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One of four sisters, Jenny McCarthy was born in Evergreen Park, Illinois, a Chicago suburb, the second oldest daughter of Linda (Loheit), a courtroom custodian, and Daniel McCarthy, a steel mill foreman. She has Irish (father) and Croatian, German, and Polish (mother) ancestry. She was educated at Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School, before going on to Southern Illinois University to study nursing and psychology. However, a lack of funds meant she had to drop out. To earn some money, McCarthy landed a chance to model for Playboy magazine and was Miss October 1993. She was eventually named 1994 Playmate of the Year. Following a relocation to Los Angeles, California, McCarthy landed some television host roles and also began picking up acting parts. Roles followed in various projects, including BASEketball (1998), Scream 3 (2000), Scary Movie 3 (2003), The Drew Carey Show (1995) and her own sitcom, Jenny (1997). She also continued modeling.

McCarthy has one son, Evan Joseph, from her marriage to John Asher. In 2005, Evan was diagnosed with autism. She is also an author, writing successful books on pregnancy, motherhood and more.

After one year as co-host of The View (1997), McCarthy can now be found hosting her own daily talk radio show, on Sirius XM, called "Dirty, Sexy, Funny" and can be found touring the country with her entourage of female comediennes, with a show by the same name. A 1-hour special, with her comediennes and comedy vignettes, can be found on Netflix by searching Jenny McCarthy's Dirty Sexy Funny (2014).

Playboy TV&#39;s Hot Rocks, as Herself (1994)

Serves as June in FHM&#39;s 2004 calendar.

New sex columnist for FHM magazine (2006).

Book: &quot;Louder Than Words: A Mother&#39;s Journey In Healing Autism&quot; (September 2007)

Book: &quot;Life Laughs: The Naked Truth About Motherhood, Marriage, and Moving On&quot; (April 2006)

Book: &quot;Baby Laughs: The Naked Truth About the First Year of Mommyhood&quot; (April 2005)

Book: &quot;Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth About Pregnancy and Childbirth&quot; (May 2004)

Book: Healing and Preventing Autism: A Complete Guide&quot; (2009).

Book: &quot;Mother Warriors: A Nation of Parents Healing Autism Against All Odds&quot; (2008).

(October 2010) Release of her book, &quot;Love, Lust and Faking It: The Naked Truth About Sex, Lies and True Romance&quot;.

(2012) Release of her book, &quot;Bad Habits: Confessions of a Recovering Catholic&quot;.

(2014) Release of her book, &quot;Stirring the Pot&quot;.

(2015) Print ads for Zantrex&#39; SkinnyStix health and weight loss supplements.

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