Farrah Abraham

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Farrah Abraham
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Abraham on RumorFix in 2014
Born
Farrah Laurel Abraham

(1991-05-31) May 31, 1991 (age 33) [1] [2]
Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S. [3]
OccupationTelevision personality
Years active2008–present
Television
Children1
Website farrahabraham.com

Farrah Abraham (born May 31, 1991) is an American reality television personality, singer, pornographic actress, and writer. Born and raised in Council Bluffs, Iowa, she received public attention after being cast in the reality television series 16 and Pregnant in 2009, which documented the pregnancies and first months of motherhood for several young women. Later that year, she was cast in the spin-off series Teen Mom , and appeared in each of its four seasons until its conclusion in 2012. That August, she released her debut studio album and first memoir, both of which were titled My Teenage Dream Ended . The book made it onto The New York Times bestseller list. [4]

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Early life

Farrah Abraham was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and raised in Council Bluffs, Iowa. [3] Her father, Michael Abraham, is of Syrian and Italian descent. Her mother, Debra Danielsen, is of Danish and Sicilian ancestry. [5] [6] [7] She grew up with her half-sister, Ashley Danielsen. Her parents divorced in 2010 and in 2017, her mother married David Merz. [8]

Career

16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom

In 2008, Abraham, then 17, was selected to appear on the MTV show, 16 and Pregnant , a reality series that aimed to document the lives of pregnant teenagers across the United States. [9] [2] News of her pregnancy caused issues between her and her mother, Debra Danielsen, with Danielsen calling her daughter a whore and preventing her from obtaining an abortion; being pregnant, Abraham was forced to discontinue her cheerleading. [10] [9] Furthermore, during filming, Derek Underwood, the father of her child, died in a car accident. [11] Abraham gave birth to the couple's daughter, Sophia Laurent Abraham, on February 23, 2009. [12] [13] Abraham's episode of 16 and Pregnant aired on June 17, 2009.

Later that year she was cast in the spin-off series Teen Mom ; it followed Abraham, in addition to Maci Bookout, Catelynn Lowell and Amber Portwood, who also appeared on episodes of 16 and Pregnant, during their first years of motherhood. [14] The series premiere was broadcast on December 8, 2009. [15] Abraham and her mother are seen to have a rocky relationship throughout Teen Mom, with Danielsen being charged with assault in an Iowa court for hitting her in January 2010. [16] Abraham started seeing a therapist to discuss the rocky relationship with her family, because she couldn't cope with her mother's actions as well as dealing with her emotions regarding Sophia's father, Derek Underwood and his death. Farrah eventually proved to Derek's family through a paternity test that Derek was in fact Sophia's father and then was faced with a lawsuit filed by Derek's mother for grandparents' visitation rights, despite no previous contact with Sophia.

In 2011, she began attending the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale in Florida, where she got an associate degree in culinary arts and management. She later launched the "Mom & Me" pasta sauce line. [17]

On August 1, 2012, Abraham ventured into the music industry with the release of her debut studio album My Teenage Dream Ended . [18] It received overwhelmingly negative reviews from contemporary music critics, but has since been reappraised as avant-garde outsider art. [19] [20] Abraham released a memoir by the same title on August 14. [21] After airing four seasons, the series finale of Teen Mom aired on August 29, 2012. [22]

In 2013, Abraham appeared in a pornographic video with male porn star James Deen that was distributed by Vivid Video and marketed as being a homemade sex video that "leaked". In 2014, Abraham appeared in a second porn video with Deen, with a press release announcing her second sex tape Farrah 2: Backdoor and More in February stating: "it's no 'fake' 'leak'—it's the real, raw, ridiculous deal, and it suits Farrah's underhanded personality herself." [23] Farrah reportedly earned $1 million selling her first sex tape with James Deen. [24] Later that month, Abraham appeared in the TV special Being Farrah, a continuation of Teen Mom; Bookout, Lowell, and Portwood were featured in the specials Being Maci, Being Catelynn, and Being Amber, respectively. [25] Their successes prompted MTV to consider reviving the series without Abraham, who the other women were concerned was an inappropriate influence on their children. [26]

