Brandi Brandt

Brandi Brandt
Playboy centerfold appearance
October 1987
Preceded byGwen Hajek
Succeeded byPamela Stein
Personal details
BornBrandi Angela Brandt
(1968-11-02) November 2, 1968
Santa Clara, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)

Brandi Angela Brandt (born November 2, 1968) is an American model and actress, who was Playboy's Playmate of the Month for October 1987.

Early life

Brandt was born on November 2, 1968, in Santa Clara, California, to Mike Brandt and drummer, percussionist, and vocalist, Brie Howard-Darling (née Berry). Her parents divorced in 1972 and she split her time with her mother in Los Angeles and her father in Sacramento, California. When Brandt was 12 years old, she met comedic actor Jon Lovitz, who at the time was in a Groundlings class with American Girls bandmate Hillary Matthews. Brandt and Lovitz became friends.

Career

Playboy

At age 18, Brandt appeared as the Playmate of the Month and cover girl for the October 1987 Back to Campus issue of Playboy magazine.[1] She also appeared in Playboy's Blondes, Brunettes, Redheads magazine and on the cover with Debi Nicolle Johnson and Sandra Wild.[2]

She was the cover model for Playboy's August 1989 Women of Wall Street issue and appeared on the cover of the March 1990 issue with Donald Trump.[3] An autographed copy of Playboy with Brandt and Trump on the cover sold at auction for $4,900.[4]

Acting and television appearances

Brandt appeared as herself in "Desperately Seeking Miss October", the November 5, 1989 episode of the television sitcom Married... with Children.

In 1989, Brandt appeared as the elevator operator in the beginning of the video for the Aerosmith song "Love in an Elevator".

In 2000, she played Glamorous Gyno-American in the Troma Entertainment film Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV.

Filmography

Personal life

From May 1990 to November 1996, Brandt was married to Nikki Sixx, the bassist of heavy metal band Mötley Crüe,[5] with whom she had three children.[6][7]

Brandt was involved with a drug-trafficking syndicate importing cocaine into Australia between July and December 2007. On November 15, 2013, Brandt was extradited from Los Angeles, California, to Sydney, Australia, to face criminal charges at the city's Central Local Court.[8] In April 2014, Brandt pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiring to import drugs.[9] On August 29, 2014, Brandt was sentenced to up to six years but was eligible for parole in November 2016.[10] She was released in 2017 and is active on social media selling merch.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Playboy | October 1987". iPlayboy.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Blondes Brunettes Redheads 1990". Oldmags.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  3. ↑ Wootson, Cleve R. Jr. (September 28, 2017). "Donald Trump was proud of his 1990 Playboy cover. Hugh Hefner, not so much". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
  4. ↑ Breslin, Susannah (January 30, 2017). "Donald Trump Autographed Playboy Magazine Sells For $4,900". Forbes. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
  5. ↑ Prato, Greg. "Nikki Sixx Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
  6. ↑ Hume, Ashley (June 24, 2023). "Mötley Crüe's Nikki Sixx on daughter Ruby, 3, joining the band's world tour: 'Get to be a dad and a rock star'". Fox News. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
  7. ↑ Briese, Nicole (March 10, 2023). "Nikki Sixx's 5 Kids: Everything to Know". People. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Former Playboy model Brandi Brandt behind bars on drug charges". The Daily Telegraph. Australian Associated Press. November 15, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Former Playboy model jailed in Australia for role in drug smuggling ring". Fox News. Associated Press. August 29, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
  10. ↑ Samandar, Lema (August 29, 2014). "Former Playboy bunny Brandi Brandt jailed for three years over importation of cocaine". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
  11. ↑ "80's Playboy Playmate Brandi Brandt in search of a room for rent in Southern California". Metal Sludge. November 12, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
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