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Tia Carrere
Actress + Model + Singer
Female
Born
Jan 2, 1967
Age
46
Hometown
Honolulu
Tia Carrere is an American actress, model, voice artist, and singer who obtained her first big break being a regular on the daytime soap opera General Hospital.
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Stephen HensleyDated
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Tia Carrere
Age 46
parents
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Alexander JanairoFather
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Audrey Duhinio JanairoMother
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Wayne's World Cast Reunites For A 21st Anniversary: What They Look Like Now!US Magazine - Apr 24, 2013
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Tia Carrere & Bianca: Beverly Hills BeautiesCelebrity Baby Scoop - Jun 09, 2012
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Win Tickets To See Carson Kressley In Dwts Live In Las VegasThe Morning Call - Blogs - May 21, 2012
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'The Celebrity Apprentice' Review: Sizing Up The Final ThreeBuddy TV - May 09, 2012
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1967
Birth
Born on January 2, 1967.
TEENAGE
Although she was eliminated during the first round of her 1985 Star Search appearance at the age of 17, she was spotted by a local producer while shopping at a Waikiki grocery store and was cast in the movie Aloha Summer, which he produced and had a cameo in.
TWENTIES
1991
24 Years Old
After appearing in the 1991 action films Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man and Showdown in Little Tokyo, she emerged into the public spotlight when cast as Cassandra, a rock singer and love interest of Mike Myers' character Wayne in Wayne's World (1992)—a role she reprised the next year in Wayne's World 2.
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In 1992, People magazine named her to its annual "50 most beautiful people" list.
1995
28 Years Old
She also starred as Ari, a space marine-turned pirate in the 1995 adventure/puzzle game The Daedalus Encounter.
THIRTIES
1997
30 Years Old
She also starred as the evil witch/queen in the 1997 Universal Films picture Kull the Conqueror, co-starring with Kevin Sorbo.
From 1999 to 2002, Carrere starred as archeology professor Sydney Fox in Relic Hunter, a syndicated action-adventure series strongly reminiscent of the Indiana Jones and Tomb Raider films and video games.
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2000
33 Years Old
Samaha and Carrere divorced in February 2000.
2002
35 Years Old
On November 30, 2002, she married again, this time to photojournalist Simon Wakelin.
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Carrere then provided the voice of Lilo's sister "Nani" in the animated film Lilo and Stitch (2002) and its spinoffs, as well as the voice of Queen Tyr'ahnee from the 2003 Duck Dodgers animated series.
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FORTIES
2007
40 Years Old
Her second album, Hawaiiana, was released in June 2007 and takes Carrere back to her Hawaiian roots with four-time Grammy Award winning record producer Daniel Ho accompanying her on classic solo slack-key guitar and ukulele. The album was nominated for a 2008 Grammy Award under the category Best Hawaiian Music Album.
In 2009, she acted as co-host for the pre-Grammy Awards telecast online event alongside Wayne Brady.
2010
43 Years Old
On April 2, 2010, Carrere filed for divorce in person at Los Angeles Superior Court. According to court documents she cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the divorce and asked for sole physical custody of their daughter Bianca. Their divorce was finalized in August 2010, with the two of them reportedly sharing custody of Bianca.
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2011
44 Years Old
In 2011, she won another Grammy Award (Best Hawaiian Music Album) for her album Huana Ke Aloha.
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