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{{short description|American model (born 1969)}}
{{for|the fly tier and fisherman|Carrie G. Stevens}}
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{{Infobox Playboy Playmate <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox Playboy Playmate/doc]] -->
{{Infobox Playboy Playmate <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox Playboy Playmate/doc]] -->
| name = Carrie Stevens
| name = Carrie Stevens
| image = Carrie Stevens 2014.jpg
| image = Carrie Stevens 2014.jpg
| imagesize =
| imagesize =
| caption = Carrie Stevens, Beverly Hills, California on November 12, 2014
| caption = Stevens in 2014
| issue = June 1997
| issue = June 1997
| birth_name =
| birth_name =
| birth_place = [[Buffalo, New York]]<ref name=junekingly />
| birth_place = [[Buffalo, New York]]<ref name=junekingly />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|5|1|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|5|1|mf=y}}
| bust = 34"D<ref name=junekingly />
| waist = 24"
| hips = 34"
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=6}}<ref name=junekingly />
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=6}}<ref name=junekingly />
⚫
| preceded = [[Linn Thomas|Lynn Thomas]]
| weight = {{convert|114|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
⚫
| preceded [[Linn Thomas|Lynn Thomas]]
| succeeded = [[Daphnée Duplaix]]
| succeeded = [[Daphnée Duplaix]]
| partner = [[Eric Carr]] (1987–1991)
| children = Jaxon Stevens
| children = Jaxon Stevens
| website = http://www.carriestevens.net
| website = http://www.carriestevens.com
}}
}}
'''Carrie Stevens''' (born May 1, 1969)<ref name=junekingly>{{cite web|url=http://wekinglypigs.com/cgi-bin/nand/search/pmstat?browse=%3A%3ACONFIG%3A%3Amodelbrowse&key=stevens%2C+carrie&limit=0|title=Playmate data|accessdate=February 7, 2010}}</ref> is an American model, actress, and entrepreneur. She was ''[[Playboy]]'s'' [[Playboy Playmate|Playmate]] of the Month for June 1997, and was 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'').
'''Carrie Stevens''' (born May 1, 1969)<ref name=junekingly>{{cite web|url=http://wekinglypigs.com/cgi-bin/nand/search/pmstat?browse=%3A%3ACONFIG%3A%3Amodelbrowse&key=stevens%2C+carrie&limit=0|title=Playmate data|access-date=February 7, 2010}}</ref> is an American model and actress. She was ''[[Playboy]]'s'' [[Playboy Playmate|Playmate]] of the Month for June 1997.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Carrie Stevens was born in [[Buffalo, New York]] and grew up in [[Hardwick, Massachusetts]]. Later she studied [[journalism]] at [[Memphis State University]].<ref>{{cite press release|date= 2008-09-09|title= Actress, Model, Writer Carrie Stevens Is ‘Green With Envi’|url= http://www.ereleases.com/pr/actress-model-writer-carrie-stevens-green-envi-13032|accessdate= 2010-05-20}}</ref> Growing up, her family [[composted]] and grew their own [[Organic food|organic]] fruits and vegetables, milked goats to make cheese, and kept chickens for their eggs.<ref>{{cite web|title=About PlaymatesForthePlanet.com|url=http://www.aboutus.org/PlaymatesForthePlanet.com|website=aboutus.org|accessdate=11 November 2014}}</ref> Her father was a [[research scientist]] and her mother was an artist. When her parents divorced, she went with her mother to [[Memphis, Tennessee]].<ref name=PBprofile>{{cite web|title=Playmate of the Month June 1997 - Carrie Stevens|url=http://ma.playboyplus.com/gallery/8684/playmates-1997-6-carrie-stevens-0/|website=playboyplus.com|publisher=PEI|accessdate=11 November 2014}}</ref>
Carrie Stevens was born in [[Buffalo, New York]] and grew up in [[Hardwick, Massachusetts]]. Later she studied [[journalism]] at [[Memphis State University]].<ref>{{cite press release|date= 2008-09-09|title= Actress, Model, Writer Carrie Stevens Is 'Green With Envi'|url= http://www.ereleases.com/pr/actress-model-writer-carrie-stevens-green-envi-13032|access-date= 2010-05-20}}</ref> Growing up, her family [[composted]] and grew their own [[Organic food|organic]] fruits and vegetables, milked goats to make cheese, and kept chickens for their eggs.<ref>{{cite web|title=About PlaymatesForthePlanet.com|url=http://www.aboutus.org/PlaymatesForthePlanet.com|website=aboutus.org|access-date=11 November 2014}}</ref> Her father was a [[research scientist]] and her mother was an artist. When her parents divorced, she went with her mother to [[Memphis, Tennessee]].<ref name=PBprofile>{{cite web|title=Playmate of the Month June 1997 - Carrie Stevens|url=http://ma.playboyplus.com/gallery/8684/playmates-1997-6-carrie-stevens-0/|website=playboyplus.com|publisher=PEI|access-date=11 November 2014}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==