In January 2014, Abraham was cast for the fourth season of Couples Therapy . However, Brian Dawe claimed that he was hired by Abraham to appear as her on-screen boyfriend and ultimately did not appear on the program alongside her. [27] Abraham consequently became the only cast member in series history to continue therapy without a partner, and was refocused on repairing her relationship with her mother. [28]

In March 2014, Abraham returned to the music industry with the release of the song "Blowin'" and the simultaneous premiere of its accompanying music video. She stated that she treats music as a "hobby, not my career move." [29] In August 2014, she signed a contract with Palazio's Gentleman's Club in Austin, Texas, for $544,000 for a residency until New Year's Eve.[ citation needed ]

In October 2017, Farrah was fired from the show by producer Morgan J. Freeman because of her work in the adult entertainment industry. [30] She was later replaced by Bristol Palin and Cheyenne Floyd.

Celebrity Big Brother

In 2015, Abraham appeared on the 16th series of the British television series Celebrity Big Brother , representing the United States. On September 18, she became the fifth housemate to be evicted. She was not in the top four highest-voted housemates, and her fellow housemate, Austin Armacost, chose to evict her. She had spent 23 days in the house. [31]

On 22 September 2015, she appeared as a panelist on the Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side after-show and got into a heated argument with fellow panelist, Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace. The show was taken off air 10 minutes early after a "clash" between panelists. Abraham and Janice Dickinson were given police cautions by Hertfordshire Police. [32]

Personal life

In April 2021, Abraham filed a report to the Palm Beach Police Department accusing then Windsor, California mayor Dominic Foppoli of sexually assaulting her. The filing included photographs, video and audio provided by Abraham. The case is under criminal investigation as of May 2021. She is one of nine women to accuse Foppoli of sex crimes. Foppoli resigned within three hours of reporters asking him about her allegations. [33]

In January 2022, Abraham was arrested after it was reported that she assaulted a nightclub security guard. [34] In October 2023, she was sentenced to 18 months probation with mandatory supervision and 40 hours of community service for the incident. [35]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
Television
2009 16 and Pregnant Herself"Farrah" (season 1, episode 2)
2009–2012 Teen Mom Main cast member (seasons 1–4)
2013-2015 The Doctors Guest
2013 Bethenny
Dr. Phil
2014 Couples Therapy Main cast member (season 4)
Being FarrahTelevision special
2015–2018 Teen Mom OG Main cast member (season 5–7)
2015 Celebrity Big Brother Housemate; representing the USA
Botched Guest
2017 Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars Family Edition Main cast member
MTV's Single AF
2018 Face the Truth Guest
2018–2019 Ex on the Beach Main cast member (season 2)
2022 Teen Mom: Family Reunion Guest; "Welcome to Farrah-Dise"
Film
2013Farrah Superstar: Backdoor Teen MomHerselfAdult film (with James Deen) [36]
2014Farrah 2: Backdoor and MoreAdult film (with James Deen) [23]
2017Adam KKaren SimsFilm debut
Axeman 2: Overkill Fannie Rae BakerSupporting role
2019I Got the Hook-Up 2Officer 2

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums
TitleAlbum details
My Teenage Dream Ended

Singles

List of singles
TitleYearAlbum
"Finally Getting Up from Rock Bottom"2012My Teenage Dream Ended
"Blowin"2014Non-album singles
"Jingle Bell Rock"
(featuring Sophia Abraham)		2020
"Holly Jolly Christmas"
(featuring Sophia Abraham)

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryNominated workResult
EOTM Awards2013Outstanding Literary WorkMy Teenage Dream EndedWon [37]
AVN Awards 2014 Best Anal Sex SceneFarrah Superstar: Backdoor Teen MomNominated

Published works

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