Angelyne Speaks to Aliens…Sham Gets Probed?
Oh where to begin??? L.A. natives, and tourists alike know Angelyne from the sunset strip. She’s been perched on her billboard for decades, keeping a watchful eye on the famed boulevard, and all those who travel it’s windy path. Well, Angelyne took a moment back in 2002 to step down from her post, “high” above L.A., to make this video with pal, Sham. There are no words to describe what you are about to see.
Priceless. Leave a comment, now here’s a what you don’t know about Angelyne:
Biography
Angelyne is an American model and occasional actress who has purportedly become an icon of Hollywood and Los Angeles best known for purchasing billboards advertising herself.
Angelyne drives a pink Corvette which bears the shortened name “ANGLYNE” on its license plate, and has a pink maltese named Buddha. She began to gain local attention in the early 1980s when a series of billboards popped up around the city featuring her in various poses. Around this time, she made her first appearance on national television as a guest on the late night talk show Thicke of the Night hosted by Alan Thicke, and featuring a young Arsenio Hall.
Although it has been claimed that billboard companies or a wealthy husband pays for her billboards, Angelyne, who is single, credits “investors” for financing the outdoor advertising. Angelyne compares herself to Barbie, stating that “Kids think I’m a Barbie doll” and, in one billboard, “Barbie wishes she were me.” Angelyne has not given her age or birthdate in interviews, although the IMDB lists 1958 (in Idaho) without providing a source. The Los Angeles County registrar of voters lists her (by her single first name only) to be age 44 as of June 20, 2007.
Angelyne was one of the candidates in the 2003 California recall election, finishing 28th in a field of 135 candidates (garnering 2,533 votes). Her slogan during the campaign was “We’ve had Gray, we’ve had Brown, now it’s time for some blond and pink.” She was also a candidate for Hollywood city council in 2002 if it were to secede from Los Angeles.
Her billboards have gained more fame than she, and have appeared in several television shows and movies.
Filmography
- Phantom of the Paradise (Uncredited, 1974)
- Earth Girls Are Easy (1988) …as Herself, a customer @ an L.A. gas station
- Dangerous Love (1988)
- Hardcase and Fist (1989)
- Homer and Eddie (1989)
- The Malibu Beach Vampires (1991)
- Volcano (1997), starring Tommy Lee Jones
- The Underground Comedy Movie (1999)
- Flies on Cupid (2000)
- King of Hollywood (2008)
In other media
- Hollywood Women (1994) (TV mini-series) … as Herself.
- Nina Hagen = Punk + Glory (1999) (music documentary) …as Herself.
- Cleavage (2002) (TV documentary) …as Herself
- Video on Trial(TV Show- 1 episode) (2006) …as Herself
- We Are All Made Out Of Stars (music video) by Moby
- She once made her own music video, performing the song “I Always Keep A List of All the Guys I Kiss”. It features her driving around Los Angeles in a pink Corvette.
Only in Hollywood…God I love this city!
Mary out!
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