Pam & Tommy Cast & Real Life Character Comparison Guide
Hulu's Pam & Tommy is one of the buzziest shows of 2022 largely thanks to its star-studded cast of characters and the infamy of the real people they're based on. Centering around the whirlwind nineties romance of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee, the show will specifically focus on the outrageous circumstances and life-changing repercussions surrounding the unlawful and explosive release of the couples' sex tape. As one of the very first videos to go viral in the early days of the internet, the sex tape made a lasting impact on celebrity culture, the public consumption of media, and the burgeoning World Wide Web.
The true story of Pam & Tommy was sensationalized by the media to a degree, but it's incredible how much of their highly publicized, stranger than fiction tale actually happened. Anderson and Lee first met on New Year's Eve in 1994 when Lee approached Anderson and licked her face. She got his number but six weeks later when they were about to go on their first date, Anderson had to fly to Mexico for work. Not to be deterred, Lee followed her to Cancún and called every hotel until he found her. 96 hours later, they were married on the beach. The marriage lasted until 1998, with the entirety of it being plagued by relentless paparazzi and media attention. The pair had two sons, but divorced after Lee went to jail for spousal battery.
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Anderson and Lee were blindsided by the deeply violating release of their private tape, which was stolen and distributed by the disgruntled porn-star-turned-electrician, Rand Gauthier. Directed by I, Tonya's Craig Gillespie, Pam & Tommy promises to provide a new, more sympathetic perspective on the notorious celebrity scandal, especially
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