Biography
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Shannon Elizabeth (born Shannon Elizabeth Fadal on September 7, 1973 in Houston, Texas) is an American actress and former fashion model. Elizabeth came to prominence in the 1999 comedy film American Pie.
Biography
Early life
As the only child of Gerald Edward Fadal and Patricia Dianne Abbott; her father is of Syrian and Lebanese descent and her mother has French, English and Cherokee ancestry. She was raised in Waco, Texas. 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.
Career
Elizabeth appeared in several low-budget films, including the notorious Jack Frost, before being cast in 1999's American Pie, which was a major box office success. Elizabeth subsequently appeared in several major Hollywood films, including Scary Movie (2000) and Tomcats. Elizabeth now stars in the UPN series Cuts.
In August 1999, she appeared nude in Playboy magazine. In 2003, she was featured in Maxim magazine.
She also provided the likeness and voice for Serena St. Germaine in the 2004 video game, James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing.
Personal life
Elizabeth was in a relationship with actor Joseph D. Reitman for ten years, including three years of marriage. The couple separated in March 2005, and Elizabeth filed for divorce in late June 2005. 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.
Elizabeth, who describes poker as her "second career" is considered by the media to be "one of the leading celebrity poker players." She visits Las Vegas up to three times each month in order to participate in poker games with the top players of the United States. Elizabeth was involved 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.
Animal Avengers, a non-profit animal rescue organization founded by Elizabeth and her then husband Reitman, 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.
Selected filmography
- Cursed (2005)
- Johnson Family Vacation (2004)
- Love Actually (2003)
- American Pie 2 (2001)
- Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
- Thir13en Ghosts (2001)
- Tomcats (2001)
- Scary Movie (2000)
- American Pie (1999)
- Jack Frost (1997)
Television
- Cuts (2005)
- That '70s Show (2003–2004)
References
Footnotes
Web sites
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