Biography
Who is Janine Lindemulder?
Early life and modeling career
Janine Lindemulder was born in La Mirada, United States, and graduated from high school in 1986. She initially worked as a stripper before answering an ad for a figure model, which led to nude modeling opportunities.
She made her first appearance in Penthouse in December 1987 as the Pet of the Month. Over the next ten years, she appeared in several more issues of Penthouse as well as Gallery and Hustler, and was chosen as Pet of the Year Runner-Up for 1990.
Adult film career and mainstream projects
Janine Lindemulder came to prominence performing in lesbian pornography for the film distributor Vivid Video during the 1990s. Together with Julia Ann, she formed the exotic dancing duo Blondage, which headlined several videos and was featured in a Carnal Comics publication.
In 1997, she played the wife of a camp director in the Howard Stern film Private Parts. She also appeared on Stern's television and radio shows as a featured guest and worked as a bassist.
Blink-182 album cover and music videos
Janine Lindemulder was the cover model for the punk rock band Blink-182 on their third studio album, Enema of the State, released in 1999. She also appeared as a nurse in their music videos for the songs What's My Age Again? And Man Overboard.
Retirement and comeback
In 1999, Janine Lindemulder announced that she was leaving the adult film industry to pursue a career as a kindergarten teacher and to focus on raising her son. She was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2002.
Her retirement lasted until April 2004, when she announced a comeback and signed with Vivid Video to perform with men for the first time. She later signed with Digital Playground and starred in features such as Pirates in 2005, winning two AVN Awards in January 2006.
Personal life and legal issues
Janine Lindemulder was married to West Coast Choppers founder Jesse James from 2002 until their divorce in 2004. They later engaged in a custody battle over their daughter during and after her incarceration.
In August 2008, she pleaded guilty to federal misdemeanor charges for willful failure to pay nearly $300,000 in back taxes. She began serving a six-month federal prison sentence in December 2008, followed by community corrections and supervised release.
Birthday and age
Janine Lindemulder was born on November 14, 1968, which makes Janine 57 years old today. That birthday falls under the Scorpio sign. Janine shares the date with 26 other famous people.
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