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| Birth Name(s) : Adrienne Jo Barbeau |
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John Carpenter, Billy Van Zandt |
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Full Adrienne Barbeau Biography
Barbeau was born in Sacramento, California to a French-Canadian father and an Armenian-American mother. She attended Del Mar High School in San Jose, California. In her autobiography, Barbeau says that she first caught the showbiz bug while entertaining troops at army bases throughout Southeast Asia touring with the San Jose Civic Light Opera.
She was also cast in numerous made-for-television films and guest appearances on cleavage-propelled shows such as The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Valentine Magic on Love Island and Battle of the Network Stars. In her autobiography she claimed "I actually thought CBS asked me to be on Battle of the Network Stars because they thought I was athletic. My husband clued me in: Who cared if I won the race, as long as I bounced when I ran?"
The popularity of Barbeau's 1978 cheesecake poster confirmed her status as a sex symbol. While reviewers have sometimes criticized her acting ability, Barbeau's popularity stemmed partly from what critic Joe Bob Briggs referred to as the "two enormous talents on that woman". and her typecasting as a "tough broad". Barbeau refused offers to appear topless in Playboy, although shots from an early nude shoot (in which she appeared topless) appeared in High Society (July 1980). In some Off Broadway plays (early in her career), and in several movies, she has appeared topless as well. Despite her initial success, she said at the time that she thought of Hollywood as a "flesh market", and that she would rather appear in films that "explore the human condition" and "deal with issues".
In 1998, Barbeau released her debut album as a folk singer, Adrienne Barbeau. From 2003 to 2005, Barbeau starred on the HBO series Carnivàle. From March 2006 to May 2006, she starred as Judy Garland in the off-Broadway play The Property Known as Garland.
She played Barbara Florentine in Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007 film) a "reimagining" of the 1978 classic film of the same name written and directed by her first husband, John Carpenter. Her scene was cut from the theatrical version of the film, but will be available when the film is released on DVD.
Adrienne's autobiography "There Are Worse Things I Could Do" was published in 2006 by Carroll & Graf rising to #11 on the Los Angeles Times Best-seller List. In August 2008 her first novel "Vampyres of Hollywood" will be published with St. Martin's Press.
Barbeau was married to the director John Carpenter from January 1, 1979 to 1984. The two met on the set of his 1978 TV movie, Someone's Watching Me!. Barbeau later appeared in two of his movies, The Fog and Escape from New York. The former couple has a son, John Cody (born May 7, 1984) shortly before they separated. During their marriage, the couple remained "totally outside Hollywood's social circles".
Barbeau married her current husband, actor/playwright Billy Van Zandt, December 31, 1992. He is the brother of musician/actor Steven Van Zandt, also known as Little Steven or Miami Steve. She gave birth to twin boys, Walker Steven and William Dalton Van Zandt on March 17, 1997, at the age of 51 years.
Captain Murphy, a character from the animated television series Sealab 2021, has an obsession with Barbeau and mentions her in several episodes. In the episode "I Robot" he ponders becoming an "Adrienne Barbeaubot" with laser beam eyes and "D-Cups full of Justice." |
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