Real Name: Denise Lee Richards Was Born: February 17, 1971. Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S. Bio: Denise Lee Richards is an American
actress and former fashion model. She became famous in the late 1990s, after
a string of films that highlighted her sex appeal, including Starship Troopers,
Wild Things, and The World Is Not Enough. In 2002, she married actor Charlie
Sheen, with whom she appeared in Scary Movie 3, in which she played his character's
dying wife. The couple has two daughters: Sam J and Lola. Richards was named
the Sexiest Mom of 2005 by In Touch Weekly magazine. In March 2005, Richards
filed for divorce from Sheen. The couple briefly reconciled and were seeking
marriage counseling to mend their relationship. However, on January 4, 2006,
Richards' representative announced that she was continuing with the divorce,
and she later sought a restraining order against Sheen, citing his alleged death
threats against her. Richards briefly dated Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora
shortly after their respective separations from Sheen and Heather Locklear,
ending what Locklear had considered to be a close friendship. Richards once
dated actor Patrick Muldoon; she has also been linked to actor John Stamos,
whom she dated during her teenage years...
