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Rebecca Romijn-Stamos Bio:
Birth name: Rebecca Romijn
Height: 5' 11" (1.80 m)
Comic Book Hottie: Mystique of the X-Men and Joan in the Punisher
What's her story: Rebecca Romijn (pronounced "Romaine", like the lettuce) was born on November 6, 1972, in Berkeley, California. Her father was Dutch-born and worked as a custom furniture maker; her mother was American-born, of Dutch descent, and was an English teacher. Rebecca attended Berkeley High School where her nickname was the "Jolly Blonde Giant." Then she attended the University of California at Santa Cruz where she majored in Music, but left in 1995 when a friend hooked her up with an agency. Fame happened very quickly and she moved to Paris for two and a half years to live the models life. This tall (5' 10") blonde-haired, blue-eyed beauty was a natural for modeling, and has posed for Sports Illustrated, Christian Dior, Victoria's Secret, to name but a few. Rebecca first met John Stamos in 1994, at a Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, and had her first date with him in Disneyland. They married in September 1998, but as of 2004 divorce proceedings are underway. Rebecca's most famous comic book movie role so far was as the shape-shifting "Mystique" in X-Men (2000), based on the long-running comic book series about teenage mutant superheroes. To play Mystique, every day Rebecca had to start out nude, and then 2 female makeup artists would apply blue body paint, and other stick-on parts, for 8 hours a day. "X-Men" was a box-office bonanza, and Rebecca's future in films was assured. Rebecca has an even larger role in the sequel X2: X-Men United (2003), and portrayed sexy neighbor "Joan" in yet another comic book movie, another marvel property The Punisher.
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