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Tera Patrick (born Linda Ann Hopkins
Shapiro on July 25, 1976 in Great Falls, Montana) is an
American pornographic actress.
Early life: Patrick was born in Great Falls,
Montana to an English Jewish father and Thai mother.
While Tera was quite young, her mother moved back to
Thailand to live permanently, and her father moved with
her to San Francisco, California and raised her there
himself.
Early career: Patrick was discovered in San
Francisco by a talent scout for the Eileen Ford Modeling
Agency, and at the age of 13 she was signed to a
contract to be a model. She moved to New York City
shortly thereafter and her career as a runway and
catalog model began. At 18, she left the world of
modeling and enrolled at Boise State University where
she received her associate's (two year) degree in
nursing and a BS in Microbiology. She then transferred
to University of California, Santa Barbara, where for
financial reasons she began modeling again.
Pornography career: In the late 1990s, Patrick
transitioned to appearing in nude and soft-core
features. In 2000, she made the transition to hard-core
porn in Andrew Blake's Aroused. Since that time, she has
become one of the most popular and recognized porn stars
in the world, having graced the pages of Playboy and
Penthouse, where she was a "Pet of the Month"
and was selected as "Pet of the Year"
runner-up, as well as having appeared in more than
seventy adult features.
Patrick is noted for her sultry voice
and her aroused and enthusiastic portrayals of sex.
Because of this, she has won several awards from the
adult-movie business organizations. Today, she hosts the
popular webcast The Tera Patrick Show and she is active
in the adult film community, raising money for both the
Free Speech Coalition and A.I.M Healthcare.
In an interview with the Adult Film Database in February
of 2007, Patrick stated she will only continue to work
in front of the camera for two more years, but plans on
releasing her starring adult titles over the next
decade. The March 2007 DVD release, 'inTERactive' set
the record as the fastest selling Hustler release ever.
Guest appearances: Patrick has been a frequent
and favorite guest of Howard Stern on his TV and radio
programs. She was featured on the cover of the July 2006
edition of the more mainstream FHM, revealing candid
details in an interview inside. Patrick, who had been
named one of FHM's 100 sexiest women, was the first porn
star to grace the cover. Tera also appeared, as herself,
in episode 63 of the cartoon series Aqua Teen Hunger
Force, which first aired November 19, 2006.
Legal battles: In December of 2002, she severed
ties with Digital Playground, and brought suit against
them, contending she was not paid for her appearance in
several Digital Playground productions. Digital
Playground's countersuit contended that it owns
exclusive rights to the name "Tera Patrick,"
and that she is signed up to produce adult entertainment
only for them until January 2008. Despite her ongoing
lawsuits with Digital Playground, Patrick signed a
two-year exclusive contract with Vivid Video in December
2003.
In April 2007, Patrick and her production company
Teravision filed a lawsuit against Jenna Jameson and
Playboy Enterprises (the new owners of Club Jenna) for
failing to properly account for and pay royalties on
monies earned by Patrick's website clubtera.com.
Magazine: In 2003, Patrick became the masthead
publisher of Genesis magazine, a popular men's magazine
which subtitles itself, "The Home of Porn's Hottest
Stars." Since she has signed the contract with
Genesis, Patrick has graced the cover of seven issues of
the publication.
Marriage: On January 9, 2004, Patrick married
Evan Seinfeld, a singer/bassist for the New York
hardcore band Biohazard and an actor best known for his
appearance in the series Oz. They married privately in a
small ceremony, after a 3-year relationship, in Las
Vegas where they were attending the 2004 AVN Awards
show.
In November of 2006, Patrick starred in
a Vivid/Teravision production titled "Tera
Patrick's Fashion Underground" where she performed
with Jean Val Jean and Tommy Gunn. In the same film her
husband, under the name Spyder Jonez, performed with
Lanny Barbie. This would be the first time in 3 years
that the two have performed on screen with other stars.
The two have made five movies for Vivid and ten for
Teravision (with Seinfeld appearing under the name
"Spyder Jonez").
In 2005, Patrick and Evan launched a talent agency
representing models and actors/actresses. According to a
quote on the agency's website, Patrick's goal, "is
to help girls (and guys) in the business to be treated
with respect, and realize their true potential..."
She also owns a production company called
"Teravision", which along with Vivid Video
released its first feature, "Desperate",
starring Patrick and Evan. In April 2006 it was
announced that she would host the Exxxotica Miami
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