Yasmine Bleeth
Yasmine Bleeth (left), November 11, 2006
Born	Yasmine Amanda Bleeth June 14, 1968 (1968-06-14) (age 40) New York City, New York
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1980 ─ 2003
Spouse(s)	Paul Cerrito (2002 ─ present)

Yasmine Amanda Bleeth (born June 14, 1968, in New York City) is an American TV and film actress. She is famous for her role as Caroline Holden on the worldwide-syndicated TV series Baywatch, where she played a red-swimsuit-clad professional lifeguard. Her given name Yasmine is Arabic for a fragrant flower and Hebrew for Jasmine. Bleeth is Yiddish in origin, and was once spelled as Blut, which is German for blood. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... New York, New York redirects here. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Caroline Holden is a fictional character from the popular American television show Baywatch, which was about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the crowded beaches of Los Angeles County. ... Baywatch is an American television series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the crowded beaches of Los Angeles County, California. ... For other uses, see Lifeguard (disambiguation). ... Look up Appendix:Most popular given names by country in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Arabic redirects here. ... For other uses, see Flower (disambiguation). ... The word Hebrew most likely means to cross over, referring to the Semitic people crossing over the Euphrates River. ... This article is about the shrub of genus Jasminum. ... Yiddish ( yidish or idish, literally: Jewish) is a non-territorial Germanic language, spoken throughout the world and written with the Hebrew alphabet. ...

Biography

Family

Philip Bleeth, Yasmin's American father, is Jewish of Russian and German ancestry, while her late mother Carina was of French and Algerian descent. For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ...

Her mother was a former fashion model, while her father was a professional photographer. They both ran a business that rented vans to fashion photographers for on-location shoots. Philip Bleeth became his daughter's business manager. Bleeth's parents separated and later divorced; she was raised by her mother. A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ... A photographer at the Calgary Folk Music Festival Paparazzi at the Tribeca Film Festival A photographer is a person who takes a photograph using a camera. ...

Childhood

Bleeth's earliest known acting role was in a Johnson & Johnson's No More Tears baby shampoo television commercial at age 10 months at the end of 1968 or the beginning of 1969. She once said: "I did my first commercial when I was 10 months old, and I've been in the business ever since." At the age of six, she appeared on Candid Camera. Later that year she appeared in a Max Factor cosmetic campaign, along with the model, Cristina Ferrare. Her work in this campaign caught the eye of fashion photographer, Francesco Scavullo, who subsequently included her and her mother, Carina, in his book entitled Scavullo Women. Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play. ... The term role in the performing arts is usually taken to mean an actors interpretation of a fictional character written in a script that culminates in a unique performance of that character. ... Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is a global American pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. ... Shampoo is a common hair care product used for the removal of oils, dirt, skin particles, dandruff, environmental pollutants and other contaminant particles that gradually build up in hair. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Candid Camera is a long-running television series, created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially began on radio as Candid Microphone June 28, 1947. ... The cosmetic firm Max Factor was named after Max Factor, Sr (b. ... Cristina Ferrare on the cover of her book Cristina Ferrare (born February 8, 1950) is a former supermodel, actress, author and television talk-show host. ... Francesco Scavullo (January 16, 1921 - January 6, 2004) was a fashion photographer known popularly for his covers of Cosmopolitan Magazine and his portraits of celebrities. ...

Bleeth attended the United Nations International School in Manhattan, and she received a bilingual (English and French) education ^[1]. She was very popular with boys. At one time when she was 14 years old, she had to be away from school for a few months for her acting career. Nevertheless, Total Film magazine quotes her as saying, "When I was a girl I used to have to force boys to kiss me. My toughest friend had to hold them down."^[2] United Nations International School (UNIS) is a private international school in New York City which was founded in 1947 by families whose work related to the United Nations. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Total Film, published by Future Publishing, is the United Kingdoms second best-selling film magazine, after the longer-established Empire from Emap. ...

