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| <b>Madonna</b>, full name Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone, is an actress, singer, songwriter, and dancer. Born in Bay City, Michigan, Madonna is of Italian-American descent. A Grammy award-winning musician, Madonna is known for her outstanding live performances that feature cutting-edge popular dance and politically-charged songs. <em>The Guinness Book of Record</em> has labeled her as the most successful female recording artist of all time. | <b>Madonna</b>, full name Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone, is an actress, singer, songwriter, and dancer. Born in Bay City, Michigan, Madonna is of Italian-American descent. A Grammy award-winning musician, Madonna is known for her outstanding live performances that feature cutting-edge popular dance and politically-charged songs. <em>The Guinness Book of Record</em> has labeled her as the most successful female recording artist of all time. | ||
| - | Madonna received her start after leaving a dance scholarship at the University of Michigan to move to New York City. Initially, the risk did not pay off as she was forced to make ends meet with a number of low-paying jobs. It wasn't until 1982 that Madonna was signed for a singles contract that her entertainment career kicked off. The success of her first single, "Everybody," prompted a contract for her first full album, [Discography/Madonna|<em>Madonna</em>]. | + | Madonna received her start after leaving a dance scholarship at the University of Michigan to move to New York City. Initially, the risk did not pay off as she was forced to make ends meet with a number of low-paying jobs. It wasn't until 1982 that Madonna was signed for a singles contract that her entertainment career kicked off. The success of her first single, "Everybody," prompted a contract for her first full album, [[Discography/Madonna|<em>Madonna</em>]]. |
| Madonna's image began to change with the release of her second album from a dance musician to an overtly sexual pop singer. Her album [[Discography/Like a Virgin|<em>Like a Virgin</em>]] proved to be controversial and at the same time, highly successful. Her third album, [[Discography/True Blue|<em>True Blue</em>]], also prove slightly controversial with the incorporation of religious iconography in her music videos. | Madonna's image began to change with the release of her second album from a dance musician to an overtly sexual pop singer. Her album [[Discography/Like a Virgin|<em>Like a Virgin</em>]] proved to be controversial and at the same time, highly successful. Her third album, [[Discography/True Blue|<em>True Blue</em>]], also prove slightly controversial with the incorporation of religious iconography in her music videos. | ||
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| <b>James Blunt</b>, full name James Hillier Blunt, is a singer and songwriter whose first album has skyrocketed him into popularity. The British-born musician released his first album in 2004 after serving in the British Army. | <b>James Blunt</b>, full name James Hillier Blunt, is a singer and songwriter whose first album has skyrocketed him into popularity. The British-born musician released his first album in 2004 after serving in the British Army. | ||
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| Blunt's debut was marked by the release of the single "High" in the United Kingdom from his first album, [[Discography/Back to Bedlam|<em>Back to Bedlam</em>]]. "High" failed to break the Top 100 singles charts in England, but his second single, "Wisemen," managed to peak at #44. It wasn't until his third single, "You're Beautiful," that Blunt became prominent. The single started at #12 and climbed to #1 in six weeks. His success in the United Kingdom was then replicated in Europe and in the United States where it ended up #1 on the Hot 100 chart. | Blunt's debut was marked by the release of the single "High" in the United Kingdom from his first album, [[Discography/Back to Bedlam|<em>Back to Bedlam</em>]]. "High" failed to break the Top 100 singles charts in England, but his second single, "Wisemen," managed to peak at #44. It wasn't until his third single, "You're Beautiful," that Blunt became prominent. The single started at #12 and climbed to #1 in six weeks. His success in the United Kingdom was then replicated in Europe and in the United States where it ended up #1 on the Hot 100 chart. | ||
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| - | Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is one of the first American socialites, that is famous for, many say, simply being famous. Though she is a singer, actress, and fashion model, her personal exploits have gained her a level of infamy that has yet to be matched among any young female celebrities in the news/tabloids today. | + | <b>Paris Hilton</b>, full name Paris Whitney Hilton, is an heiress to the Hilton fortune. Her status as a debutante has enabled her to dabble in acting, singing, modeling, and writing. While Hilton does not claim to be particularly gifted in any of these fields, she is widely popular as a celebrity due to her wild personality. |
| - | Hilton is an heiress to a share of the Hilton Hotel fortune, and to the real estate fortune of her father, Richard Hilton. As a 19-year old, she began receiving notoriety as a socialite in both Manhattan and Los Angeles; and has been described not only as a celebutante, a portmanteau of celebrity and debutante, but also by the more derogatory label of celebutard, referring to her negative exploits and foibles, such as an unauthorized sex video of her with her then-boyfriend Rick Salomon, which was leaked onto the Internet in late 2003, her drunk driving arrest in late 2006, and most recently, a treasure trove of video, diaries and pictures that was stolen from a locker in her home, and has been plastered all over the interenet through the site, ParisExposed.com. | + | Hilton grew up in New York City, living in her parents' suite at the Waldorf-Astoria. She briefly attended Dwight High School, but dropped out and received her GED. Since then, she has become an active socialite and frequents the club scene in Los Angeles. |
| - | She initially became well known to the American public through her participation in the reality series, _The Simple Life_, with best friend Nicole Richie; and has since branched out into many careers, including author of her fall 2004 release, _Confessions of an Heiress_, and as of August 2006, she launched a her debut pop album _Paris_. | + | Two events prompted Hilton's rise to popularity: the release of a sex videotape with former boyfriend Rick Salomon and her appearence on the FOX reality show [[Television/The Simple Life|"The Simple Life."]] The June 2004 release of <em>1 Night in Paris</em> prompted Hilton to sue her ex-boyfriend; however, the tape proved to jump-start her celebrity status. "The Simple Life" furthered it even more and three additional seasons of the show have since aired. |
| - | *Rise to Fame* | + | Hilton has also become a wanted model, appearing in numerous print and television advertisements including Guess and Carl's Jr. In 2004, a perfume bearing her name was release to moderate success; consequently, a version for men was released. Hilton's work in film, writing, and music has been light and critically panned. Even so, she continues to be popular. |
| - | In early 2001, Hilton began to develop a reputation as a 19-year-old socialite, being identified as "New York's leading It Girl" whose fame was beginning to "extend beyond [...] the New York tabloids" and even into the movies (she had a cameo in Ben Stiller’s 2001 release, _Zoolander_). Then in late 2003, her then three-year-old sex video, _1Night in Paris_, leaked onto the internet, and fueled an internet and magazine gossip frenzy, only a week before the premiere of _The Simple Life_. Though Hilton has strongly denied such claims that the leak was intentional to drum up publicity for her show, and stated she was "embarrassed" and "humiliated" by the publicity brought by the tape, some still say the incident was planned. | + | <b>[[Television]]</b><ul><li>[[Television/The Simple Life|"The Simple Life" (2003)]] |
| + | <li>[[Television/The Simple Life 2 Road Trip|"The Simple Life 2: Road Trip" (2004)]] | ||
| + | <li>[[Television/The Simple Life 3 Interns|"The Simple Life 3: Interns" (2005)]] | ||
| + | <li>[[Television/The Simple Life 4 Till Death Do Us Part|"The Simple Life 4: 'Till Death Do Us Part" (2006)]]</ul> | ||
