from my two old buddies Jimmie Vaughan and Doyle Bramhall about coming back to Dallas to play the blues with my homeboys. After talking to them, I quit the band. I did this just before the band signed with London Records. I didn’t want to be tied down to a contract with that particular band at that point in time. I have only the utmost respect for Billy, Frank, and Dusty.

—Billy Etheridge, ^[3]

The finalized lineup of ZZ Top performed their first show on February 10, 1970 in Beaumont, Texas.^[4] The group's debut album, ZZ Top's First Album, was released in January 1971; the single, "(Somebody Else Been) Shakin' Your Tree", peaked at number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100. Despite being unpolished, the album established the band's sound and attitude, as Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted that it's filled with "fuzzy guitars, barrelhouse rhythms, dirty jokes, and Texan slang".^[5]

[edit] Rio Grande Mud, Tres Hombres, and Fandango! (1972-1975)

The band's second album, Rio Grande Mud, was released in 1972, receiving favorable reviews and limited radio play. With only one single released from the album, Rio Grande Mud charted at 104 on the Billboard 200. After touring in support of the album, ZZ Top released Tres Hombres in 1973. Tres Hombres's earthy and "infectious" sound were results of the propulsion from Hill and Beard's rhythm support, coupled with Gibbons' "growling" guitar tone. Erlewine wrote that the album "brought ZZ Top their first Top Ten record, making them stars in the process". The album included the boogie-driven "La Grange", which was written about a brothel in La Grange, Texas. On the subsequent tour, the band performed sold-out concerts in the US. ZZ Top recorded the live tracks for their 1975 album, Fandango!, during this tour and showcased their prowess in exciting live audiences. Fandango! was a top ten album and its single, "Tush", peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Worldwide Texas Tour and hiatus (1975-1978)[link]

Tejas, released in 1976, was not as successful or as positively received as their previous efforts, although the album went to No.17 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart.^[6] ZZ Top continued the Worldwide Texas Tour in support of Tejas, though they had been touring for seven years. The band went on what was supposed to be a 90-day break from public appearances. Gibbons traveled to Europe, Beard had gone to Jamaica, and Hill went to Mexico.^[7] The break extended to two years, during which Gibbons and Hill grew chest-length beards:

[edit] Degüello, El Loco, and Eliminator (1979–1984)

In 1979, ZZ Top signed with Warner Bros. Records and released the album Degüello. While the album went platinum, it only reached No.24 on the Billboard chart.^[9] The album produced two singles, including "I Thank You," a cover of a song recorded by Sam and Dave, and "Cheap Sunglasses." The band remained a popular concert attraction and toured in support of Degüello. In April 1980, ZZ Top made their first appearance in Europe, performing for the German music television show Rockpalast. The next album, El Loco, was released in October 1981, featuring three singles ("Tube Snake Boogie," "Pearl Necklace," and "Leila").^[10]

Dusty Hill and Billy F. Gibbons in 1983.

ZZ Top's next album was even more successful. Eliminator, released in March 1983, featured two Top 40 singles ("Gimme All Your Lovin'" and "Legs"), four Mainstream Rock hits (including "Got Me Under Pressure" and "Sharp Dressed Man"), and "Legs" peaking at No.13 on the Club Play Singles chart.^[11] Eliminator was a critical and commercial success, selling more than 10 million copies,^[12] and several music videos were in regular rotation on MTV. The band also won their first MTV Video Music Awards in the categories of Best Group Video for "Legs," and Best Direction for "Sharp Dressed Man." The music videos were included in their Greatest Hits video, which has been released on DVD ever since and quickly went multi-platinum.^[12]

The “Eliminator” album was not without controversy. According to former stage manager David Blayney in his book, "Sharp Dressed Men," sound engineer Linden Hudson co-wrote much of the material on the album as a live-in high-tech music teacher to Beard and Gibbons. Despite continued denials by the band, it settled a five-year legal battle with Hudson, paying him a sum of money after he allegedly proved he held the copyright on the song "Thug."

