Tara Reid

Tara Donna Reid (Template:IPAc-en; born November 8, 1975)<ref>instagram.com</ref> is an American actress. Her film roles briefly established her status as a sex symbol in the late 1990s.<ref name="loser">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

In film, Reid is best known for her lead ensemble role as Vicky Lathum in the American Pie film series (1999–2001; 2012). Her other notable lead film roles include Urban Legend (1998), Body Shots (1999), Josie and the Pussycats (2001), Van Wilder (2002), My Boss's Daughter (2003) and Alone in the Dark (2005). She had supporting roles in the films The Big Lebowski (1998), Cruel Intentions (1999), Dr. T & the Women (2000), and Just Visiting (2001).

In television, Reid had recurring roles as Ashley on the soap opera Days of Our Lives (1995) and Danni Sullivan on the NBC series Scrubs (2003–2005). She had a co-lead role as secondary protagonist April Wexler in the Sharknado television film series (2013–2018). Reid hosted her own reality series on E!, titled Taradise (2005–2006).

Early life

Reid was born on November 8, 1975, and raised in Wyckoff, New Jersey, the daughter of Donna Reid (née Russo) (February 27, 1947 — October 20, 2018) and Thomas Reid (March 2, 1941 — December 30, 2016),<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="world">Template:Cite news</ref> both of whom were teachers and day-care center owners. Her father also worked on Wall Street.<ref name="world" /> She is of mainly Irish with some Scottish, Italian, French, Hungarian, and English descent. Reid has twin younger siblings, Colleen and Patrick, and another brother, Tom.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

She attended Professional Children's School in Manhattan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Career

Reid in 2005

Reid began acting at age six.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She appeared in the game show Child's Play and appeared in commercials for Jell-O, McDonald's, Crayola, and Milton Bradley. As a teenager, she was on Saved by the Bell: The New Class.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

After moving to Hollywood in 1997, Reid transitioned to movies, landing a role in 1998's The Big Lebowski. Though the film disappointed at the box office, grossing only $17 million in the United States, it became a cult film. Later that same year, she appeared in a larger role in a more financially successful film, Urban Legend, where she portrayed a sexy radio host and which grossed just under $40 million in the United States and led to two sequels, though neither included Reid. In 1999, she appeared in a tiny role in Cruel Intentions. Reid achieved mainstream success when she portrayed the role of the virginal Vickie in American Pie (1999), which grossed over $100 million in the United States. The film also marked her first film to reach number one at the box office. In 2001, she reprised the role in American Pie 2, which opened to $45 million and grossed over $145 million in the United States, almost 50% more than its predecessor. Reid did not return for American Wedding (2003), but did reprise the character in the fourth theatrical film in the series, American Reunion (2012).

Following the success of American Pie 2, Reid starred in several commercial and critical misfires, including Josie and the Pussycats and Van Wilder. She also starred as the youngest daughter of a Texas gynecologist in Robert Altman's Dr. T & the Women, alongside Richard Gere. She returned to the small screen as a recurring character on the NBC sitcom Scrubs, appearing in 11 episodes of season three. Shortly thereafter, she appeared alongside Ashton Kutcher in My Boss's Daughter, for which she was nominated for both Worst Supporting Actress and Worst Screen Couple at the 2004 Golden Raspberry Awards.

In 2005, she co-starred in infamous German filmmaker Uwe Boll's Alone in the Dark with Christian Slater. Her mispronunciation of "Newfoundland" became a popular Internet catchphrase. The film was panned by critics and Reid received a Razzie Award nomination for Worst Actress. Reid signed on to host the E!'s Wild On Tara Reid (later renamed Taradise), a program that showcased high-society vacations and hot spots.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The show premiered on August 10, 2005,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> but it was cancelled in September, with Ted Harbert, E! Network's president, saying it was "incredibly difficult to produce with someone well-known."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Reid at the premiere of American Reunion in Melbourne in 2012

In January 2007, Reid filmed a commercial with Daniel Conn for Dodo, an Australian budget telephone and internet service provider. Between 2007 and 2008, she starred in several direct-to-video films, including 7-10 Split/Strike, If I Had Known I Was a Genius (which was released at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival), and Clean Break/Unnatural Causes. She also played the main character in the television film Vipers. In 2010, she landed the role of Bonnie in the thriller film The Fields, which was released in 2011. In March 2011, she filmed a Funny or Die spoof trailer for The Big Lebowski 2.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

On August 18, 2011, Reid was the second housemate to enter the British reality series Celebrity Big Brother 8. On September 2, she received the fewest votes and became the third celebrity to be evicted from the house.Template:Citation needed

In October 2011, Reid appeared in Jedward's music video for "Wow Oh Wow".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2014, she appeared in their music video for "Ferocious".

