Angelyne
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| Angelyne | |
 Angelyne billboard on Sunset Boulevard |
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| Born | Angyline Angelyne |
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| Other name(s) | Angyline Angelyne, Angelyne Billboardqueen |
Angelyne (born 1958) is an American model and occasional actress who has purportedly become an icon of Hollywood and Los Angeles best known for purchasing billboards advertising herself.[1]
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[edit] Biography
Angelyne drives a pink Corvette which bears the shortened name "ANGLYNE" on its license plate, and has a pink Maltese named Buddha.[1] She began to gain local attention in the early 1980s when a series of billboards popped up around the city featuring her in various poses.[1] 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.
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.[1] Angelyne compares herself to Barbie, stating that "Kids think I'm a Barbie doll"[1] and, in one billboard, "Barbie wishes she were me."[2] Angelyne has not given her age or birthdate in interviews, although the IMDB lists 1958 (in Idaho) without providing a source. The Los Angeles County registrar of voters lists her (by her single first name only) to be age 44 as of June 20, 2007.[1]
Angelyne was one of the candidates in the 2003 California recall election, finishing 28th in a field of 135 candidates (garnering 2,533 votes).[1] Her slogan during the campaign was "We’ve had Gray, we’ve had Brown, now it’s time for some blond and pink."[1] 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, and have appeared in several television shows and movies.[1]
[edit] Filmography
- Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)
- Dangerous Love (1988)
- Hardcase and Fist (1989)
- Homer and Eddie (1989)
- The Malibu Beach Vampires (1991)
- Volcano (1997)
- The Underground Comedy Movie (1999)
- Flies on Cupid (2000)
- King of Hollywood (2008)
[edit] In other media
- 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
- 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.
