Dickinson, Janice 1955(?)–

PERSONAL

Full name, Janice Doreen Dickinson; born February 17, 1955 (some sources cite February 15 or 1953), in Brooklyn, New York, NY; raised in Hollywood, FL; daughter of Ray (in the merchant marines; some sources cite a career in the U.S. Navy) and Jennie Marie (a nurse; maiden name, Pietrzykoski) Dickinson; sister of Debbie Dickinson (a model); married Ron Levy (a composer and musician; divorced); married Simon Fields (a producer), 1992 (divorced, 1993); married Albert Gerston (divorced); children: (with Fields) Nathan; (with Michael Birnbaum, a producer) Savannah.

Addresses: Agent—United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager—Graham Kaye, Creative Management Group, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 335, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career: Model, actress, and writer. Billed herself as the original supermodel. Appeared in advertisements and worked as a spokesperson. Worked as a photographer. Involved with charitable efforts. Some sources say that Dickinson has been involved in the formation of a modeling agency.

Awards, Honors: Kid's Sake Award, woman of the year, 1988; named one of the world's greatest supermodels, Channel 5 (England), 2005.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Judge, America's Next Top Model (also known as America's Next Top Model 2, ANTM, and Top Model), UPN, 2003–2005.

Herself, The Surreal Life, VH1, 2005.

Herself, The Janice Dickinson Project (also known as Untitled Janice Dickinson Project), Oxygen, beginning 2006.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Herself, I Love the '90s: Part Deux, VH1, 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Herself, Wendy Williams Is on Fire, VH1, 2003.

Herself, When Supermodels Ruled the World, VH1, 2003.

Host, 40 Most Awesomely Bad Dirrty Songs … Ever, VH1, 2004.

Herself, The Celebrity Hot 100 of Forbes, Arts and Entertainment, 2004.

Judge, America's Next Top Model: The Runway Ahead, UPN, 2004.

Herself, The World's Greatest Supermodels, Channel 5 (England), 2005.

Judge, America's Next Top Model: Return to the Runway, UPN, 2005.

Judge, America's Next Top Model: What the Divas Are Doing Now, UPN, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Evelyn Maynard, "Touched by an Amnesiac," Buddy Faro, CBS, 1998.

Supermodel, "I Don't Feel So Good," Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane (also known as Zoe, Zoe …, and Zoe Bean), The WB, 2000.

Herself, "Look Who's Talking," Rock Me Baby, UPN, 2004.

Paige and herself, "Still Charmed and Kicking," Charmed, The WB, 2005.

Herself, 101 Craziest TV Moments (also known as E's "101"), E! Entertainment Television, 2005.

Television Guest Appearances; Episodic:

"Studio 54," The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1998.

Howard Stern, E! Entertainment Television, 2002.

On-Air with Ryan Seacrest, syndicated, 2004.

The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News Channel, 2004.

The Sharon Osbourne Show (also known as Sharon), syndicated, 2004.

"Bedroom Etiquette," Love Lounge, VH1, 2005.

"The Dark Side of Modeling," The Tyra Banks Show, syndicated, 2005.

"Inside the Mind of Janice Dickinson," The Tyra Banks Show, syndicated, 2005.

The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, CNBC, 2005.

Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2005.

Weekends at the DL, Comedy Central, 2005.

"Transsexual Top Model," The Tyra Banks Show, syndicated, 2006.

Television Executive Producer; Series:

The Janice Dickinson Project (also known as Untitled Janice Dickinson Project), Oxygen, beginning 2006.

Film Appearances:

Model, Exposed, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1983.

Face Value, 1989.

Herself, The Self-Destruction of Gia (also known as An American Girl: The Self-Destruction of Gia), Cine L'Mod Productions, 2003.

Actress, Wassup Rockers, Capital Entertainment/Glass Key, 2005.

Radio Appearances:

The Howard Stern Radio Show, 2002.

RECORDINGS

Audiobooks:

Narrator, Janice the Original CD: Dating, Mating, and Extricating, HarperAudio/Regan Books, 2006.

WRITINGS

Nonfiction:

No Lifeguard on Duty: The Accidental Life of the World's First Supermodel, Regan Books, 2003.

Everything about Me Is Fake—I'm Perfect, Regan Books, 2004.

Anything That Moves, Regan Books, 2005.

Check, Please! How to Pick Up Boys … and Dump Them When You're Done, Regan Books, 2006.

Contributor to magazines, including TV Guide.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Newsmakers, Issue 2, Thomson Gale, 2005.

Periodicals:

Allure, September, 2002, pp. 192-97, 209.

Entertainment Weekly, April 30, 2004, p. 168.

Los Angeles, September, 2002, p. 21.

Newsweek, April 26, 2004, p. 63.

New York Daily News, March 21, 2004.

People Weekly, May 3, 2004, p. 87.

Petersen's Photographic, December, 1999, p. 59.

Top Model, May, 1997, pp. 86-88.

TV Guide, June 19, 2005, p. 12; July 3, 2005, pp. 32-34; August 14, 2005, p. 14.

Women's Wear Daily, August 23, 2002, p. 4.

Electronic:

Nygard International Web Site, http://www2.nygard.com, January 24, 2006.