Carnie Wilson was born on May 27, 1964, in Oakland, California to a musical family. She started out as a model and did a few television commercials before deciding that she wanted to be a singer. Carnie, along with her brother Joey, formed the pop group Wilson Phillips. The four girls wrote their own songs and played the instruments on their debut album Out of the Blue, which went platinum in 1986
In 1988 they had a #1 hit with "Hold On," which also won them two Grammy Awards. After going their separate ways in 1990, Carnie and Joey reunited again in 1996 for some special performances on The Oprah Winfrey Show! Carnie has had a remarkable acting career as well, appearing in such films as Sixteen Candles and Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise.
Becoming famous is a strange thing in your own right.Carnie Wilson
I have to be a teacher to my daughters.Carnie Wilson
My husband and I are best of friends first and foremost. We fight like cats and dogs, but never stay mad for long. I was lucky to find him, he is in every way, my soulmate.Carnie Wilson
