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Episode 487
"Baywatch"
Actor: Nicole Eggert

Nicole joins me to talk about her life, career, battling cancer, the paparazzi being relentless after chemotherapy and so much more.

Nicole Eggert launched her full-fledged acting career soon after appearing in some TV commercials. She began her acting career in 1979, where she portrayed the character of ‘Mary Beth Denton’ in a television film titled ‘When Hell was in Session.’ After appearing in a made-for-TV movie titled ‘When She Was Bad…’ in the same year, she made her feature film debut in 1980. She was cast opposite Jacqueline Bisset and Candice Bergen, for playing the role of ‘Debby Blake,’ the young daughter of Bergen’s character in her debut movie ‘Rich and Famous.’ In the same year, she lent her voice for Dennis's sworn adversary, the snotty Margaret Wade in ‘Dennis the Menace in Mayday for Mother.’ It was the first animated adaptation in the Dennis the Menace trilogy.

During the early and mid-1980s, Nicole appeared in a number of television shows and some major films including her twin television shows in 1981 viz., ‘Today's F.B.I’ and ‘Fantasy Island,’ ‘The Clan of the Cave Bear’ and ‘I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later’. In 1982, she landed a prime role in a recurring capacity as William Shatner's daughter on the police drama ‘T.J.Hooker.’ She successfully bagged another recurring role in the popular situational comedy series ‘Who's the Boss?’ She played the role of Marci Ferguson, a friend of the character Samantha Micelli, which was portrayed by Alyssa Milano. She appeared in the show in the episodes released during 1985-1986.

In 1987, Nicole Eggert hogged the limelight and rose to prominence attracting her first ever true national stardom, when she starred on the sitcom ‘Charles in Charge’ as Jamie Powell. On June 25, 1989, she along with Richard William Wheaton III hosted the second annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. She was seen in the television series ‘The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!’ in a guest appearance in the same year.

She appeared in the TV movie adaptation of Danielle Steel's Secrets portraying the character of Alexa Adams in 1992.  Nicole Eggert completely metamorphosed her image from a captivating child artist to a bombshell sex symbol, when she appeared as ‘Summer Quinn,’ one of the many lifeguards on season 3 and 4, in the renowned syndicated series, a world famous beach drama ‘Baywatch.’ She had to get a breast implant, sign a contract agreeing not to gain any weight and had to pass a swim test to grab the role. Though she was supposed to return on the spin-offs of the beach action drama, she only returned for the reunion movie ‘Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding’ (2003).

Nicole Eggert along with celebrity actress like Yasmine Bleeth, Pamela Anderson, and Carmen Electra formed the group of ‘Baywatch Girls’ and became the celebrity crush of the world after their appearance in the highly popular syndicated series.

Welcome, Nicole Eggert.

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