| Carrie Stevens | |
|---|---|
 Stevens in 2014 | |
| Playboy centerfold appearance | |
| June 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Lynn Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Daphnée Duplaix |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 1, 1969 Buffalo, New York [1] |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) [1] |
Official website | |
Carrie Stevens (born May 1, 1969) [1] is an American model and actress. She was Playboy's Playmate of the Month for June 1997.
Carrie Stevens was born in Buffalo, New York and grew up in Hardwick, Massachusetts. Later she studied journalism at Memphis State University. [2] Growing up, her family composted and grew their own organic fruits and vegetables, milked goats to make cheese, and kept chickens for their eggs. [3] Her father was a research scientist and her mother was an artist. When her parents divorced, she went with her mother to Memphis, Tennessee. [4]
After being spotted in a dentist's waiting room by a Hollywood talent agent, [4] Stevens' first television appearance was on an episode of the daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives in 1992. She has appeared in numerous television shows, including the Sci-Fi Channel's Black Scorpion along with an episode of Wild On! for E! Entertainment Television. In addition, she's had small roles in Pacific Blue and Beverly Hills, 90210 , the daytime TV drama Days of Our Lives and 18 Wheels of Justice. She guest starred on Jake in Progress and Two and a Half Men . [5]
Early in her acting career, Stevens appears in several low budget straight-to-video erotic thrillers such as Dead End (1992), Sins of Desire (1993) with Tanya Roberts and Gail Thackray, Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III (1994) with Morgan Fairchild, and Jane Street (1996).
In 2001, Stevens had a small roles in several movies, including Vegas, City of Dreams, Rock Star with Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston, and Longshot with NSYNC and Britney Spears, as well as a lead role in another low budget thriller called Head Games. This was followed up with small supporting roles in The Backlot Murders (horror), Cruel Game (thriller), Who's Your Daddy? (comedy) in 2002, Hollywoo in 2011, and the 2013 movie Birdemic 2: The Resurrection . [5] She was featured in the Third Eye Blind music video for "Never Let You Go" from their second studio album Blue (1999).
Steven's modelling career began with local modelling in the Memphis region. After moving to California, she appeared in a few print ads and commercials. Stevens then got her big modelling break when selected as Playboy's Playmate of The Month for June 1997. She later appeared in the March 1999 Playboy Special Edition Playmates in Bed – both on the cover and in a photo-shoot inside. Stevens was then the cover model for the Fall 2002 issue of Gene Simmons' magazine, Gene Simmons Tongue, which also included a feature article, "Carrie Stevens: Confessions of a Rock Starlet". She has also appeared in Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Allure, and Women's Fitness.
Stevens wrote a monthly column for Hot Mom's Club magazine. [6] In 2020, Stevens published Unrated: Revelations of a Rock 'n' Roll Centerfold — her memoir of her life with her late boyfriend Eric Carr, the drummer of Kiss, to Sultans and Billionaires. [7]
Stevens founded the online green fashion magazine Envi-Image. She had several fellow Playmates model clothing for her. [8] The website is now defunct, but when it was in operation it provided coverage of the green lifestyle and showcased environmentally friendly apparel, jewelry, make-up, hair and skincare products. Stevens also founded another website called PlaymatesforthePlanet.com, which promoted environmental and green efforts. [9]
Stevens also owns Carrie Stevens Infamous Family Fudge, which sells fudge online. [10] Launched in 2014, the company's products are inspired by her grandmother's recipes for fudge. [11]
In 1987, at the age of 17, Stevens met Eric Carr, then-drummer of the rock band Kiss, who was 37 at the time. She spent nearly four years in a relationship with Carr until his death in 1991, [4] and was interviewed at length for the 2011 book The Eric Carr Story. [12] Stevens now lives in Los Angeles with her son Jaxon, [13] born from a subsequent relationship with her ex-boyfriend, film director Stephen Herek, whom she met during the filming of Rock Star.
A Playmate is a female model featured in the centerfold/gatefold of Playboy magazine as Playmate of the Month (PMOTM). The PMOTM's pictorial includes nude photographs and a centerfold poster, along with a pictorial biography and the "Playmate Data Sheet", which lists her birthdate, measurements, turn-ons, and turn-offs. At the end of the year, one of the 12 Playmates of the Month is named Playmate of the Year (PMOTY). Every Playmate of the Month is awarded a prize of US$25,000 and each Playmate of the Year receives an additional prize of US$100,000 plus a car and other discretionary gifts. In addition, Anniversary Playmates are usually chosen to celebrate a milestone year of the magazine. The use of the word "Playmate" in a sexual sense did not originate with Playboy, and was seen at least as early as 1950 in Vue magazine.