Brandi Brandt

Brandi Angela Brandt (born November 2, 1968) is an American model and actress, who was Playboy's Playmate of the Month for October 1987.

Brandt was born on November 2, 1968, in Santa Clara, California to parents Mike Brandt and drummer, percussionist, and vocalist, Brie Howard-Darling (née Berry).

Her parents divorced in 1972 and she split her time with her mother in Los Angeles, California and her father in Sacramento, California.

When Brandt was 12 years old, she met comedic actor Jon Lovitz, who at the time was in a Groundlings class with American Girls bandmate Hillary Matthews.

Brandt and Lovitz became friends.

At age 18, Brandt appeared as the Playmate of the Month and cover girl for the October 1987 Back To Campus issue of Playboy magazine.

She also appeared in Playboy Blondes, Brunettes, Redheads magazine and on the cover with Debi Nicole Johnson and Sandra Wild.

She was the cover model for Playboy's August 1989 Women Of Wall Street issue and appeared on the cover of the March 1990 issue with Donald Trump.

An autographed copy of Playboy with President Donald Trump and Brandt on the cover sold at auction for $4,900 by Goldin Auctions and has Trump's recognizable signature scrawled across its cover.

The minimum bid was $100, and there were 33 bids on Lot #1338.

Brandt appeared as herself in "Desperately Seeking Miss October", the November 5, 1989 episode of the television sitcom Married... with Children.

In the episode, Brandt patronizes the store at which protagonist Al Bundy (Ed O'Neill) works, to purchase a pair of stiletto heels (... black, size 6), setting off a competition to please her between Al and his visiting friend Steve Rhoades (David Garrison).

Al recognize her from Playboy.

When she asks how much the shoes are, a grateful Al gives them to her for free, explaining to her that she made it possible for Al and Steve to have sex with their wives.

In 1989, Brandt appeared as the elevator operator in the beginning of the video for the Aerosmith song "Love in an Elevator".

From May 1990 to November 1996, Brandt was married to Nikki Sixx, the bassist of heavy metal band Mötley Crüe.

They have three children.

In 2000, she played Glamorous Gyno-American in the Troma Entertainment film Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV.

Brandt was involved with a cocaine-trafficking syndicate importing cocaine into Australia between July and December 2007.

On November 15, 2013, Brandt was extradited from Los Angeles, California, to Sydney, Australia, to face criminal charges in a Sydney court.

In April 2014, Brandt pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiring to import drugs.

On August 29, 2014, Brandt was sentenced to up to six years but was eligible for parole in November 2016.

As of 2019, Brandt lives in southern California.