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Carnie is 5'3" feet tall.
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Carnie Wilson married Rob Bonfiglio in 2000.
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Carnie wrote a cookbook titled To Serve, With Love. A collection of healthy as well as sinful recipes for all to enjoy. Dishes range from poached fish, to 5 cheese macaroni and cheese.
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Carnie considers herself the unofficial poster child for gastric bypass surgery and wants to educate others about surgical options for dealing with obesity.
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Carnie was instructed to take a lie detector test on the Celebrity Fit Club, to determine if she was being truthful about her eating habits.
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Carnie went to a alcohol rehabilitation center after losing the weight. She replaced her food addiction with alcohol.
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Carnie released a solo album of lullabies inspired by the birth of her daughter in 2006, titled A Mother's Gift: Lullabies From The Heart.
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Carnie wrote the book titled I'm still Hungry: Finding Myself Through Thick & Thin in 2003.
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Carnie battled Post Partum Depression after giving birth to daughter Lola.
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Carnie, Wendy, and Chynna reunited as Wilson Phillips to release a third album of mostly musical covers from the 60's & 70's, to restart their career. The album, titled California was released on the Sony label.
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Carnie posed nude for Playboy magazine in 2003.
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Carnie has been parodied on Saturday Night Live by Chris Farley.
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Carnie was the guest speaker and motivater at the "Million lbs March" in 2002.
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Carnie wrote and released her autobiography titled Gut Feeling in 2001.
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Carnie lost a total of 150 lbs in 17 months, after her gastric bypass.
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Carnie underwent gastric bypass surgery on the internet in 1999. 50,000 people logged on to watch her weight reduction surgery live.
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Carnie wrote the song "Hold On" that was featured in the 2004 movie Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle.
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Carnie and younger sister Wendy released an album with Father Brian Wilson in 1997 titled "The Wilsons".
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Carnie, her sister Wendy, and Chynna Phillips all formed a band called Wilson-Phillips. They had 5 top 20 hits.
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Carnie graduated from Oakwood High school in North Hollywood, California.
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Carnie's father is Brian Wilson from the 1960's group The Beach Boys.
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Carnie has terrible memories of elementary school, she was tormented by all of the children for being fat. She often sat alone and sang to herself on the swings.
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Carnie has had a weight problem since childhood, each summer her parents sent her to a weight loss camp. Her mother even locked the refrigerator door to keep her from snacking.