Tawny kitaen biography

Actress and television personality Tawny Kitaen dropped out of high school and started modeling as a teenager. In the mids, she made appearances in films and started dating Whitesnake rocker David Coverdale. Starring in several Whitesnake videos, Kitaen became a sex symbol of the s. After marrying and divorcing Coverdale, she acted on television shows, and in , Kitaen was back in the spotlight on the reality show The Surreal Life.

Kitaen made public her struggle with drugs on Celebrity Rehab.

Julie Ellen "Tawny" Kitaen was an American actress.

Around the age of 12, Kitaen gave herself the nickname "Tawny. To support herself, Kitaen landed some modeling work and some small acting roles. Kitaen's big break came in with the film Bachelor Party. She starred opposite Tom Hanks as his bride-to-be in this raunchy comedy.

Actress and television personality Tawny Kitaen dropped out of high school and started modeling as a teenager.

Not too long after the film's release, Kitaen received an even more substantial career boost from her work in another medium. She started dating rocker David Coverdale of Whitesnake, and she appeared in several music videos for the rock group, including the No. Kitaen married Coverdale in , but the union proved to be short-lived. The couple soon divorced, and Kitaen became involved with professional baseball player Chuck Finley.

While experiencing some ups and downs in her personal life, her career seemed to be going strong. In , Kitaen married Finley. The couple already had a daughter, Wynter, before tying the knot.