On-screen beginnings

Bleeth starred in her first movie in 1980 at the age of 12. She was cast opposite Buddy Hackett in the feature film Hey Babe!. Buddy Hackett (August 31, 1924 – June 30, 2003) was an American comedian and actor. ... Yasmine Bleeth and Buddy Hackett in the movie Babe! Hey Babe!, also known as Babe! and also known as Rise and Shine, was a 1980 movie which was a musical drama that starred Yasmine Bleeth and Buddy Hackett. ...

By the time she graduated from high school, she had had already been working on the soap opera Ryan's Hope since the age of 16. In 1991, she created the role as Lee Anne Demerest on the highly acclaimed soap opera One Life To Live. The first TIME magazine cover devoted to soap operas, dated January 12, 1976. ... Ryans Hope was a soap opera which aired for fourteen years on ABC, from July 7, 1975 to January 13, 1989. ... One Life to Live (OLTL) is an American soap opera which has been broadcast on the ABC television network since July 15, 1968. ...

Mother's death

When Bleeth was 20, she lost her mother Carina to inflammatory breast cancer at the age of 47. Bleeth said that she never accepted the fact that her mother was dying until Carina took her very last breath. Inflammatory breast cancer[1] is an especially aggressive[2] type of breast cancer that can occur in women of any age (and, although extremely rarely, in men). ...

After Carina died, Bleeth fell into depression and she turned down offers for acting or modeling work for about eight months. On the Threshold of Eternity. ...

About this time, she met Ricky Paull Goldin, a soap actor who helped her with her depression. The two lived in Manhattan, and planned to be married. Shortly after the wedding invitations were made out, however, she called off the marriage. She was then cast for Baywatch and moved to Los Angeles. Ricky Paull Goldin (born January 5, 1968) is an American actor. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

Her star rose quickly as a result of this role. People named her one of magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in 1995. She would be one of FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World every year from 1996 - 2001, and FHM's U.S. 100 Sexiest Women every year from 2000 - 2003. People, a weekly magazine of celebrity and popular culture news, debuted on February 27, 1974. ... FHM or For Him Magazine is an international monthly lads mag. ...

Drug addiction and arrest

In December 2000, Bleeth voluntarily entered the Malibu-based Promises rehabilitation clinic to overcome a cocaine addiction. 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December This is a timeline for events in December, 2000. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Cocaine (disambiguation). ...

Yasmine Bleeth's booking photo at time of her arrest for drug possession

On September 12, 2001, Bleeth was arrested in Michigan after her car pulled off the highway and wound up on a median. No other cars were involved. The car accident occurred on Interstate 94 near Detroit as she and her future husband, Paul Cerrito, were heading to Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Image File history File links Yasmine_Bleeth_mugshot. ... Image File history File links Yasmine_Bleeth_mugshot. ... is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Interstate 94 (abbreviated I-94) is the northernmost east-west interstate highway, connecting the Great Lakes and Intermountain regions of the United States. ... Detroit redirects here. ... Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, also called Detroit Metro Airport, is an airport in Romulus, Michigan, near Detroit, Michigan. ...

Police found four syringes with an injectable form of cocaine in them and a small plastic bag with cocaine residue on it. The next day police conducted a search of her hotel room, and they found more cocaine and drug paraphernalia. In November 2001, through a plea bargain, Bleeth pleaded guilty to possessing less than 25 grams of cocaine and to driving while impaired. She was sentenced in January 2002 to two years of probation and 100 hours of community service.^[1] November 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December November - The Doha Declaration slightly relaxes the grip of international intellectual property. ... A plea bargain (also plea agreement, plea deal or copping a plea) is an agreement in a criminal case in which a prosecutor and a defendant arrange to settle the case against the defendant. ... 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for January, 2002. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Community service refers to service that a person performs for the benefit of his or her local community. ...