| - | Since then, there have been dozens of incidents, which keep Hilton in the news, from the hacking of her cellular phone device, T-Mobile's Sidekick, which leaked her electronic phone book onto the internet with all of her famous friends’ numbers out there for all the world to call, to breaking up the best-friendship she had with Nicole Richie, yet not confirming the actual cause of their rift, and much more. Hilton definitely has a knack for staying in the limelight. | + | <b>[[Filmography]]</b><ul><li>[[Filmography/Nine Lives|<em>Nine Lives</em> (2002)]] |
| + | <li>[[Filmography/Wonderland|<em>Wonderland</em> (2003)]] | ||
| + | <li>[[Filmography/Raising Helen|<em>Raising Helen</em> (2004)]] | ||
| + | <li>[[Filmography/The Hillz|<em>The Hillz</em> (2004)]] | ||
| + | <li>[[Filmography/House of Wax|<em>House of Wax</em> (2005)]] | ||
| + | <li>[[Filmography/National Lampoons Pledge This|<em>National Lampoon's Pledge This!</em> (2006)]]</ul> | ||
| - | *Movies* | + | <b>[[Discography]]</b><ul><li>[[Discography/Paris|<em>Paris</em> (2006)]]</ul> |
| - | Hilton has tried, mostly in vain, to be taken seriously as an actress over the years. Her film credits include minor and supporting roles in the feature films _House of Wax_ (2005), _The Hillz_ (2004), _Raising Helen_ (2004), and _Nine Lives_ (2002). Her role in House of Wax won the Teen Choice Award for "Best Scream" and earned a "Best Frightened Performance" nomination at the MTV Movie Awards 2006. Hilton landed her first lead roles in 2006 with the straight-to-DVD releases _National Lampoon's Pledge This!_ and _Bottom's Up_ with Jason Mewes. She also appeared in cameo roles in _Zoolander_ (2001), _The Cat in the Hat_ (2003), _Wonderland_ (2003), and _Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!_ (2004). She has also acted in the short subjects "QIK2JDG" (2002) and "L.A. Knights" (2003). Hilton has several upcoming theatrical releases in which she is the lead role, including _The Hottie and the Nottie_ (2008), and an untitled superhero movie involving Stan Lee. There was also a rumor around the gossip magazines and blogs that she was being considered to play Mother Theresa in a feature movie on the Saint's life; though that role never seemed to come to fruition. | + | <b>[[Bibliography]]</b><ul><li>[[Bibliography/Confessions of an Heiress A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose|<em>Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose</em> (2004)]] |
| - | + | <li>[[Bibliography/Your Heiress Diary Confess It All To Me|<em>Your Heiress Diary: Confess It All To Me</em> (2004)]]</ul> | |
| - | Hilton has also appeared in several music videos, including It Girl by John Oates (of Hall & Oates fame), Just Lose It by Eminem and Caught Up In The Rapture by Won-G featuring Gizelle. | + | |
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| - | Due to her cameos, commercials, modeling, TV and movies, according to Forbes Magazine's annual Celebrity 100, Hilton earned approximately $2 million in 2003–2004,[8] $6.5 million in 2004-2005,[9] and $7 million in 2005-2006.[10] | + | |
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| - | <a href="http://thebosh.com/archives/gossip/paris_hilton/" target=new>Paris Hilton @ TheBosh.com</a> - Blogging the latest news and gossip about Paris , and many other celebs. | + | |
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| - | <a href="http://celebritysmack.blogspot.com/search/label/Paris%20Hilton" target=new>Paris Hilton @ CelebritySmack.com</a> - A catty celebrity blog with gossip, rumors and pictures. | + | |
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| - | Celebrity Pictorials & Gossip [http://celebs.pictorials.us] | + | |
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| - | <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Pamela Anderson | + | <b>Pamela Anderson</b>, full name Pamela Denise Anderson (formerly Pamela Lee Anderson), is an actress, producer, and model. Canadian-born, she has appeared in dozens of films, television programs, and been photographed in a wide range of publications. |
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| - | </strong></span><a name="Early_life"></a>Even though she was born and raised in Canada, <strong>Pamela Denise Anderson</strong> (born July 1, 1967) became the archetypal American buxom blond of the 1990s. This <em>Playboy</em> sex symbol, model, television personality, movie starlet, and rock star wife has been an icon in the United States since she entranced the teenage-boy libido of America after being discovered at a Canadian football game in 1989, when she was just 21. She then went on to pose for <em>Playboy </em>Magazine, be the notoriously beautiful "Tool Time Girl" in the early 1990s sitcom <em><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101120/">Home Improvement</a></em>, and then sprint down the California coastline on the vapid melodrama <em><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096542/">Baywatch</a></em>. | + | |
| - | Though her large breast implants, golden-blonde hair, and Barbie-like physique gained her the recognition as being America’s sex symbol in the late 20th century, lately she’s been gaining more notoriety for her frank honestly regarding her personal life: her breast implants, her sexual history, her Hepatitis C diagnosis, and her on-again/off-again marriages to both the rock stars, Tommy Lee and Kid Rock. | + | Anderson received her start as a model serendipitously. During a Canadian football game, Anderson was wearing a Labatt's brewing company shirt and was pictured on the stadium screen. The crowd cheered and as a result, the company offered her a modeling contract. Following her initial work for Labatt's, she signed with <em>Playboy</em> and moved to California in 1989. |
| - | However, she is also a champion of several charitible organizations and foundations, representing not only <a title="MAC Cosmetics" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAC_Cosmetics">MAC Cosmetics</a>'s MAC AIDS Fund, which helps people affected by <a title="AIDS" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDS">AIDS</a> and <a title="HIV" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV">HIV</a>, and acting as a celebrity spokesperson for the American Liver Foundation, but also proving to be a tireless champion for PETA's ongoing campaign, she has proven that she is more than just the pneumatic blond she lead us to beleive. | + | Anderson's move to California brought a number of changes. She not only landed more work, but underwent plastic surgery. Anderson dyed her hair blonde and received breast implants. These augmentations proved helped, since she was offered roles in the television programs [[Television/Home Improvement|"Home Improvement"]] and [[Television/Baywatch|"Baywatch."]] Anderson also began work in film, but none of her projects proved commerically or critically successful. Anderson's extraordinary popularity landed her her own program in 2000,[[Television/VIP|"V.I.P."]] Although the show was panned by critics, it had enough followers to keep it on the air for four seasons. |
| - | <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Early life</span></strong> | + | In March 2002, Anderson revealed that she had contracted the Hepatitis C virus from former husband Tommy Lee. Anderson took a break from working and concentrated on her health and family as a result. In 2004, however, she returned to modeling and acting with a cover on <em>Playboy</em>. Additionally, she has starred in a few minor television programs and films. |
| - | Born in Ladysmith, British Columbia, 90 km northwest of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Anderson literally has been famous since she was born: she was the nation's "Centennial Baby” (the first baby born on the Canada's Centennial), or so everyone thought for a few minutes. However, another baby was later reported to be born two hours earlier on the same Canada Day. | + | Anderson's personal life has been somewhat of a mixed bag. In 1995, she married Tommy Lee after having only known him for a matter of days. The couple had two sons together, Brandon and Dylan. Anderson eventually divorced Lee and since has been involved with numerous men. Politically, Anderson is quite active. She is a spokesperson for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). |
