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Jenny McCarthy

Jenny McCarthy
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Also Known As:
Jen McCarthy, Jennifer McCarthy, Jennifer Ann McCarthy
Date of Birth:
November 1, 1972
Height:
5' 7"
Hometown:
Chicago

Bio:
Jenny McCarthy (born Jennifer Ann McCarthy on November 1, 1972 in Evergreen Park, Illinois) is an American model, actress, author and talk show host. Jenny started her career as a nude model for Playboy in 1993, and was named Playmate of the Year in 1994. Jenny used her Playboy fame to launch an acting and television hosting career. In 1995, she started working for MTV as the host of a dating show titled Singled Out. She launched a sitcom in 1997 for NBC titled Jenny, which was quickly canceled. In 1998, Jenny starred in the movie BASEketball, and wrote and directed her own movie Diamonds in 1999, which was a flop. Jenny continued her work on TV and has been featured in a number of sitcoms, including My Name is Earl and Two and a Half Men. She started hosting her own TV show in 2013 titled The Jenny McCarthy Show. That same year, she accepted a job as a co-host on The View.

Best Known For:
Jenny McCarthy is best known as a model for Playboy, and for being a television personality. She has hosted several television shows, including the MTV dating show Singled Out, and the online series In the Motherhood. She also hosts her won show called The Jenny McCarthy Show on Vh1, and was recently hired as a co-host of the talk show The View.

Personal Life:
Jenny McCarthy married actor/director John Mallory Asher in 1999. The couple divorced in 2005. They have one son together, Evan Joseph, who was born in 2002. Evan was diagnosed with autism as a young child, and Jenny has been vocal about autism prevention and cure. She believes vaccines have a link to autism, and she has been a vocal opponent of vaccines, especially for children. Her view on vaccines has been incredibly controversial. In 2005, Jenny began dating comedian Jim Carrey. The couple lived together for years, but split in 2010. As of 2013, Jenny has been dating New Kids on the Block singer Donnie Wahlberg. Jenny and Donnie got married on Aug. 31 in a hotel near Chicago!

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Jenny McCarthy: When People Call Son Evan ‘Retarded,’ I Lunge At Them

On Jan. 14, an animated conversation about Kanye West’s allegedly violent reaction to racial slurs led the ‘View’ host to reveal that she goes wild on people who call her autistic son ‘retarded.’ Jenny even admitted that she has physically lunged at people who use the offensive term.
Jenny McCarthy revealed the number one trigger that gets her uncontrollably angry — it’s when people say awful things about her 11-year-old son Evan, who has autism, just to provoke her. While discussing Kanye West’s allegedly violent reaction to Kim Kardashian being called horrible names and slurs on the Jan. 14 episode of The View, Jenny made a shocking confession about what happens to people who call her son Evan “retarded.”

January 14, 2014
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Jenny McCarthy Responds To Report She Claimed Son Never Had Autism

Jenny’s 11-year-old son, Evan, was unfairly thrust into the public eye on Jan. 3 when a report stated that ‘The View’ host was claiming he may not have actually had autism after all. But Jenny quickly took to Twitter on Jan. 4 to clear things up — see what she had to say!
Unfortunately, Jenny McCarthy is being forced to confirm, yet again, that her 11-year-old son Evan has been diagnosed with autism. The View host was pushed to clear things up after a Jan. 3 report cited a years-old story in which Jenny had reportedly questioned her son’s illness.

January 4, 2014
Jenny McCarthy New Years Eve

Jenny McCarthy (Courtesy of ABC)

Jenny McCarthy Reveals Her Beauty & Skincare Secret

Jenny looked spectacular as she co-hosted ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest’ on Dec. 31. We sat down with the TV star who spilled her camera-ready beauty secrets in an exclusive video interview. Watch it below!
Jenny McCarthy, 41, got a front-row seat to watch the ball drop in Times Square on Dec. 31 as she co-hosted the countdown with Ryan Seacrest. She even got to smooch her boyfriend Donnie Wahlberg, 44, at midnight! Jenny looked amazing on TV and now we know why — read her beauty secrets below!

January 2, 2014
Donnie Wahlberg Jenny McCarthy Kiss

Jenny McCarthy & Donnie Wahlberg (Courtesy of ABC)

Jenny McCarthy & Donnie Wahlberg Kiss On New Year’s Eve — Watch

As Jenny McCarthy hosted ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ alongside Ryan Seacrest, she kissed boyfriend Donnie Wahlberg in front of New York City and the world after the ball dropped.
It was so sweet to see Jenny McCarthy, 41, kiss her boyfriend Donnie Wahlberg, 44, as New York City rang in 2014. Apparently still in the honeymoon phase, the couple smooched on camera and couldn’t take their hands off each other. Watch the video below!

January 1, 2014
Jenny McCarthy Son

Jenny McCarthy: My Son Is In Therapy Because Of Jim Carrey

Jenny and Jim’s relationship may have ended two years ago, but her autistic son Evan, 10, is still suffering from it — how sad!
Jenny McCarthy, 39, revealed in an interview with Howard Stern on June 4 that Jim Carrey is refusing to speak to her son!

June 6, 2012

Exclusive! Jenny McCarthy Tells Us How She Drops Lbs & You Can Too After The Holidays!

Do you want Jenny McCarthy’s killer body? Here’s how you can get it!

Green with envy over Jenny McCarthy’s figure?
The comedienne looks so fierce she even convinced the makers of Wii to create a game called “Your Shape”,
($69.99 at Target.com) inspired by the blonde. We prevailed on the mom of 7 year-old son, Evan , to fess up about how she keeps her 37 year-old figure in such impressive condition
Jenny’s number one tip? Consistency. “I don’t skip a day, so to speak,” Jenny told HollywoodLife.com exclusively. “My workout is five days a week. I rotate between yoga and running.”
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