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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• Jim Carrey Bashes Tom Cruise & Angelina Jolie!

  
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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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• A Very Hairy Jim Carrey

  
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• A Bearded Jim Carrey & Jenny McCarthy Out In London

  
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• Jim Carrey and his girlfriend Jenny McCarthy went to Temple Place for a meal after attending Jim’s premiere for ‘A Christmas Carol.’

  
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• A Christmas Carol London Premiere

  
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• The Jenny McCarthy Body Count

  
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  Everyone is entitled to their opinion and to share their opinion to everyone that they want to.  However, when you are a celebrity, for better or worse, your opinion carries more weight than the average person on the street.  Therefore, celebrities should think before they speak and should research their opinions ...
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• ‘A Christmas Carol’ Premieres in London

  
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  Do you love that picture of Jim Carrey with the choir at the premiere or what??  Priceless!!  I’ve been really resisting the urge to put my Christmas tree up now that Halloween is over with, but seeing this premiere is not helping me.  The trailer for A Christmas Carol looks fabulous and it being in 3D is ...
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• Generation Rescue Loves Them Some Misogyny

  
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  Blarg, make her go away.  Crusading for the welfare of children is generally quite commendable.  Sadly with the age we live in even the most commendable fights can have a sordid and horrid atmosphere regardless of your mission.  Then again, the logic used by some groups is already flawed, so it doesn’t ...
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