[edit] Afterburner and Recycler (1985-1993)

Despite not selling as many copies as Eliminator, 1985's Afterburner was still as successful commercially, becoming their highest-charting album,^[13] and racking up sales of 5 million units.^[12] All of the singles from Afterburner were Top 40 hits, with two hitting No.1 on the Mainstream Rock chart.^[14] The music video for "Velcro Fly" was choreographed by pop singer Paula Abdul.^[15] ZZ Top's grueling Afterburner World Tour lasted well into 1987, which also saw the release of The ZZ Top Sixpack, a three-disc collection of ZZ Top's albums from 1970 to 1981, with the exception of Degüello. The albums "ZZ Top's First Album", "Rio Grande Mud", "Tres Hombres", "Fandango" and "Tejas" were remixed with the result that the sound of the material from the first five albums was changed to sound like they had been recorded in the 1980s, with echo and drum machines, and very unlike their original album sound.^[16] Many of the original mixes were used on the 2003 CD box set Chrome, Smoke & BBQ and it's companion piece Rancho Texicano. Also, remastered versions of Tres Hombres and Fandango were eventually released on CD in 2010 with the original mixes intact. However, the remaining songs from ZZ Top's First Album, Rio Grande Mud and Tejas have never appeared on CD in their original mixes.

Recycler, released in 1990, was ZZ Top's last studio album under contract with Warner Records. Recycler was also the last of a distinct sonic trilogy in the ZZ Top catalogue. The collection actually marked a return towards the earlier, simpler guitar-driven blues sound with less synthesizer and pop bounce of the previous two albums. This move did not entirely suit the fan base that Eliminator and Afterburner had built up, and while Recycler did achieve platinum status, it never matched the sales of Eliminator and Afterburner. The cartoonish and sexy-ZZ-girl videos continued in singles like "My Head's in Mississippi", "Give It Up", and "Burger Man".

ZZ Top contributed a song, "Doubleback", and appeared as an acoustic band in the wild-west dance scene in the 1990 movie Back to the Future Part III. The band also appeared in the 1990 TV movie Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme, portraying the Three Men in a Tub. In 1992, Warner released ZZ Top's Greatest Hits along with a new Rolling Stones-style cut "Gun Love" and an Elvis-inflected video, "Viva Las Vegas". In 1993, ZZ Top inducted a major influence, Cream, into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

[edit] RCA Records and Mescalero (1994-2003)

In 1994 the band signed to a $35 million deal with RCA Records,^[17] releasing the million-selling Antenna in 1994. Subsequent RCA albums, Rhythmeen (1996) and 1999's XXX (the second album to feature live tracks) sold well, but did not reach the levels enjoyed previously. ZZ Top, however, continued to play to enthusiastic live audiences. In 2003 ZZ Top released a final RCA album, Mescalero, an album thick with harsh Gibbons guitar and featuring a hidden track – a cover version of "As Time Goes By". RCA impresario Clive Davis wanted to do a collaboration record (in the mode of Carlos Santana's successful Supernatural) for this album. In an interview in Goldmine magazine, artists Pink, Dave Matthews, and Wilco were among the artists slated for the project.

A comprehensive four-CD collection of recordings from the London and Warner Bros. years, Chrome, Smoke & BBQ, was released in 2003. It featured the band's first single (A- and B-side), several rare B-side tracks as well as a radio promotion from 1979, a live track and several extended dance mix versions of their biggest MTV hits. Three tracks from Billy Gibbons' pre-ZZ band, The Moving Sidewalks, were also included.

Hall of Fame and touring (2004–present)[link]

In 2004, ZZ Top was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones gave the induction speech. ZZ Top gave a brief performance, playing "La Grange" and "Tush."

Expanded and remastered versions of the original studio albums from the 1970s and ’80s are currently in production. Marketed as "Remastered and Expanded," these releases include additional live tracks which were not present on the original recordings. Three such CDs have been released to date (Tres Hombres, Fandango!, and Eliminator). The first two were released in 2006 and use the original mixes free from echo and drum machines, while "Eliminator" was released in 2008. The Eliminator re-release also features a collector's edition version containing a DVD featuring several videos and additional live tracks.^[18]

As of 2006, it was reported that ZZ Top were recording their 15th studio album. There was no release, however, and on September 17, 2006, the band ended their tenure with RCA Records and further left their manager Bill Ham, president of Lone Wolf Management. No reasons were publicized for these changes. In December 2006, Sanctuary Management added ZZ Top to its roster.

ZZ Top performed at the 2008 Orange Bowl game in Miami, as well as the Auto Club 500 NASCAR event at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. On June 23, 2008, ZZ Top celebrated the release of their first live concert DVD entitled Live From Texas with the world premiere, a special appearance, and charity auction at the Hard Rock Cafe in Houston.^[19] The DVD was officially released on June 24, 2008. The featured performance was culled from a concert filmed at the Nokia Theater in Grand Prairie, Texas on November 1, 2007.

