Tera Patrick

Female adult bio
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location= Great Falls, Montana, United States
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alias= Tara Patrick, Sadie Jordan, Brooke Thomas, Tera Hopkins
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Linda Ann Hopkinscite web|url=http://www.askmen.com/toys/interview_150/178_tera_patrick_interview.html|title=Tera Patrick... We'd Love to Get Lucky With Her|accessdate=2007-07-07|publisher=AskMen.com] (born July 25,cite web|url=http://www.stripclubnews.com/article.asp?articleid=3926|title=Tera Patrick Interview|accessdate=2007-07-07|month= March | year= 2004|publisher=StripClubNews.com] 1976 in Great Falls, Montana), known professionally as Tera Patrick, is an American pornographic actress.

Early career

Patrick was discovered in San Francisco by a talent scout for the Eileen Ford Modeling Agency, and at the age of 13 she was the first teenage full time model. She moved to New York City shortly thereafter and her career as a runway and catalog model began. At 18, she left the world of modeling and enrolled at Boise State University [http://www.pornstarz.org/tera-patrick/ Tera Patrick] @ Pornstarz] where she earned an AAS degree in nursing and a BS in Microbiology.cite web|url=http://www.rogreviews.com/interviews/Tera_Patrick.asp|title=Tera Patrick Interview|accessdate=2007-07-07|author=Roger T. Pipe|year=2000|month=July|publisher=rogreviews.com] She then transferred to University of California, Santa Barbara, where for financial reasons she began modeling again.

Pornography career

In the late-1990s, Patrick transitioned to appearing in nude and soft-core features. In 2000, she made the transition to hard-core porn in Andrew Blake's "Aroused". She also appeared in bondage and foot fetish films around that same time under the name Brooke Thomas. [ [http://www.gamelink.com/display_star.jhtml?id=30525 Tera Patrick] Page At Gamelink "Retrieved April 24, 2008] Since that time, she has become one of the most popular and recognized porn stars in the world. She has appeared in "Playboy" and "Penthouse", where she was the "Pet of the Month" for February 2000 [cite web|url=http://www.bluefood.cc/int_tpatrick.html|title=An Interview With Tera Patrick|accessdate=2007-07-07|author=David Salcido|publisher=Blue Food] and was selected as "Pet of the Year" runner-up, and has appeared in more than 70 adult features. Patrick is noted for her sultry voice and her aroused and enthusiastic portrayals of sex. Because of this, she has won several awards from the adult-movie business organizations. Today, she hosts the popular webcast "The Tera Patrick Show" and she is active in the adult film community, raising money for both the Free Speech Coalition and A.I.M Healthcare.

In an interview with the Adult Film Database in February 2007, Patrick stated she will only continue to work in front of the camera for two more years, but plans on releasing her starring adult titles over the next decade.cite web|url=http://www.adultfilmdatabase.com/Interviews/3.cfm|title=Tera Patrick, Candid Interview 2007|accessdate=2007-07-07|date=2007-02-20|publisher=adultfilmdatabase.com] The March 2007 DVD release, 'inTERActive' set the record as the fastest selling Hustler release ever. [cite web
url=http://www.businessvoyeur.com/2007-06-06/tera-patricks-new-dvd-sets-sales-record-at-hustler
title=Tera Patrick’s new DVD Sets Sales Record at Hustler|accessdate=2007-06-06|date=2005-06-06|work=BusinessVoyeur.com]

Guest appearances

Patrick has been a frequent and favorite guest of Howard Stern on his TV and radio programs and the Adam Carolla radio show. She was featured on the cover of the July 2006 edition of the more mainstream "FHM", [cite web|url=http://businesswire.com|title=Tera Patrick Graces FHM's July 2006 Cover|accessdate=2007-07-07|date=2006-06-05|publisher=Business Wire|archiveurl=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_June_5/ai_n16442135|archivedate = 2006-06-05] revealing candid details in an interview inside. Patrick, who had been named one of "FHM"'s 100 sexiest women, was the first porn star to appear on the cover.cite web
url=http://www.fleshbot.com/sex/pornstars/tera-patrick-fhm-covergirl-178006.php|title=Tera Patrick, FHM Covergirl|accessdate=2007-07-07|date=2006-06-02|publisher=Fleshbot]

Tera also appeared, voicing herself, in episode 63 of the cartoon series "Aqua Teen Hunger Force", which first aired November 19, 2006. [cite web|url=http://www.gamerhelp.com/article_viewer.cfm?article_id=124200|title=Playing with Tera Patrick|accessdate=2007-07-07|author=Long-Haired Offender|date=2007-05-31|publisher=GamerHelp.com]

Patrick was made into a playable character in the video game "Backyard Wrestling 2". [cite web|url=http://interviews.teamxbox.com/xbox/918/Backyard-Wrestling-2-Tera-Patrick-Interview/p1/|title=Backyard Wrestling 2: Tera Patrick Interview|accessdate=2007-07-07|author=TeamXBox Staff|date=2004-10-07|publisher=TeamXBox.com]

Patrick was also in the music video for "I Can't Move" by American singer and rapper Everlast. [cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/07/31/tera-patrick-swallows-the-mainstream/|title=Tera Patrick Swallows The Mainstream|date=2008-07-31|publisher=complex.com|accessdate=2008-09-28]

Patrick is also currently a "special producer," as well as a guest character, for the video game Saints Row 2 [ [http://kotaku.com/5029089/porn-starlet-tera-patrick-joins-saints-row-2 Saint's Row 2: Porn Starlet Tera Patrick Joins Saint's Row 2 ] ] .

