Tawny Kitaen is an American actress, model, and media personality. She unfortunately passed away at her Newport Beach home at the age of 59 on May 7, 2021. Investigators ruled her death a natural process and also announced that her official cause of death was a dilated cardiomyopathy.
Additionally, she had appeared in several 1980s music videos. She had appeared in several series and movies, including Malibu (1983), California Girls (1985), The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak, and Bachelor Party (both by 1984), and the horror film Witchboard (1986). She has also appeared on reality television series such as Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew (2008), where her problems with substance abuse have been documented.
Subtitle: The late actress, Tawny Kitaen.
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Tawny Kitaen: biography, family, career
The media personality was born on August 5, 1961 as Julie Ellen Kitaen in San Diego, California, United States. She was born the eldest of three children to Linda Kitaen and Terry Kitaen. Her mother was a housewife and once participated in a beauty pageant, while her father was an employee of a neon sign company. She was a US citizen and belongs to a mixed ethnicity of Scottish, Irish, and Russian-Jewish heritage.
As for her education, she had dropped out of Mission Bay High School due to struggling with dyslexia as a child. There is no further information about her college or high school education. In the 1980s, she began her career in the entertainment industry by appearing in television commercials for Jack LaLanne’s European Health Spas.
In 1983, she made her first acting role with a supporting role in the television movie Malibu. Since then, she had worked in several television series and movies. Includes Witchboard, Instant Justice, After Midnight, California Girls, Santa Barbara, Seinfeld, Eek! The Cat and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Additionally, she has appeared in many Whitesnake music videos in the 1980s.
Tawny Kitaen: personal life and husband
She had married Whitesnake singer David Coverdale in 1989 and they divorced in 1991. Prior to that, she had relationships with Ratt guitarist Robbin Crosby and a year-long affair with OJ Simpson while he was married to Nicole Brown Simpson. She later remarried baseball player Chuck Finley in 1997.
However, their married life did not last long and they divorced in 2002. Also, her husband filed for divorce and she was charged with domestic violence for an incident involving Finley. She agreed to undergo a spousal assault counseling program and stay away from Finley as part of a plea deal. Additionally, she had welcomed two daughters: Wynter and Raine.
In addition, she had been arrested several times during her life: in November 2006, she was charged with possession of 15 grams of cocaine in Orange County. She was arrested in September 2009 for driving under the influence in Newport Beach, California. She sadly died on May 7, 2021, at the age of 59, and she declared her death a “residential death.” In addition, a spokesperson for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department in California confirmed that the actress’s death was caused by dilated cardiomyopathy.
Tawny Kitaen: Net Worth and Social Media Profiles
She had earned a good income from her career as an American actress, model and media personality. Furthermore, she has an estimated net worth of $500 thousand at the time of her death. Furthermore, she had also appeared in several commercials and advertising campaigns.
Although he left the world, he left behind some of his memories, as well as social media platforms. There we can see some of the glimpses of his lifestyle and works. Also, to date, there is a verified Instagram account in her name with 141k followers. Also, on Twitter, he has a verified account with 73k followers. Also, on Facebook, he goes through the verified account with 168k followers.
