Teri Weigel

Biografía

Growing up in a very close and very large family, Teri Weigel made sure everyone was aware of her bold personality. “I remember doing the craziest things to get attention. I would put the plastic fruit from the dining-room table under my T-shirt and parade around for laughs,” remembers dark-haired Floridian. “My grandfather was a successful butcher. He bought a whole block in Pompano Beach. All of his children and their children lived on the same street. I grew up with 17 cousins. There was always something happening.” Miss Weigel strived to forge her mark not only in her large family, but also on the entertainment industry. After appearing in episodes of Miami Vice, the Playmate would have casting agents call her incisively with role that were perfect for her. “I was in a wedding scene in one of the early episodes of Miami Vice. I did a casino shot in another. I walked across the street in a bathing suit in Scarface. I had something in Stick,” says Teri, who went on to appear in the television show Married with Children and in the film, Predator 2. Even though her acting career had taken off, modeling was what she really wanted to do most. Upon hearing from modeling agency after modeling agency that she was too short for model in New York, she refused to give up on her goal. “I was cocky back then. I said, ‘you'll see,’” says Teri. She quickly moved to Europe where her beauty…