Brandi Angela Brandt (born November 2, 1968) is an American model and actress, who was ''

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's''

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for October 1987.

Early life

Brandt was born on November 2, 1968, in

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, to Mike Brandt and drummer, percussionist, and vocalist,

Brie Howard-Darling Brie Howard-Darling (also known and credited as Brie Darling, Brie Howard, Brie Brandt and Brie Berry; born August 9, 1949) is an American drummer, singer, percussionist, and songwriter. She has recorded with such recording artists as Carole Kin ...

(née Berry). Her parents divorced in 1972 and she split her time with her mother in

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and her father in

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. When Brandt was 12 years old, she met comedic actor

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, who at the time was in a

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class with American Girls bandmate Hillary Matthews. Brandt and Lovitz became friends.

Career

Playboy

At age 18, Brandt appeared as the ''Playmate of the Month'' and cover girl for the October 1987 ''Back To Campus'' issue of ''

'' magazine. She also appeared in

''Blondes, Brunettes, Redheads'' magazine and on the cover with Debi Nicole Johnson and Sandra Wild. She was the cover model for Playboy's August 1989 ''Women Of Wall Street'' issue and appeared on the cover of the March 1990 issue with

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. An autographed copy of Playboy with Brandt and Trump on the cover sold at auction for $4,900.

Acting and television appearances

Brandt appeared as herself in "Desperately Seeking Miss October", the November 5, 1989 episode of the television sitcom '' Married... with Children''. In 1989, Brandt appeared as the elevator operator in the beginning of the video for the

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song " Love in an Elevator". In 2000, she played Glamorous Gyno-American in the

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film '' Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV''.

Filmography

* 1987 ''

Can't Buy Me Love (film) ''Can't Buy Me Love'' is a 1987 American teen romantic comedy film directed by Steve Rash, starring Patrick Dempsey and Amanda Peterson in a story about a nerd at a high school in Tucson, Arizona, who gives a cheerleader $1,000 to pretend to be ...

'' as Girl Named Penny In Ferrari * 1987 ''The

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Halloween Party'' as Dancer * 1988

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Kokomo (song) "Kokomo" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from the 1988 film ''Cocktail'' and album ''Still Cruisin. Written by John Phillips, Scott McKenzie, Mike Love, and Terry Melcher, the song was released as a single in July 1988 ...

" Music Video as Beach Girl * 1989 '' Married... with Children'' as herself (1 episode entitled "Desperately Seeking Miss October") * 1989

" Love in an Elevator" Music Video as Elevator Operator * 1990 ''Wedding Band (film)'' (1990) as Serena * 1991

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"Anarchy In The USA" as Stage Guest (with son, Gunner) * 2000 '' Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV'' as Glamorous Gyno-American * 2001 '' Ticker'' as Cocktail Waitress

Personal life

From May 1990 to November 1996, Brandt was married to

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, the bassist of heavy metal band

, with whom she had three children. Brandt was involved with a cocaine-trafficking syndicate importing cocaine into

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between July and December 2007. On November 15, 2013, Brandt was extradited from

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, to Sydney, Australia, to face criminal charges in a Sydney court. In April 2014, Brandt pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiring to import drugs. On August 29, 2014, Brandt was sentenced to up to six years but was eligible for parole in November 2016. She was released in 2017 and is active on social media selling merch.

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