Denise Richards

**Denise Lee Richards** (born February 17, 1971) is an American actress and former fashion model. She has appeared in films including *Starship Troopers*, *Wild Things*, and *The World Is Not Enough*. She appeared on the reality TV show, *Denise Richards: It's Complicated*, which was carried by the American cable channel E!.

## Career

Denise has appeared in films including *Starship Troopers* (1997), *Wild Things* (1998), *Drop Dead Gorgeous* (1999) and in *The World Is Not Enough* (1999) as a Bond girl. She later appeared in *Undercover Brother* (2002), *Scary Movie 3* (2003), *Love Actually* (2003), *Edmond* (2005) and *Madea's Witness Protection* (2012).

## Early life

Richards was born in Downers Grove, Illinois, the daughter of Joni Lee, a coffee shop owner, and Irv Richards (born 1950), a telephone engineer. whose father's surname was Reichert. Her mother died of cancer in November 2007. She has one sister, Michelle. Her ancestry includes Welsh, French, German and Croatian. Richards grew up in both Mokena and Downers Grove. She graduated in 1989 from El Camino High School in Oceanside, California. As a child, she was the "only girl on the baseball team."

## Personal life

Richards became engaged to actor Charlie Sheen on December 26, 2001, and married him on June 15, 2002, at the estate of *Spin City* creator Gary David Goldberg. They have two daughters together. In March 2005, while pregnant with their second daughter, Richards filed for divorce from Sheen. She sought a restraining order against Sheen, alleging death threats against her. On April 19, 2006, Richards filed formal legal papers seeking a divorce from Sheen under the laws of the state of California. The divorce was finalized on November 30, 2006; Sheen was ordered to stay 300 feet away from his ex-wife and their daughters, except during supervised visits. In May 2010, Sheen gave up custody of their daughters to Richards. They previously had joint legal custody of the girls, Richards sued for sole custody, on account of Sheen's "marital turmoil, sobriety issues, and criminal problems".

By mid-2012, Richards and Sheen were on good terms, often spending time together with their children. In 2012, he made a cameo appearance in her movie *Madea's Witness Protection* and she appeared in Sheen's television series, *Anger Management*, on the FX network. In a move supported by Sheen, in May 2013, Richards was awarded temporary custody of the twin sons born in 2009 to Sheen and his wife Brooke Mueller, after the children were removed from Mueller's home by child protective services due to concerns over drug use.

In June 2011, Richards adopted a third daughter, Eloise Joni Richards, as a single parent. Her middle name is that of Richards' mother, who died from cancer in December 2007. Richards adopted her at birth, following a two-year adoption process. Eloise has a rare chromosomal disorder, Chromosome 8, Monosomy 8p, which affects her speech.

In December 2017, Richards began dating Aaron Phypers. On September 8, 2018, Richards and Phypers got married in Malibu, California. In May 2019, Richards announced that Phypers is adopting her youngest daughter, Eloise.

## References

1. ↑  (December 9, 2004) "Section 17", *Mr. Skin's Skincyclopedia*, Paperback. St. Martin's Press, g. 466. ISBN 0-312-33144-4.
2. ↑ "Denise Richards's Mom Succumbs to Cancer".
3. ↑ Smolowe, Jill. "Just Married!", July 1, 2002.
4. ↑ Silverman, Stephen M.. "Sheen, Richards Welcome a Baby Girl", March 16, 2004.
5. ↑ Midler, Caryn. "Denise Welcomes Baby Lola!", People, June 2, 2005. Retrieved on June 1, 2007.
6. ↑ Celebrity News. The Movie Insider (January 6, 2006). Retrieved on August 19, 2010.
7. ↑ Hall, Sarah (April 21, 2006). Denise and Charlie Get Ugly. E! News. Retrieved on October 1, 2020.
8. ↑ Charlie Sheen Divorce Bombshell. Thesmokinggun.com (April 21, 2006).
9. ↑ "Denise Richards & Charlie Sheen's Divorce Final (Docs Included", *Access Hollywood*, NBCUniversal.
10. ↑ Charlie Sheen Surrenders Custody of Daughters. CBS Interactive.
11. ↑ Denise Richards On Ex Charlie Sheen: 'I Will Be There For Him No Matter What' (VIDEO). *Huffington Post* (July 27, 2013).
12. ↑ Weingus, Leigh. "Charlie Sheen Talks 'Anger Management'", *Huffington Post*, June 8, 2012.
13. ↑ Eggenberger, Nicole. "Brooke Mueller's Twins With Charlie Sheen Taken Away by Child and Family Services", *Us Weekly*, May 3, 2013.
14. ↑ Denise Richards Opens Up About Adopting Her Daughter And Raising Kids On Her Own (22 May 2018).
15. ↑ Happy 3rd Birthday Eloise Richards. Traverse Legal, PLC.
16. ↑ Pilates exercises and positive thinking: these strengthened Denise Richards. Shape.com.
17. ↑ "Meet Denise Richards's New Daughter, Eloise Joni!", *People*, August 1, 2011.
18. ↑ "Meet Denise Richards' Baby Girl Eloise Joni!", *Us Weekly*, July 20, 2011.
19. ↑ Denise Richards reveals 9-year-old daughter said 'dad' for first time (en).
20. ↑ Stone, Natalie (August 21, 2018). Desperate Housewives' Nicollette Sheridan and Aaron Phypers' Divorce Has Been Finalized. *Wikipedia:People*.
21. ↑ Corriston, Michele (September 8, 2018). Denise Richards Marries Aaron Phypers in Intimate Malibu Wedding: 'Love You, Baby'. *People*.
22. ↑ Denise Richards Reveals Husband Aaron Phypers Is 'Adopting' Her Daughter Eloise: 'He's Amazing' (en).

## External links

* Denise Richards article at *Wikipedia*
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* Denise Richards article at *Wikipedia*