Jenny McCarthy Biography

Jennifer Ann McCarthy is an American model, actress, and an anti-vaccine activist. The multi-faceted personality has also worked as a screenwriter and a television show host. McCarthy, who is also known as Jenny Wahlberg, came into the limelight after she started her modeling career with the ‘Playboy’ magazine as one of their nude models. Just a year after joining Playboy, she was named the ‘Playboy Playmate of the Year’ in 1994. Her popularity as a model helped her venture into the film and television industries as well. She became the co-host of the MTV dating game show ‘Singled Out’ and also appeared in films like ‘BASEketball’, ‘Diamonds’, ‘Scream 3’, and ‘Scary Movie 3’. Jenny McCarthy is also well known for her efforts to promote awareness about autism since her own son was diagnosed with the same. She voiced her opinion about vaccines being one of the major causes of autism and kindled controversy. She has also written books on parenting and has discussed matters like ‘alternative medical treatments for autism’ in them. She earned global criticism for being a public figure and blaming vaccines for autism and was labeled ‘a purveyor of anti-vaxxer ideology’.