In 2013, she appeared in the hit Syfy film Sharknado which spawned five sequels in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. Other projects Reid appeared in during the mid-2010s included comedy spoof The Hungover Games, horror film Charlie's Farm, the Bollywood film Tie the Knot, and the television series The Big Big Show with Andrew Dice Clay and Tom Green.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2019, Reid guest-starred as herself in an episode of The Boys where she attended a comic convention with Billy Zane.

In 2023, she appeared in 2 episodes of Special Forces: World's Toughest Test.<ref name=glow>Template:Cite news</ref>

Other ventures

Reid at the 2007 MuchMusic Video Awards

Reid has appeared on the cover of magazines including CosmoGirl, Rolling Stone, Seventeen, Maxim, Playboy,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Stuff, and FHM.

In 2007, Reid was invested in three restaurants (Bella, Geisha House, and The Shore) and opened Ketchup, a fast-food restaurant based in Los Angeles.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Reid and Ed Hardy designer Christian Audigier designed Mantra, a clothing line that hit high-end department stores in 2009. In 2014, she released a new swimwear line and a perfume, Shark by Tara, inspired by the film franchise Sharknado.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name=loser/>

During the COVID-19 lockdowns, Jedward moved in with Tara Reid in Los Angeles.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Relationships

Reid is not married and does not have children, which she says negatively affected her career. She froze her eggs in 2021.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In March 2000, Reid met Carson Daly on the set of Total Request Live and they began dating.<ref name=EDaly>Template:Cite news</ref> They shared an apartment in New York City and Daly proposed on October 29, 2000.<ref name=EDaly/> In June 2001, Reid and Daly broke off their engagement.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

On January 18, 2010, Reid's boyfriend, Michael Axtmann, an Internet entrepreneur from Nuremberg, proposed to her at The Little Door restaurant in Los Angeles. The couple had reportedly planned an intimate ceremony for summer 2010.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On April 20, it was reported that the wedding had been called off and the relationship had ended.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In November 2010, Reid began dating Danish businessman Michael Lillelund. Reid's spokesman reported that she and Lillelund had married the day before in Greece.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Lillelund denied it, saying he had not been in contact with Reid in months.<ref name=greek>Template:Cite news</ref>

In August 2011, Reid publicized that she had married Bulgarian financier Zachary Kehayov. In October of that year, she announced that they were not legally married.<ref name=greek/>

