- Born
- Birth nameJennifer Ann McCarthy
- Nickname
- Jenny
- Height5′ 6½″ (1.69 m)
- One of four sisters, Jenny McCarthy was born in Evergreen Park, Illinois, a Chicago suburb, the second oldest daughter of Linda (Loheit), a courtroom custodian, and Daniel McCarthy, a steel mill foreman. She has Irish (father) and Croatian, German, and Polish (mother) ancestry. She was educated at Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School, before going on to Southern Illinois University to study nursing and psychology. However, a lack of funds meant she had to drop out. To earn some money, McCarthy landed a chance to model for Playboy magazine and was Miss October 1993. She was eventually named 1994 Playmate of the Year. Following a relocation to Los Angeles, California, McCarthy landed some television host roles and also began picking up acting parts. Roles followed in various projects, including BASEketball (1998), Scream 3 (2000), Scary Movie 3 (2003), The Drew Carey Show (1995) and her own sitcom, Jenny (1997). She also continued modeling.
McCarthy has one son, Evan Joseph, from her marriage to John Asher. In 2005, Evan was diagnosed with autism. She is also an author, writing successful books on pregnancy, motherhood and more.
After one year as co-host of The View (1997), McCarthy can now be found hosting her own daily talk radio show, on Sirius XM, called "Dirty, Sexy, Funny" and can be found touring the country with her entourage of female comediennes, with a show by the same name. A 1-hour special, with her comediennes and comedy vignettes, can be found on Netflix by searching Jenny McCarthy's Dirty Sexy Funny (2014).- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- SpousesDonnie Wahlberg(August 31, 2014 - present)John Asher(September 11, 1999 - September 2005) (divorced, 1 child)
- Children
- ParentsLinda McCarthy (Loheit)
- RelativesLynette McCarthy(Sibling)Joanne McCarthy(Sibling)Amy McCarthy(Sibling)Melissa McCarthy(Cousin)Jenna Perusich(Cousin)
- Cousin of actress Melissa McCarthy.
- Had her breast implants removed in 1998.
- Was in a relationship with Jim Carrey [2006-April 2010].
- (August 31, 2014) Married for the second time, to her boyfriend of 13 months Donnie Wahlberg, following a four-month-long engagement.
- She was the MVP of her high school softball and field hockey team. Was also a cheerleader.
- Sarah wants respect, and she's not getting it. I like her because she's got spirit and spunk. - on the character she plays in Scream 3 (2000)
- I was a puke brunette.
- I don't sleep in anything. I have to be nude, and if I'm not, I end up ripping my clothes off in the middle of the night.
- "I think the whole computer geek thing is totally attractive...I mean, like all I'd get is total obedience." On finding Mr. Right.
- There was a problem with studios how to write for me. It's a complex kind of character I am, because I'm built like a bunny but I talk like a dude.
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