Adrianne Marie Curry (born August 6, 1982;
Joliet, Illinois) is an
American model, best known as the
first winner of the
reality television series
America's Next Top Model. She is married to
Christopher Knight, who portrayed
Peter Brady on
The Brady Bunch. She runs a weekly
show on the
NowLive radio network, in which she is an investor.
Career
Modeling
Curry won the first cycle of
America's Next Top Model.
Curry was signed to
Wilhelmina Models in
New York City. She has modeled for several magazines, including
Life & Style Weekly,
Us Weekly,
Star,
OK!,
Stuff,
People,
Maxim and made the Maxim Hot 100 list in 2005.,
Spanish Marie Claire,
Von Dutch, Von Dutch Watches, Salon City,
Macy's,
Famous Stars and Straps,
Lucky,
Ed Hardy, Kinis Bikinis, Beverly Hills Choppers, and Merit Diamonds.
Curry's runway shows include Anne Bowen Spring 2005,
Jamie Pressly,
Pamela Anderson's line, Ed Hardy, Von Dutch, and Christopher Deane. She has appeared in a commercial for the Merit Diamonds Sirena Collection that ran from November 2004 to January 2006.
Curry appeared on the cover and in a nude pictorial for
Playboy in February 2006 (U.S. Version). She returned for a second cover and nude pictorial in the January 2008 issue. Curry made
Playboy's 2008 top 25 sexiest women, along with
Playboy's top 100
Playboy spreads 2008 edition.
Television and film
Curry was a co-host on the television
game show Ballbreakers. In 2006, she appeared on
Gameshow Marathon as a celebrity panelist on the
Match Game episode. She starred in "Rock Me Baby" (2004) and
Half and Half (2003) on UPN. Curry also appeared on
Dirt starring
Courtney Cox, with whom she shared scenes. She appeared in rock band's
The Click Five music video
Just the Girl, along with husband
Christopher Knight.
Curry appeared on
VH1's celeb sci-fi reality show
Celebrity Paranormal Project in 2006, along with her husband.
Curry appeared on
WE tv's From Russia with Love. The show documents her trip to Russia. It aired in November 2007. She has also starred in the films
Fallen Angels,
Light Years Away and "Jack Rio".
In early 2005, Curry appeared on VH1's fourth season of
The Surreal Life. After the season ended, Curry and fellow house guest
Christopher Knight began dating, and later moved in together. On September 11, 2005, VH1 began airing
My Fair Brady, a show that documented their life together and paid her an estimated US$450,000. The show led her to being featured in Maxim's Hot 100, a list of the "hottest" women on earth.
[Maxim Online - Adrianne Curry] and ranked #100 on the
Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2005.
Season 3 of
My Fair Brady began airing on January 21, 2008 and focused on Curry's breast enhancement surgery and Knight's competing (and contrary) desire to start a family.
Curry and her family and friends appeared on
NBC's new show
Celebrity Family Feud, which premiered on June 24, 2008.
Personal life
Knight proposed to Curry on the season finale of the show, which aired on November 6, 2005. The show was renewed for a second season, and focused on the couple's wedding preparations. The second season began airing on VH1 in June 2006. The couple wed in Curry's hometown of Joliet on May 29, 2006 in a
gothic-style wedding. Says Curry of the goth-themed ceremony, "I wanted to go as Gothic as I could and as traditional as I could without ruffling anyone's feathers. ... I wanted to have a black dress ... but I knew it would break my grandmother's heart."
Filmography
Producer
- "My Fair Brady" (co-producer) (5 episodes, 2008)
- Chris & Adrianne Do Russia (2007) (TV) (co-executive producer)
