Birth Name: Jenna Marie Massoli
Birthdate: April 9, 1974
Birthplace: Las Vegas, Nevada
Occupation: Porn star
Quote: "I had major self-esteem problems. I was always trying to
outdo myself. I felt like I had to prove myself constantly, because I
felt alone. Lonely. And I wanted everyone to love me."
--Jenna Jameson: True Hollywood Story
Claim to Fame: One of the most successful porn actresses and
businesswomen of all time
Awards:
Numerous adult-film awards
For nearly 10 years, she has defined raw female sexual energy. Her
videos have sold hundreds of thousands of copies, and she has earned
numerous lifetime achievement awards--all before the age of 30.
Jenna Jameson started out as a pretty little ballerina in Las Vegas.
But her naked ambition and hypercharged sex drive soon led her to
help add to the sin in Sin City.
She was dancing in clubs by the time she was 16. A year later, she
was stripping. Eventually, she made up her mind to become a porn
star, and the rest is history.
April 9, 1974: Jenna Marie Massoli is born.
February 20, 1976: Her mother dies of skin cancer.
1988: Young Jenna begins competing in beauty pageants, peeks at her
father's porn magazines and secretly prays that she will grow up to
be as beautiful as the models.
1989: Jenna goes through puberty and blossoms into a busty teenager.
When she goes on dates, her father answers the door dressed in his
full police uniform.
Early 1990s: She follows her brother's footsteps and begins taking
drugs, especially acid.
1990: Loses her virginity and feels a power over men.
Summer 1990: Jenna enters a wet-T-shirt contest and wins. She strips
nude and holds the trophy aloft, to the delight of the crowd and the
horror of her brother. She's 16.
Later in 1990: Her first serious relationship is with the man who
gives her the trademark double-heart tattoo on her butt. The tattooed
word Heartbreaker was added later...by her brother.
Fall 1990: Jenna leaves home to move in with her tattoo-artist
boyfriend. He takes nude photos of her while she applies for jobs as
a dancer in Las Vegas.
1991: She uses a fake ID to apply for a job stripping but is told to
reapply after she has her braces removed. That night, her brother
helps her use needle-nose pliers to remove the braces. She goes back
to the strip club the next day and gets the job. After six months,
she is making $2,000 a night. She has yet to finish high school.
Later in 1991: Jenna Massoli chooses her new last name, Jameson, out
of a phone book. She likes that it is also a brand of whiskey.
1992: After her father moves to California, Jameson fills the void by
taking speed. Eventually she flies to California, where her father
helps her detox. She is 18.
Spring 1993: After modeling for magazines, Jameson decides to go into
adult films--with her father's blessing.
1994: Early on, she does only girl-girl scenes. Her first film with
men is Cherry Pie, in which she plays a character named Betty
Blueballs.
1995: Her first adult-film contract calls for her to earn $6,000 for
each of the eight movies she makes in her first year. Her first big-
budget production is Blue Movie.
December 1995: Jameson sends photos of herself to radio host Howard
Stern. She appears on his show, and he later asks her to audition for
a role in his movie Private Parts.
December 1996: Jameson marries porn star Rodney Hopkins, known by his
stage name, Brad Armstrong. They separate 10 weeks later but continue
to appear in adult films together.
March 1997: At the premiere for Private Parts, Jameson meets Marilyn
Manson. They hang out all night and go back to his hotel room. They
date for a while.
Late 1990s: Jameson appears in several episodes of E!'s Wild On.
Summer 1998: Jameson works with studio owner Jay Grdina, also known
as Justin Sterling. She thinks he's arrogant. He thinks she's bratty.
A few months later, they see each other at a party in Las Vegas and
sparks fly. They soon move in together.
January 1999: Jameson wins a lifetime achievement award from Adult
Video News.
May 1999: Jameson is honored with a lifetime achievement award at
the "Hot d'Or" adult-film awards in Cannes, France.
Early 2000: Jameson forms Club Jenna, her own personal license and
brand. In addition to producing adult films, the club runs a Website
that now sells novelties, including a remote-controlled electronic
fart machine ($19.95) and a mold of her entire pelvic region
($179.95).
December 2000: Jenna opens the last of her presents from boyfriend
Jay Grdina: a T-shirt that reads Merry Me with a ribbon holding an
engagement ring. One problem: She has never officially gotten a
divorce from her first husband.
March 2001: Jameson and first husband Hopkins finally legally
separate and divorce.
July 2001: Jameson voices a cartoon of herself on the animated series
Family Guy.
November 2001: Jameson participates in a debate at the Oxford Union
in London about the benefits of pornography. Pitted against antiporn
activists, the audience votes her the winner, 204-27.
2002: Brianna Loves Jenna becomes the year's bestselling adult video,
selling about 100,000 copies on video and DVD.
Also in 2002: Jameson does voice work for videogames Grand Theft
Auto: Vice City and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4. She also makes a cameo
as a stripper in Analyze That.
January 2002: Jameson becomes the first adult-video star to be laser-
mapped for her own anatomically correct action figure.
May 2002: Jameson makes her MTV debut in the Eminem video
for "Without Me."
August 2002: Jameson spars with Bill O'Reilly about the business of
pornography on The O'Reilly Factor. After the interview, he requests
copies of some of her films.
October 2002: Jameson inks a six-figure deal to write How to Make
Love Like a Porn Star, an autobiography with sex tips.
February 2003: Jameson stars on the NBC show Mr. Sterling as a
politician's girlfriend. The show lasts five episodes.
March 2003: Vivid Entertainment signs her to an unprecedented seven-
year deal in which she'll direct and star in 15 movies.
