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Shannon Elizabeth (born Shannon Elizabeth Fadal; September 7, 1973) is an Arab-American actor, poker player, and former fashion model. Elizabeth came to prominence in the 1999 comedy film American Pie.
Contents
- 1 Early life
- 2 Career
- 3 Personal life
- 4 Dancing with the Stars
- 5 Poker
- 6 Filmography
- 7 Television
- 8 References
- 9 External links
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Early life
Elizabeth was born in Houston, Texas, the only child of Patricia Dianne (née Abbott) and Gerald Edward Fadal. Her father is of Syrian and Lebanese descent and her mother has English, Irish, German, and Cherokee ancestry.[1] She was raised in Waco, Texas.[1] In high school, she was very much interested in tennis and at one point even considered a professional tennis career. She worked as a model before she began a career in film.[2]
Career
Elizabeth appeared in several films, including the horror film
Jack Frost and
Dish Dogs, before being cast in 1999's
American Pie, which was a major box office success and garnered her fame for the famous 'webcam scene' in which she appeared
topless.
[3] Elizabeth subsequently appeared in several major Hollywood films, including
Scary Movie (2000) and
Tomcats. Elizabeth starred in the
UPN series
Cuts until the show was canceled in May of 2006.
Cuts and its parent show,
One on One, were two of the many shows not to be picked up by
The CW.
In August 1999, she posed for a nude pictorial in Playboy magazine. In 2000 and 2003, she was featured in Maxim magazine.[4]
She provided the likeness and voice for Serena St. Germaine in the 2004 video game, James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing.[5]
Shannon Elizabeth (July 2005)
Personal life
Elizabeth was in a relationship with actor Joseph D. Reitman for ten years, including three years of marriage.[6] The couple separated in March 2005,[6] and Elizabeth filed for divorce in late June 2005.[7] Some media outlets speculated that the cause of their breakup was Reitman assisting in a practical joke on Elizabeth for Ashton Kutcher's MTV television series Punk'd, a year before their divorce, which involved leading Elizabeth to think that she was caught on a sex tape.[8]
Animal Avengers, a non-profit animal rescue organization founded by Elizabeth and her then husband Reitman,
[2] is dedicated to rescuing and finding a home for homeless pets, reducing pet overpopulation, promoting responsible pet guardianship and preventing animal cruelty. Among the many fund raising events, Team
Bodog raised over $50,000 for Animal Avengers in a celebrity poker night on
October 8,
2005. The event was hosted by noted tournament director
Matt Savage. Over the past year Shannon Elizabeth has participated in numerous other Bodog-sponsored charity events as well. After the attacks of September 11, Shannon recorded a
public service announcement in which she said, "I'm half Arabic, but I am one hundred per cent American. What is going on affects me the same as everyone else."
[9]
Dancing with the Stars
In March 2008, Elizabeth joined the cast of Dancing with the Stars. She was partnered with Derek Hough and after five weeks rumors of a relationship ensued. When asked live on Dancing with the Stars if she and Derek were dating, Elizabeth reponded by saying, "We're great friends and we were just getting in the character of the dance".
On April 29th 2008, Shannon became the seventh star eliminated from the competition. The elimination came one week after Elizabeth and Hough criticized the judges for marking them down for a lack of hip action while couples with "heel leads", "feet coming off the floor", and "horrific, demented lines" received higher scores. The comments are attributed to Elizabeth's elimination from the show, having never been in the bottom two prior to the outburst.
Poker
Elizabeth, who describes poker as her "second career" has been called "one of the leading celebrity poker players."[10] She visits Las Vegas up to three times each month to participate in poker games with the top players of the United States. Elizabeth played in the Main Event of the 2005 World Series of Poker and won a special tournament celebrating the opening of a new poker room at Caesars Palace hotel in January 2006, beating out 83 celebrities and poker professionals to win $55,000. She has also cashed four times in the World Series of Poker in 2006 and 2007,[11] but again busted out of the Main Event early. In 2007, she advanced to the semi-finals of the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship in a field consisting of the top poker professionals before losing to eventual champion Paul Wasicka. Among the four opponents she defeated were three World Series of Poker multiple bracelet winners: Jeff Madsen, Barry Greenstein, and Humberto Brenes.
The online poker room Full Tilt Poker once had a sponsorship agreement with Elizabeth.
Filmography
Television
References