In July 2008, the band announced they have signed with producer Rick Rubin and are recording a new album.^[20] Rubin will be producing the next album, and it has been reported that the band will be aiming to move back to their pre-80s La Grange sound.^[21]

The Eliminator Collector's Edition CD/DVD, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the band's iconic RIAA Diamond Certified album, was released September 10, 2008. The release includes seven bonus tracks and a bonus DVD, including four television performances from The Tube in November 1983.

The band performed at the 2009 Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo on the final night on March 22, 2009. In July, the band appeared on VH1's Storytellers, in celebration of their four decades as recording artists.^[22]

On January 22, 2010, Billy Gibbons accompanied Will Ferrell and others playing "Free Bird" on Conan O'Brien's last show. O'Brien joined in on guitar.^[23]

On June 8, 2011, a press release, reported on various media sources, announced that the new song "Flyin' High" will debut in space. Astronaut and friend of ZZ Top, Michael Fossum, was given the released single to listen to on his trip to the International Space Station.^[24]

New album (2012-)[link]

Billy Gibbons stated in an interview in August 2011 that the new album had been recorded, with initial recording taking place in Malibu, California before moving to Houston, but was still unnamed and had yet to be mixed and mastered.^[25] Gibbons said that the expected release date was sometime in March or April 2012.^[25]

The album is produced by Rick Rubin.^[26] The first single from the album, "I Got to Get Paid", debuted in an advertising campaign for Jeremiah Weed. The song itself is an interpretation of "25 Lighters" by Texan hip-hop DJ DMD and rappers Lil' Keke and Fat Pat.^[27]

Discography[link]

• ZZ Top's First Album (1971)
• Rio Grande Mud (1972)
• Tres Hombres (1973)
• Fandango! (1975)
• Tejas (1976)
• Degüello (1979)
• El Loco (1981)
• Eliminator (1983)
• Afterburner (1985)
• Recycler (1990)
• Antenna (1994)
• Rhythmeen (1996)
• XXX (1999)
• Mescalero (2003)

Filmography[link]

In addition to recording and performing concerts, ZZ Top has also been involved with films and television. In 1990, the group appeared as the "band at the party" in the film Back to the Future Part III,^[28] and played the "Three Men in a Tub" in the movie Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme.^[29] ZZ Top made further appearances, including the "Gumby with a Pokey" episode of Two and a Half Men in 2010^[30] and the "Hank Gets Dusted" episode of King of the Hill in 2007.^[31] The band were also guest hosts on an episode of WWE Raw.^[32] In 2008, ZZ Top performed "Sharp Dressed Man" with David Cook at the season 7 finale of American Idol.^[33] Billy Gibbons also portrays the father of Angela in the television show Bones.

Awards and achievements[link]

Despite ZZ Top's popularity and success in the 1970s, it wasn't until the 1980s that they started winning major awards and honors. ZZ Top's music videos won awards throughout the 1980s, winning once each in the categories Best Group Video, Best Direction, and Best Art Direction. The videos that won the VMAs are "Legs," "Sharp Dressed Man," and "Rough Boy."^[34] Some of the high honors ZZ Top have achieved include induction into Hollywood's RockWalk in 1994,^[35] the Texas House of Representatives naming them "Official Heroes for the State of Texas",^[36] a declaration of "ZZ Top Day" in Texas by then-governor Ann Richards on May 4, 1991,^[37] and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004. They were also given commemorative rings by actor Billy Bob Thornton from the VH1 Rock Honors in 2007.^[17]

ZZ Top also holds several chart and album sales feats, including six number one singles on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. From the RIAA, ZZ Top has achieved 4 gold, 3 platinum, and 2 multi-platinum album certifications, in addition to one diamond album.^[12] In addition to this, many of their songs have become classic rock and hard rock radio staples.

See also[link]

• ZZ Top equipment
• List of best-selling music artists
• List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart

References[link]

Bibliography[link]

• Gregory, Hugh (2003). Roadhouse blues: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Texas R&B. San Francisco: Backbeat Cooks. ISBN 978-0-87930-747-9. 
• Gibbons, Billy; Tom Vickers (2005). Billy F Gibbons: Rock + Roll Gearhead. Saint Paul: MBI Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-7603-4030-1. 
• Bob Merlis and Jim Bessman (1987). ZZ on CD: Meeting The Digital Challenge Head On. ZZ Top Six Pack CD Booklet: Warner Bros Records. 