===Movies and television===
===Movies and television===
After being spotted in a dentist's waiting room by a Hollywood talent agent,<ref name=PBprofile/> 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 (United States)|Sci Fi Channel]]'s ''[[Black Scorpion (TV series)|Black Scorpion]]'' along with an episode of ''[[Wild On!]]'' for [[E!]] Entertainment Television. In addition, she's had small roles in ''[[Pacific Blue (TV series)|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]]''.<ref name=IMDb>{{IMDb name|name=Carrie Stevens|id=828307}}</ref>
After being spotted in a dentist's waiting room by a Hollywood talent agent,<ref name=PBprofile/> 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 [[Syfy|Sci-Fi Channel]]'s ''[[Black Scorpion (TV series)|Black Scorpion]]'' along with an episode of ''[[Wild On!]]'' for [[E!]] Entertainment Television. In addition, she's had small roles in ''[[Pacific Blue (TV series)|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]]''.<ref name=IMDb>{{IMDb name|name=Carrie Stevens|id=828307}}</ref>


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).
Stevens has had a small roles in the 2001 movies ''[[Vegas, City of Dreams]]'' and [[Rock Star (2001 film)|''Rock Star'']] with [[Mark Wahlberg]] and [[Jennifer Aniston]], and the 2013 movie ''[[Birdemic 2: The Resurrection]]''.<ref name=IMDb/> She was featured in the [[Third Eye Blind]] video for “Never Let You Go” from their 1999 CD release ''Blue''.

In 2001, Stevens had a small roles in several movies, including ''Vegas, City of Dreams'', [[Rock Star (2001 film)|''Rock Star'']] with [[Mark Wahlberg]] and [[Jennifer Aniston]], and [[Longshot (film)|''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? (film)|''Who's Your Daddy?'']] (comedy) in 2002, ''[[Hollywoo]]'' in 2011, and the 2013 movie ''[[Birdemic 2: The Resurrection]]''.<ref name=IMDb/> She was featured in the [[Third Eye Blind]] music video for "Never Let You Go" from their second studio album ''[[Blue (Third Eye Blind album)|Blue]]'' (1999).

===Modeling===
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''.


===Writing===
===Writing===
Stevens wrote a monthly column for ''Hot Mom's Club'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hmcmagazine.com/ |title=Celebrity Mom's &#124; Celebrity babies &#124; Celebrity kids &#124; Family travel packages &#124; Best online discount Hollywood Hot Moms |publisher=Hmcmagazine.com |date= |accessdate=2014-02-19}}</ref>
Stevens wrote a monthly column for ''Hot Mom's Club'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hmcmagazine.com/ |title=Celebrity Mom's &#124; Celebrity babies &#124; Celebrity kids &#124; Family travel packages &#124; Best online discount Hollywood Hot Moms |publisher=Hmcmagazine.com |date= |access-date=2014-02-19}}</ref> 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 (band)|Kiss]], to Sultans and Billionaires.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Stevens|first1=Carrie|url=https://amzn.com/1735364428|website=www.amazon.com|title=UNRATED: Revelations of a Rock 'n' Roll Centerfold|access-date=June 9, 2021}}</ref>


===Other ventures===
===Other ventures===
Stevens founded the online [[Environmentalism|green]] fashion magazine ''Envi-Image''. She had several fellow Playmates model clothing for her. <ref name=pboct08>{{cite journal|periodical=Playboy|publisher=Playboy Inc.|title=Playmate News|date=October 2008|volume=55|pages=123–124}}</ref> 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.<ref name=EnviMag>{{cite news|title=Actress, Model, Writer Carrie Stevens Is 'Green With Envi'|url=http://www.wthr.com/story/8976700/actress-model-writer-carrie-stevens-is-green-with-envi|accessdate=11 November 2014|agency=eReleases|publisher=WTHR|date=9 September 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111084007/http://www.wthr.com/story/8976700/actress-model-writer-carrie-stevens-is-green-with-envi|archivedate=11 November 2014}}</ref>
Stevens founded the online [[Environmentalism|green]] fashion magazine ''Envi-Image''. She had several fellow Playmates model clothing for her.<ref name=pboct08>{{cite journal|periodical=Playboy|publisher=Playboy Inc.|title=Playmate News|date=October 2008|volume=55|pages=123–124}}</ref> 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.<ref name=EnviMag>{{cite news|title=Actress, Model, Writer Carrie Stevens Is 'Green With Envi'|url=http://www.wthr.com/story/8976700/actress-model-writer-carrie-stevens-is-green-with-envi|access-date=11 November 2014|agency=eReleases|publisher=WTHR|date=9 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111084007/http://www.wthr.com/story/8976700/actress-model-writer-carrie-stevens-is-green-with-envi|archive-date=11 November 2014}}</ref>


