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

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'' and ''

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''. In April 2000, she was selected as

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of the Month and then became the

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in 2001.

Career

In 2000, Roderick starred as Leigh Dyer in ''

''. In April 2000, she appeared in ''

'' magazine as

of the Month. In 2001, Roderick became the

. In 2003, she starred in the

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movie '' Out of Control'', as the American wife of an Indian man (played by

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) who, on a visit to India, gets pressured by his family into marrying an Indian girl. Other recent film credits include '' Starsky & Hutch'',

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's '' Hood of Horror'', ''Club Wild Side 2'' and '' The Nanny Diaries''. In addition, she has guest-starred in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Appearances

Roderick is a "Girl of RPS" for the USA Rock Paper Scissors League. In 2006, Roderick was one of six celebrity contestants on the CBS summer series, '' Gameshow Marathon''. She was the runner-up to

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. In 2009, she appeared in the second season of ''

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''. Throughout the season, each celebrity raised money for a charity of his or her choice; Roderick selected the California Police Youth Charities. On the second to last episode of Celebrity Apprentice 2, she was eliminated along with fellow contestant

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from the final four. In April 2009, Roderick served as host of the '' Playboy Shootout'' reality competition on

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. In February 2012, Roderick hosted the Aces & Angels Super Bowl XLVI Party in Indianapolis, Indiana alongside

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and Elaine Alden. In 2013 she returned in '' Celebrity Apprentice 6 All-Star'', with

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and

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of season 2.

Ventures

As of 2008, Roderick had a networking company named Financially Hung. She described the company as being "like MySpace for adults." Roderick runs the online fantasy gaming website ''FantaZ''. She also has a business partnership with

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of Maroon 5 in the Italian designer shoe label Pantofola d'Oro.

Personal life

Roderick was born in

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, and attended

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. She dated the late ''

'' founder

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from 2000 to 2001 and was also romantically linked to former

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. In August 2006, she became engaged to Glenn Cadrez, a former NFL player who played 11 seasons for the

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, the New York Jets and the

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. They married in June 2007 and have two sons. They divorced in 2017.

References

External links

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Brande "Rock" Roderick - An Official "Girl of Rock Paper Scissors"
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Career

Appearances

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