Celebrity Birthday Week: Brooke Shields Turns 60

0:03 Callaroga Shark Media. Greetings, Trivia fans, I'm Mark Allison and Celebrity Birthday Week continues as we celebrate Brooks Shields, who turned sixty this Saturday. Any other Gen xers feeling old? Question one? At what age did Brooks Shields first gain major attention as a child model, appearing in a controversial advertising campaign for Calvin Klein Jean's with the slogan nothing comes between Me and my Calvins. Question two? In what nineteen eighty film did the fourteen year old Brooks Shields play a young girl coming of age on a tropical island alongside Christopher Atkins. Question three? What hit NBC sitcom?

0:56 Featured Brooks Shields as former model Susan Keene, which ran from nineteen ninety six to two thousand. Question four. Brooke Shields wrote a book about her experience with what Health Condition after the birth of her first daughter in two thousand and three, helping to raise awareness about the issue. Question five. At which Ivy League University did Brooke Shields earn her bachelor's degree in nineteen eighty seven, taking a break from her acting career to pursue her education. We'll be right back with these star studded answers. After this break, welcome back Trivia fans, Let's reveal today's answers. Question one, At what age did Shields appear in the Calvin Klein campaign?

1:50 Answer fifteen years old. In nineteen eighty, the teenage Shields sparked controversy with the provocative denim advertisements, in which she famously asked, you want to know what comes between me and my Calvin's nothing. The campaign, shot by photographer Richard Avedon, was considered scandalous at the time, with some television stations banning the commercials. Despite the controversy, or perhaps because of it, the campaign helped launch Calvin Klein as a designer Jean's Powerhouse, and further catapulted Shields to fame. This was one of many early modeling jobs for Shields, who had begun her career as an infant model at just eleven months old and became the youngest model ever to appear on the cover of Vogue at age fourteen. Question two. In what nineteen eighty film did Shields play a young girl on a tropical island? Answer? The Blue Lagoon, directed by Randall Kleiser.

2:51 This coming of age story featured Shields and Christopher Atkins as shipwrecked cousins who grow up together on a deserted island, eventually developing romantic feelings for each other. The film was controversial for its depiction of adolescent sexuality and nudity, though Shields later revealed that she used body doubles for nude scenes and wore her hair glued to her body to preserve her modesty. Despite being critically panned, the film was a commercial success, grossing over fifty eight million dollars on a four point five million dollar budget. The controversy around the film added to Shields's image as a teen star being marketed in adult sexualized contexts, a dynamic she has spoken critically about in recent years. Question three What NBC sitcom starred Shields as Susan Keene Answer, Suddenly Susan. The show centered around Shield's character, a magazine writer who begins to rebuild her life after leaving her fiance at the Altar.

3:57 The workplace comedy was set at a San Francisco magazine called The Gate and co starred Judd Nelson, Kathy Griffin, and Nestor Carbonel. The series ran for four seasons, with Shields earning two Golden Globe nominations for her performance. The show represented a major comeback for Shields, who had stepped back from acting during her college years, and it helped establish her as a comedic actress after previously being known primarily for dramatic and controversial roles. Question four, What health condition did Shields write about? Answer? Postpartum depression. Following the birth of her daughter, Rowan in two thousand and three, Shields experienced severe postpartum depression, which she detailed in her two thousand and five book, Down Came the Reign My Journey through Postpartum Depression. The book described her struggle with suicidal thoughts, her difficulty bonding with her baby, and her eventual recovery through therapy and medication. Question five at which Ivy League Universe city did Shield's graduate answer? Princeton University.

5:04 Despite her successful modeling and acting career, Shields took a break to pursue higher education, graduating from Princeton in nineteen eighty seven with a bachelor's degree in French literature. Her senior thesis was titled The Initiation from Innocence to Experience The pre Adolescent Adolescent Journey in the films of Louis mal Pretty Baby and Lacombe Lucian, Happy Birthday, Brook, see you tomorrow.