Bleeth's lawyer, Jerry Sabbota, stated that the actress was satisfied with the plea bargain, noting that her record will be cleared of any felonies after she fulfills the terms of her probation. "When all is said and done she'll have a traffic ticket on her record. She wasn't treated any better than anyone else, and she wasn't treated any worse," Sabbota said. Bleeth completely fulfilled the terms of her probation as of January 2004, and her record was cleared as previously determined by the plea bargain. For the record label, see Felony Records The term felony is a term used in common law systems for very serious crimes, whereas misdemeanors are considered to be less serious offenses. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Ticket (notification). ... January 2004 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Irelands Roman Catholic and Protestant Boy Scouts organisations merge after nearly a century of division, in spite of efforts by the Roman Catholic bishops to block the merger. ...

Rehab and sobriety

Attorney Sabbota stated that Bleeth had returned to Promises rehabilitation clinic. In an issue of Glamour from April 2003, Bleeth wrote a three page article entitled "Back From my Drugs Hell" about her rocky path to recovery, her drug addiction, and her struggle to remain sober. She wrote that her cocaine habit that was so severe that she collapsed at a photo shoot for Glamour, and she went without sleep for five days at a time. She wrote that "consciously trying to stay off drugs is now part of my life and always will be." ^[3] This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Glamour is a womens magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. ... April 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December // •1 - Leslie Cheung •7 - Cecile de Brunhoff •11 - Cecil Howard Green •17 - Robert Atkins •17 - Paul Getty •17 - Earl King •20 - Ruth Hale •20 - Bernard Katz •21 - Nina Simone •23 - Fernand Fonssagrives •26 - Peter Stone •30... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Commenting on her cocaine addiction, Bleeth said, "It was almost like falling in love... It became my boyfriend, my best friend, my family."

Marriage

Bleeth met and married strip club owner Paul Cerrito at the Promises clinic. Bleeth would later comment, "They say you shouldn't get into any relationship in the first year of sobriety — especially with someone in the program, but Paul and I fell in love immediately."^[4] They were married in Santa Barbara, California, on August 25, 2002.^[5] They now live in Birmingham, Michigan. Her husband runs Jon Jon's Cabaret in nearby Warren.^[6] Nickname: Location in Santa Barbara County and the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Santa Barbara Government  - Mayor Marty Blum Area  - Total 41. ... is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Birmingham is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Coordinates: , Country State County Macomb Incorporated 1957 Government  - Type Council-Strong Mayor  - Mayor Mark A. Steenbergh Area  - City  34. ...

Career summary

As a result of her role in Baywatch in the mid 1990s, Yasmine was offered many more roles in television and film. She has been a featured actress in five series and has guest-starred in numerous other shows. During her television career, she continued to work as a model, frequently appearing in swimwear or lingerie. Baywatch is an American television series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the crowded beaches of Los Angeles County, California. ...

She has never appeared nude despite many offers. Bleeth was asked by a fan: "Why have you turned down repeated offers to pose for Playboy?" Yasmine responded: "I'm not interested in Playboy. I'm a fashion maven, and I love people to see me with my clothes on." She once had her own line of swimwear called Yaz Wear. For other uses, see Playboy (disambiguation). ...

Bleeth turned down roles in Aaron Spelling's Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) and Pacific Palisades (1997) but accepted the starring role in the short-lived series Titans in 2000.^[1] Aaron Spelling was so eager to cast Yasmine in the role of a vixen on Titans that his company convinced CBS to grant her an early release from her Nash Bridges contract. In an interview with Dennis Hensley, she said she delighted in her over-the-top depiction of a crazed beauty queen in the 1997 TV movie Crowned and Dangerous. She said, "I keep my crown from that film on my desk in a little Lucite box. My little brother tried it on once, and I screamed at him, 'Take it off! Take it off!' I get a little nasty about my crown." Aaron Spelling (April 22, 1923 – June 23, 2006) was an American film and television producer. ... Beverly Hills, 90210 was a popular primetime television drama series that aired from October 4, 1990, to May 17, 2000, on FOX in the United States and subsequently on various networks around the world. ... Pacific Palisades is a district within the city of Los Angeles, California located between Brentwood to the east, Malibu to the west, Santa Monica to the southeast, the Santa Monica Bay to the southwest, and the Santa Monica Mountains to the north. ... Titans was a short-lived, romantic-drama television series which debuted on October 4, 2000 on NBC. Thirteen episodes were filmed, of which twelve were actually aired. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... Nash Bridges was an American television police drama that was created by Carlton Cuse. ... Yasmine Bleeth in her movie Crowned and Dangerous Crowned and Dangerous was a 1997 made-for-TV movie which was a thriller comedy that starred Yasmine Bleeth, Cassidy Rae, and Jill Clayburgh. ...

