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Tia Carrere (born Althea Rae Duhinio Janairo on January 2, 1967) is a Hawaiian actress, model, and singer, most widely known for her role as Cassandra in the feature film Wayne's World (1992).
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii of Filipino, Chinese, and Spanish heritage, Carrere longed to be a singer as a child. Although she was eliminated during the first round of her 1985 Star Search appearance at the age of 17, she was spotted by the parents of a local producer while shopping at a Waikiki grocery store and was cast in the b-movie Zombie Nightmare.
Following this initial success, Carrere relocated to Los Angeles and, after working several months as a model, landed a role in the daytime soap opera General Hospital. She played the role from 1985 to 1987. During this time, she also had a guest appearance on The A-Team, which was supposed to lead to her joining the cast. Unfortunately, her General Hospital obligations prevented her from joining the team. Her character was dropped after one episode, and was never mentioned again. She also made guest appearances on the shows MacGyver ("The Wish Child") as a sexy karate instructor, and Married... with Children as Piper Bauman, a rival of Kelly Bundy's who attempted to steal a modeling job from her.
After appearing in the 1991 action film 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. A trained singer, Carrere performed all of her own songs in the two films, and the Wayne's World soundtrack features her vocals. She turned down a role in Baywatch to audition for Wayne's World. In 1992People magazine named her to its annual "50 most beautiful people" list.
On November 22, 1992, Carrere married Italian/Lebanese producer Elie Samaha (she has since appeared in several of his films - none of which have achieved widespread success). Other roles in prominent films followed her role in Wayne's World, however, including the parts of terrorist Juno Skinner in True Lies (a 1994 Arnold Schwarzenegger action film), robber Gina Walker in The Immortals (1995), and secretary Victoria Chapell in High School High (a 1996 parody).
From 1999 to 2002, Tia Carrere starred as archeology professor Sydney Fox in Relic Hunter, an action-adventure series reminiscent of the Indiana Jones films. At this time, Carrere was featured in lad mag Maxim magazine. Relic Hunter, now syndicated, lasted for a total of three television seasons before its cancellation. 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. She also starred as Ari, a space marine-turned pirate in the 1995 adventure/puzzle game Daedalus Encounter.
Despite using a body double for her nude scenes in Showdown in Little Tokyo, Carrere modeled nude for the January 2003 issue of Playboy magazine. The photo's were re-published in the German December 2006 issue of the magazine. In 2007, she is set to have a recurring role on Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Carrere has continued to nurture her singing career. In 1993, her first solo album, Dream, was released, and went platinum in the Philippines. That same year, she was featured on the soundtrack of Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, performing the ending theme, "I Never Even Told You". In August of 2003, Carrere was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by Philippine president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and she is reportedly working on a new album in her home studio.
Carrere divorced her husband Elie Samaha in February of 2000; she married again, this time to photojournalist Simon Wakelin on December 31, 2002. They have a daughter, Bianca, born September 25, 2005. Presently, she lives in Toronto, Canada.
She participated as a contestant on the popular reality show Dancing with the Stars but after landing on her bottom more than once, she was eliminated on February 3, 2006, placing 6th in the competition overall.
She was named as one of Tie Domi's lovers in that former NHLer's, now messy, divorce.
Filmography
* Zombie Nightmare (1986)
* Noble House (1988)
* Aloha Summer (1988)
* Fine Gold (1989)
* The Road Raiders (1989)
* Fatal Mission (1990)
* Instant Karma (1990)
* Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
* Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
* Little Sister (1992)
* Intimate Stranger (1992)
* Wayne's World (1992)
* Rising Sun (1993)
* Quick (1993)
* Wayne's World 2 (1993)
* Hostile Intentions (1994)
* Treacherous (1994)
* True Lies (1994)
* My Teacher's Wife (1995)
* The Immortals (1995)
* The Daedalus Encounter (1995) (voice)
* Jury Duty (1995)
* Hollow Point (1996)
* High School High (1996)
* Top of the World (1997)
* Kull the Conqueror (1997)
* 20 Dates (1998)
* Dogboys (1998)
* Scar City (1998)
* Merlin: The Return (1999)
* Meet Prince Charming (1999)
* Five Aces (1999)
* The Night of the Headless Horseman (1999) (voice)
* Lilo & Stitch (2002) (voice)
* Stitch! The Movie (2003) (voice)
* Torn Apart (2004)
* Back in the Day (2005)
* Aloha, Scooby-Doo! (2005) (voice)
* Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has A Glitch (2005) (voice)
* Supernova - The Day the World Catches Fire (2005)
* Leroy & Stitch (2006) (voice)
* Saints Row (game voice)(2006)
* Dark Honeymoon (2007)
TV appearances
* Cover Up
* Airwolf
* General Hospital
* The A-Team
* Tour of Duty
* MacGyver
* Anything But Love
* Friday the 13th: The Series
* Quantum Leap
* Married... with Children
* Tales from the Crypt
* Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (voice)
* Murder One
* Veronica's Closet
* Hercules: The Animated Series (voice)
* Relic Hunter
* Duck Dodgers (voice)
* Lilo & Stitch: The Series (voice)
* Megas XLR (voice)
* Johnny Bravo (voice)
* American Dragon: Jake Long (voice)
* Dancing with the Stars - season 2
* The O.C.
* Curb Your Enthusiasm
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