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Has two daughters: Haley Egeana (16 February 1985) and Hana Juliana (12 March 1994). Graduated Lindenhurst High School, Long Island, New York in 1971. Appeared with husband Neil Giraldo on the April 24, 2002, episode of "That '80s Show" (2002). Her video for "You Better Run" was the second music video to be aired by MTV on August 1, 1981. 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. 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. 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". 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) Winner of 4-consecutive Grammy Awards for "Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female" (1980-1983) and nominated 4-more times in 85, 86, 88, & 89 Married Neil Giraldo in Maui, February 1982. Daughter Hana is named for one of the nearby cities on the Island of Maui. Has 6 platinum and 4 gold solo-albums 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)' Daughter, Haley Giraldo, was a Miss Golden Globe presenter at The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2002) (TV) ceremony. Measurements: 33A/B-23-34 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) Ranked #39 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll Sang opera before going into Rock music. Once belonged to a band called "The Runaways". Married to Neil Giraldo since 20 February 1982. They have 2 children. [2007] Was married to Dennis T. Benatar from 1971 - 1979.