Lisa Dergan (born August 10, 1970)
is an American
model
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, actress,
media personality
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, and
sportscaster. She was ''
Playboy
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K ...
''
's
Playmate
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of the Month for July 1998.
Dergan has established a career beyond ''Playboy'', in particular in the world of sportscasting. Her big break came in 2001, when she was hired to work a weekend sports show alongside
Jim Hill at KCBS in Los Angeles. She joined
Fox Sports Net
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in 2002. She has interviewed subjects such as
Tiger Woods
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,
John Elway
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Elway played college f ...
, and
Chuck Liddell, and has reported from such events as the
Super Bowl
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, the
Kentucky Derby
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, and the
U.S. Open golf tournament.
She served as the co-host with
Ken Ober
Ken Ober (July 3, 1957 – November 15, 2009) was an American game show host, comedian, and actor.
Early life and career
Born Kenneth Oberding in Brookline, Massachusetts, he was raised in a suburb of Hartford, Connecticut, where his fir ...
on the
USA Network
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game show ''
Smush
''Smush'' is an American game show which aired on the USA Network on December 3, 2001, to June 21, 2002. Hosted by Ken Ober and Lisa Dergan, the show features contestants competing to form a portmanteau given clues.
Gameplay
The show, set in a b ...
''. In 2003, she hosted the reality wedding competition ''
Race to the Altar
''Race to the Altar'' is an American reality television series hosted by Lisa Dergan Podsednik, Lisa Dergan. The series premiered July 30, 2003, on NBC. The show found 8 engaged couples to compete in a series of physical and mental challenges desig ...
'', which featured wedding and lifestyle guru
Colin Cowie
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Colin Cowie was born in Kitwe, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (now Zambia), and educat ...
.
She co-starred in the film ''
The Arena
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'' with fellow Playmate
Karen McDougal
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in 2001.
She was the
St. Pauli Girl
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The brand is not named after the famous St. ...
spokesmodel in 2003.
By appearing in the 1999
James Bond
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short story "
Midsummer Night's Doom
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" by
Raymond Benson
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(in which 007 visits the
Playboy Mansion
The Playboy Mansion, also known as the Playboy Mansion West, is the former home of ''Playboy'' magazine founder Hugh Hefner who lived there from 1974 until his death in 2017. Barbi Benton convinced Hefner to buy the home located in Holmby Hills ...
), Dergan has the distinction of being the first real person (rather than an actress playing a non-fictional character) ever to be awarded the status of
Bond girl
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, as she has a relationship with Bond in the story.
Personal life
In 2008, Dergan married baseball player
Scott Podsednik
Scott Eric Podsednik (; born March 18, 1976) is an American former professional baseball outfielder in Major League Baseball (MLB). Best known for his baserunning, Podsednik led the major leagues in stolen bases in with 70, in times caught steal ...
.
They divorced in the spring of 2017. She had previously dated film director
Michael Bay
Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American film director and producer. He is best known for making big-budget, high-concept action films characterized by fast cutting, stylistic cinematography and visuals, and extensive use of ...
.
References
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20th-century American actresses
1990s Playboy Playmates
People from Corpus Christi, Texas
San Diego State University alumni
1970 births
Living people
Women sports announcers
Golf writers and broadcasters
American horse racing announcers
American sports announcers
National Football League announcers
21st-century American women