By Rob. Walton

WHO IS SHE?:

A quintuple threat -- actress, model, athlete, deejay and aspiring singer -- Summer Altice is the star of Zalman King's sexed-up series chromiumblue.com, setting sail on Showtime Beyond. You saw her last spring as warrior woman Kai opposite The Rock in The Scorpion King.

WHAT HAS SHE DONE?:

A natural athlete, Summer became a local San Diego celebrity during her high school years with her achievements on the volleyball court. At 15, the honor student won YM's national teen cover girl search, yet continued to play ball through her years at San Diego State University and, later, UCLA, where she majored in communications and journalism. Summer became a Playmate in August 2000 and used that as a springboard into blockbuster movies. Currently, she's shopping a music-themed TV show called Rock Chick to cable networks.

WHY DO WE CARE?:

The tall, well-rounded beauty is forever at the top half of magazines' "Most Beautiful" lists, and she's caught the attention of Hollywood's hottest leading men on and off the screen. But she's more than a pretty face and a hard body. Summer's heat is matched by her drive and ambition.

Playboy.com: First things first. How do you say your last name?

Summer Altice: It's pronounced "ALL-tiss," but you can pronounce it any way you want. Whatever flies up your skirt is what I say.

PB: What can you tell us about your new show chromiumblue.com?

SA: It's a fantasy series, very much like Fantasy Island, but we don't have an island; we have a boat. Each episode we're in a different location with new fantasies that need to be fulfilled for these people. For some reason something ends up going absolutely wrong.

PB: Are all the fantasies erotic?

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