June 2003: Jameson and Grdina are married.
Birthdate: April 9, 1974
Birthplace: Las Vegas, Nevada
Occupation: Porn star
Quote: "I had major self-esteem problems. I was always trying to
outdo myself. I felt like I had to prove myself constantly, because I
felt alone. Lonely. And I wanted everyone to love me."
--Jenna Jameson: True Hollywood Story
Claim to Fame: One of the most successful porn actresses and
businesswomen of all time
Awards:
Numerous adult-film awards
For nearly 10 years, she has defined raw female sexual energy. Her
videos have sold hundreds of thousands of copies, and she has earned
numerous lifetime achievement awards--all before the age of 30.
Jenna Jameson started out as a pretty little ballerina in Las Vegas.
But her naked ambition and hypercharged sex drive soon led her to
help add to the sin in Sin City.
She was dancing in clubs by the time she was 16. A year later, she
was stripping. Eventually, she made up her mind to become a porn
star, and the rest is history.
April 9, 1974: Jenna Marie Massoli is born.
February 20, 1976: Her mother dies of skin cancer.
1988: Young Jenna begins competing in beauty pageants, peeks at her
father's porn magazines and secretly prays that she will grow up to
be as beautiful as the models.
1989: Jenna goes through puberty and blossoms into a busty teenager.
When she goes on dates, her father answers the door dressed in his
full police uniform.
Early 1990s: She follows her brother's footsteps and begins taking
drugs, especially acid.
1990: Loses her virginity and feels a power over men.
Summer 1990: Jenna enters a wet-T-shirt contest and wins. She strips
nude and holds the trophy aloft, to the delight of the crowd and the
horror of her brother. She's 16.
Later in 1990: Her first serious relationship is with the man who
gives her the trademark double-heart tattoo on her butt. The tattooed
word Heartbreaker was added later...by her brother.
Fall 1990: Jenna leaves home to move in with her tattoo-artist
boyfriend. He takes nude photos of her while she applies for jobs as
a dancer in Las Vegas.
1991: She uses a fake ID to apply for a job stripping but is told to
reapply after she has her braces removed. That night, her brother
helps her use needle-nose pliers to remove the braces. She goes back
to the strip club the next day and gets the job. After six months,
she is making $2,000 a night. She has yet to finish high school.
Later in 1991: Jenna Massoli chooses her new last name, Jameson, out
of a phone book. She likes that it is also a brand of whiskey.
1992: After her father moves to California, Jameson fills the void by
taking speed. Eventually she flies to California, where her father
helps her detox. She is 18.
Spring 1993: After modeling for magazines, Jameson decides to go into
adult films--with her father's blessing.
1994: Early on, she does only girl-girl scenes. Her first film with
men is Cherry Pie, in which she plays a character named Betty
Blueballs.
1995: Her first adult-film contract calls for her to earn $6,000 for
each of the eight movies she makes in her first year. Her first big-
budget production is Blue Movie.
December 1995: Jameson sends photos of herself to radio host Howard
Stern. She appears on his show, and he later asks her to audition for
a role in his movie Private Parts.
December 1996: Jameson marries porn star Rodney Hopkins, known by his
stage name, Brad Armstrong. They separate 10 weeks later but continue
to appear in adult films together.
March 1997: At the premiere for Private Parts, Jameson meets Marilyn
Manson. They hang out all night and go back to his hotel room. They
date for a while.
Late 1990s: Jameson appears in several episodes of E!'s Wild On.
Summer 1998: Jameson works with studio owner Jay Grdina, also known
as Justin Sterling. She thinks he's arrogant. He thinks she's bratty.
A few months later, they see each other at a party in Las Vegas and
sparks fly. They soon move in together.
January 1999: Jameson wins a lifetime achievement award from Adult
Video News.
May 1999: Jameson is honored with a lifetime achievement award at
the "Hot d'Or" adult-film awards in Cannes, France.
Early 2000: Jameson forms Club Jenna, her own personal license and
brand. In addition to producing adult films, the club runs a Website
that now sells novelties, including a remote-controlled electronic
fart machine ($19.95) and a mold of her entire pelvic region
($179.95).
December 2000: Jenna opens the last of her presents from boyfriend
Jay Grdina: a T-shirt that reads Merry Me with a ribbon holding an
engagement ring. One problem: She has never officially gotten a
divorce from her first husband.
March 2001: Jameson and first husband Hopkins finally legally
separate and divorce.
July 2001: Jameson voices a cartoon of herself on the animated series
Family Guy.
November 2001: Jameson participates in a debate at the Oxford Union
in London about the benefits of pornography. Pitted against antiporn
activists, the audience votes her the winner, 204-27.
2002: Brianna Loves Jenna becomes the year's bestselling adult video,
selling about 100,000 copies on video and DVD.
Also in 2002: Jameson does voice work for videogames Grand Theft
Auto: Vice City and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4. She also makes a cameo
as a stripper in Analyze That.
January 2002: Jameson becomes the first adult-video star to be laser-
mapped for her own anatomically correct action figure.
May 2002: Jameson makes her MTV debut in the Eminem video
for "Without Me."
August 2002: Jameson spars with Bill O'Reilly about the business of
pornography on The O'Reilly Factor. After the interview, he requests
copies of some of her films.
October 2002: Jameson inks a six-figure deal to write How to Make
Love Like a Porn Star, an autobiography with sex tips.
February 2003: Jameson stars on the NBC show Mr. Sterling as a
politician's girlfriend. The show lasts five episodes.
March 2003: Vivid Entertainment signs her to an unprecedented seven-
year deal in which she'll direct and star in 15 movies.
June 2003: Jameson and Grdina are married.
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