| - | Anderson is of partly Finnish ancestry (her paternal grandfather, Hermanni Hyyti䩮en, from Saarij䲶i, left Finland in 1908). After her birth, her parents, Barry and Carol Anderson, moved to the town of Comox with Pamela. | + | <b>[[Filmography]]</b><ul><li>[[Filmography/The Taking of Beverly Hills|The Taking of Beverly Hills (1991)]] |
| + | <li>[[Filmography/Good Cop Bad Cop|<em>Good Cop, Bad Cop</em> (1993)]] | ||
| + | <li>[[Filmography/Snapdragon|<em>Snapdragon</em> (1993)]] | ||
| + | <li>[[Filmography/Raw Justice|<em>Raw Justice</em> (1994)]] | ||
| + | <li>[[Filmography/Naked Souls|<em>Naked Souls</em> (1995)]] | ||
| + | <li>[[Filmography/Barb Wire|<em>Barb Wire</em> (1996)]] | ||
| + | <li>[[Filmography/The Making of Bret Michaels|<em>The Making of Bret Michaels</em> (2002)]] | ||
| + | <li>[[Filmography/Scooby-Doo|<em>Scooby-Doo</em> (2002)]] | ||
| + | <li>[[Filmography/Earthlings|<em>Earthlings</em> (2003)]] | ||
| + | <li>[[Filmography/Pauly Shore is Dead|<em>Pauly Shore is Dead</em> (2003)]] | ||
| + | <li>[[Filmography/Scary Movie 3|<em>Scary Movie 3</em> (2003)]] | ||
| + | <li>[[Filmography/No Rules|<em>No Rules</em> (2005)]]</ul> | ||
| - | <a name="Career"></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Career </strong></span> | + | <b>[[Television]]</b><ul><li>[[Television/Home Improvement|"Home Improvement" (1991-1993)]] |
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| - | Anderson attended from Highland Secondary School. In her high school yearbook, she scrawled her dreams of being a California beach bum, and after she graduated in 1985, she set out to achieve her lifelong goal. In 1988, she moved to Vancouver, where she first experienced city life and worked as a fitness instructor. However, luck started early, as during the summer of 1989, Anderson and her friends went to a Canadian football game. At some point during the game Anderson was shown on the stadium screen, and the crowd at the game cheered for the young blonde beauty, who was then 21. She was taken to the field and received an ovation from the crowd. During the game, Anderson was wearing a <a title="Labatt Brewing Company" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labatt_Brewing_Company">Labatt's</a> t-shirt, a Canadian beer company, and they offered Anderson a modeling contract which she quickly accepted – soon she was on posters in every bar in Canada. | + | <li>[[Television/Come Die with Me A Mickey Spillanes Mike Hammer Mystery|"Come Die with Me: A Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Mystery" (1994)]] |
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| - | In late 1989, Pamela decided to model for <em>Playboy</em> magazine: she appeared on the October 1989 cover, and decided to move to finally make the move to Los Angeles to continue her modeling career. | + | <li>[[Television/Baywatch Hawaiian Wedding|"Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding" (2003)]] |
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| - | <a name="Acting_and_modeling"></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Acting and Modeling</strong></span> | + | <li>[[Television/Stacked|"Stacked" (2005-2006)]]</ul> |
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| - | Though some say her personal life has garnered more attention than her professional life, she has still cultivated quite a resume in the acting and modeling world. | + | |
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| - | After her move to Los Angeles, Anderson bleached her brunette hair blonde and got breast implants. In 1991 she landed a minor role on the hit 1990s sitcom, <a title="Home Improvement" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101120/"><em>Home Improvement</em></a> (1991-1997), where she received much of the attention during the show’s "Tool Time" segments as Lisa the super hot "Tool Girl." Later she landed the role of C.J. Parker (1992-1997) on <a title="Baywatch" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096542/"><em>Baywatch</em></a>. Though Anderson was still modeling for <em>Outdoor Life</em> and appearing on the cover of the magazine each year, her role as C.J. Parker was giving her more popularity and international recognition. She also made appearances on <a title="The Nanny" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106080/"><em>The Nanny</em></a> as Fran's rival, Heather Biblow. | + | |
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| - | These smaller shows, along with her pictorials in <em>Playboy</em> magazine seemed to be the springboard for an even bigger role as an iconic sex symbol, and in 1996 she stared in her first feature film, <a title="Barb Wire (film)" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115624/"><em>Barb Wire</em></a>, as a character known as Barbara Rose Kopetski. Unfortunely, the movie did not sit well with critics and did not do very well at the box office. However, she had garnered enough fame to guest-hosted <a title="Saturday Night Live" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072562/"><em>Saturday Night Live</em></a> (1997). D uring the beginning of the show, Anderson said, "You know, if you're nervous on stage, you actually should be naked!" She then began a striptease. Her breasts, however, were covered by a small flesh-colored bra and a crotch patch that was also flesh colored (though they were still blurred out for the sake of the joke). The segment became fodder for late-night comedians for the following weeks. | + | |
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| - | In September 1998, Anderson starred in her produced series <a title="V.I.P. (TV series)" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0309027/"><em>V.I.P.</em></a> Again, it was a critical bomb; however, with so many people tuning in each week just to see Pamela Anderson, the show lasted four seasons before being cancelled in 2002. After that Anderson stated that she needed to dedicate her time to raising her children. | + | |
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| - | In 2004, Anderson returned to the spotlight. In May she appeared naked on the cover of <em>Playboy</em> magazine. It was the first time she had appeared naked on any magazine cover. Later, she posed naked for <em>Stuff</em> and <em>GQ</em> magazines. Many noticed that her breast size was larger than her pictorials from 2003 and questioned whether she had had them augmented once again, which she later admitted. | + | |
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| - | In 2004, Pamela Anderson released the book <em>Star</em>, co-written by author <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/ericshawquinn">Eric Shaw Quinn</a>, in which she describes a young teenager doing different things in order to reach fame. After this, she began touring the United States, signing autographs for fans at Wal-Mart stores nationwide. Her second book, the sequel <em>Star Struck</em>, released in 2005, is a thinly veiled look at her life with Tommy Lee and the travails of celebrity life. | + | |
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| - | In April 2005, Anderson starred in a new FOX sitcom <a title="Stacked" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448303/"><em>Stacked</em></a> as Skyler Dayton, a party girl (with implants) who goes to work at a bookstore. <a title="Stacked" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448303/"><em>Stacked</em></a> was cancelled on May 18, 2006, after two seasons, although some episodes did not even get to air. During the summer of 2005, (August 14, 2005) Comedy Central created the <a title="Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_Central_Roast_of_Pamela_Anderson"><em>Roast of Pamela Anderson</em></a> to honor the sex symbol for the past decade. During her final speech at the Roast, Pamela referred to her breasts as "Pancho and Lefty"; however, the roast in now famous more for the drug addled antics of the musician <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/courtneylove">Cournty Love</a>, than Pamela's assets. | + | |
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| - | In December 2005, NBC cut off a video of Anderson pole dancing topless stars were painted on her breasts on <a title="Elton John" href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/sireltonjohn">Elton John</a>'s "The Red Piano," but NBC said that the footage was inappropriate for primetime. | + | |
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| - | In March 2006, it was announced that Anderson received a star on Canada's Walk of Fame thanks to her many years as a model and actress (only the second model to receive a star), and in April 2006, Anderson hosted Canada's Juno Awards, becoming the first non-singer and model to do so. | + | |
