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Tera Patrick

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Tera Patrick (born Linda Ann Hopkins; July 25, 1976)<ref name="terapatrick.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> is an American former pornographic actress who was the Penthouse Pet of the Month for February 2000 and is an inductee of the NightMoves, AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame. She is a recipient of the Hot d'Or Award, NightMoves Award, AVN Award, XRCO Award, Venus Award, Adultcon Award, Adam Film World Guide Award, Eroticline Award, FOXE Award, FAME Award, Fanny Award, XBIZ Award, XFANZ Award, and ASACP Service Recognition Award.

Early lifeEdit

Tera Patrick was born July 25, 1976<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> in Great Falls, Montana and raised near San Francisco, California. Her mother is Thai and her father is of English, Irish and Dutch descent.<ref name=SinnerTakesAll>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name=lim>Template:Cite book</ref> When she was ten, her mother left her and she grew up with her father David Hopkins, a carefree hippie.<ref name=SinnerTakesAll/> She took weekend classes at the Barbizon Modeling and Acting School for two years.<ref name="Hammond"/><ref name=sinner>Patrick, ch.2</ref> She has stated that she was sexually assaulted at one of her first photo shoots by the photographer. She said he "was feeding [her] champagne and Valium" until she "was getting wasted".<ref name=sinner/> Later, she spent two years in Tokyo, where "she became addicted to Valium and alcohol and spent her paychecks on shopping sprees".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> When her father learned she had become sexually active, he complained to her agency, pointing out she was underage. She was sent back to the United States, "sixteen years old and already a washed-up model".<ref>Patrick, ch.3-4</ref> At age 18, she obtained a GED, briefly studied nursing at Boise State University, then received EMT certification from a local vocational school.<ref>Patrick, ch.6</ref>

CareerEdit

Patrick has appeared in Playboy and Penthouse, where she was the "Pet of the Month" for February 2000<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and was selected as "Pet of the Year" runner-up. In 2003, Patrick became the masthead publisher of Genesis.

In 2006, Patrick and her then-husband, Evan Seinfeld, launched a talent agency representing models and actors. According to a quote on the agency's website, Patrick's goal "is to help girls (and guys) in the business to be treated with respect, and realize their true potential...." Additionally, she owns a production company called "Teravision", which along with Vivid Video released its first feature, Desperate, starring Patrick and Seinfeld. In April 2006, it was announced that she would host the Exxxotica Miami convention.<ref name="ainews">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In November 2006, Patrick starred in a Vivid/Teravision production titled "Tera Patrick's Fashion Underground" where she performed with Jean Val Jean and Tommy Gunn. In the same film her husband, under the name Spyder Jonez, performed with Lanny Barby. In an interview, Tera Patrick says she's OK with him doing scenes with other girls.<ref>Andrea Bonaventura, "Spin, Suck & Choke: Down and Dirty With Tera Patrick Template:Webarchive" Real Detroit Weekly February 14, 2008. "When he does scenes with other girls I get to go shopping. He comes home all cute and romantic after."</ref> The two made five movies for Vivid and ten for Teravision (with Seinfeld appearing under the name "Spyder Jonez"; he has also directed some features).

In an interview with the Adult Film Database in February 2007, Patrick stated she would only continue to work in front of the camera for two more years, but planned on releasing her starring adult titles over the next decade.<ref name="adultfilmdatabase">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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Patrick promoting her character in the video game Backyard Wrestling 2 in 2004

In 2008, Patrick began hosting the Playboy TV erotic instructional show, School of Sex.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She was also the host for 25th AVN Awards ceremony.<ref name=2008AVNHost>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Patrick retired from shooting scenes in the adult industry in 2008 but continues to operate her website, production company, and pursue other business ventures. She licenses her movie catalog worldwide.<ref name=TeraWebsite>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In January 2013, Patrick hosted the annual XBIZ Awards.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

AppearancesEdit

  • Patrick appeared and voiced herself in episode 63 of Aqua Teen Hunger Force animated series, which first aired November 19, 2006.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Patrick was made into a playable character in the video game Backyard Wrestling 2.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Patrick was also in the music video for "I Can't Move" by Everlast.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Patrick had a cameo role in the 2007 Will Ferrell comedy Blades of Glory.<ref name=2008AVNHost/>
  • She appeared with her then-husband, Evan Seinfeld (a.k.a. Spyder Jonez), on the E! Channel's True Hollywood Story Rock Star Wives.<ref name=2007THSRockWives>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Patrick hosted the 2007 Spike channel Guys Choice awards.<ref name=2008AVNHost/>
  • In 2008, Patrick appeared as herself in four episodes of the WE network's reality series Secret Lives of Women.<ref name=2008SecretLives>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • In 2011, Complex magazine ranked her at #2 in their list of "The Top 50 Hottest Asian Porn Stars of All Time."<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
  • In 2012, Patrick appeared in the tenth episode of season one of Showtime series Girls of Sunset Place.<ref name=2012Sunset>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • In August 2014, Patrick announced hosting an hour-long weekly radio show on Vivid radio on the Sirius/XM network.<ref name=2014AVNInterview>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Overseas careerEdit

Tera Patrick starred in an Indonesian mainstream horror film Rintihan Kuntilanak Perawan (Moaning of Virgin Ghost),<ref>"American pornstar to shoot in Indonesia" Template:Webarchive. The Jakarta Post. October 6, 2010</ref> which was presented countrywide from October 14, 2010, through November 16, 2010.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

BookEdit

Patrick's memoir, Sinner Takes All,<ref name="Hammond"/> co-written by journalist and author Carrie Borzillo, was published by Penguin imprint Gotham Books on January 5, 2010. The book chronicles Patrick's path to stardom, along with various other life experiences she had along the way. During the writing process, which she describes as "cathartic", Patrick discusses how she and her mother repaired their relationship, and how she addressed problems within her relationship with her former husband, Evan Seinfeld. Patrick commented, "I wanted the book to end happily. I knew there were problems with our marriage obviously, and the decision to leave him came about quite suddenly."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal lifeEdit

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Patrick with then-husband Evan Seinfeld in 2006

After a three-year relationship, Patrick married musician and fellow porn actor Evan Seinfeld in a small ceremony in Las Vegas on January 9, 2004, where they were attending the 2004 AVN Awards show. On September 30, 2009, the couple announced that they were ending their marriage.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Tera remains sole owner of her production company, TeraVision Inc.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Patrick gave birth to a girl on February 25, 2012.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The father is Hollywood special effects artist Tony Acosta, known for his work on 300, Dawn of the Dead and Man of Steel.<ref name=2012Birth>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In an interview with Holly Randall on September 6, 2018, Patrick stated that she moved to Italy with her daughter, where she married an Italian defense attorney. She first visited the country in 2015 after getting an offer to do feature dance shows.<ref>Template:CitationTemplate:Cbignore</ref>

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