Pat Benatar Trivia

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Ranked #39 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll (imdb.com)

Ranked #74 on VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Artists. (imdb.com)

Ranked #66 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists. (imdb.com)

Sang opera before going into Rock music. (imdb.com)

Measurements: 33A/B-23-34 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) (imdb.com)

Daughter, Haley Giraldo, was a Miss Golden Globe presenter at The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2002) (TV) ceremony. (imdb.com)

Was discovered during an amateur-night contest at the famed NYC comedy-club Catch-A-Rising-Star, and signed shortly-after to Chrysalis Records (1977) by founder `Terry Ellis(II)` (imdb.com)

Has 6 platinum and 4 gold solo-albums (imdb.com)

Married Neil Giraldo in Maui, February 1982. Daughter Hana is named for one of the nearby cities on the Island of Maui. (imdb.com)

Winner of 4-consecutive Grammy Awards for "Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female" (1980-1983) and nominated 4-more times in 85, 86, 88, & 89 (imdb.com)

Album: "In the Heat of the Night" (1979)(Chrysalis) Album: "Crimes of Passion" (1980)(Chrysalis) Album: "Precious Time" (1981)(Chrysalis) #1 on Billboard album-chart Album: "Get Nervous" (1982)(Chrysalis) Album: "Live From Earth" (1983)(Chrysalis) Album: "Tropico" (1984)(Chrysalis) Album: "Seven the Hard Way" (1985)(Chrysalis) Album: "Wide Awake in Dreamland" (1988)(Chrysalis) Album: "Best Shots" (1989)(Chrysalis) Album: "True Love" (1991)(Chrysalis) Album: "Gravity`s Rainbow" (1993)(Chrysalis) Album: "Innamorata" (1997) (CMC International) Album: "Go" (2003) (Bel Chiasso/Welk) (imdb.com)

The character "Pat Bernardo" in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) was inspired by Benatar. During an early lunch-room scene, Jennifer Jason Leigh`s character "Stacy" and Phoebe Cates` character, "Linda", have a discussion about Bernardo and the "Pat Benatar-look". (imdb.com)

Her ground-breaking music-video "Love is a Battlefield" (directed by Bob Giraldi and choreographed by Michael Peters) was the first ever music video to integrate spoken dialogue into recorded music. (imdb.com)

11 August 2002 was declared "Pat Benatar Day" in Babylon, New York. She was also presented with the key to Babylon by town supervisor Steve Bellone at the Babylon Town Hall. (imdb.com)

Her video for "You Better Run" was the second music video to be aired by MTV on August 1, 1981. (imdb.com)

Appeared with husband Neil Giraldo on the April 24, 2002, episode of "That `80s Show" (2002). (imdb.com)

Graduated Lindenhurst High School, Long Island, New York in 1971. (imdb.com)

Has two daughters: Haley Egeana (16 February 1985) and Hana Juliana (12 March 1994). (imdb.com)

Spouse: Neil Giraldo (20 February 1982 - present) 2 children; Dennis T. Benatar (1971 - 1979) (divorced) (imdb.com)