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| - | Most recently, Anderson is repeatedly referred to in the film <a title="Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443453/"><em>Borat</em></a>; in fact, she is the reason for Borat's trip to and across the United States; she makes a cameo appearance towards the end of the film at an autograph signing event. She has also begun filming the upcoming comedy, <a title="Blonde and Blonder" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0893509/"><em>Blonde and Blonder</em></a>. | + | |
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| - | Almost superseding the fame Anderson has amassed due to her modeling and acting, she has received a great deal of press attention for her well-publicized personal life. | + | |
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| - | Anderson became a naturalized citizen of the United States on May 12, 2004, while retaining her Canadian citizenship, for the purpose of sponsoring her parents (or at least her mother) for a green card, though she has called Southern California home since 1989. | + | |
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| - | Anderson's numerous personal relationships have made headlines in gossip magazines since the early 1990s. She dated <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/scottbaio">Scott Baoi</a> after meeting him on the set of <em><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086681/">Charles in Charge</a></em>, dated <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/bretmichaels">Bret Michaels</a>, the lead singer of the 1980s band Poison, and married <a title="Tommy Lee" href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/tommylee">Tommy Lee</a>, drummer of M?y Cr? February 19, 1995 after knowing him for only 96 hours. | + | |
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| - | On New Year's Eve in 1994, Anderson met Tommy Lee at a party in New York, where he apparently approuched her and licked her face. Lee attempted to contact Anderson repeatedly for the next few weeks and ended up following her to Cancun where she was set to do a modeling shoot. After four days of courting, the two were married on a beach: Anderson wore a white bikini and Tommy, a set of shorts. After returning to Los Angeles, they had wedding rings tattooed on their fingers inscribed with each others name. | + | |
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| - | During this time, she was known professionally as Pamela Anderson Lee. A tabloid and internet firestorm began when a pornographic home video of Anderson and Tommy Lee was stolen from their home, and subsequently was leaked into the public eye on the internet – this was the first incident of its kind. Anderson sued the company, the Internet Entertainment Group, who distributed the video, and ultimately the courts awarded Anderson and Lee $1.5 million plus attorney fees for their share of the profits. A second tape, which was made before the Tommy Lee tape, involving Anderson and musician Bret Michaels from Poison, was later distributed on the Internet; however, made less of a stir. Frames of the video first appeared in <em>Penthouse</em> magazine in March 1998. The popularity and profitability of the Anderson and Tommy Lee video sparked a miniature genre within the porn film industry and since then many homemade porn videos of celebrities have been released to the public through home video and Web channels (either with or without the participants' co-operation). | + | |
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| - | Anderson filed for divorce from Tommy Lee twice, once sighting physical abuse, and reconciled with him twice, once to help Lee with his alcohol addiction, before the couple finally broke up for good. | + | |
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| - | Pamela Anderson has always spoken candidly and often revealingly about her private life. In March 2002, Anderson publicly stated that she had contracted the Hepatitis C virus from Lee (supposedly from sharing tattoo needles), and began writing a regular column for <em>Jane</em> magazine. In October 2003, Anderson jokingly said on <a title="Howard Stern" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Stern">Howard Stern</a>'s radio show that she does not expect to live more than ten or fifteen years, but this was misconstrued and taken seriously by many Web sites and tabloids, which subsequently set off a firestorm of gossip. | + | |
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| - | On a visit to the <a title="David Letterman" href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/davidletterman">David Letterman</a> show in 2004, she said she had not been dating for some time, and when Letterman asked her how she was coping, she responded, "There's not a square corner left anywhere in my house!" Letterman left that comment unanswered while the audience hooted. Lee still to this day denies having the disease, and today, Anderson and Lee are just friends. | + | |
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| - | In January 2005, Anderson confessed that she had got new breast implants, claiming not to feel like herself without them. Anderson also claimed that the new breast implants were bigger than her old implants. | + | |
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| - | With the fame, came the price as well. In March 2001, <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/christineevelynroth">Christine Evelyn Roth </a>was arrested while sleeping in a guest room of Anderson's home. She was only charged with the misdemeanor of trespassing and not the more serious crime of stalking. Roth pleaded guilty to the charge of trespassing and was deported to her home country of France. | + | |
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| - | Since her divorce, she has become engaged to both the model <a title="Marcus Schenkenberg" href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/marcusschenkenberg">Marcus Schenkenberg</a> and the singer <a title="Kid Rock" href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/kidrock">Kid Rock</a> (Robert J. Ritchie). She broke up with Schenkenberg in 2001, and broke up with Kid Rock in 2003. However, after much speculation regarding Anderson's dating life, it was announced on July 18, 2006 that she would marry Kid Rock: on July 29, 2006, the two were married on a yacht near St. Tropez, France, while Anderson wore a white bikini. Anderson posted a blog entry regarding her marriage to Kid Rock saying, "I've raised my kids alone in hope of a miracle. Well my miracle came and went. And came back and back because he knew that I'd wake up one day and realize that I was waiting for nothing." "I'm moving on," she declared. "I feel like I'm finally free ... I'm in love." There was extensive unconfirmed media speculation that the marriage is pregnancy-related, but the theory was based only on Anderson's representatives refusal to comment on the question (though in history this has proven to be a confirmation). On November 10, 2006, it was announced that Anderson miscarried while in Vancouver shooting a new film, <a title="Blonde and Blonder" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0893509/"><em>Blonde and Blonder</em></a>. Seventeen days later, on November 27, 2006 Anderson filed for divorce in Los Angeles County Superior Court from <a title="Kid Rock" href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/kidrock">Kid Rock</a>, citing irreconcilable differences. Some news reports have suggested that it was an abusive outburst from Kid Rock, wherein he called her among other colorful adjectives, a “Slut” and a “Whore” during a private screening of <a title="Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443453/"><em>Borat</em></a>, at their home, that led to the filing for divorce two weeks later. | + | |
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| - | She put her <a title="Malibu, California" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malibu,_California">Malibu, California</a>, home up for sale in order to move to a more private location. | + | |
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| - | Anderson is a <a title="Vegetarian" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarian">vegetarian</a>, and has beensince her early teens when she walked in on her dad slaughtering an animal he had just hunted. | + | |
