Shannon Elizabeth Fadal, née le 7 septembre 1973 à Houston, au Texas, est une actrice et mannequin américaine d'origine libanaise et syrienne par son père.

Elle se fait connaitre grâce à la comédie American Pie, sortie en 1999. Elle connaît un certain succès comme joueuse de poker au milieu des années 2000.

Biographie

After the September 11 attacks, Elizabeth recorded a public service announcement in which she said, "I'm half Arabic [sic], but I am 100 percent American. What is going on affects me the same as everyone else."

Elizabeth was married to actor Joseph Reitman from 2002 - 2005. After being eliminated from Dancing with the Stars in April 2008, Elizabeth began dating Derek Hough, her dancing partner on the show. Their relationship reportedly lasted until August 2009.
She is an environmentalist and vegan. Elizabeth has been dating fellow vegan and environmentalist, Russell Simmons, since early 2014. Elizabeth is the cousin of the TV host and relationship coach Tamsen Fadal.


Charity work
Animal Avengers, a non-profit animal rescue organization founded by Elizabeth and her then-husband Reitman, is dedicated to rescuing and finding a home for homeless pets, reducing pet overpopulation, promoting responsible pet guardianship and preventing animal cruelty. Among the many fundraising events, Team Bodog raised over $50,000 for Animal Avengers in a celebrity poker night on October 8, 2005. The event was hosted by noted tournament director Matt Savage. Over the past year Shannon Elizabeth has participated in numerous other Bodog-sponsored charity events as well.

Elizabeth has served as the spokesperson for Farm Sanctuary's Adopt a Turkey program, urging people to adopt a turkey instead of eating one for Thanksgiving.

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