Tara Reid

Date of Birth
8 November 1975, Wyckoff, New Jersey, USA

Birth Name
Tara D. Reid

Height
5' 5" (1.65 m)

Mini Biography
Born in Wyckoff, New Jersey, USA on November 8, 1975. She got her career start at six, when she appeared on a children's game show called "Child's Play" (1982). Later, she appeared in commercials for Jell-O, McDonald's, and Crayola. She attended the Professional Children's School in New York City. Her classmates included Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jerry O'Connell, Macaulay Culkin, and Ben Taylor. After several career moves, she became known after her role as Bunny, in The Big Lebowski (1998).


Trade Mark
Deep, raspy voice


Trivia
Grew up in Wyckoff, New Jersey.

Her brother, Tommy Reid, is also in the entertainment industry and has his own production company.

Dated (and was engaged to) Carson Daly [2000 - 2001]

Auditioned for the role of Mary Jane in Spider-Man (2002).

First person to appear on multiple covers of "Maxim" magazine

Has her own production company called 'Hi Happy Films'

Tara Reid suffered from a brief bout of anorexia nervosa following her upsetting and traumatic breakup with MTV DJ Carson Daly (they had been engaged). This coincided with the filming of American Pie 2 (2001), which is why Ms. Reid appeared gaunt in several scenes (primarily those that were reshoots), as well as at the premiere of the film. Her illness ended in late 2001, when she began filming National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002).

Her brother Patrick runs a clothing store "Patrick Reid" located in Santa Monica, California. Tara serves as fashion consultant.

Was New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady's guest at the opening game of the 2002 NFL Season.

Ranked #49 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002).

Is a Philadelphia Eagles fan.

Of Irish, Italian, French, Hungarian, and English descent.

Originally, she was to play a part in the film Valentine (2001), but the film switched companies from Artisan to Warner Brothers and Tara was replaced by Marley Shelton.

Good friends with Paris Hilton

Was once considered as Hollywood's ultimate Party girl.

Along with Nicole Richie, Paris Hilton, Nicky Hilton, Bijou Phillips, Kimberly Stewart, Lindsay Lohan & Kim Kardashian, she is one of Hollywood's most famous party girls.

Went to high school with Constantine Maroulis from American Idol, finalist from American Idol - Season 4

Had a dog named Tequilla

Sister of Colleen Reid and Tommy Reid.

Named #43 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005)

Was featured as #4 in Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100 of 2002" supplement. (2002)

Fan of Chelsea FC (England soccer club).

Engaged to Internet entrepreneur Michael Axtmann [January 2010].


Personal Quotes
"If Carson was an actor, he'd understand why I have to be away on sets and that if I have to kiss another guy in a movie, I do it. He'd read the tabloids that I was with Ashton Kutcher, but that was a bunch of bull. Then, I started reading he was with a stripper, and that wasn't true. You start tripping on each other for no reason. It makes you crazy." - about part of why she and ex-fiancé MTV VJ Carson Daly split up.

Slasher movies are fun. You watch yourself get chopped to pieces, yet you're still alive. You see the blood on the ax and think, Holy **it, this is sick, but you kind of get over your fear of death.

It would be the ultimate dream for me to win an Academy Award, be in love and have kids. Then I would say, 'Life is great! I have done everything I wanted.' I keep trying to get closer to that. I also think when that happens, people will finally leave me alone.

Once you get to know me, you would know in a second that I am an East Coast girl. You can tell because I'm not flaky, and I will tell you how it is. I also walk faster than they walk in L.A.

People think I am America's party girl, which is just stupid. I have done 24 movies and I am creating my own TV show.

I think the reason I never ended up in as much trouble as Paris or Lindsay seem to is that I'm not stupid, so I'd never do a lot of the things those girls do, and I've always had good friends around me. They need to straighten up a little bit and make better investments. And they should surround themselves with better people who don't let them get themselves in trouble. You'll never read a story about me going out and partying when I'm supposed to be working. Nor would I show up on a set drunk or miss a day's work - never.

I wish all the mean people, if you want to be mean to each other, just buy a country together and blow each other up. Then we'd have no terrorists left. Like, don't kill innocent people for no reason. It's not fair. We love everybody. We'd even like them if they said they're sorry. It's not fair that innocent people are getting hurt. It makes me sad."

I like when a guy makes me feel like a woman and a little girl at the same time.

I like a guy who uses his hips when he's dancing. You know you're in for good sex if a guy uses those on the dance floor.