Between 2013 and 2014, Reid was dating Israeli musician Erez Eisen from the band Infected Mushroom.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2015, she dated Aaron Kaufman; he was fired as an executive of Blue Shield of California and sued by the company after he allegedly spent $100,000 of personal expenses, including trips with Reid, on his company credit card.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2016, Reid and actor Dean May participated in Marriage Boot Camp, but were rejected when they were revealed not to be in a relationship.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In September 2019, she began dating Nathan Montpetit-Howar, a music producer.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Template:Refh
1987	A Return to Salem's Lot	Amanda
1998	The Big Lebowski	Bunny Lebowski
	Girl	Cybil Grimes
	I Woke Up Early the Day I Died	Prom Queen / Nightclub Bartender
	Urban Legend	Sasha Thomas		<ref name=cast>Template:Cite AV media</ref>
1999	What We Did That Night	The Girl
	Cruel Intentions	Marci Greenbaum
	Around the Fire	Jennifer
	American Pie	Victoria "Vicky" Lathum
	Body Shots	Sara Olswang
2000	Dr. T & the Women	Connie Travis
2001	Just Visiting	Angelique
	Josie and the Pussycats	Melody Valentine		<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	American Pie 2	Victoria "Vicky" Lathum
2002	Van Wilder	Gwen Pearson
2003	Devil's Pond	Julianne
	My Boss's Daughter	Lisa Taylor
2005	Alone in the Dark	Aline Cedrac
	The Crow: Wicked Prayer	Lola Bryne
	Silent Partner	Dina Nevskaya
2006	Incubus	Jay		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2007	If I Had Known I Was a Genius	Stephanie
	7-10 Split/Strike	Lindsay / Lil Reno
2008	Senior Skip Day	Ellen Harris
	Vipers	Nicky Swift
	Clean Break/Unnatural Causes	Julia McKay
2011	The Big Lebowski 2	The Dude, Walter, Donnie, The Big Lebowski	Short film
	The Fields	Bonnie		<ref>Template:Usurped</ref>
2012	American Reunion	Victoria "Vicky" Lathum
	Last Call	Lindsay		<ref>Tara Reid Going Back to the Bar For 'Last Call' Template:Webarchive Actress Archives. 9 August 2011</ref>
2014	The Hungover Games	Effing White
	Charlie's Farm	Natasha
2016	Tie the Knot	Beatrice
2017	Party Bus to Hell	Darby
2018	United Colors of Bennett Song	Stevie Hawkins-White
	Worthless	Talia Medici
	Ouija House	Young Katherine		<ref>Tara Reid and Mischa Barton summon evil in Ouija House first look. Entertainment Weekly. October 17, 2018</ref>
	Christmas Manger	Laura
	Andy the Talking Hedgehog	Fairy BFF		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2019	American Christmas	Penny
	Art of the Dead	Tess Barryman
2020	Attack of the Unknown	Elizabeth
	Baby Bulldog	Dr Robertson
	5th Borough	Sophia Lehoux
2021	Memoirs of a Fighter	Amber
	Attraction to Paris	Elizabeth
	Mummy Dearest	Angel		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2022	Sally Floss: Digital Detective	Michelle		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Bleach	Maria
2023	Of Things Past	Kiki
	Bloodthirst	Vampire Queen		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2025	Dr. Quarantine	Dr. Quarantine		<ref name="hriff">Template:Cite web</ref>
TBA	Air Force Z	President Olivia Wallace		<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Saved by the Bell: The New Class	Sandy	Episode: "Squash It"
1995	Days of Our Lives	Ashley	5 episodes
1996	California Dreams	Sarah	Episode: "Graduation Day"
2000	G vs E	Luis' Roommate	Episode: " Underworld"
2003–2005	Scrubs	Danni Sullivan	11 episodes
2004	Quintuplets	Ms. Foley	Episode: "Teacher's Pet"
	Knots	Emily	Television film
2005	Hitched	Theresa
2005–2006	Taradise	Herself	own Reality series
2007	Wild 'n Out		1 episode
2008	Vipers	Nicky Swift	Television film
2011	Celebrity Big Brother 8 (UK)	Herself	Reality series
2013	Fashion Police		Guest
	Lemon La Vida Loca		Mockumentary
	Tosh.0		Season 5 Worst Impressionist's web redemption
	Sharknado	April Wexler	Television film
2014	Sharknado 2: The Second One
2015	Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!
2016	Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars	Herself	Reality series
	Sharknado: The 4th Awakens	April Wexler	Television film
2017	Hell's Kitchen	Herself	Chef's table guest; Episode: "Tequila Shots?"
	Sharknado 5: Global Swarming	April Wexler	Television film
	Then and Now with Andy Cohen	Herself	1 episode
	Trailer Park Shark	Billie Jean	Television film
	A Royal Christmas Ball	Allison
2018	The Last Sharknado: It's About Time	April Wexler
2019	The Boys	Herself	1 episode
	2nd Chance for Christmas	Monica Love	Television film
2020	The Wrong Cheerleader Coach	Coach Hughes
2023	Ghosts	Herself	1 episode
	Special Forces: World's Toughest Test	Herself	2 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Template:Refh
2000	Young Hollywood Awards	Best Ensemble Cast	American Pie	Template:Won	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2001	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Female Hottie	Template:N/A	Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2004	Golden Raspberry Awards	Worst Supporting Actress	My Boss's Daughter	Template:Nominated	<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>
		Worst Screen Couple Template:Small		Template:Nominated
2006		Worst Actress	Alone in the Dark	Template:Nominated	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2025	Chandler International Film Festival	Best Actress	Dr. Quarantine	Template:Won	<ref name="ciffwebsite">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="ciff">Template:Cite web</ref>
		Spotlight Award	Template:N/ATemplate:Efn	Template:Won	<ref name="ciff"/>
	Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival	Best Actress	Dr. Quarantine	Template:Won	<ref name="hriff"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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