"The Anna Nicole Show" Premieres on Star! Articles / Star! Posted by Tripster on Apr 15, 2003 - 12:00 AM Star! The Entertainment Information Station presents the Canadian premiere of "The Anna Nicole Show" this Friday, April 18th at 11:00pm ET (8:00pm PT). This is the reality series you've heard about...the one you've been waiting for! Follow the outrageous day-to-day antics of the larger-than-life blonde bombshell, former Playboy Playmate, actress and Guess? jeans model, Anna Nicole Smith, and her ever-present entourage of Sugar Pie (her dog), Howard K. Stern (her lawyer and best friend), personal assistant Kim and quiet teenage son Daniel. In the season premiere, Anna Nicole tries to find Mr. Right among five hopeful suitors in a bachelor contest like no other. Stepping up to help her find the man of her dreams is "Joe Millionaire" butler, Paul Hogan making a special guest appearance. Tune in to see which lucky guy will receive the final pickle (yes, a pickle) from Anna Nicole! Blonde Bites ------------ - Anna Nicole Smith was born Vickie Lynn Hogan in the small town of Mexia, Texas November 28th, 1967. - After dropping out of high school, she worked at Jim's Crispy Fried Chicken where she married the cook, Billy Smith, and had her son, Daniel. The marriage lasted two years. - Anna Nicole moved to Houston where she became a topless dancer. She met her second husband, Texas billionaire J. Howard Marshall at a strip joint where she worked. - After some, um, enhancements, Anna Nicole posed as Playboy's Playmate of the Month (May, 1992) and went on to become 1992's Playmate of the Year. Her career took an even further turn upward when she signed on as a Guess? jeans model. - Anna Nicole has appeared in several movies including Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult and The Hudsucker Proxy. - In 1994 she married Marshall - he was 89, she was 26. He died a year later. - After years of courtroom battles with her stepson, Anna Nicole was eventually awarded close to $90 million from her husband's estate in 1999. - The premiere of "The Anna Nicole Show" on the E! channel in the U.S. gave the network its highest ratings ever. - Anna's beloved dog, Sugar Pie, is reportedly on Prozac (can you blame the little pooch!). - Her purple-haired assistant Kim, going above and beyond the realm of "loyal employee," has Anna Nicole tattooed on her arm. Don't miss the Canadian premiere of "The Anna Nicole Show" , April 18th at 11:00pm ET (8:00pm PT). It's not supposed to be funny. It just is. This article is from CHANNEL CANADA   http://www.channelcanada.com/ The URL for this story is:   http://www.channelcanada.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=232