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Teagan Clive | |
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| Born | c.1959 |
| Occupation(s) | writer, actress, bodybuilder |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Spouse | Stan Berkowitz |
| Website | www.teaganclive.com |
Teagan Clive (born c. 1959) is an American writer, bodybuilder and film and television actress.
Clive writes articles for periodicals, including Iron Man Magazine and Muscle & Fitness, and has since the 1980s. She wrote screenplays which were produced for the television series Conan: The Adventurer and Acapulco H.E.A.T.
Early life[edit]
Clive was abandoned as a child, and was cared for by a series of institutions and foster homes.[1] In public school and college she pursued athletic curricula including baseball and varsity volleyball.
Early career[edit]
Early training[edit]
In 1983, Clive began training with Don Ross at the Olympic Health Club in Oakland, California, where she told him, "I want to be the Arnold Schwarzenegger of female bodybuilding."[2] In this this she was partially successful, earning the nickname "The Female Arnold" and achieving a muscularity described as "state of art"[3] in the early 1980s. She also drew the attention of Schwarzenegger himself.
Friendship with Schwarzenegger[edit]
Arnold Schwarzenegger first encountered Clive while training at the Olympia in 1984. Impressed with her dedication to bodybuilding, he literally told her that she "had to be in pictures".[4] A friendship began between them which lasts to this day.
Thwarted opportunities[edit]
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Women's Physique World reported that the backstage politics of the event involved Clive being perceived by the organizers as "a woman... who was the most muscular ever" and therefore a threat to lead competitor Cory Everson.[3] In any case, Clive has never officially entered a bodybuilding competition.
At the time they met, Schwarzenegger arranged for Clive to audition for Dino De Laurentiis who was then in Beverly Hills casting for Red Sonja. Clive was flown to Rome for additional screen tests, early reports indicating that her part was being expanded,[2] and that she was to portray Sonja's guardian goddess. In the final version of the film, however, the goddess is portrayed by another actress' voice over and a soft blur.
Acting career[edit]
Despite these setbacks, Clive's acting career got under way with her television debut as the female bodybuilder in "California Girls", the David Lee Roth music video, which premiered on MTV at 9 PM Pacific Time, New Year's Eve, December 31, 1984.[5] She also appeared at the live televised MTV party that night, acting as his bodyguard.[5]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
| 1986 | Armed and Dangerous | Staff Member | |
| Jumpin' Jack Flash | Russian Exercise Woman | ||
| 1987 | Interzone | Mantis | |
| 1988 | Pathos - segreta inquietudine | Teagan Morrison | |
| 1989 | Sinbad of the Seven Seas | Soukra | |
| Alienator | The Alienator | ||
| 1990 | Mob Boss | Noelle | |
| Vice Academy Part 2 | BimboCop |
Television appearances[edit]
- "California Girls", David Lee Roth music video, premiered December 31, 1984.
- The Incredibly Strange Film Show, season 2, episode 5: "Fred Olen Ray & Doris Wishman". A UK documentary program which in 1988 took a behind the scenes look at Alienator.
Writing career[edit]
Clive writes articles for periodicals, including Iron Man Magazine, Flex, and the Weider magazine Muscle & Fitness.
Journalist[edit]
Clive wrote the "Power Café" diet column in Iron Man for 14 years.
She was the ?????lead investigative reporter for Flex magazine's scoop on drug abuse in the bodybuilding community, which ran DATExxxxxx.??????
In the 1990s Sports Illustrated hired Clive to investigate murder in bodybuilding, but she declined to capitalize on her work because her "participation in the project was met with so much disapproval" among her friends in the sport.[6]
While Arnold Schwarzenegger campaigned in the California gubernatorial recall election in 2003, Clive was given ???? exclusive interviews with him. ???? In turn, she was interviewed by other journalists once they learned of her longtime friendship with the candidate. "Quote her He's the King "XXXXXXXXX
Television screenplays[edit]
- Conan: The Adventurer "The Siege of Ahl Sohn-Bar" (October 13, 1997) (with Charles Henry Fabian)
- Conan: The Adventurer "Impostor" (November 28, 1997) (with Charles Henry Fabian)
- Conan: The Adventurer "Lethal Wizards" (May 17, 1998) (with Charles Henry Fabian)
- Acapulco H.E.A.T. "Code Name: Bucket of Blood" (March 6, 1999)
- Acapulco H.E.A.T. "Code Name: Cult Zero" (March 13, 1999)
Books[edit]
- Body Sculpturing (Getting Strong) Anderson World Books (1984) ISBN 0-89037-304-3
References[edit]
- ^ Dobbs, Bill (May 1985), "Big, Brawny and Beautiful", Flex, 3 (2): p. 111
{{citation}}:|pages=has extra text (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ a b Dobbs, op cit, p. 112.
- ^ a b Women's Physique World. "Teagan Clive". Retrieved 2007-05-19.
- ^ Dobbs
- ^ a b Flex (May 1985), "Rock 'N Roll Teagan", Flex, 3 (2): p. 109
{{citation}}:|pages=has extra text (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Interview
External links[edit]
- Teagan Clive at IMDb
- Filmography at The New York Times website
- Teagan Talks interview