Heidi Klum Biography (1973-)

Surname is pronounced "Kloom"; born June 1, 1973, in Bergisch Gladbach, WestGermany (now Germany); daughter of Gunther (an employee of a cosmetics company; some sources spell name Guenther) and Erna (a hairdresser) Klum; married Ric Pipino (a hairdresser and actor), September 6, 1997 (divorced, c. 2003); children: (with Flavio Briatore) Leni (daughter). Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Brett Carella, The Lab, 5540 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 200, Hollywood, CA 90028; IMG Models, 304 Park Ave. South, Penthouse North, New York, NY 10010.; Publicist: Full Picture, 8899 Beverly Blvd., Suite 412, West Hollywood, CA 90048.

Nationality: German
Gender: Female
Occupation: Model, actress, voice performer, producer, writer
Birth Details: June 1, 1973; Bergisch Gladbach, West Germany

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Recurring role, Spin City (also known as Spin), ABC, 1998-99
Host, Project Runway, Bravo, 2004-2005
Host, Project Runway 2, Bravo, beginning c. 2005
Movies
Ursula Andress, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, HBO, 2004
Specials
Herself, Celebrity Weddings, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
Secret World of Supermodels, The Learning Channel, 1998
Herself, The Greatest Supermodels, The Learning Channel, 1999
Host, Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit '99, TNT, 1999
Wild on the Runway, E! Entertainment Television, 1999
Model, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2000, TNT, 2000
The Great American History Quiz: Pursuit of Happiness, History Channel, 2000
Victoria's Secret: Ooh-La-La, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
Herself, MTV Uncensored: The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, MTV, 2001
Host, Fashionably Loud Europe, MTV, 2001
Model, The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, ABC, 2001, CBS, 2002, 2003
Cohost, World's Greatest Commercials, CBS, 2002
Herself, The Importance of Being Famous, 2003
Herself, When Supermodels Ruled the World, VH1, 2003
Herself, Sex and the City: A Farewell, HBO, 2004
Model, Sports Illustrated 40th Anniversary Swimsuit Special: AmericanBeauty, Spike TV, 2004
Victoria's Secret Angels Undercover, VH1, 2004
Herself, "The Roast of Jeff Foxworthy" (also known as "Comedy Central Roast of Jeff Foxworthy"), Comedy Central Presents, Comedy Central, 2005
Herself, VH1 Save the Music Concert, VH1, 2005
Awards Presentations
Presenter, MTV Video Music Awards 1999, MTV, 1999
Presenter, Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year 2000, CBS, 2000
Cohost, Laureus World Sports Awards 2001, multiple international networks, 2001
Presenter, MTV Europe Music Awards 2001, MTV, 2001
Brit Awards 2002, Independent Television, 2002
Presenter, World Music Awards 2003, The WB, 2003

Herself, Video Game Awards (also known as Spike TV's "Video Game Awards 2004"), Spike TV, 2004
Presenter, World Music Awards 2004, ABC, 2004
Episodic
Guest, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1997, 1999, 2000,2002, 2003
Herself, "I Buried Sid," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1998
Guest, "Wetten, dass ... ? aus Munster," Wetten, dass ... ?, 1999
Guest, Howard Stern, E! Entertainment Television, 1999
Guest, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005
Annika, "... And Then Larry Brought Charlton Heston Home," Cursed(also known as The Weber Show), NBC, 2000
Guest, "Wetten, dass ... ? aus Hannover," Wetten, dass ... ?, 2000
Contestant, "Celebrity Special," Das Quiz mit Joerg Pilawa, 2001
Herself, "Mit anderen Augen," Boulevard Bio, 2001
Herself, "Prominentenspecial," Wer wird Millionaer?, 2001
Herself, "The Real Me," Sex and the City, HBO, 2001
Herself, Carre Otis: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! EntertainmentTelevision, 2001
Guest, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Guest, "World Sports Award," Leute heute, 2002
Herself, "Jimmy Saves the Day," Yes, Dear, CBS, 2002
Toothless hockey player, "Company Picnic," Malcolm in the Middle,Fox, 2002
Voice of female student in brain contest, "Action Packed/Smarty Pants," The Fairly OddParents (animated), Nickelodeon, 2002
Guest, The Frank Skinner Show, Independent Television, 2002
Guest, Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC, 2002
Herself, "Blood Brothers," CSI: Miami, CBS, 2003
Guest, Beckmann, 2003
Guest, V Graham Norton, 2003
Guest, The View, ABC, 2004, 2005
Herself, "Wetten, dass ... ? aus Berlin," Wetten, dass ... ?, 2005
Guest, Today (also known as NBC News Today and The TodayShow), NBC, 2005
Guest, The Tony Danza Show, syndicated, 2005
Appeared in episodes of other programs, including Kerner.
Television Work
Series
Creator and executive producer, Project Runway, Bravo, 2004-2005
Creator and executive producer, Project Runway 2, Bravo, beginningc. 2005
Film Appearances
VIP patron, 54 (also known as Fifty-Four), Miramax, 1998
Herself, Zoolander, Paramount, 2001
Jasmine, Blow Dry (also known as Ueber kurz oder lang), Miramax, 2001
Victoria's Secret representative, Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie, Warner Bros., 2003
Brumhilda, Ella Enchanted, Miramax, 2004
Nomad: The Two Worlds, Brand2B Productions/Nomad One Limited/PureEntertainment, 2005
Radio Appearances
Guest, The Howard Stern Radio Show, 1999
RECORDINGS
Music Videos
Kelis, "Young, Fresh & New," 2001
Jamiroquai, "Love Foolosophy," 2002
Video Games
Voice of Katya Nadanova, James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (also known as Everything or Nothing and 007 Everything or Nothing), Electronic Arts, 2004
WRITINGS
Nonfiction
(With Alexandra A. Postman) Heidi Klum's Body of Knowledge: Eight Rules of Model Behavior (to Help You Take off on the Runway of Life), Crown,2004

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Cosmopolitan, November, 1998, p. 22; November, 1999, p. 24
Entertainment Weekly, November 21, 2003, p. 96
ES Magazine, June 14, 2002, pp. 12-14
FHM (Australia and New Zealand), May, 2002, pp. 86-91
Glamour (Great Britain), August, 2002, pp. 102-103, 105-106
Maxim, December, 1998, p. 148
Movieline, September, 2000, pp. 54-55
New York Observer, February 10, 2005
People Weekly, December 13, 2004, p. 54; January 17, 2005, p. 21
Sports Illustrated, February 12, 1999, p. 57; February 12, 2004, p. 180
TV Guide, November 16, 2002, pp. 20-26

Electronic

Heidi Klum Official Site, http://www.heidiklum.com, February 9, 2005

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