Kobe Tai
Kobe Tai
Early life
Tai's biological mother was Chinese and her biological father was a Japanese soldier.[2] She was adopted in Taiwan by American parents when she was five months old.[2] She moved to the United States when her adoptive father, who was a Chief Yeoman in the Navy, was transferred to Del Mar, California.[2]
In high school, Tai was captain of the cheerleading squad, a member of the drill team, and played softball, basketball, and did the hurdles in track.[2]
Career
Tai started out doing mainstream modeling, working for Fresh Jive clothing and Skechers. She did a hair commercial for a European shampoo before getting into porn.[2]
Mainstream appearances
In addition to her roles in porn films, Tai appeared in the mainstream movie Very Bad Things, portraying a stripper who is accidentally killed by Jeremy Piven at a bachelor party.[6] She has appeared on The Man Show[2] and The Helmetcam Show.[6] She did background vocals for Marilyn Manson's song, "New Model No. 15", on the album Mechanical Animals.[7]
She attended the Big Apple Anime Fest, held in New York City in October 2001, for her voice acting role in the Japanese OVA Koihime parts 1 & 2 (playing the character "Nami"),[2] and she was an Opening Night Guest of Honor along with Asia Carrera at the fest's Midnight Anime Concourse.[8]