Shannon Elizabeth - Biography

Last Editor: garcia.margo				Shannon Elizabeth Biography -   Name : Shannon Elizabeth Birth Date : 7 September 1976 Birthplace : Houston, Texas Birth Name : Shannon Elizabeth Fabal Height : 5' 9 Education : Waco High School, Waco, Texas Nationality : American Spouse : Joseph D Reitman (actor) Profession : Actress, model Best Known As : Nadia in the movie American Pie

Shannon Elizabeth Trivia -

Starred as singer Enrique Iglesias' love interest in the video for his third American single, "Be With You." Grew up in Waco, Texas. Shannon is part Syrian. Shannon lives with Joseph D. Reitman. They have five dogs. [July 1999] Is an avid animal lover, supporting numerous charities. Shannon Elizabeth is well trained in Krav Maga - the Israeli hand-to-hand combat system. She trained at the Krav Maga National Training Center in Los Angeles for her role in Tomcats (2001) and she has continued to train ever since. Voted the 8th Sexiest Female Movie Star in the Australian Empire Magazine September 2002. Mentioned in Bowling For Soup's extended version of "Ohio (Come Back To Texas)". A big fan of the Boston Red Sox. Posed for Playboy magazine in 1997 & 1998 and says it's one of her "...biggest regrets!". Appeared in two movies in 2001, that featured the song "Want You Bad" by The Offspring. American Pie 2 (2001) and Tomcats (2001). Is a vegetarian. An only child Cousin is a TV news reporter for CBS station in New York. Finished in 3d place in NBC's National Heads Up Poker Championships in March 2007...She upset poker pros Jeff Madsen and Barry Greenstein after beating fellow celebrity player Rene Angelil in the first round...She lost in the semi-finals to eventual winner Paul Wasicka...Her finish earned her $125,000... Her favorite actor is Gary Oldman and her favorite actress is 'Michelle Pfeiffer'. Ranked #29 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list. Broke up with Derek Hough. They met when they were partnered together on "Dancing with the Stars" (2005/I) in Spring 2008 [August 8, 2009].

Shannon Elizabeth Detailed Biography -

Born on September 7th in Houston, Texas, an only child, of a Syrian/Lebanese father and a mother also of mixed decent (Cherokee Indian). At age two she started taking ballet, tap and jazz. She loved to sing and dance. In her third grade year they moved to Waco, Texas, where a ton of her relatives already lived. During her senior year she had the opportunity to be in a video for a local band. The producer of the project thought that she should be in New York modeling and proceeded to pitch the idea to her parents. That Christmas Shannon and her family ended up going to New York to have some pictures taken and meet with some agencies. By the end of their trip she had an agent. So she began her high-profile international modeling career in New York City upon graduation from high school. After landing a national commercial, Elizabeth launched her acting career in Los Angeles by landing guest starring roles on prime time shows on various major networks. Shannon Elizabeth first garnered attention from critics and audiences alike for her performance as the sexy Czech exchange student in the box office hits AMERICAN PIE and AMERICAN PIE 2. She also scored another success with Miramax's teen horror parody SCARY MOVIE. Currently, Shannon can be seen on That 70s Show where she has a recurring role as Kelso's pregnant girlfriend. She was most recently seen in Kevin Smith's irreverent comedy JAY & SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK, as well as in TOMCATS, THIRTEEN GHOSTS and an all-star young cast in Wes Craven's CURSED with Christina Ricci.