Caron Bernstein - Biography

Caron Bernstein (born August 16, 1970 in Johannesburg, South Africa), is a South African model, actress, singer/songwriter.

Career

Caron moved to New York at 14 after being approached by photographer Patsy Dunn and asked to take test photos for her portfolio. Patsy sent the results to the New York headquarters of Ford Models. This led to a new career for Caron in America where she represented South Africa for the agency's Supermodel of the World contest.

Whilst there, she was introduced to recording producer Seymour Stein, who tapped Caron. However, a record deal was never signed with Sire and therefore no album was released.

Caron remained in New York taking up acting work in movies such as Who's the man? and Business for Pleasure (where she took a leading role opposite Gary Stretch.) She is still pursuing music, inspired by her punk-rock heroes as a teen (including David Bowie, Iggy Pop, and Annie Lennox), and has appeared in many different bands including Kill-5 and C.

She also works with artists such as Daniel Cartier, for whom she provided backing vocals on his "Avenue A" album.

Personal life

During her time as a Ford model in the early 1990s, Bernstein dated Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth and Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose. Bernstein was previously married to German musician and lead-guitarist for the bands Rammstein and Emigrate, Richard Zven Kruspe. Richard and Caron were married on October 29, 1999 and believed to have divorced in 2005/06, after what Caron claimed "a 6-year marriage of psychological abuse and varying degrees of depression." A painting of her ex-husband with a bullet hole through his head was also featured in a 2007 art exhibit in New York. In Caron's words, this was painted again in response to him being "a very abusive man", further adding "he cheated on me almost from day one. I was finding women's underwear in my bedroom." In May 2005 Caron began dating former New York radio show host Chris Booker. While vacationing in Cape Town, South Africa for the 2006 winter holidays, Chris proposed to Caron, although the week of March 18, 2007, Booker announced the relationship ended although not defined why.

On July 17, 2009 Caron married financier Andrew Schupak of the Schupak Group [1], who represented the USA competing in the Long Course Triathlon World Championship among other things. The marriage took place on their estate in Stone Ridge, New York. On March 19, 2010 they welcomed the first child together, a boy. Jett Peter Schupak. She is also the step mother to Sidney Schupak, Andrews son from a previous relationship. The family divides their time between their estate and their New York City residence. Caron continues with her pursuit of the arts which she balances with motherhood.

Filmography

• Indiscretion (101) (2005) - Kristin
• Operation Midnight Climax (film)|Operation Midnight Climax (2002) - Kali 'Bondgirl' Bond
• Red Shoe Diaries 18: The Game (2000) (V) - Lily (segment: "The Game")
• Business for Pleasure (1997) - Isabel
• Who's the Man? (1993) - Kelly
• Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992) - The Master's Girl

Television

• "Red Shoe Diaries" - Art of Loneliness (1996) (TV episode) - Frances
• "Red Shoe Diaries" - The Game (1994) (TV episode) - Lily

External links

• Caron's Official Myspace