| Shannon Elizabeth was born on September
7, 1977 in Houston, Texas. She is descended from quite a few different
races, including Syrian and Lebanese from her father's side and a
mix of German, Irish, English, French, and even Cherokee Indian on
her mother's. Quite a gene pool, I would believe. Her early life included
Ballet and Tap lessons at the age of two, which she continued for
most of her life. Around the third grade the family moved to Waco
to get away from the hustle and bustle of then-emerging Houston. Her
parents were and still are very supportive of her acting career, although
nowadays they live in Florida.
Ms. Elizabeth always considered
herself to be a bit of a recluse as a child. She was never a part
of the popular clique and had a hard time finding boyfriends in
high school. She sang in the Waco City Choir, joined the Cheerleading
Squad, danced, and even served in her school's National Honor Society
and Student Council. Her true passion in high school was tennis,
however. Ms. Elizabeth competed in state tournaments and became
number one on her school's tennis team. Shannon eventually quit
the school's team before she graduated because she didn't like the
coach.
When it came time to decide what
she wanted to do with her life, Ms. Elizabeth decided that she wanted
to be an actress or a lawyer. During her senior year, Shannon was
asked to appear in a local rock band's music video, and the producer
liked working with her so much that he set up an appointment for
Shannon with a modeling agency in New York City. During the Christmas
of 1995 Ms. Elizabeth and her family went to NYC to have some pictures
taken.
An agent in New York liked what
he saw so after Shannon graduated she moved to NYC and began her
modeling career. She stayed in a dormitory with other models, and
even got to travel a bit. Shannon got to work in a load of places,
including France, Italy, Japan, Australia, and Taiwan. Later on
she moved to Los Angeles and got a job with a modeling company called
Elite Model Management. Her first job as an actress was in a Taco
Bell commerical. She signed up to take a few acting classes, and
then landed American Pie, which was a number one movie in America
for four weeks. Not bad for a model in Los Angeles.
In her free time Shannon likes to
play with her six dogs, and hang out with her boyfriend, a guy named
Joe Reitman. Her favorite bands are Garth Brooks and Prodigy. She
also goes to the gym, takes Yoga, and claims to, "like TV more
than anyone should be allowed to."
Although Ms. Elizabeth has had several
acting jobs by this point, her most famous role is that of Nadia,
the Czech foreign exchange student in American Pie. During a recent
interview, Shannon talked about the movie and said, "In high
school, it was probably easier to be a guy because you didn't have
all the names coming at you. You wouldn't have to worry about being
named a slut or having a bad reputation. It was really tough in
high school to avoid all those rumors."
For some information on Ms. Elizabeth's
current projects and upcoming events, please check out my Current
Events section. (Hmm, that makes sense.) A link is provided below,
or you can acess it from the main page.
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