Footnotes[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: ZZ Top

• Official website
• Official website of Billy Gibbons
• ZZ Top Live Photo Gallery
• ZZ Top's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame bio
• ZZ Top on VH1 Storytellers
• ZZ Top Live In Chicago August 7, 2011

Carmen Electra
Carmen Electra attending the Los Angeles Fitness Expo on January 29, 2011
Born	Tara Leigh Patrick (1972-04-20) April 20, 1972 (age 40) Sharonville, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, model, dancer, television personality, singer, entertainer
Years active	1990–present
Spouse	Dennis Rodman (1998–1999) Dave Navarro (2003–2007)
Partner	Rob Patterson (2008-present)

Tara Leigh Patrick (born April 20, 1972), better known by her stage name Carmen Electra,^[1] is an American glamour model, actress, television personality, singer, and dancer. She gained fame for her appearances in Playboy magazine, on the MTV game show Singled Out, on the TV series Baywatch, and dancing with the Pussycat Dolls, and has since had roles in the parody films Scary Movie (as well as the fourth film), Date Movie, Epic Movie, Meet the Spartans, and Disaster Movie.

Early life[link]

Electra was born in Sharonville, Ohio, the daughter of Patricia, a singer, and Harry, a guitarist and entertainer.^[2][3] She attended Ann Weigel Elementary School and then studied dance at Dance Artists dance studio under Gloria J. Simpson, in Western Hills, a neighborhood of Cincinnati. Her mother died of a brain tumor in 1998.^[4] Her older sister Debbie died from a heart attack, also in 1998. Carmen graduated from Princeton High School in Sharonville. She also attended the School for Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA) in the Cincinnati Public School District (CPS).^[5] She has Irish, German, and Cherokee ancestry.^[6]

Career[link]

Electra started her professional career in 1990 as a dancer at Kings Island amusement park in Mason, Ohio in the show "It’s Magic", one of the more popular shows in the park's history.^[7] In 1991, she moved to California and met Prince.^[8] Soon after, Electra signed a recording contract with Prince's Paisley Park Records and began a short-lived singing career.^[8] During her time at Paisley Park Records, she officially became known as Carmen Electra.^[8]

Electra at the 2007 Spike TV Awards

In 1995, Electra started appearing in television programs. In May 1996 she was featured in a nude pictorial in Playboy magazine, the first of several. This exposure led to higher profile television appearances, including Baywatch (cast member from 1997–1998, as Leilani "Lani" McKenzie) and MTV's Singled Out. She returned to Baywatch for the 2003 reunion movie, Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding.

Electra was featured in Playboy four more times: June 1997, December 2000, April 2003 and the January 2009 anniversary issue. She was on the cover three times: December 2000, April 2003 and on the 55th anniversary Issue in January 2009.

Electra has appeared in films such as American Vampire (1997), Good Burger (1997), The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human (1999), the horror spoof Scary Movie (2000) and also appeared in Meet the Spartans (2008), Scary Movie 4 (2006), Epic Movie (2007), Date Movie (2006), Disaster Movie (2008), the remake of the 1970s TV show Starsky & Hutch (2004) and Cheaper by the Dozen 2. She won an MTV Movie Award (best kiss) for Starsky & Hutch. She also appeared in an episode of House in which she portrayed herself as an injured golfer and an injured farmer, playing out House's fantasy.

In 1999, she appeared in the Bloodhound Gang's music video of "The Inevitable Return of the Great White Dope." In 2005, she joined the voice cast of the animated series Tripping the Rift, replacing Gina Gershon as the voice of the sexy android "Six". Also in 2005, she began the Naked Women's Wrestling League, acting as the commissioner for the professional wrestling promotion.^[9] In late 2006, Carmen began to be featured in commercials by Taco Bell.

Other work[link]

Electra's video game work includes appearing as characters in Def Jam: Fight for New York and is one of the celebrity challenges in the video game ESPN NFL 2K5.

Electra has produced exercise videos and equipment. Her Carmen Electra Aerobic Striptease is a five-disc DVD series that combines teaching classic stripping moves with a low impact cardio workout, which also starred Jon Eby. She also endorses the Electra Pole, a pole dancing kit released in January 2008.^[10]

In 1997, Electra modeled for the covers of the comic books Razor and the Ladies of London Night by London Night Studios.^[11]

Electra appeared in commercials for Maxim Men's Hair Color products (2004–2005).

