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Hilary Duff

Hilary Duff

Hilary Ann Lisa Duff (born September 28, 1987) is an American actress and pop music singer.

Early career

Duff was born in Houston, Texas, and started her career at the age of six in the Nutcracker Suite with Columbus Ballet Met in San Antonio with her older sister, ballet dancer Haylie Duff. She decided to pursue an acting career and appeared in a few television commercials.

Her first role was in the TV mini-series True Women in 1997. She appeared as the star of the 1998 video Casper Meets Wendy as the young witch Wendy with the animated character Casper the Friendly Ghost. She later appeared as Ellie in the TV movie The Soul Collector in 1999, winning a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot (Supporting Young Actress).

Acting

Hilary Duff in a A Cinderella Story

Duff's career breakthrough was as the star of the successful Disney Channel show Lizzie McGuire in 2001. Her appearance in this role as a typical teenager led to appearances on the covers of teen magazines and she became highly popular among children between the ages of seven and fourteen. Duff announced in 2003 that she would no longer act in the Lizzie McGuire show, because of a contract dispute with Disney. She was being paid $35,000 an episode to appear on the program, but by 2003 she was receiving millions of dollars to act in movies.

Duff's first movie role was in Human Nature, an independent US/French coproduction released in 2001. She starred in the television movie Cadet Kelly with Christy Carlson Romano and Gary Cole. Her first hit movie was Agent Cody Banks with Frankie Muniz in 2003. Duff then reprised the role of Lizzie McGuire in The Lizzie McGuire Movie, which was her first million-dollar movie role. Her final role of 2003 was costarring in the Disney film Cheaper by the Dozen with Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt. Her success as a singer led to her being rated as number 96 in the Forbes Top 100 Celebrity List.

In 2004 she appeared in A Cinderella Story, alongside Chad Michael Murray with a salary of $2 million, and in Raise Your Voice. As of November 2004, her next film roles are planned to be The Perfect Man and Outward Blonde, both anticipated to be released in 2005.

Music

Duff's first recorded singing performance was on the song "I Can't Wait", which appeared on the Lizzie McGuire Original Television Soundtrack in 2002. She would also sing on several tracks on the soundtrack to The Lizzie McGuire Movie in 2003. One of these tracks, "Why Not", was released as a single, reaching the top 20 in Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands.

Her first album was a 2002 collection of Christmas songs called Santa Claus Lane, which made the lower reaches of the Billboard 200 album chart and number 3 on the kids music chart in 2002. The title track also featured on the soundtrack to The Santa Clause 2 starring Tim Allen.

In 2003 she recorded her first album, entitled Metamorphosis, which was released on August 26 and went to number one on the US and Canadian charts in that year (see 2003 in music). The Metamorphosis album featured music that would appeal to teenagers as well as the tweens who had supported her to date. The Matrix, who had worked with singers such as Avril Lavigne on her Let Go album and Liz Phair, provided three songs on the album. One of these songs, So Yesterday, was released as the first single, reaching number 2 in Canada, top 40 in Australia and just outside the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.

Subsequent singles from the album include:

  • "Come Clean" reached the Top 10 in Canada, top 20 in Australia and New Zealand and top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100; and
  • "Little Voice" reached the Australian Top 40 in May 2004.

Metamorphosis was nominated in the Juno Awards of 2004 for "International Album of the Year", losing to 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin'.

On May 31, 2004, a video of her cover version of "Our Lips are Sealed" by the Go-Gos with her sister Haylie Duff made its MTV debut. The song is from the soundtrack of A Cinderella Story [1] (http://www.netmusiccountdown.com/news/article.php?id=5567/1).

On September 28, 2004 (her birthday), she released her second album, the self-titled Hilary Duff. She says that it has an edgier, rock feel into it. The album was supposed to be called "A Girl Can Rock." Its first single is "Fly", and it also includes "Haters", which is rumored to be about Lindsay Lohan, who is sometimes considered to be Duff's enemy.

Personal life

Duff has dated singer Aaron Carter, brother of Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter. There were reports that she had tried to have fellow teen actress Lindsay Lohan banned from the preview of Cheaper by the Dozen because Lohan had previously been dating Carter in late 2003, as well as other reports about a fistfight that supposedly took place between the two actresses.

She also was involved in a celebrity feud with Avril Lavigne.

Duff has also been reported to have dated Jordan Masterson.