Legal battles

In December 2002, she severed ties with Digital Playground, and brought suit against them, contending she was not paid for her appearance in several Digital Playground productions. Digital Playground's countersuit contended that it owns exclusive rights to the name "Tera Patrick," and that she is signed up to produce adult entertainment only for them until January 2008.

In April 2007, Patrick and her production company Teravision filed a lawsuit against Jenna Jameson and Playboy Enterprises (the new owners of Club Jenna) for failing to properly account for and pay royalties on money earned by Patrick's website clubtera.com. [cite web|url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/04282007/gossip/pagesix/porn_showdown_pagesix_.htm|title=Porn Showdown|accessdate=2007-04-29|date=2007-04-28|publisher=New York Post]

Magazine

In 2003, Patrick became the masthead publisher of "Genesis" magazine, a popular men's magazine which subtitles itself, "The Home of Porn's Hottest Stars." Since she has signed the contract with "Genesis", Patrick has graced the cover of seven issues of the publication.

Marriage

On January 9, 2004, Patrick married Evan Seinfeld in a small ceremony, after a 3-year relationship, in Las Vegas where they were attending the 2004 AVN Awards show. [cite web
url=http://www.sexherald.com/sex-industry-interviews/no_apologies-_tera_patrick_and_evan_seinfeld_on_lust,_love_and_licentiousness.html
title=No Apologies: Tera Patrick and Evan Seinfeld on Lust, Love and Licentiousness|accessdate=2007-07-07|publisher=SexHerald.com] 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 Barbie. This was the first time in over 3 years that the two had deviated from their agreement to be each other's exclusive (on-screen) "boy/girl"-scene partner. In an interview, Tera Patrick says she's OK with him doing scenes with other girls. [Andrea Bonaventura, " [http://www.realdetroitweekly.com/article_3849.shtml Spin, Suck & Choke: Down and Dirty With Tera Patrick] " "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."] The two have made five movies for Vivid and ten for Teravision (with Seinfeld appearing under the name "Spyder Jonez"; he has also directed some features).

In 2005, Patrick and Seinfeld launched a talent agency representing models and actors/actresses. 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..." She also 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. [http://www.ainews.com/Archives/Story10284.phtml Tera Patrick To Host Exxxotica Miami] ]

Awards and prints

* 2000 Hot D'Or – "Best New Starlet"
* 2001 Adult Stars Magazine - Consumer Choice Awards - "Best New Starlet"
* 2001 AVN Award – "Best New Starlet"
* 2001 AVN Award – "Best Interactive DVD" for "Virtual Sex With Tera Patrick"
* 2001 Genesis Magazine – "Best New Cummer"
* 2001 XRCO Awards – "Best New Starlet"
* 2002 Runner-up Penthouse Pet Of The Year
* 2002 Hustler Honey
* 2004, 2005, "2007" Genesis Magazine Pornstar of The Year
* 2004, 2005, 2006 FOXE Fan Favorite
* 2006 FHM 100 Sexiest Women
* 2006 VH1's Top 40 Hottest Rockstar Girlfriends & Wives
* 2007 F.A.M.E. Award for Favorite Female Starlet [cite web
url= http://avn.com/performer/articles/2609.html|title= 2007 F.A.M.E. Award Winners Announced|accessdate=2007-06-24|author=Peter Warren|date=2007-06-23|publisher=AVN]
* 2007 Venus Berlin - "Best American Actress"
* 2007 AVN Award - "Best Interactive Movie" - InTERActive"
* 2007 E-Line Awards, Venus Berlin - "Best Performer, Best Businesswoman"
* 2008 AVN Award- "Best Cinematography: Fashion Underground"
* 2008 AVN Award - "Best High End All Sex Release: Broken"
* 2008 AVN Award - "Best Interactive Movie: InTERActive"
* 2008 F.A.M.E. Awards - Favorite Female Starlet [cite web|url= http://avn.com/performer/articles/30630.html|title= 2008 F.A.M.E. Winners Announced at Erotica LA|accessdate= 2008-06-08|author= David Sullivan|date= 2008-06-07|publisher= AVN]

References

External links

* [http://www.terapatrickfilms.com Official Film Site]
*myspace|terapatrick
* [http://www.culturecatch.com/vidcast/tera_patrick Tera's Vidcast Interview on CultureCatch.com]