Biography of Brooke BurnsBrooke Elizabeth Burns (born March 16, 1978 in Dallas, Texas) is an American actress and former fashion model, best known for her role on Baywatch and Baywatch Hawaii. She starred in North Shore, a prime-time soap opera on Fox that consisted of 21 episodes which ran from June 14, 2004 through January 13, 2005. She recently had a supporting role on the defunct WB series Pepper Dennis playing Kathy Dinkle.
Burns also appeared on Ally McBeal, Just Shoot Me!, Out of the Blue, To Tell the Truth, Death to the Supermodels, and Average Joe: Hawaii. She hosted the short-lived American version of the Dog Eat Dog game show for two summer seasons in 2002 and 2003, in which she became famous for her pre-opening introductions in which she would wear a bikini. She also made a cameo in Shallow Hal.
Brooke Burns was once married to Julian McMahon, with whom she has a daughter, Madison, in 2000, and was engaged to Bruce Willis from 2003 until June 2, 2004. In late 2005 through 2006 Brooke was regularly seen in public with playwright and self proclaimed "Corn Battered Chicken King of the North East", Eric Ganter.
In November 2005 Brooke broke a bone in her neck after diving into a pool at her home. A friend, an ex-firefighter, found her, stabilized her neck and called an ambulance.
Burns mentors for Penny Lane, a home for abused children.
"I'm a Southern girl. I like it when they open the door and pull out a chair. I'm really into a man's man."
"I was a virgin until I was 18, and then my first --- if I told you who my first was you would really have a heart attack.".
"I love sharks. The tuna fishermen go and fin the sharks and dump them back into the ocean, it's basically mutilation.".
"I love being a single mom, but it's definitely different when you're dating."
"I was part of the first celebrity Fear Factor and I saw some of what there would be if a show such as Dog Eat Dog became Fear Factor meets Weakest Link.".
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