Duff is involved with many charities, is an animal rights enthusiast, and a member of "Kids With a Cause." She gets up at 4.30 a.m. to allow her to study. Nicknames include Hil (allegedly the most common), Hilly and Hils.

Duff launched a clothing line, "Stuff" on March 12, 2004 with clothes distributed through Target in the United States and Zellers in Canada.

Roles

  • Material Girls (Movie; pre-production) - ? (2006)
  • Outward Blonde (Movie; announced) - Marie (2005)
  • The Perfect Man (Movie; completed, currently unreleased) - Holly Hamilton (2005)
  • Raise Your Voice (Movie)- Terri Fletcher (2004)
  • A Cinderella Story (Movie) - Sam (2004)
  • Cheaper by the Dozen (Movie) - Lorraine Baker (2003)
  • The Lizzie McGuire Movie (Movie) - Lizzie McGuire/Isabella (2003)
  • Agent Cody Banks (Movie) - Natalie Connors (2003)
  • Cadet Kelly (TV Movie) - Kelly Collins (2002)
  • Human Nature (Movie) - Young Lila Jute (2001)
  • Lizzie McGuire (TV Series) - Lizzie McGuire (2001-2002)
  • The Soul Collector (TV Movie) - Ellie (1999)
  • Casper Meets Wendy (Video) - Wendy (1998)
  • True Women (TV Miniseries) - uncredited (1997)

Discography

  • Hilary Duff (2004)
  • Metamorphosis (2003)
  • Santa Claus Lane (2002)

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Duff launched a clothing line, "Stuff" on March 12, 2004 with clothes distributed through Target in the United States and Zellers in Canada. She has dated John Cusack. Nicknames include Hil (allegedly the most common), Hilly and Hils. Forlani is currently single. to allow her to study. With the picture Meet Joe Black, co-starring Brad Pitt, she became in 1998 widely known to the American and the international public. Duff is involved with many charities, is an animal rights enthusiast, and a member of "Kids With a Cause." She gets up at 4.30 a.m. One year later her performance in The Last Time I Committed Suicide was finally acclaimed by the critic, and was for her the recognition of her work in previous, disappointing films.

Duff has also been reported to have dated Jordan Masterson. Some movies followed, and in 1996 Forlani played a part in the hit The Rock, starring Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage. She also was involved in a celebrity feud with Avril Lavigne. She was cast the same year for the TV mini-series J.F.K.: Reckless Youth, and thereafter for the cinema picture Police Academy: Mission to Moscow. There were reports that she had tried to have fellow teen actress Lindsay Lohan banned from the preview of Cheaper by the Dozen because Lohan had previously been dating Carter in late 2003, as well as other reports about a fistfight that supposedly took place between the two actresses. Soon came the first offer of the American film market. Duff has dated singer Aaron Carter, brother of Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter. Forlani's parents wanted to help her daughter to have offers for movie roles, and in 1993 decided to move to San Francisco.

The album was supposed to be called "A Girl Can Rock." Its first single is "Fly", and it also includes "Haters", which is rumored to be about Lindsay Lohan, who is sometimes considered to be Duff's enemy. Having performed on stage, she was cast by the British Television for a TV series and a TV film. She says that it has an edgier, rock feel into it. During the six years she attended this school, she also studied dance besides acting, which opened her the doors for performances like The Nutcracker Ballet and Orpheus in the Underworld. On September 28, 2004 (her birthday), she released her second album, the self-titled Hilary Duff. At the age of 11, Forlani entered the "Arts Educational School" in London, where she began preparing for her acting career. The song is from the soundtrack of A Cinderella Story [1] (http://www.netmusiccountdown.com/news/article.php?id=5567/1). She was born in Twickenham, Middlesex, England, as the daughter of an Italian father and a British mother.

On May 31, 2004, a video of her cover version of "Our Lips are Sealed" by the Go-Gos with her sister Haylie Duff made its MTV debut. Claire Forlani (born July 1, 1972) is an English actress. Metamorphosis was nominated in the Juno Awards of 2004 for "International Album of the Year", losing to 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Gypsy Eyes (1992). Subsequent singles from the album include:. Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994). One of these songs, So Yesterday, was released as the first single, reaching number 2 in Canada, top 40 in Australia and just outside the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. Mallrats (1995).

