Her cousin is actress Melissa McCarthy of Gilmore Girls and Mike and Molly fame. As a teenager, McCarthy attended Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School (whose school sweater she donned in the pages of Playboy) and was a cheerleader at both Brother Rice High School and St. Laurence High Schools, although she has referred to herself as an “outcast” at her school. The first one was an MTV sketch comedy show The Jenny McCarthy Show, which was sufficiently popular for NBC to sign her for an eponymous sitcom later that year, Jenny. Also in 1997, she appeared on one of two covers for the September issue of Playboy (the other cover featured Pamela Anderson).
Jenny McCarthy pooed on by bird Jenny McCarthy has joked that she hopes being pooed on by a bird in Florida will bring her luck. Jenny McCarthy believes she is set for some good luck… [link]