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| - | In 1999, Anderson received the first <a title="Linda McCartney" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_McCartney">Linda McCartney</a> Memorial Award for animal rights protectors, in recognition of her campaign against fur. An active member of the animal protection organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) for years, she has taken part in several campaigns, one or which being PETA's "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur." On June 28, 2006, at a PETA gala event before the PETA Humanitarian Awards, Anderson posed naked with other protesters on a window display of the <a title="Stella McCartney" href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/stellamccartney">Stella McCartney</a> boutique in London, England. Anderson went inside the boutique and said she would take her clothes off if the event raised enough money for PETA, which it did and she ultimately took off her clothes and went to stand on a pedestal at the window display. Anderson wore a banner that read, "We'd rather bare skin than wear skin." The event sparked a media frenzy in London. | + | |
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| - | She has also actively campaigned against Kentucky Fried Chicken. In 2001, Anderson released a letter in support of PETA's campaign against Kentucky Fried Chicken, stating "What KFC does to 750 million chickens each year is not civilized or acceptable." She later made a video about KFC's treatment of chickens. <a title="http://www.KentuckyFriedCruelty.com" href="http://www.kentuckyfriedcruelty.com/"></a>In January 2006, Anderson requested that the Governor of Kentucky remove a bust of <a title="Colonel Sanders" href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/colonelsanders">Colonel Sanders</a>, the founder of KFC, from display but her request was refused - even when she offered her own bust in exchange. In February 2006, Anderson decided to boycott the Kentucky Derby because of its support for Kentucky Fried Chicken. | + | |
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| - | She has also campaigned against seal hunting in her native Canada. In March 2006, Anderson asked to speak to Prime Minister <a title="Stephen Harper" href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/stephenharper">Stephen Harper</a> about the annual seal hunt. Her request was refused. In May 2006, she petitioned random individuals on the street for their opinion on the Canadian Seal Hunt. | + | |
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| - | In March 2005, Anderson became a spokesmodel for MAC Cosmetics's MAC AIDS Fund, which helped people affected by AIDS and HIV. After becoming the official spokesmodel, Anderson raised money during events in Toronto, Tokyo, Dublin and Athens. Anderson also became the celebrity spokesperson for the American Liver Foundation, and served as the Grand Marshal of the SOS motorcycle ride fundraiser. | + | |
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| + | <b>[[Bibliography]]</b><ul><li>[[Bibliography/Star|<em>Star</em> (2004)]] | ||
| + | <li>[[Bibliography/Star Struck|<em>Star Struck</em> (2005)]]</ul> | ||
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| - | <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Lindsay Lohan</strong></span> | + | <b>Lindsay Lohan</b>, full name Lindsay Dee Lohan, is an actress, singer, and model. As a child, Lohan modeled for magazines and television commercials; however, her career shifted focus as she grew older and took more control. While noted for her performances, Lohan is also infamous for her personal struggles. Although she has denied ever having suffered from bulimia, she does admit to being hospitalized and having lost weight severely. Lohan has also confessed to drug use, although has not elaborated on specifics. |
| - | <strong>Lindsay Dee Lohan</strong> (born July 2, 1986) is another one of the reigning few famous young women who are mostly known, for simply being famous. | + | Lohan's modeling experience as a child includes more than a hundred print advertisements for Toys "R" Us, Calvin Klein, and Abercrombie and Fitch; television advertisements include Duncan Hines and Jell-O. From her work as a child model, Lohan made the transition into acting where she appeared on the soap opera [[Television/Another World|"Another World."]] |
| - | Her face graces the cover of almost every tabloid on a weekly basis, and with a few select others in the mix of celebrity (<a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/parishilton">Paris Hilton</a>, <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/britneyspears">Britney Spears</a>, and others) she is also known by the more derogatory name of celebutard; this nomenclautre stems from their frequent follies and foibles recorded by the 24 hour a day paparazzi that follow her, relentlessly. The unfortunate series of events keeping Lohan in the media spotlight, have portrayed her as an unstable partygirl with a mean streak and a bratty work ethic. | + | |
| - | However, her persona might be extensively marred by her antics, but is still considered a very talented actress. Lohan has done movies with the likes of <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/dennisquaid">Dennis Quaid </a>and <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/merylstreep">Meryl Streep</a> to <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/janefonda">Jane Fonda</a> and <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/adrianbrody">Adrian Brody</a>, and she also has pop-star etched on her resume with her 2003 release <em>Speak</em> which hit number 4 in the U.S. pop charts. | + | Lohan was successful in her work on "Another World," opening up the opportunity to work in film. She took the double lead in the Disney live-action film, [[Filmography/The Parent Trap|<em>The Parent Trap</em>]]. Disney offered her the role of Penny in <em>Inspector Gadget</em>, but took a break instead. She returned in 2003 to start beside Jamie Lee Curtis in [[Filmography/Freaky Friday|<em>Freaky Friday</em>]]. |
| - | Lohan has been in the entertainment industry literally since she was in diapers, starting as a child fashion model for magazine ads and television commercials, and then at the tender age of ten, she began her acting career in the soap opera, “Another World”; at eleven, she made her motion picture debut by playing both twins in Disney's 1998 remake of <em>The Parent Trap</em>. Lohan's breakout role as a leading actress, however, came six years later with 2004's <em>Mean Girls</em>. This introduced her as one of the reigning teen-queens, up there with the likes of <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/hilaryduff">Hilary Duff</a> and others, and also highlighted both her professional and personal lives—including her indulgent and often problematic nightlife and her parents' marital and legal struggles. | + | Based on her success in both <em>The Parent Trap</em> and <em>Freaky Friday</em>, critics labeled her the quinessentially teen queen. Ironically, her third film cast her in the lead as exactly that. [[Filmography/Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen|<em>Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen</em>]] was a moderate box office success, as was [[Filmography/Mean Girls|<em>Mean Girls</em>]]. In the hopes of moving toward a more serious acting career, Lohan has signed on with a number of high-profile projects including [[Filmography/Speechless|<em>Speechless</em>]] with Adrien Brody, [[Filmography/Georgia Rule|<em>Georgia Rule</em>]] beside Felicity Huffman and Jane Fonda, and the film adaptation of Oscar Wilde's [[Filmography/A Woman of No Importance|<em>A Woman of No Importance</em>]]. |
| - | As an adult, Lohan began to take on more varied roles and projects, including <a title="Robert Altman" href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/robertaltman">Robert Altman</a>'s final film, <em>A Prairie Home Companion</em>; and while filming <em>Herbie: Fully Loaded</em> in 2004, Lohan launched her career in music, recording and releasing her first studio album, <em>Speak</em>; her second album, <em>A Little More Personal (Raw)</em>, was released in 2005. | + | Aside from acting, Lohan has a five-album contract of which two have been released. Critics of both albums have been guarded, if not outright negative in their reviews; however, commerical acceptance has been solid. |
