Da Brat

Birth Name:

Shawntae Harris

Birth Place:

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actress, Producer

Go-Go's Girl Keeps It Surreal

In promos for this season of VH1's The Surreal Life, rapper Da Brat calls Go-Go's gal Jane Wiedlin — a rock-and-roll icon, thank you very much — a has-been. Say whaaat?! We were almost as upset about the insult as the wounded pixie herself. So we didn't even wait until the broadcast of the roommates' indigestible last supper to seek her out for a discussion of how aptly named Da Brat really is. Luckily, she was able to spare a moment of her stay in New Orleans (where she and the band performed this week) to discuss Life's lessons with TV Guide Online.TV Guide Online: Is it true you're calling from a Mardi Gras float?Jane Wiedlin: [Laughs] No, the parade is tomorrow. But I heard all the floats are made of papier m&#226ch&#233, and it's been pouring since we got here. I'm slightly confused about what happens when papier m&#226ch&#233 hits monsoo

Fri, Feb 4, 2005

Brady Bro's Surreal Comeback

It's been 20 years since Chris Knight — aka The Brady Bunch's Peter — has been active in showbiz (not including various Brady-related projects). But after a successful career in the computer industry, the man who made "pork chops and applesauce" part of the pop-culture lexicon is putting himself out there again. First, he got in shape on Discovery Health Channel's Body Challenge: Hollywood. Later, VH1's The Surreal Life (Sundays at 9 pm/ET) kindly provided him with a new — and much younger — girlfriend. (For more on his unexpected coupling with America's Next Top Model's Adrianne Curry, click here.) Here, the Brady boy dishes the Surreal dirt...TV Guide Online: You're "the stable one" this Surreal season, much like Erik Estrada was last year. Coincidentally, you did Body Challenge together before this.Chris Knight: When we were doi

Tue, Jan 18, 2005

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