Television series

• Titans, 2000
• Nash Bridges, 1998-2000
• Baywatch, 1994-1997
• One Life to Live, 1991-1993
• Ryan's Hope, 1985-1989
• Boy Meets World (Special Guest Star)

Titans was a short-lived, romantic-drama television series which debuted on October 4, 2000 on NBC. Thirteen episodes were filmed, of which twelve were actually aired. ... Nash Bridges was an American television police drama that was created by Carlton Cuse. ... Baywatch is an American television series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the crowded beaches of Los Angeles County, California. ... One Life to Live (OLTL) is an American soap opera which has been broadcast on the ABC television network since July 15, 1968. ... Ryans Hope was a soap opera which aired for fourteen years on ABC, from July 7, 1975 to January 13, 1989. ... Boy Meets World is an American television sitcom that chronicles the events and everyday life lessons of Cory Matthews, who grows up from a young boy to a married man. ...

Movies

• Game Over, 2003
• Maximum Surge, 2003
• Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding, 2003
• Goodbye Casanova, 2000
• Hidden War, 2000
• Road Rage, 1999
• Coming Soon, 1999
• Heaven or Vegas, 1999
• Undercover Angel, 1999
• Ultimate Deception, 1999
• It Came From the Sky, 1999
• BASEketball, 1998
• The Lake, 1998
• Crowned and Dangerous, 1997
• Talk to Me, 1996
• The Face, 1996
• Baywatch the Movie: Forbidden Paradise, 1995
• The Force, 1994
• Beverly Hills 90210 - Brandon s'innamora, 1993
• Hey Babe!, 1980

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Theatre

• Welcome to My Life (October 1991) ... Starring role; a series of three one-act plays written by Charlie Loventhal (Second Stage Theater, New York, New York, USA)
• Looking for It (late 1980s) ... off-broadway play

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Music videos

• Bleeth appeared in The Rembrandts' video This House is Not a Home, a follow-up song to their theme song for Friends.

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Breast cancer advocate

Bleeth was the 1998 spokesperson for the Lee National Denim Day fundraising campaign, which raises millions of dollars for breast cancer research and education. In 1998 it occurred on October 9, and was called the 'Wear Jeans to Work' campaign. Through Bleeth's help, $5 million was raised on that one day to help the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.^[7] Her primary message to women was to pay attention to their bodies; Her mother was initially misdiagnosed by a doctor who thought that she was going through early menopause. Lee National Denim Day is a breast cancer one-day charity fundraiser created by Lee Jeans, the famous brand of denim jeans founded in 1889, headquartered in Merriam, Kansas, and owned by the VF Corporation. ... The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation is a foundation created to support breast cancer research. ... The word menopause literally means the permanent physiological, or natural, cessation of menstrual cycles, from the Greek roots meno (month) and pausis (a pause, a cessation). ...

Bleeth donated the proceeds of her $10,000 win on Celebrity Jeopardy to breast cancer research. She hoped to use her celebrity status to expand breast cancer awareness - particularly to young women who might overlook what an older woman would not ignore. Celebrity Jeopardy! refers to any one of a number of episodes or tournaments of the popular television game show Jeopardy! in which the contestants are celebrities. ...

Bleeth has been a spokesperson for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation who, along with corporate sponsor Ford, put together the nationally run Race for the Cure. The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation is a foundation created to support breast cancer research. ... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... Race for the Cure Logo Race for the Cure is a series of road races run to benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and to raise awareness about breast cancer. ...

References

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External links

• Yasmine Bleeth at the Internet Movie Database
• Yasmine Bleeth at TV.com
• A Mother's Legacy Her account of her mother's cancer