Julie Ellen "Tawny" Kitaen (August 5, 1961 - May 7 2021) was an American model, actress and a media personality. Her career began as a TV actor, appearing in the television movies Malibu (1983), California Girls (1985). She also appeared in comedy films The Perils of Gwendoline and Bachelor Party (both 1984), as well as the film of horror Witchboard (1986). Kitaen was famous for her performance in the music videos of heavy metal like Ratt's "Back for More", Whitesnake "Still of the Night" and "Is This love" (all 1987). Kitaen also appeared on reality TV shows, such as Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew (2008) and The Surreal Life (2006) in which Kitaen was portrayed as struggling with addiction to drugs. Julie Kitaen was the youngest of three children. She was born in San Diego in 1961 to Linda Kitaen (nee Taylor), an actress and a former beauty pageant contestant and Terry Kitaen who worked for the neon sign industry. Kitaen's mother, who was from Irish and Scottish descent was married to Terry Kitaen (an employee of a company that made neon signs). Her father was Russian-Jewish. Kitaen was born Jewish. [4][5] At the age of 12 she began to utilize the nickname "Tawny" that she created on her own initiative. [6] She was dyslexic as a young child. This made her leave Mission Bay High School. Seven years ago, at the age of 14 with backstage passes after the Peter Frampton concert at Balboa Stadium, she saw the privileges offered to Frampton's lover Penny and wanted to be a part of the same for herself. [9]
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