| - | <a name="Background"></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Early Life</strong></span> | + | <b>[[Filmography]]</b><ul><li>[[Filmography/The Parent Trap|<em>The Parent Trap</em> (1998)]] |
| + | <li>[[Filmography/Freaky Friday|<em>Freaky Friday</em> (2003)]] | ||
| + | <li>[[Filmography/Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen|<em>Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen</em> (2004)]] | ||
| + | <li>[[Filmography/Mean Girls|<em>Mean Girls</em> (2004)]] | ||
| + | <li>[[Filmography/Herbie Fully Loaded|<em>Herbie: Fully Loaded</em> (2005)]] | ||
| + | <li>[[Filmography/Just My Luck|<em>Just My Luck</em> (2006)]] | ||
| + | <li>[[Filmography/A Prairie Home Companion|<em>A Prairie Home Companion</em> (2006)]] | ||
| + | <li>[[Filmography/Bobby|<em>Bobby</em> (2006)]] | ||
| + | <li>[[Filmography/Chapter 27|<em>Chapter 27</em> (2007)]] | ||
| + | <li>[[Filmography/Bill|<em>Bill</em> (2007)]] | ||
| + | <li>[[Filmography/Georgia Rule|<em>Georgia Rule</em> (2007)]] | ||
| + | <li>[[Filmography/Speechless|<em>Speechless</em> (2007)]] | ||
| + | <li>[[Filmography/A Woman of No Importance|<em>A Woman of No Importance</em> (2007)]]</ul> | ||
| - | Lohan is of Irish and Italian heritage, and was born in New York City, the eldest child of <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/michaellohan">Michael </a>and <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/dinalohan">Dina Lohan</a>, both former actors. She grew up in Merrick and Cold Spring Harbor on Long Island in New York. She has three younger siblings: brother <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/michaellohanii">Michael </a>had a role as "Lost Boy at Camp" in <em>The Parent Trap</em> (1998), sister <a title="Aliana Lohan" href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/alianalohan">Aliana</a> is an aspiring model and actress, and brother <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/dakotalohan">Dakota</a> (Cody) who has also modeled. According to Lohan herself, she has a marvelous relationship with all three younger siblings – particularly her brothers, whom she affectionately calls "Punk" and "Codester," respectively. She was raised as a Catholic. | + | <b>[[Television]]</b><ul><li>[[Television/Another World|"Another World" (1996-1997)]] |
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| - | Lohan's family was financially comfortable from its inception; her father had inherited his family's pasta business, which he later sold to trade in futures (briefly becoming President of New York Futures Traders). More recently, he worked as an investment banker, securing funding for independent films. Lohan's mother, a former Rockette at Radio City Music Hall, was a Wall Street analyst before becoming her daughter's manager. Despite the family's wealth, Lohan—when she wasn't tutored on film sets—attended public schools on Long Island until just before her high school graduation, finishing her studies at home. | + | <li>[[Television/Life-Size|"Life-Size" (2000)]] |
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| - | <a name="Early_work"></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Early Career | + | <li>[[Television/Punkd|"Punk'd" (2003)]] |
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| - | Though Lohan officially began her career with Ford Models at age three she found little work as a fashion model. However, she continued on and eventually appeared in more than 100 print ads for Toys "R" Us. She also modeled for Calvin Klein Kids (usually with her siblings <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/michaellohanii">Michael </a>and <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/alianalohan">Ali</a>) and Abercrombie Kids. Through young adulthood, Lohan was featured in such diverse magazines as Vogue, Elle, Bliss, High Club in Bulgaria and Blenda in Japan. | + | |
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| - | Lohan’s first big commercial advertising break came with a Duncan Hines commercial, and she went on to appear in over 60 commercials, including a Jell-O pudding spot with <a title="Bill Cosby" href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/billcosby">Bill Cosby</a>. Her ad work led to roles in soap operas, and by 1996, she was already considered a show-business veteran when she landed the role of Alexandra "Alli" Fowler on "Another World," "where she delivered more dialogue than any other ten-year-old in daytime serials" of the time. | + | |
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| - | Lohan gave up "Another World" for the big screen when director <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/nancymeyers">Nancy Meyers </a>cast her as estranged twin sisters who try to reunite their long-divorced parents (<a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/dennisquaid">Dennis Quaid </a>and <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/natasharichardson">Natasha Richardson</a>) in <em>The Parent Trap</em> (1998). Hired in 1997 at age 10, Lohan was 11 when filming began in England and California (in Los Angeles and the Napa Valley). "I left school for eight months," she said. "When I came back, my friends [asked], 'Where'd you go?' I said, 'My family and I went on a long vacation.' Then the movie came out, and they were, like, 'Um, Lindsay? That's you in Parent Trap,' and I said, 'Oh, yeah. I also did this movie while we were gone.'" Trap was well-received for a family comedy, bringing in US$92 million worldwide. | + | |
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| - | Film critic <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/janetmaslin">Janet Maslin </a>found Lohan's dual performances so forceful "that she seems to have been taking shy violet lessons from <a title="Sharon Stone" href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/sharonstone">Sharon Stone</a>.” Critic <a title="Kenneth Turan" href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/kennethturan">Kenneth Turan</a> called Lohan "the soul of this film as much as <a title="Hayley Mills" href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/hayleymills">Hayley Mills</a> was of the original, and … she is more adept than her predecessor at creating two distinct personalities." | + | |
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| - | Disney signed Lohan to a three year contract, and she was offered the role of Penny in <em>Inspector Gadget</em> but, after seven months' work on <em>The Parent Trap</em>, she turned it down. Later, she starred in two original television movies, <em>Life-Size</em> (2000) (with <a title="Tyra Banks" href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/tyrabanks">Tyra Banks</a>) and <em>Get a Clue</em> (2002). She also played <a title="Bette Midler" href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/bettemidler">Bette Midler</a>'s daughter in the first episode of the short-lived series, "Bette" (2000), but Lohan—then 14—quit when the production moved from New York to Los Angeles. | + | |
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| - | In 2001, she hosted the ABC-TV commercial series commemorating <a title="Walt Disney" href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/waltdisney">Walt Disney</a>'s 100th birthday during a rebroadcast of The Parent Trap. | + | |
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| - | Following a brief hiatus, Lohan attended her first-ever film audition and won the lead teen role in another Disney remake; <em>Freaky Friday</em> (2003) starred <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/jamieleecurtis">Jamie Lee Curtis </a>and Lohan as a mother and daughter trapped in the other's body. Critic <a title="Roger Ebert" href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/rogerebert">Roger Ebert</a> praised Lohan's "<a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/jodiefoster">Jodie Foster</a> sort of seriousness and intent focus beneath her teenage persona." Through 2005, Friday was Lohan's biggest commercial film success, earning US$160 million worldwide. | + | |
