Behind the Music

Episode 125: Tiffany

October 29, 2000 • 60 min

Tiffany, the teeny-bopping mall rocker, was so hot she knocked Michael Jackson out of the #1 spot on the record charts. Girls all across the globe wanted to be like her. She was on the cover of teen magazines, there were Tiffany dolls, and she sold millions of records. Her hit single "I Think We're Alone Now" sealed her place in recording history. But the speed of her meteoric rise to the top was matched only by the velocity of her fall from the pinnacle of fame. Behind the camera, the picture perfect Tiffany was hiding a tumultuous private life. Her family was a nightmare, stalkers made her afraid for her safety and, then, as her popularity waned, she fell into abusing drugs. Eventually, her bodyguard befriended her and helped her turn her life around. Today, Tiffany is married and has an 8 year old son.