Pamela Anderson was born on July 1, 1967 to a working class family in Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada. After high school, she worked as a fitness instructor until she was "discovered" at a Canadian football game. Anderson, wearing a form-fitting Labatt's tee shirt, was broadcast over the stadium's giant screen. She was then hired by Labatt's to appear in their advertisements. An offer from Playboy soon followed. She would go on to appear in five more issues of the magazine. Anderson parleyed her modeling success into a series of bit parts on television programs. She got her first big break in 1991 as the "Tool Time Girl" on the sitcom Home Improvement. While there, she attracted the attention of casting agents from Baywatch, who were looking to replace Erika Elaniak, the shows then-current blonde bombshell. The hour-long show portraying the lives of Malibu lifeguards was a nearly plotless vehicle for semi-nude video montages and the critics panned it accordingly. However, fueled by frequent shots of the voluptuous Anderson, the show became the highest rated program worldwide.

1. PAMELA ANDERSON BIOGRAPHY
FILM ACTRESS, REALITY TELEVISION STAR,
MODEL, TELEVISION ACTRESS, ANIMAL
RIGHTS ACTIVIST
Born on July 1, 1967, in British Columbia, Canada, Pamela Anderson began her
career modeling in Labatt beer ads and then in the pages of Playboy. She
transitioned to acting on TV's Home Improvement, but real fame came with
Baywatch, making her a household name and instant sex symbol. A long-time
supporter of animal rights, Anderson continues to act in smaller roles. In 2010,
Anderson performed on season 10 of the hit show Dancing with the Stars. She is
slated to make a return to the show in 2012, for season 15:Dancing with the Stars:
All-Stars.

2. 1989 Summer
A Star, Discovered
At a Canadian pro-football game,
a cameraman focuses on
Anderson, who wins the approval
of the crowd. The young blonde
wearing a Labatt beer T-shirt also
catches the attention of execs at
the brewing company, who hire
her for commercials. Not long after
that, Playboy calls and she lands
on the cover.

3. 1990
September 30
TV Debut & Tool Time
Anderson guest stars on
Married... with Children.
She also has a guest
spot on the sitcom
Charles in Charge
before taking the role of
Lisa, Tim Allen's
curvaceous Tool Time
girl on the sitcom Home
Improvement the
following year.

4. 1989 December
Hollywood Love
Anderson meets actor Scott
Baio at a New Year's Eve
party at the Playboy
Mansion. They date on and
off until 1993.

5. Pamela Anderson
first gained fame in
the pages of
Playboy and rose to
international fame
with her role on
Baywatch. She
garnered more fame
in 2010, when she
competed on
Dancing with the
Stars.

6. Pamela Anderson first gained fame
in the pages of Playboy and rose to
international fame with her role on
Baywatch. She garnered more
fame in 2010, when she competed
on Dancing with the Stars.

7. Anderson's 1995 marriage to
Motley Crue rocker Tommy Lee
captured persistent media
attention. They couple had two
children, Brandon Thomas and
Dylan Jagger. However, the
marriage was continually
fraught with controversy,
including an incident in which
stolen honeymoon tapes of the
couple having sex were
broadcast over the Internet.
The marriage ended in divorce
in 1998 after Lee was arrested
and convicted for spousal
abuse.

8. In Recent Years
Anderson's own television
series, Pam: Girl on the Loose,
debuted in August 2008. She also
starred in two more comedy films that
year, Blonde and
Blonder and Superhero Movie. In
2010, she starred in the
comedy Hollywood & Wine, alongside
David Spade and Chris Kattan. That
same year, she performed on season
10 of the hit show Dancing with the
Stars. Anderson made her return to
the show in 2012, for season
15: Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars.

10. Pamela Anderson was born on July 1,
1967 to a working class family in
Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada.
After high school, she worked as a
fitness instructor until she was
"discovered" at a Canadian football
game. Anderson, wearing a form-fitting
Labatt's tee shirt, was broadcast over
the stadium's giant screen. She was
then hired by Labatt's to appear in their
advertisements.
An offer from Playboy soon followed.
She would go on to appear in five more
issues of the magazine.
February 1993
Meeting the Hoff
Anderson joins the cast
of Baywatch, which includes
David Hasslehoff, Yasmine
Bleeth and Alexandra Paul,
playing flower-child lifeguard
C.J. Parker.

11. Canadian-American
actress, star of the most
watched TV show in
history, "Baywatch," a
sand-sex-surf-saga
marketed to more than
40 countries and
watched by a billion
people every week. A
dyed blonde with a
flashing smile, she has
an impressive bust that
was enhanced in 1989
just after her first
"Playboy" pictorial.
She moved to
Vancouver in 1988 to a
job as a fitness
instructor. At a football
game, the camera
focused on her and
flashed her picture on
the big screen. The
crowd went wild and she
was picked up by a
modeling agency. In
October, 1989 she
moved to Los Angeles
into a series of small TV
roles. Baywatch turned
up in 1992.

16. NAME
Pamela Anderson
DATE OF BIRTHNAME
Pamela Anderson
DATE OF BIRTH
July 01, 1967
BIRTH PLACE
Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
RELATIONSHIPS
Rick Salomon, husband (2007 to present; off and on)
Jamie Padgett, ex-boyfriend (2009 to 2010)
Kid Rock, ex-husband (2001 to 2002, July 2006 to Nov. 2006)
Tommy Lee, ex-husband (Feb. 1995 to March 1998; on and off)
Bret Michaels, ex-boyfriend (late 1994 to early 1995)
Kelly Slater, ex-boyfriend (1993 to 1994; 2000)
David Charvet, ex-boyfriend (1992 to 1993)
Scott Baio, ex-boyfriend (1989 to 1993, on & off, engaged)

19. March 12
A Dramatic End
Anderson files for
divorce from Tommy
Lee again. She says
in a statement that
she "is and has been
the victim of spousal
abuse." Police arrest
Lee after Anderson
claims he attacked
her at their Malibu
home. Lee pleads no
contest to the
charges and on May
20 is sentenced to
six months in jail for
felony abuse.

33. Anderson parleyed her modeling success
into a series of bit parts on television
programs. She got her first big break in
1991 as the "Tool Time Girl" on the sitcom
Home Improvement. While there, she
attracted the attention of casting agents
from Baywatch, who were looking to
replace Erika Elaniak, the shows then-current
blonde bombshell.
Anderson parleyed her modeling
success into a series of bit parts on
television programs. She got her first
big break in 1991 as the "Tool Time
Girl" on the sitcom Home
Improvement. While there, she
attracted the attention of casting
agents from Baywatch, who were
looking to replace Erika Elaniak, the
shows then-current blonde
bombshell.

37. September 1997
The Famous Tape
The couple claims that their X-rated
honeymoon video was stolen
from their home. After it was
distributed widely, Anderson and
Lee unsuccessfully
suePenthouse to prevent
publication of still photos from the
tape. In 2002, Anderson and Lee
will receive a court-appointed
award of $740,893 each from the
company that sold the tape online.

40. Off-screen,
Anderson, a
lifelong
vegetarian,
is an
outspoken
advocate for
PETA,
protesting
the use of
fur and the
hunting of
seals. She
even
auctioned off
a 2000 Viper
sports car
that
appeared in
Pam: Girl on
the Loose to
support the
nonprofit
organization.