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| - | Lohan was given the lead in two films, <em>Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen</em> (her first feature that was not a remake) and Paramount's Mean Girls, both released in 2004. Drama Queen was a moderate success at the box office, grossing about US$30 million, but was a failure with critics. "Though still a promising star," <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/robertkelder">Robert K. Elder </a>wrote, "Lohan will have to do a little penance before she's forgiven for Confessions." Then came <em>Mean Girls</em>, her first PG-13 (and first non-Disney) film; her breakout lead performance pushed the critical and commercial hit to grosses of over US$86 million domestically and US$128 million worldwide. | + | |
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| - | Mean Girls was scripted by <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/tinafey">Tina Fey</a> and featured several alumni of “Saturday Night Live”; Lohan was asked to host the show three times, in 2004, 2005, and 2006. | + | |
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| - | Lohan returned to Disney for <em>Herbie: Fully Loaded</em> (2005), the fifth film in the long-dormant <em>Herbie</em> series. Her rising popularity allowed her to choose from a wider variety of projects and, at age 19, Lohan felt Herbie would help her make the transition into more grown-up roles. "In most of my other films, I was in high school," she said. "Here, [my character is] just out of college. It's nice to be able to do something that I think will be acceptable to the fan base I've accumulated from my Disney movies, but subconsciously they'll see me getting older and maturing." Fully Loaded did well at the box office, earning more in international release than in the United States. | + | |
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| - | Her next film in wide release, <em>Just My Luck</em>, opened in May 2006 to poor reviews and earned only $33 million worldwide. The following month, A<em> Prairie Home Companion</em>—an ensemble film directed by Robert Altman—fared better, debuting at #7 in limited release and ending its run with nearly $US20 million in domestic box-office receipts. "Lohan rises to the occasion," wrote <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/petertravers">Peter Travers</a>, "delivering a rock-the-house version of 'Frankie and Johnny.’" Lohan completed filming the independent <a title="Emilio Estevez" href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/emilioestevez">Emilio Estevez</a> film, <em>Bobby</em>, opposite <a title="Elijah Wood" href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/elijahwood">Elijah Wood</a>, in December 2005; the film débuted at the Venice Film Festival on September 5, 2006, and was released in theaters on November 23, 2006. Chapter 27 with <a title="Jared Leto" href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/jaredleto">Jared Leto</a> began filming in New York on January 9, 2006, and had wrapped by March. | + | |
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| - | Three new projects were announced in April 2006; Lohan will play a girl molested by her stepfather in <em>Georgia Rule</em> opposite <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/felicityhuffman">Felicity Huffman </a>and <a title="Jane Fonda" href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/janefonda">Jane Fonda</a> (filming began in June of 2006), and a speech assistant to <a title="Adrien Brody" href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/adrianbrody">Adrien Brody</a> in <em>Speechless. </em>Lohan began filming <em>I Know Who Killed Me</em> in late 2006, and she is also set to appear in <em>The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond</em>. | + | |
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| - | Initially Lohan began to display her musical talent through her films’ soundtracks. For the <em>Freaky Friday</em> soundtrack, she sang the closing theme, "Ultimate"; she also recorded four songs for the <em>Confessions of a Teenage Drama Quee</em>n soundtrack. | + | |
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| - | Producer <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/emilioestefanjr">Emilio Estefan, Jr.</a> signed Lohan to a five-album production deal in 2002, and two years later, Lohan signed a recording contract with Casablanca Records, headed by <a title="Tommy Mottola" href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/tommymottola">Tommy Mottola</a>. Her début album, <em>Speak</em>, was released in December 2004, and peaked at number four on the Billboard 200. By early 2005, it was certified Platinum. Though primarily a pop-rock album, Speak was introduced with the single "Rumors", described by <em>Rolling Stone</em> as "a bass-heavy, angry club anthem." | + | |
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| - | Its sexually suggestive video reached number one on MTV's TRL and was nominated for Best Pop Video at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards. "Rumors" eventually earned a Gold certification. | + | |
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| - | In December 2005, her second album, <em>A Little More Personal (Raw)</em>, débuted at number 20 on the Billboard 200 chart, but fell under the top 100 within six weeks. Reviews were unfavorable; critics wondered why an album in which Lohan poured out her heart came across instead as a "slick pop production." Slant magazine called it "contrived ... for all the so-called weighty subject matter, there's not much meat on these bones." The music video for the album's first single, "Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)"—directed by Lohan and featuring the acting début of her sister, Ali—was a dramatization of the pain Lohan says her family has suffered at the hands of her father. She has said about the video: "It's kind of offensive" but "I hope he sees the positive side of the video rather than the negative." | + | |
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| - | Universal Music Group moved Lohan from Casablanca to Motown Records in February 2006. In March, she told OK! magazine that she was writing lyrics for her third album, which she called "a different [from] the first two." She said it is expected to be released Summer 2007. | + | |
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| - | Lohan became a regular subject of tabloid media after reports of a catfight with <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/hilaryduff">Hilary Duff</a> in 2003 over their relationships with singer <a title="Aaron Carter" href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/aaroncarter">Aaron Carter</a>. Lohan and Duff both later said there was no "feud." Lohan was 17 when she moved in with Valderrama (who was 24) in early 2004, and their breakup that November made the gossip columns; numerous romantic rumors followed, forcing actors such as Bruce Willis to refer to their relationships with Lohan as "purely professional." Lohan was also portrayed as a "party girl" who frequented clubs with <a title="Nicole Richie" href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/nicolerichie">Nicole Richie</a> and <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/parishilton">Paris</a> and <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/nickyhilton">Nicky Hilton</a>, among others. | + | |
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| - | <a title="Ashton Kutcher" href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/ashtonkutcher">Ashton Kutcher</a> considered Lohan a sufficient ratings draw in December 2003 to feature her in the second-season finale of Punk'd, his MTV series that plays practical jokes on celebrities (the episode was widely reported as the end of the series—also a practical joke). Eleven months later, Lohan appeared on That '70s Show opposite Kutcher and her then-boyfriend, <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/wilmervalderrama">Wilmer Valderrama</a>. | + | |
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| - | Like most celebrities, Lohan and her family have endured public scrutiny of their private lives. However, it seems that the Lohan’s for whatever reason, have been in the media more so than their celebrity family counterparts. It was revealed in 2004 that <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/michaellohan">Michael Lohan </a>had spent much of his daughter's preteen years in prison for securities fraud. In 2005, he was sent back to prison for "aggravated unlicensed driving" and attempted assault. Later that year, Lohan's parents settled their divorce case; her mother's attorney said, "Dina and the children are delighted that this chapter in their lives is finally over", while her father (through his lawyer) said, "[I] look forward to the opportunity to rebuild my relationship with my children." However, since then Lohan’s father has expressed interest in a reality show based on his and his child’s life, which some say, negates the purpose of wanting to rebuild a substantial relationship. | + | |