The Matrix, who had worked with singers such as Avril Lavigne on her Let Go album and Liz Phair, provided three songs on the album. The Rock (1996). The Metamorphosis album featured music that would appeal to teenagers as well as the tweens who had supported her to date. Basquiat (1996). In 2003 she recorded her first album, entitled Metamorphosis, which was released on August 26 and went to number one on the US and Canadian charts in that year (see 2003 in music). Garage Sale (movie) (1996). The title track also featured on the soundtrack to The Santa Clause 2 starring Tim Allen. The Last Time I Committed Suicide (1997).

Her first album was a 2002 collection of Christmas songs called Santa Claus Lane, which made the lower reaches of the Billboard 200 album chart and number 3 on the kids music chart in 2002. Basil (1998). One of these tracks, "Why Not", was released as a single, reaching the top 20 in Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands. Meet Joe Black (1998). She would also sing on several tracks on the soundtrack to The Lizzie McGuire Movie in 2003. Into My Heart (1998). Duff's first recorded singing performance was on the song "I Can't Wait", which appeared on the Lizzie McGuire Original Television Soundtrack in 2002. Mystery Men (1999).

As of November 2004, her next film roles are planned to be The Perfect Man and Outward Blonde, both anticipated to be released in 2005. Boys and Girls (2000). In 2004 she appeared in A Cinderella Story, alongside Chad Michael Murray with a salary of $2 million, and in Raise Your Voice. Magicians (2000). Her success as a singer led to her being rated as number 96 in the Forbes Top 100 Celebrity List. AntiTrust (2001). Her final role of 2003 was costarring in the Disney film Cheaper by the Dozen with Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt. Going Greek (2001).

Duff then reprised the role of Lizzie McGuire in The Lizzie McGuire Movie, which was her first million-dollar movie role. Triggermen (2002). Her first hit movie was Agent Cody Banks with Frankie Muniz in 2003. Northfork (2003). She starred in the television movie Cadet Kelly with Christy Carlson Romano and Gary Cole. The Medallion (2003). Duff's first movie role was in Human Nature, an independent US/French coproduction released in 2001. The Limit (2003).

She was being paid $35,000 an episode to appear on the program, but by 2003 she was receiving millions of dollars to act in movies. Duff announced in 2003 that she would no longer act in the Lizzie McGuire show, because of a contract dispute with Disney. Her appearance in this role as a typical teenager led to appearances on the covers of teen magazines and she became highly popular among children between the ages of seven and fourteen. Duff's career breakthrough was as the star of the successful Disney Channel show Lizzie McGuire in 2001.

She later appeared as Ellie in the TV movie The Soul Collector in 1999, winning a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot (Supporting Young Actress). She appeared as the star of the 1998 video Casper Meets Wendy as the young witch Wendy with the animated character Casper the Friendly Ghost. Her first role was in the TV mini-series True Women in 1997. She decided to pursue an acting career and appeared in a few television commercials.

Duff was born in Houston, Texas, and started her career at the age of six in the Nutcracker Suite with Columbus Ballet Met in San Antonio with her older sister, ballet dancer Haylie Duff. Hilary Ann Lisa Duff (born September 28, 1987) is an American actress and pop music singer. Santa Claus Lane (2002). Metamorphosis (2003).

Hilary Duff (2004). True Women (TV Miniseries) - uncredited (1997). Casper Meets Wendy (Video) - Wendy (1998). The Soul Collector (TV Movie) - Ellie (1999).

Lizzie McGuire (TV Series) - Lizzie McGuire (2001-2002). Human Nature (Movie) - Young Lila Jute (2001). Cadet Kelly (TV Movie) - Kelly Collins (2002). Agent Cody Banks (Movie) - Natalie Connors (2003).

The Lizzie McGuire Movie (Movie) - Lizzie McGuire/Isabella (2003). Cheaper by the Dozen (Movie) - Lorraine Baker (2003). A Cinderella Story (Movie) - Sam (2004). Raise Your Voice (Movie)- Terri Fletcher (2004).

The Perfect Man (Movie; completed, currently unreleased) - Holly Hamilton (2005). Outward Blonde (Movie; announced) - Marie (2005). Material Girls (Movie; pre-production) - ? (2006). "Little Voice" reached the Australian Top 40 in May 2004.

"Come Clean" reached the Top 10 in Canada, top 20 in Australia and New Zealand and top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100; and.