In addition to O'Day's work with Danity Kane, she has posed for magazines such as Blender and Playboy, as well as starred on Broadway.
O'Day developed a passion for entertaining at age five, after performing on stage for the first time. "I lived on the stage, and even at six, slept behind the seats of the theatre," she stated in an interview.According to her mother, when O'Day was six, she was at a performance of The Nutcracker and started to cry. Her mother asked her during intermission what was wrong; O'Day recalls that moment as the one she "officially" realized her love for entertainment.
O'Day pursued her love of performing through various leads in musical productions, including Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, Carmen in Fame, Sandy in Grease,Liesl in The Sound of Music, Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof, and Mimi in Rent. She also appeared in Annie.O'Day's childhood leaned heavily towards auditions and acting gigs more than school.The Notorious B.I.G. and Sean "Puffy" Combs were her primary influences as a child.
O'Day attended La Quinta High School in the early 2000s. She later majored in Political science and Drama at the University of California, Irvine, and was a member of the Alpha Chi Omega Sorority.
2008 should've been great. Aubrey O'Day starred in Hairspray on Broadway, did a racy photo spread in Complex, started a clothing line, and showed up in Estelle's "Pretty Please" video. Unfortunately, she and P. Diddy had a falling out and he sent her packing from Danity Kane.
After her dismissal, many of Aubrey O'Day's fans spoke out in protest. She'll bounce back in 2009, whether it's through a solo album, a TV show or in print. A former Maxim Hot 100 and Blender 100 Hottest People selection, Aubrey O'Day is a multitalented beauty who won't be held back for long.Read more about Aubrey O'Day
Short Bio
Aubrey O'Day claims that she was so entertainment-obsessed that she slept behind theater seats when she was 6. As she grew up, she joined productions of The Wizard of Oz, Rent and The Sound of Music, but also grew fond of rap music from The Notorious B.I.G. and P. Diddy.
She got up close and personal with P. Diddy on Making the Band 3, a reality TV show in which she became Danity Kane's first singer. The group's debut album hit the top of the Billboard 200 in 2006, sending Aubrey O'Day on tour with Christina Aguilera, but a tumultuous 2008 left her out of the band and alone