Stevens also owns ''Carrie Stevens Infamous Family Fudge'' which sells fudge online.<ref name=2014OctPBnews>{{cite journal|title=Playmate News: Extreme Sweets|journal=Playboy|date=October 2014|volume=61|issue=8|page=140}}</ref> Launched in 2014, the company's products are inspired by her grandmother's recipes for fudge.<ref name=2014FudgeSite>{{cite web|last1=Stevens|first1=Carrie|title=FAQ|url=http://www.infamousfudge.com/faq/|website=www.infamousfudge.com|accessdate=November 11, 2014}}</ref>
Stevens also owns Carrie Stevens Infamous Family Fudge, which sells fudge online.<ref name=2014OctPBnews>{{cite journal|title=Playmate News: Extreme Sweets|journal=Playboy|date=October 2014|volume=61|issue=8|page=140}}</ref> Launched in 2014, the company's products are inspired by her grandmother's recipes for fudge.<ref name=2014FudgeSite>{{cite web|last1=Stevens|first1=Carrie|title=FAQ|url=http://www.infamousfudge.com/faq/|website=www.infamousfudge.com|access-date=November 11, 2014}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
In 1987 Stevens met [[Eric Carr]], then-drummer of the rock band [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], who was 37 at the time. She spent nearly four years in a relationship with Carr until his death in 1991,<ref name=PBprofile/> and was interviewed at length for the 2011 book, ''The Eric Carr Story''.<ref name=Amazon>{{cite web|last1=Prato|first1=Greg|url=https://amzn.com/0578074249 |website=www.amazon.com|title=The Eric Carr Story|accessdate=August 4, 2016}}</ref> She now lives in [[Los Angeles]] with her son, Jaxon,<ref name=envibio>{{cite web |url=http://envi-image.com/page_about.php |title=Envi-Image official bio |accessdate=February 7, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091216030617/http://www.envi-image.com/page_about.php |archivedate=December 16, 2009 |df= }}</ref> born from a subsequent relationship with film director and her ex-boyfriend [[Stephen Herek]].
In 1987, at the age of 17, Stevens met [[Eric Carr]], then-drummer of the rock band [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], who was 37 at the time. She spent nearly four years in a relationship with Carr until his death in 1991,<ref name=PBprofile/> and was interviewed at length for the 2011 book ''The Eric Carr Story''.<ref name=Amazon>{{cite web|last1=Prato|first1=Greg|url=https://amzn.com/0578074249 |website=www.amazon.com|title=The Eric Carr Story|access-date=August 4, 2016}}</ref> Stevens now lives in [[Los Angeles]] with her son Jaxon,<ref name=envibio>{{cite web |url=http://envi-image.com/page_about.php |title=Envi-Image official bio |access-date=February 7, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091216030617/http://www.envi-image.com/page_about.php |archive-date=December 16, 2009 }}</ref> born from a subsequent relationship with her ex-boyfriend, film director [[Stephen Herek]], whom she met during the filming of ''Rock Star''.


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.carriestevens.com/}}
*{{official website|http://www.carriestevens.com/}}
*{{IMDb name|name=Carrie Stevens|id=828307}}
*{{IMDb name|name=Carrie Stevens|id=828307}}
*[http://www.infamousfudge.com/ Steven's Fudge Company]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170626080027/http://www.infamousfudge.com/ Steven's Fudge Company]


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Latest revision as of 14:41, 11 March 2024

For the fly tier and fisherman, see Carrie G. Stevens.
Carrie Stevens
Stevens in 2014
Playboy centerfold appearance
June 1997
Preceded byLynn Thomas
Succeeded byDaphnée Duplaix
Personal details
Born (1969-05-01) May 1, 1969 (age 55)
Buffalo, New York[1]
Height5 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.

Early life

[edit]

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]

Career

[edit]

Movies and television

[edit]

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).

Modeling

[edit]

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.

Writing

[edit]

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]

Other ventures

[edit]

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]

Personal life

[edit]

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.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Playmate data". Retrieved February 7, 2010.
  2. ^ "Actress, Model, Writer Carrie Stevens Is 'Green With Envi'" (Press release). 2008-09-09. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  3. ^ "About PlaymatesForthePlanet.com". aboutus.org. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "Playmate of the Month June 1997 - Carrie Stevens". playboyplus.com. PEI. Retrieved 11 November 2014.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ a b Carrie Stevens at IMDb
  6. ^ "Celebrity Mom's | Celebrity babies | Celebrity kids | Family travel packages | Best online discount Hollywood Hot Moms". Hmcmagazine.com. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  7. ^ Stevens, Carrie. "UNRATED: Revelations of a Rock 'n' Roll Centerfold". www.amazon.com. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  8. ^ "Playmate News". Playboy. 55. Playboy Inc.: 123–124 October 2008.
  9. ^ "Actress, Model, Writer Carrie Stevens Is 'Green With Envi'". WTHR. eReleases. 9 September 2014. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  10. ^ "Playmate News: Extreme Sweets". Playboy. 61 (8): 140. October 2014.
  11. ^ Stevens, Carrie. "FAQ". www.infamousfudge.com. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  12. ^ Prato, Greg. "The Eric Carr Story". www.amazon.com. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  13. ^ "Envi-Image official bio". Archived from the original on December 16, 2009. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
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