Jenny McCarthy

Actress, author, comedian, model Jenny McCarthy recently added a new role to her list of accomplishments, that of an activist.

Jenny first gained public notice posing for Playboy Magazine in 1993.  A few years later, she turned to television, hosting a show, Singled Out, on MTV.  That led to a sketch comedy show on the same channel, The Jenny McCarthy Show. In 1997 broadcast TV called (Jenny) and she also published her autobiography Jen-X.  It was a quick hop from there into feature films like BASEketball and Scream 3.  She continued to do guest spots on television shows, while 2005 saw her write, produce, and star in the movie Dirty Love.

McCarthy had a child in 2002, Evan, with her then husband John Mallory Asher.  The couple divorced in 2005 shortly after her son was diagnosed with autism. Pregnancy and motherhood had given her the inspiration to author several more books.

She went public regarding Evan's autism in 2007.  Her controversial stance that his disability was caused by childhood vaccines and that it could be cured with chelation therapy saw her again taking pen to paper as well as making the talk show circuit. Still an activist for the cause, Jenny McCarthy participates in fundraisers, online chats and other activities to help spread the word.

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• Retrospectacle: Skeptical Inquirers Vs Jenny McCarthy in Australia’s ‘Women’s Day’

  
  PodBlack Cat — Authority: 428
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• Jenny McCarthy Stars in ABC Familys SANTA BABY 2: CHRISTMAS MAYBE

  
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• Some jabs are deeper than others

  
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  I wouldn’t be surprised at all that, if Jenny McCarthy were impaled on a unicorn’s horn , she’d blame vaccines. After all, her organization Generation Rescue has shamefully blamed them on totally unrelated things before , and no doubt will again. This is a serious topic, since the antivaxxers are a public ...
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• Jenny McCarthy – I use botox

  
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• Jim Carreys Hollywood blast

  
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• Jim Carrey Bashes Tom Cruise & Angelina Jolie!

  
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• Jim Carrey Bashes Tom Cruise & Angelina Jolie!

  
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• Medical advice from Suzanne Somers?

  
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• Jenny McCarthy to Keep Us Fit Via PC Game

  
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• If They Choose Not to Vaccinate, It Makes it Worse

  
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• Bunch of whiny children, we are

  
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• Jim Carreys transformed life

  
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• JENNY MCCARTHY - SANTA’S “BABY” AGAIN

  
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• Jim and Jenny Help Bring Christmas to London

  
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• Jim and Jenny Help Bring Christmas to London

  
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  Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy made their way to London for the UK premiere of A Christmas Carol yesterday. His Christmas Carol costars Colin Firth and Bob Hoskins brought along their families, while Director Robert Zemeckis was on hand to premiere his 3D twist on the classic tale. Jenny kept warm in a red coat as ...
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• A Very Hairy Jim Carrey

  
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  Jim Carrey and girlfriend Jenny McCarthy stepped out in London last night.  Jimmy is looking pretty scruffy.  Maybe it’s for a movie, but I’m not a big fan of it. Not that Carrey is a schmuck, but there seems to be a big trend in Hollywood with bum-looking guys and hot girls.  And I don’t like it! ...
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• A Bearded Jim Carrey & Jenny McCarthy Out In London

  
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  A bearded Jim Carrey and his girlfriend Jenny McCarthy went to Temple Place for a meal after attending Jim’s premiere for ‘A Christmas Carol.’ Jim  stars in this updated 3-D version of Charles Dickens’ story of a man who looks into his past, present and future one Christmas Eve. They returned ...
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