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Tia Carrere (born
Althea Rae Duhinio Janairo on January 2, 1967) is a
Hawaiiian-born actress, model, and singer, most widely
known for her role as Cassandra in the feature film
Wayne's World (1992).
Early life: Born in Honolulu, Hawaii of Filipino,
Chinese, and Spanish heritage, Carrere longed to be a
singer as a child. Although she was eliminated during
the first round of her 1985 Star Search appearance at
the age of 17, she was spotted by the parents of a local
producer while shopping at a Waikiki grocery store and
was cast in the b-movie Zombie Nightmare.
Career: Following this initial success, Carrere
relocated to Los Angeles and, after working several
months as a model, landed a role in the daytime soap
opera General Hospital. She played the role from 1985 to
1987. During this time, she also had a guest appearance
on The A-Team, which was supposed to lead to her joining
the cast. Unfortunately, her General Hospital
obligations prevented her from joining the team. Her
character was dropped after one episode, and was never
mentioned again. She also made guest appearances on the
shows MacGyver ("The Wish Child") as a sexy
karate instructor, and Married... with Children as Piper
Bauman, a rival of Kelly Bundy's who attempted to steal
a modeling job from her.
After appearing in the 1991 action film Harley Davidson
and the Marlboro Man and Showdown in Little Tokyo, she
emerged into the public spotlight when cast as
Cassandra, a rock singer and love interest of Mike
Myers' character Wayne in Wayne's World (1992) - a role
she reprised the next year in Wayne's World 2. A trained
singer, Carrere performed all of her own songs in the
two films, and the Wayne's World soundtrack features her
vocals. She turned down a role in Baywatch to audition
for Wayne's World. In 1992 People magazine named her to
its annual "50 most beautiful people" list.
On November 22, 1992, Carrere married Italian/Lebanese
producer Elie Samaha (she has since appeared in several
of his films - none of which have achieved widespread
success). Other roles in prominent films followed her
role in Wayne's World, however, including the parts of
terrorist Juno Skinner in True Lies (a 1994 Arnold
Schwarzenegger action film), robber Gina Walker in The
Immortals (1995), and secretary Victoria Chapell in High
School High (a 1996 parody).
Though her role as the unlikely girlfriend of the
eponymous dunderheaded character in Wayne's World (1992)
would propel actress/model/singer Tia Carrere into what
was seemingly an overnight success, the multi-talented
entertainer had been appearing onscreen and making a
name for herself as a vocalist since the mid-'80s.
A native of Oahu (born Althea Rae Duhinio Janairo) who
received her primary education at the Sacred Hearts
Academy, Carrere first gained recognition at the
well-known local talent contest Brown Bags to Stardom.
Despite her reputation as having as much brains as
beauty, it was her stunning looks that first caught the
attention of a film producer's parents while shopping at
a Waikiki grocery store -- a chance encounter that
ultimately led to her casting in the 1988 feature Aloha
Summer.
Subsequently moving to Los Angles, it was no time before
Carrere had landed frequent model work, and though an
opportunity to take a leading role in Baywatch proved
unbearably tempting, the aspiring actress ultimately
held out in favor of an impressionable role in the 1992
runaway hit Wayne's World.
In addition to her memorable comic performance,
Carrare's ability to provide all of her own vocal work
assured that the film would also be a vehicle for her
vocal talents. The remainder of Carrere's work in the
1990s leaned more toward the comic, though her roles in
the True Lies (1994) and Kull the Conqueror (1997) soon
led to more action-oriented roles and increasing voice
work in such efforts as Hercules (1998).
In 1999 Carrere took the lead for her own television
adventure series Relic Hunter (inspired by the success
of the Tomb Raider video games), and during the series'
three-year run she would also appear in the television
miniseries Merlin (1999) and provide voice work for the
Disney feature Lilo & Stitch as well as its sequel
and television spin-off.
From 1999 to 2002, Tia Carrere starred as archeology
professor Sydney Fox in Relic Hunter, a syndicated
action-adventure series reminiscent of the Indiana Jones
films. At this time, Carrere was featured in lad mag
Maxim magazine. Relic Hunter lasted for a total of three
television seasons before its cancellation. Carrere then
provided the voice of Lilo's sister "Nani" in
the animated film Lilo and Stitch (2002) and its
spinoffs, as well as the voice of Queen Tyr'ahnee from
the 2003 Duck Dodgers animated series. She also starred
as Ari, a space marine-turned pirate in the 1995
adventure/puzzle game Daedalus Encounter.
Despite using a body double for her nude scenes in
Showdown in Little Tokyo, Carrere modeled nude for the
January 2003 issue of Playboy magazine. The photos were
re-published in the German December 2006 issue of the
magazine. In 2007, she is set to have a recurring role
on Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Carrere has continued to nurture her singing career. In
1993, her first solo album, Dream, was released, and
went platinum in the Philippines. That same year, she
was featured on the soundtrack of Batman: Mask of the
Phantasm, performing the ending theme, "I Never
Even Told You". In August of 2003, Carrere was
awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by Philippine
president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and she is reportedly
working on a new album in her home studio.
Carrere divorced her husband Elie Samaha in February of
2000; she married again, this time to photojournalist
Simon Wakelin on December 31, 2002. They have a
daughter, Bianca, born September 25, 2005. Presently,
she lives in Toronto, Canada.
She participated as a contestant on the popular reality
show Dancing with the Stars but after landing on her
bottom more than once, she was eliminated on February 3,
2006, placing 6th in the competition overall.
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