Angelyne Biography

Birth Name : Angelyne

Date of Birth : 1958, Idaho, USA

Occupation : Billboard Model, actress

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.

Angelyne drives a pink Corvette with the license plate "ANGLYNE". She has a pink Maltese named Buddha. 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. 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. She made a few cameo appearances in movies as well.

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. Angelyne compares herself to Barbie, stating that "Kids think I'm a Barbie doll." and, in one billboard, "Barbie wishes she were me."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 register of voters lists her (by her single first name only) to be age 44 as of June 20, 2007.

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

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. he was also featured in a song called "Culver Moon" on Jackson Browne's 1996 album Looking East.[9] 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 upcoming Tom Cruise film Rock of Ages (2012 film).