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| - | In 2004, Lohan shared an apartment in the Los Angeles, California, area with actress <a title="Raven-Symoné" href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/raven">Raven-Symoné</a>. The following year, she bought a home in West Hollywood while still spending much of her time at her family's home in New York. She has dated actor <a title="Wilmer Valderrama" href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/wilmervalderrama">Wilmer Valderrama</a> and Pink Taco restaurateur <a title="Harry Morton" href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/harrymorton">Harry Morton</a>. | + | |
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| - | Lohan's three car accidents in 2005 made headlines. The first was a minor rear-ender, though the victims later threatened to sue her. She suffered minor injuries when a paparazzo who was following her for a photograph hit her car (police called the crash intentional, but prosecutors said there was not enough evidence to file criminal charges). Lohan also struck a van in West Hollywood; police ruled that the van's driver made an illegal U-turn. When VH1 named Lohan "Big 'It' Girl" for its 'Big' in '05 Awards in December, it was, Lohan quipped, "because being Big in '05 means getting in three car crashes in one year, people!" | + | |
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| - | Lindsay Lohan was the first living person to have a "My Scene Goes Hollywood" doll released by Mattel (in 2005). She also voiced herself in the direct-to-DVD feature film based on the dolls. | + | |
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| - | Lohan was interviewed for the March 2006 issue of <em>Allure</em> magazine; she said she hoped to be taken seriously as an actress, adding, "I hate it when people call me a teen queen." She addressed the numerous romantic rumors ("I know now that I don't need a boyfriend.") and her weight loss ("I will say that I went through a phase. I lost weight when I was in the hospital, and then I wanted to keep it off."). Lohan says 2005 "felt like five lifetimes because I've grown up a lot." | + | |
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| - | Lohan was voted #10 on the list of "100 Sexiest Women" by readers of FHM. | + | |
| - | The death in 2006 of A Prairie Home Companion director Robert Altman hit Lohan hard, according to a condolence letter she sent to his family. The letter drew widespread criticism for being incoherent and laden with spelling and grammatical errors; publicist <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/lesliesloane">Leslie Sloane </a>said journalists were wrong to criticize a note "from the heart" that was composed on her BlackBerry. | + | |
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| - | <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/tedcasablanca">Ted Casablanca</a>, of E! Entertainment gossip fame, has repeatedly used the codename of Morgan Mayhem to tell stories of one particular party-obsessed actress in Hollywood. Many believe that this name refers to Lohan, as she uses Morgan as her professional middle name. Many of the stories tell of egregious and dangerous drug use and a wild-child lifestyle. | + | |
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| - | In July 2005, she participated in the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, an effort to help prevent teenagers from smoking cigarettes and to help current smokers quit. However, Lohan, who began smoking in 2004, was also trying to break the habit as of early 2006. | + | |
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| - | Lohan exhibited dramatic weight loss during 2005, which she attributed to "old-school working out." Later, Lohan admitted that she "nearly died" and said, "I'm working out with a trainer and eating healthily. I want my boobs back." Lohan spent about two days at a Miami, Florida, hospital after suffering a serious asthma attack in January 2006. That same week, <em>Vanity Fair</em> released an interview in which Lohan admitted using drugs "a little" (she denied ever using cocaine, calling it a "sore subject"). The article said she had recovered from "bulimic episodes", and that her 2005 hospitalization was for "a swollen liver and kidney infection". Lohan later said she was "appalled" that her words were "misused and misconstrued" for the article; the magazine replied, "Every word [was recorded] on tape. <em>Vanity Fair</em> stands by the story." | + | |
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| - | In July 2006, Lohan was taken to a hospital while shooting Georgia Rule, complaining that she was "overheated and dehydrated"; Morgan Creek Productions CEO <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/jamesrobinson">James G. Robinson </a>had a letter delivered to Lohan in which he accused her of "all night heavy partying" and making up "bogus excuses", and threatened to take action to recover any "monetary damages". Her mother later appeared on "Access Hollywood" to refute the accusation, saying her asthmatic daughter was working in 105-degree heat and calling Robinson's letter "way out of line." However, Jane Fonda later appeared on television saying that she wanted to “hug” Lohan until she grew up. | + | |
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| - | People wrote in December 2006 that Lohan had been attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in Los Angeles for a year, but she told the magazine that she hadn't gone public because "it's no one's business. That's why it's anonymous!" She said she had been going to clubs between film projects to get partying "out of my system, [but] I was going out too much and I knew that, and I have more to live for than that.” The following month, Lohan entered rehab at an undisclosed location "to take care of my personal health," asking that the media "please respect my privacy at this time." | + | |
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| - | Lohan's representative told People that the actress had undergone an appendicectomy on January 4, 2007. TMZ.com reported that she was videotaped the following day, trying to avoid photographers after she walked out of the hospital. Though even with the appendicectomy claim, many say that they saw Lohan out at Los Angeles clubs the following night, which many also say, cannot happen if one has their appendix removed. | + | |
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| - | Lohan’s life currently is under one of the most magnified media looking glasses of our time. Unfortunately, every private moment of Lindsey’s life has been made public, though it looks as though Lohan has done much to thwart the paparazzi’s advances by not only not trying to avoid them, but approaching the flicker bugs with her qualms: most notably about Paris Hilton, where she walked up to a group of camera men and called her a very derogatory 4-letter word. | + | |
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| - | Lohan entered L.A.'s Wonderland rehab center on January 18, 2007 to treat her addiction issues, and was released in mid-February. However, the week after her release, she was seen going to several Hollywood hotspots around town, everynight. She was also rumored to have been sending bachelor-about-town <a href="http://www.kevo.com/profile/brodyjenner">Brody Jenner </a>sexy text messages for the last weeks that she was in rehab. | + | |
| + | <b>[[Discography]]</b><ul><li>[[Discography/Speak|<em>Speak</em> (2004)]] | ||
| + | <li>[[Discography/A Little More Personal|<em>A Little More Personal</em> (2005)]]</ul> | ||
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| - | <span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Lindsay Lohan</strong></span> | + | <b>Lindsay Lohan</b>, full name Lindsay Dee Lohan, is an actress, singer, and model. As a child, Lohan modeled for magazines and television commercials; however, her career shifted focus as she grew older and took more control. While noted for her performances, Lohan is also infamous for her personal struggles, which include battling eating disorders and her parents' martial difficulties. |