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Olivia Munn Biography

Birth Name:

Lisa Olivia Munn

Birth Place:

Oklahoma, United States

Profession

TV host, actor

Fast Facts

Spent much of her early life in Japan, after her parents divorced and her mother married a man enlisted in the Air Force
She eventually returned to America to try to break into the entertainment industry
Has starred in TV commercials for McDonald's, Nike and Pepsi
Covered womens' basketball and college football as a sidelines reporter/interviewer for Fox Sports
Made her TV acting debut in 2006 as Mily Acuna on The N's teen surfing drama Beyond the Break
Has hosted G4's entertainment and technology news series Attack of the Show, the network's Formula D (a show about Japanese "drift" racing in the U
S
) and The Daily Nut podcast
Played a receptionist in Rob Schneider's directorial debut, the conman comedy Big Stan (2007)
Served as a correspondent on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Authored the 2010 book Suck It, Wonder Woman: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek
In 2010, appeared on a provocative billboard for PETA to bring attention to the unethical treatment of circus elephants