Julie E. ” Tawny” Kitaen, who is perhaps the most productive known for betting on several music videos from the 1980s for the rock band “hair metal” Whitesnake, is dead.
According to TMZ, the local government said he died at his home in Newport Beach on Friday morning, but the cause of death was not revealed.
Born in San Diego, California, Kitaen made her debut in the entertainment industry in 1983 when she gave the impression in the canopy of the heavy steel band RATT’s albums.
Kitaen later became a so-called “video fox”, which appeared in Whitesnake’s 1987 hit “Here I Go Again”, where he choreographed gymnastics in old cars.
Kitaen, who married singer David Coverdale from 1989 to 1991, also gave the impression of
“Still of the Night”, “Is This Love” and “The Deeper the Love”.
She broke into film and had moderate success, memorably friends with Tom Hanks in the 1984 comedy Bachelor Party.
He had a guest role in an episode of Seinfeld, “The Nose Job”, but most recently gave the impression on several real shows, adding Botched and a season of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, in which he revealed that he had fought with addiction.
In 2006, she was charged with cocaine possession and driving under the influence of alcohol in 2009.
Kitaen married baseball player Chuck Finley from 1997 to 2002 and they had two daughters together.
Finley and Kitaen separated after Finley’s claims that his wife had continually beaten him in a circle of family disputes.
Kitaen is survived by his daughters Wynter, 28, and Raine, 22.
Coverdale tweeted in reminiscence from his ex-wife:
While many enthusiasts posted on social media who were surprised and wondered if the story was a rumor, Kitaen’s daughters went to Instagram on Saturday afternoon, local time, to verify that the news, unfortunately, is true:
Others have begun publishing tributes, Richard Marx, Jennifer Tilley and others:
I feel very sad to hear from TawnyKitaen, She has been very kind to me. This is a picture of us we met many years ago when she and David came to my show. My love and sympathy to your circle of family and friends. . com / l8SvMJI5pe
Very unhappy news about TawnyKitaen. Je Sam wrote “Shaping Up” for Tom Hanks. Then “Bachelor Party” came out, and Sam said “Tom doesn’t need to do it anymore because now he thinks it might be some kind of star movie. “So we went to see him. I think Tawny was adorable. RIP – pic. twitter. com/voNiVnXaYX
RIP #TawnyKitaen Queen of 80s Hair Metal Video Vixens Lets your iconic car dance forever. Https://t. co/RlJpjCS7r7pic. twitter. com/5afXkxAYrp