Bridget Marquardt
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| Birthdate: | September 25 1973 |
| Birth location: | Tillamook, Oregon |
| Birth name: | Bridget Christina Sandmeier |
| Spouse(s): | Chad Christopher Marquardt (2 August 1997 - present) (separated) |
| Measurements: | 34D-25-36 |
| Height: | ft in ( m) |
| Eye colour: | Hazel |
| Hair colour: | Blonde |
| Natural bust: | Yes |
| Ethnicity: | White |
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Bridget Christina Sandmeier (born September 25 1973), more commonly known as Bridget Marquardt, is an American television personality, model, and actress, best known for appearing on the popular reality television series The Girls Next Door with Holly Madison and Kendra Wilkinson, all girlfriends of Playboy magazine publisher Hugh Hefner.
Biography
With Marquardt's family having moved from Lodi, California, Marquardt herself was born in the town of Tillamook, Oregon. Shortly after her birth, Marquardt's mother moved the family back to California, where she would be raised. Her parents eventually divorced, but her mother remarried. Marquardt lived with her mother and siblings at their stepfather's ranch. Marquardt attended Galt High School for her freshman and sophomore years. She then transferred to Lodi High School. Marquardt graduated from high school in 1990.
Some of her male friends thought that she should pose for Playboy magazine. Marquardt sent a letter to Playboy inquiring how to become a Playmate.
Then, Marquardt enrolled at San Joaquin Delta Junior College. After graduating with an A.A., Marquardt transferred to California State University, Sacramento. In 1998 at the age of 25, Marquardt entered Playboy's Millennium Playmate search. She had a successful photo shoot and was sent to the Playboy Mansion for another test shoot. Later, Marquardt graduated from CSU Sacramento with a B.A. in Communications and an emphasis on Public Relations.
In 2001, Marquardt moved to Los Angeles after earning her Master's Degree in Communications from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, and is currently taking graduate level courses at UCLA. She immediately attracted the attention of modeling and acting agents and began appearing in small roles for movies, soap operas and graduate films. She also found herself attending parties at the Playboy Mansion, where she became friends with a number of Hugh Hefner's girlfriends. In March 2002, Bridget went on her first date with Hugh Hefner, and moved into the mansion and became one of Hefner's girlfriends late that same year.
In the September 17, 2007 issue of Star magazine, Bridget stated that she is married, but separated and has been the entire time she has lived in the Playboy mansion. According to the interview, Bridget's husband supported her move to LA and they have remained friends. [1]
Bridget has a cat named Gizmo and a dog named Wednesday ("Winnie") who is a Pekingese.
In media
Marquardt is featured on the E! TV show The Girls Next Door, and appeared in a pictorial in Playboy magazine's November 2005 issue as well as the September 2006 issue. She has appeared in several films as well including the horror/comedy Kottentail in which she portrays a scientist doing genetic research on rabbits.
She appeared in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm as herself along with Holly Madison and Hefner in 2005.
She also appeared in an episode of Celebrity Paranormal Project which aired on November 19 2006. In the episode, she had the strongest connection with ghosts of anyone else in the group. She also claimed to have taken an online paranormal course because of her interests in paranormal activity.
She has also appeared in an episode of The Man Show in a search to find new juggies in 2002.
She also makes an appearance in the video game Playboy: The Mansion as one of Hugh Hefner's playmates.
Most recently, Bridget also appeared in Nickelback's video "Rockstar." She, as well as Kendra Wilkinson and Holly Madison show up as the lead singer mentions Playboy Bunnies. Many other celebrities took part in the video as well.
Filmography
Films
- Scary Movie 4 (2006) - Blonde #1
- Tomorrow's Yesterday (2006) - Crystal
- Kottentail (2004) - Scarlet Salenger
- Intolerable Cruelty (2003) - Santa Fe Tart
Television
- The Girls Next Door - (2005 - present) - Herself
- Curb Your Enthusiasm - episode: "The Smoking Jacket" (2005) - Bridget
- Entourage - episode: "Aquamansion" (2005) - Playmate
- Robot Chicken - episode: "Drippy Pony" (2006) - Herself
- Celebrity Paranormal Project - episode: "Tanner's Ghost" (2006) - Herself
- The Apprentice: Los Angeles - episode: "Pink is the New Black" (2007) - Herself
- Identity (2007)
- General Hospital (August 29, 2007)
- The Ellen Degeneres Show (2007) - Herself
- The Search for the Next Elvira (2007) - Herself
References
- ^ Star magazine: Star Exclusive: The Girls Next Door's Bridget Tells All!. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
External links
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