Jenny McCarthy

Jenny McCarthy is an American television personality, actress, and activist who rose to fame as a Playboy model in the 1990s.

She became widely known—and controversial—for promoting the discredited claim that vaccines cause autism, making her a prominent figure in the anti-vaccination movement.

The Jenny McCarthy effect sometimes describes celebrity-driven medical misinformation.

antivaccine

vaccines

Preparations conferring immunity

pseudoscience · antivaxxer · discredited · controversy · public health · advocacy · campaign · fearmongering · debunked · thimerosal

television

MTV

Youth-oriented video network

Dick Clark · Ryan Seacrest · The Masked Singer · judge · panelist · presenter · reality · talk show · broadcast · primetime

playboy

centerfold

Magazine's removable middle spread

pinup · glamour · photo shoot · cover · bunny · nude · pictorial · Hugh Hefner · blonde · bombshell

actress

Santa Baby

Coquettish seasonal request song

cameo · leading lady · feature film · Hollywood · casting

personality

charismatic

Compellingly attractive to others

outspoken · energetic · sassy · spontaneous · exuberant · effervescent · gregarious · lively · spirited · bold

Categories
Opposites
vaccination stance

Jenny McCarthyAnthony Fauci

Bill Gates · Kristen Bell · immunologist

celebrity persona/image type

Jenny McCarthyMeryl Streep

Judi Dench · Tilda Swinton · Maggie Smith · Helena Bonham Carter · Cate Blanchett

scientific credibility

Jenny McCarthyNeil deGrasse Tyson

epidemiologist · Carl Sagan · Anthony Fauci · medical doctor · Bill Nye

Family

jenny, McCarthy

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG