Tawny Kitaen

Julie Ellen "Tawny", Kitaen, was an American actress, model and media persona. She lived from May 7, 1961 until May 7 2021. Her career in acting on television started with Malibu (1983) as well as California Girls (1985). She was also a part of the comedy films The Perils of Gwendoline and Bachelor Party (both 1984) and the film of horror Witchboard (1986). Kitaen has gained a wide recognition due to her role in numerous heavy metal music videos including Ratt's (1984) "Back for More" Whitesnake's ("Still of the Night") and Whitesnake's ("Is This Love") (all 1987). In the early 2000s, Kitaen began appearing in reality television shows, including Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew (2008) which highlighted Kitaen's struggles with addiction. Julie Kitaen was the youngest of three children, born in San Diego in 1961 to Linda Kitaen (nee Taylor) who was an actress and former beauty pageant contestant and Terry Kitaen who worked for a neon sign business. Kitaen's mother is of Scottish and Irish descent, while her father was of Russian-Jewish origins. Kitaen was educated Jewish. She was first able to use the name "Tawny" when she was 12 and on her own initiative. When she was a young girl she was diagnosed with dyslexia, which eventually led her dropping out of Mission Bay High School. Seven years later, at the age of 14she had front row access to a Peter Frampton concert at Balboa Stadium.[8She had seen Penny Frampton getting an extravagant treatment, and she would like to be just like her. [9]