Pamela Anderson to make Broadway debut with ‘Chicago’

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Prior to her acting career, Pamela Anderson was a beer spokeswoman and model and landed her first major magazine cover in 1989. Anderson was featured as the cover girl of "Playboy" magazine's October 1989 issue in a sexy school girl uniform. Since then, Anderson has graced the cover of the popular men's magazine numerous times including this topless shot from the Feb. 1999 issue.
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Pamela Anderson had quite the pick me up as she played Hans Klok's assistant for his "House of Mystery" performance on Jan. 16, 2018. The 50-year-old dazzled in a black leotard for the magic show in Hamburg, Germany.
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In Feb. 2009, Anderson was back on the runway, this time in a sexy gold bathing suit for designer Richie Rich.
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Pamela Anderson's still got it. The actress and model was serving up some serious looks while aboard a yacht for a photoshoot on July 15, 2017, in St. Tropez. Anderson recently opened up a pop-up vegan restaurant in the area where she was spotted modeling.
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Returning to the spotlight in 2004, Anderson was featured in yet another "Playboy" issue as well as releasing her very own 2005 calendar filled with steamy images of the blond beauty.
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Another sexy shot from the calendar shows Anderson in a skimpy white bikini on the beaches of Santa Barbara and Malibu. The same year, Anderson released her book "Star" about a teenager trying to become famous. The following year, Anderson would release the sequel "Star Struck" that gave a look into her life with Tommy Lee and the trials of becoming a celebrity.
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Anderson showed off her timeless figure, proving she's the real magic on stage.
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Thin line between love and hate. It was seemingly love at first sight for Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee, the pair married shortly after first meeting in 1995. That was just the beginning of their tumultuous relationship. Within a year of welcoming their second boy together, the "Baywatch" babe accused Lee of domestic abuse. The couple divorced in 1998 and the rocker served four months in prison. Ten years later, Andersen revealed to Rolling Stone magazine that the couple were giving it another go. 'We've only given it a try 800 times -- 801, here we go,' the former Playmate said.
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A happy Anderson waves to the crowd during the 1999 World Music Awards in Monte Carlo on May 5, 1999. Anderson hosted the show as it would be her last time in the spotlight for years. Anderson would undergo surgery later in the year to have her breast implants removed.
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Anderson also has a huge role with PETA and has been working with the animals rights company since the 1990s. In 1999, Anderson received her first award in recognition of her campaign. In 2003, Anderson stripped down for PETA's "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" campaign as well as this campaign aimed at vegetarians. Anderson dons a bra and panty made from leaves as the ad reads "Turn over a new leaf, try vegetarian."
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Another steamy shot from the inside of the calendar shows Anderson on the beach with a white bathing suit. The same year, Anderson appeared nude on the covers of "Stuff" and "GQ" Magazines as well as an "Elle Canada" cover, her native country.
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Pamela Anderson poses as she arrives on May 23, 2019 at the amfAR 26th Annual Cinema Against AIDS gala.

By Peter Sblendorio | psblendorio@nydailynews.com | New York Daily News

PUBLISHED: March 7, 2022 at 1:02 p.m. | UPDATED: March 7, 2022 at 11:00 p.m.

Pamela Anderson is going from “Baywatch” to Broadway.

The actress/model will make her theater-district debut next month with a limited engagement playing Roxie Hart in “Chicago,” producers announced Monday.

The dancer-turned-murderer Roxie is the lead character in the long-running musical by Fred Ebb, Bob Fosse and John Kander.

“Playing Roxie Hart is a dream fulfilled,” Anderson said Monday in a statement. “Performing Fosse, you don’t have time to get in your head. You can’t dance, sing and think at the same time. There is a freedom, a unique joy in knowing it’s all about the work. Playing Roxie Hart is a sweet escape for me.”

The 54-year-old Anderson, who famously starred as C.J. Parker on “Baywatch,” begins her eight-week run in “Chicago” on April 12.

Her final performance is set for June 5.

Anderson becomes the latest big-name celebrity to portray Roxie on Broadway, others including models Christie Brinkley and Brooke Shields; singers Mel B, Brandy Norwood and Ashlee Simpson; reality stars Erika Jayne and Lisa Rinna; and stage standouts Gwen Verdon and Liza Minnelli.

Based on a 1926 play, the musical version of “Chicago” originated on Broadway in 1975 with Fosse as director and choreographer and ran until 1977. The show was revived in 1996 and has been playing ever since, making it Broadway’s longest-running musical.

In addition to her beach-bombshell role on “Baywatch,” Anderson, a former Playboy centerfold, appeared on the Tim Allen-led sitcom “Home Improvement” and later starred on the action series “V.I.P.” which she also executive-produced.

Chicago plays eight times a week at the Ambassador Theatre .