Biography: Brande Roderick

Brande Nicole Roderick (born June 13, 1974) is an American model and actress known for her appearances in Baywatch and Playboy.

Personal life

Roderick was born in Novato, California.^[1][2] In August 2006, she became engaged to Glenn Cadrez, a former NFL linebacker who played 11 seasons for the Denver Broncos, the New York Jets and the Kansas City Chiefs.^[3] The couple married in June 2007.

Career

In 2000, Roderick starred as Leigh Dyer in Baywatch. In April 2000, she appeared in Playboy magazine as Playmate of the Month. In 2001, Roderick became the Playmate of the Year. In 2003, she starred in the Bollywood movie Out of Control, as the American wife of an Indian man who, on a visit to India, gets pressured by his family into marrying an Indian girl.

Other recent film credits include, Starsky & Hutch, Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror and The Nanny Diaries. In addition, she has guest-starred in, Joey, The Parkers, Just Shoot Me!, Fear Factor and Beverly Hills 90210.

Roderick is also a "Girl of RPS" for the USA Rock Paper Scissors League.^[4] In 2006, Roderick was one of six celebrity contestants on the CBS summer series, Gameshow Marathon. She was the runner-up to Kathy Najimy. In 2009, she appeared in the second season of Celebrity Apprentice.^[5] Throughout the season, each celebrity raised money for a charity of his or her choice; Roderick selected the California Police Youth Charities.^[6] However, on the second to last episode of Celebrity Apprentice 2, she was eliminated along with fellow contestant Jesse G. James from the final four.

As of 2008, Roderick had a networking company named Financially Hung.^[7][8] She described the company as being "like MySpace for adults."^[9]

See also

• List of people in Playboy 2000–2009

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Playmate listing at uChicago". http://mozart.lib.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/nand/search/pmstat?browse=%3A%3ACONFIG%3A%3Adatebrowse&key=2000&limit=0. Retrieved 9 March 2009. 
2. ^ "Playmate Data Sheet". http://www.playboy.com/girls/playmates/directory/200004.html. Retrieved 2007-09-17. 
3. ^ "Baywatch Star Brande Roderick Engaged". People. 2006-08-25. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,1334032,00.html. Retrieved 2007-08-06. 
4. ^ USARPS League
5. ^ Trump Rounds Up Celebs for New Season of the Apprentice NY Times, January 8, 2009
6. ^ NBC Celebrity Apprentice 2 Press Release
7. ^ "Playmate News". Playboy (Playboy) 55: 173-174. December 2008. 
8. ^ "Super Bowl Party at Playboy Mansion Mixes Girls, Giant Fans". http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/2008/02/04/giants-popular-at-playboy-mansion-super-bowl-charity-bash/. Retrieved February 3, 2010. 
9. ^ "Super Bowl Creates Party Potential". http://specialevents.com/corporate/super_bowl_parties_0104/. Retrieved February 3, 2010. 

External links

• Brande Roderick at Playboy.com
• Brande Roderick at the Internet Movie Database
• Brande "Rock" Roderick - An Official "Girl of Rock Paper Scissors"

Brande Roderick main page.