In 2006, Electra signed on as the spokesmodel for Ritz Camera Centers, appearing in their television and print ads with CEO David Ritz. She is featured in some video spoofs of Lonelygirl15 that advertised Epic Movie.^[12] That same year she appeared as the face and spokesperson for the MAX Factor Make-Up line (beginning in 2006) in their television and print ads.^[13]

Electra appeared as a guest judge on So You Think You Can Dance Season 8 on July 6, 2011. She appeared along with regular series judges Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy and fellow guest judge Travis Wall.

In 2012 Electra joined Britain's Got Talent as a guest judge for the auditions staged in London, she acted as a replacement for Amanda Holden who was absent due to complications following child birth.

Charity work[link]

Electra at the MTV Music Awards 2005 in Luna Park, Sydney.

Carmen Electra organized a fundraiser for Head to Hollywood,^[14] a non-profit organization which offers support to brain tumor survivors. Other charities which she supports include Elevate Hope,^[15] a charity which supports abused and abandoned children, and the Hollyrod Foundation,^[16] which provides medical, physical, and emotional support to those suffering from debilitating life circumstances, especially Parkinson's Disease.

Personal life[link]

Electra married basketball star Dennis Rodman in November 1998 at Little Chapel of the Flowers in Las Vegas, Nevada.^[17][18] The marriage did not last long, and Electra filed for divorce in April 1999.^[19]

On November 22, 2003, Electra married Dave Navarro, lead guitarist for the rock band Jane's Addiction. The couple documented their courtship and marriage in an MTV reality television show called 'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen & Dave.^[20] On July 17, 2006, she and Navarro announced their separation, and Electra filed for divorce on August 10, 2006; it was finalized on February 20, 2007.^[21][22]

In April 2008, Electra's representative confirmed that she was engaged to Rob Patterson, a member of the nu metal band Otep and hard rock band Filter.^[23]

Credits[link]

Discography[link]

• Carmen Electra, 1993

Filmography[link]

Videography[link]

• Erotic Confessions (1996) – Manager – 1 episode: "At the tone"
• Baywatch Nights (1996) – Candy – 1 episode: "Epilogue"
• Good Burger (1997) – Roxanne
• All That (1997) – Sue – 1 episode: "Ed gets married"
• Pacific Blue (1997) – Lani McKenzie – 1 episode: "Heartbeat"
• Singled Out (host in 1997)
• Loveline (host in 1997)
• Baywatch (cast member from 1997–1998)
• Just Shoot Me! (1997) – Herself – 1 episode: "King Lear Jet"
• Hyperion Bay (cast member 1998)
• VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock (host in 2000)
• Off Centre (guest star as herself in two episodes) (2002)
• Electra's Guy (2002)
• Carmen and Dave: An MTV Love Story (2002)
• The Simpsons – The Frying Game (2002)
• Cleavage (narrator in 2002)
• Livin' Large (2002–2004) (frequent host throughout run)
• BattleBots (host in 2002)
• Dance Fever (2003) (canceled after 6 episodes)
• Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003)
• 'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen and Dave (2004) (limited run of 7 episodes)
• Monster Island (2004)
• Summerland as Mona (2004)
• Mr. Monk and the Panic Room (2004)
• Manhunt: The Search for America's Most Gorgeous Male Model (2004–2005)
• Tripping the Rift (cast member in 2005) (voice)
• American Dad! as Lisa Silver (1 episode)
• House M.D. ("Three Stories" (Season 1, Episode 21)) (as herself twice, first being a replacement for Gregory House in the third story then as a farmer from the first story because "If we're gonna look at a leg...")
• Lolo's Cafe (2006) (voice)
• Full Frontal Fashion (2007 guest host)
• Joey (TV series) (guest star as herself in two episodes, one of each season)
• ChartBlast hosts the chartshow on MTVNHD and MTV Italy since 2008
• Perfect Catch host, the reality E! UK TV show 2009

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Carmen Electra

• Official website
• Carmen Electra at the Internet Movie Database
• Carmen Electra at People.com
• "Dirty Dozen: Carmen Electra". Playboy. Archived from the original on March 9, 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090309023642/http://www.playboy.co.uk/life-and-style/interview/78820/3/Dirty-Dozen-Carmen-Electra/.