| Adrianne Curry |
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| Birth name |
Adrianne Marie Curry |
| Date of birth |
August 6, 1982 (1982-08-06) (age 26) |
| Place of birth |
Joliet, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height |
5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) |
| Hair color |
Brown |
| Eye color |
Green/Blue |
| Weight |
135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Agency |
Wilhelmina Models |
| Spouse(s) |
Christopher Knight (since 2006) |
| Official website |
Adrianne Marie Curry (born August 6, 1982 in Joliet, Illinois) is an American model, best known as the first winner of the reality television series America's Next Top Model. She is married to Christopher Knight, who portrayed Peter Brady on The Brady Bunch. She also runs a weekly show on the NowLive radio network, in which she is an investor.
Career
Modeling
Adrianne won the first cycle of America's Next Top Model.
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Curry was signed to Wilhelmina Models in New York City. She has modeled for several magazines, including Life & Style Weekly, Us Weekly, Star, OK!, Stuff, People, Maxim and made the Maxim Hot 100 list in 2005., Max (Spanish) Marie Claire, Spanish Marie Claire,Von Dutch, Von Dutch Watches, Salon City, Macy's, Famous Stars and Straps, Lucky, Ed Hardy, Kinis Bikinis, Beverly Hills Choppers, and Merit Diamonds.
Curry's runway shows include Anne Bowen Spring 2005, Jamie Pressly, Pamela Anderson's line, Ed Hardy, Von Dutch, and Christopher Deane. She has appeared in a commercial for the Merit Diamonds Sirena Collection that ran from November 2004 to January 2006.
Curry appeared on the cover and in a nude pictorial for Playboy in February 2006 (U.S. Version), for which she was paid (US) $2,000,000citation needed. She returned for a second cover and nude pictorial in the January 2008 issue. Curry made Playboy's 2008 top 25 sexiest women, along with Playboy's top 100 Playboy spreads 2008 edition.
Television and film
Curry was a co-host on the television game show Ballbreakers. In 2006, she appeared on Gameshow Marathon as a celebrity panelist on the Match Game episode. She starred in "Rock Me Baby" (2004) and Half and Half (2003) on UPN. Curry also appeared on Dirt starring Courtney Cox, with whom she shared scenes. She appeared in rock band's The Click Five music video Just the Girl, along with husband Christopher Knight.
Curry appeared on VH1's celeb sci-fi reality show Celebrity Paranormal Project in 2006, along with her husband.
Curry appeared on WE tv's From Russia with Love. The show documents her trip to Russia. It is set to air in November 2007. She has also starred in the films Fallen Angels, Light Years Away and "Jack Rio".
In early 2005, Curry appeared on VH1's fourth season of The Surreal Life. After the season ended, Curry and fellow house guest Christopher Knight began dating, and later moved in together. On September 11, 2005, VH1 began airing My Fair Brady, a show that documented their life together and paid her an estimated US $450,000. The show led her to being featured in Maxim's Hot 100, a list of the "hottest" women on earth.1 and ranked #100 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2005.2 Season 3 of My Fair Brady began airing on January 21, 2008 and focused on Curry's breast enhancement surgery and Knight's competing (and contrary) desire to start a family. In the season finale, Curry tossed her birth control pills away while they were on a 2nd honeymoon in Hawaii.citation needed
Nvidia used Curry as the model in their 3D rendering demo (pictured below). The demo was designed to show off the power of their Geforce 8800 and 8600 series products. The demo is downloadable and will run with purchase of those products.citation needed
Curry and her family and friends appeared on NBC's new show Celebrity Family Feud, which premiered on June 24, 2008.
Personal life
Knight proposed to Curry on the season finale of the show, which aired on November 6, 2005. The show was renewed for a second season, and focused on the couple's wedding preparations. The second season began airing on VH1 in June 2006. The couple wed in Curry's hometown of Joliet on May 29, 2006 in a gothic-style wedding. Says Curry of the goth-themed ceremony, "I wanted to go as Gothic as I could and as traditional as I could without ruffling anyone's feathers. ... I wanted to have a black dress ... but I knew it would break my grandmother's heart."3
Select filmography
Gallery
Curry in NVIDIA DirectX 10 launch promotional event.
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Curry and her husband watching a 3D animation of her.
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Adrianne Curry attending a benefit for our Wounded Warriors at the Playboy Mansion, Los Angeles, CA on May 16th 2009
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References
External links
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| Persondata |
| NAME |
Curry, Adrianne |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES |
Curry, Adrianne Marie |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION |
American model |
| DATE OF BIRTH |
August 6, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH |
Joliet, Illinois, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH |
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