Top 15 Career Salvaging
Playboy Shoots
Although being a Playboy Bunny is an elite achievement and has
catapulted many actresses into stardom (Pamela Anderson, Jenny McCarthy),
sometimes the title is abused by ladies that have lost their way. Fifteen
minutes of fame is far too quick for these girls and as long as they still have
the goods and a fat cheque signed by Mr. Hefner they are determined to get
naked. Some of them needed money, some needed a career boost, and some just
wanted a record of what their body looked like before it was un-air-brushable.
Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. See you soon Britney.
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5. Shannon Elizabeth -
August, 1999
Again, not on the cover. What the shit? Shannon's actions in the
late 90's were almost unheard of. She burst on the scene by getting naked and
masturbating in her first major film role and then jumps to the pages of Playboy
weeks later to let us revisit the goodness. In a world where no-nudity clauses
still exist, Shannon is a hero. It's almost as if the timing is all wrong
though. Shouldn't we be seeing her posing naked now, when the scripts are drying
up and the breasts are still standing? This isn't over.
4. Kristy Swanson -
November, 2002
This is one of my favourites. Just as 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'
was completing it's run of seven ridiculously successful years on TV, Kristy
shows up with a vengeance to remind the geeks who started the phenomenon. Sadly,
the extremely hot shots did nothing but send her directly to TV and a title on
'Skating with Celebrities'. In funnier news, Kristy was arrested this year for
beating down her husbands ex-wife after stealing him from her (he was her
partner on said shit show) while she was pregnant.
3. Charisma Carpenter -
June, 2004
Speaking of Buffy. As spin-off, 'Angel', came to a close
Charisma thought she might send out a resume package to all those interested in
the form of high quality nudes. Amazingly, that ass hasn't really gotten her a
big break yet. Her hopes of landing WONDER WOMAN seem slim lately and 'Veronica
Mars' recently died a horrible death but neither would have been a reality
without this issue. She shows up in one more family TV movie and I'm going to
sue Playboy for her.
2. Tricia Helfer - February,
2007
This is the way to do it girls. Don't even wait for your flame
to fade. She knows 'Battlestar Galactica' is ending next year. She knows it's
one of the most under appreciated shows of all time. If this doesn't get you to
watch, nothing will. It's this strike while the iron's hot attitude that should
be noted by all young bouncy women with contracts that won't last forever.
1. Drew Barrymore - January,
1995
Nobody has ever used Playboy more perfectly than this. During a
stretch of her career that sported titles such as THE AMY FISHER STORY,
DOPPELGANGER, and WAXWORK II: LOST IN TIME, Drew had nothing to lose by showing
everything she had. She's never looked back. Hit after hit have followed her for
the past twelve years. Thing is, she's still that sweet little girl from E.T.
How a Playboy shoot turns around a career highlighted by being a pre-teen
alcoholic and drug abuser is beyond me but somehow it made her more innocent.
Kudos to your nudeness Drew.
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