Angelyne

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Angelyne
Occupation Billboard Model, actress, Acting as "The Mayor of Hollywood"
Measurements 38-23-35

Angelyne is an American model and actress who ostensibly[1][2] became an icon of Hollywood and Los Angeles, best known for purchasing billboards advertising herself.[3][4][5]

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Biography [edit]

As a significant part of her "mystique" consists of her refusal to answer questions (or giving contradictory information), much of Angelyne's actual biographical information is unknown or doubtful.[6]

Angelyne drives a pink Chevrolet Corvette C6 with the vanity plate "ANGELNN" (formerly "ANGLYNE", originall "LEANLUV"). She has a pink Maltese named Buddha.[3] She began to gain local attention in the early 1980s when a series of handbills, and later billboards, popped up around Los Angeles featuring her in various poses.[3] Around this time, she made her first appearance on national television as a guest on the late night talk show Thicke of the Night hosted by Alan Thicke, and featuring a young Arsenio Hall.[citation needed] She made a few cameo appearances in movies as well.[7] She was parodied as a robot (named "Angelyne" but pronounced "angle-een") in the Futurama episode "Bendless Love."

Although it has been claimed that billboard companies or a wealthy husband pays for her billboards, Angelyne, who is single, credits "investors" for financing the outdoor advertising.[3] Angelyne compares herself to Barbie, stating that "Kids think I'm a Barbie doll,"[3] and in one billboard, "Barbie wishes she were me."[8]

Angelyne was one of the candidates in the 2003 California recall election, finishing 28th in a field of 135 candidates (garnering 2,533 votes).[3] Her slogan during the campaign was "We’ve had Gray, we’ve had Brown, now it’s time for some blond and pink."[3] She was also a candidate for Hollywood city council in 2002 if it were to secede from Los Angeles.[citation needed]

Her billboards have gained more fame than she has, and have appeared in several television shows and movies, including the opening titles of the 1980s television series Moonlighting, in the movie Get Shorty, and a quick parody during the credits of Futurama.[3] She has also been featured in the songs "Culver Moon" on Jackson Browne's 1996 album Looking East [9] and "Angelyne" on Psykick Girl's 2007 album We Are Electro.[10] As of 2011 most of her billboards have disappeared from Los Angeles.

In May 2011, a replica of her first and most famous billboard was placed over a re-creation of the Hollywood Sunset Strip in the north part of Downtown Miami on N.W. 14th Street built for the 2012 Tom Cruise film Rock of Ages.

Filmography [edit]

In other media [edit]

  • Hollywood Women (1994) (TV mini-series) … as Herself.
  • Nina Hagen = Punk + Glory (1999) (music documentary) …as Herself.
  • Cleavage (2002) (TV documentary) …as Herself
  • Video on Trial (TV Show- 1 episode) (2006) …as Herself
  • We Are All Made Of Stars (music video) by Moby
  • Notorious (2009 movie including a billboard)
  • She once made her own music video, performing the song "I Always Keep A List of All the Guys I Kiss". It features her driving around Los Angeles in a pink Corvette.

References [edit]

  1. ^ The New York Times
  2. ^ Todd David Schwartz, "Angelyne And The Temple Of Hope", Los Angeles Times, September 13, 1987 ("healthy bleached blonde non-celeb").
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Bob Pool, Angelyne seeks enhanced deal, Los Angeles Times, June 20, 2007.
  4. ^ The New York Times
  5. ^ The New York Times
  6. ^ Ryan Jiminez, "Mysterious Angelyne", The Daily Trojan, February 17, 1999, pp. 7, 14.
  7. ^ Todd David Schwartz, "Angelyne And The Temple Of Hope", Los Angeles Times, September 13, 1987.
  8. ^ Scaffolding Goes Up Around Angelyne, TMZ.com, June 20, 2007.
  9. ^ http://www.jacksonbrowne.com/discography/album/looking-east
  10. ^ http://www.psykickgirl.com/#music

External links [edit]

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