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Alicia Silverstone Profile |
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Birth Date: October 4, 1976
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Birth Place: San Francisco, California, USA
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Birth Name: Alicia Silverstone
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Height: 5'5"
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Biography |
Alicia (pronounced Uh-liss-ee-uh) Silverstone was born on
October 4, 1976 in San Francisco, California. The daughter
of Monty, a real estate investor and financial consultant,
and Didi, a former airline stewardess, Silverstone traveled
to England with her family during summer vacations to visit
relatives.
Silverstone's time in the spotlight began as a model at the
age of 6, after her father began taking pictures of her to
submit to modeling agencies. Although her heart was really
in acting, Silverstone landed several modeling gigs for
companies such as Levi's Dockers and Marshalls. The modeling
jobs led to television commercials -- such as a spot in a
Domino's Pizza ad -- which eventually led to appearances on
sitcoms, most notably as a "dream girl" in The Wonder Years
in 1992.
In 1993, Silverstone finally landed her first starring role
in a feature film, entitled The Crush. Playing a teenager
obsessed with an older man, Silverstone refused to pose nude
in the film and a body double was hired for "behind" shots.
Actually, Silverstone refuses to pose nude to this day. The
film -- dubbed a Fatal Attraction for teenagers -- was a hit
and earned Silverstone MTV Movie Awards for Best Villain and
Best Breakthrough Performance in 1994. A couple of
made-for-TV movies followed, namely Torch Song and Scattered
Dreams, which were both released in 1993.
Marty Callner, the director of the Aerosmith videos, caught
Silverstone's performance in The Crush and knew she would be
perfect for the Aerosmith video "Cryin'." This was to be the
first of a now famous trilogy of Aerosmith videos, as
Silverstone was also cast in those for "Crazy" and "Amazing"
(co-starring Steven Tyler's daughter, Liv Tyler). When "Cryin'"
was released, it was voted the No. 1 video of all time on
MTV.
Before hitting it big with the sleeper hit of 1995,
Clueless, Silverstone worked on three other films that were
released in 1995: Hideaway, The Babysitter and Le Nouveau
Monde. But it was Silverstone's role as spoiled rich girl
Cher Horowitz in Clueless that launched her career.
This movie, a '90s version of Emma, earned Silverstone many
awards, including the American Comedy Award for Funniest
Actress in a Motion Picture, The National Board of Review of
Motion Picture Award for Best Breakthrough Performer, the
Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Female
Newcomer, as well as the MTV Movie Awards for Best Female
Performance and Most Desirable Female. In 1996, Alicia
appeared in True Crime.
After the success of Clueless, Barry Josephson of Columbia
Pictures signed Silverstone to a $10 million three-picture
deal, the first of which was Excess Baggage (1997).
Silverstone not only starred in the film, but it was also
the first film produced by her company, First Kiss
Productions. Unfortunately, Excess Baggage did not enjoy the
same box-office numbers as Clueless.
Silverstone's next film role was as Batgirl in Batman &
Robin (1997), the fourth release of the Batman series.
Batman & Robin did, on the other hand, attract moviegoers.
In 1999, things started to pick up for Silverstone, as her
role in the romantic comedy Blast from the Past was more
impressive and reminiscent of the Silverstone audiences saw
in Clueless.
The owner of many dogs, Silverstone is actively involved
with several animal rights groups, such as The Ark Trust and
PETA.
Silverstone was next seen in the summer release Love's
Labour's Lost (2000), directed by Kenneth Branagh (whom she
was rumored to have been dating; Alicia denies the rumors).
She took lessons for her part in the musical adaptation of
the William Shakespeare play.
In 2001, she produced the animated family television series
Braceface, a project to which she also lent her voice. Then
she starred in Rock My World (2002) and the crime comedy
Scorched (2003), alongside Rachael Leigh Cook and Woody
Harrelson. In the meantime, Alicia proved she could do
theater work by touring North America in 2002 with a
production of The Graduate, sharing the stage with Kathleen
Turner and Jason Biggs.
Seemingly out of the spotlight for a while, she made a
comeback in the fall of 2003 with a starring role in the NBC
series Miss Match, earning her a Golden Globe nomination.
Although the show won a lot of acclaim, it was canceled
after a season. Recently, she padded her resume with Scooby-Doo
2: Monsters Unleashed, Silence Becomes You (2004) and Beauty
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Won "Best Female Performance and "Most Desirable Female" by
the MTV Movie Awards in 1996 for her performance in Clueless
(1995).
Confirmed on BBC Radio 1 that she is not "going out" with
Kenneth Branagh. [6 April 2000]
In an interview with "FHM", she denies that she is dating
Kenneth Branagh. [January 2000]
Refuses to appear nude in any of her movies. She requires a
body double in her place for nude scenes. Also, when
starring in the stage version of "The Graduate," she
insisted on wearing underwear for the famous nude-scene. The
producers were forced to let her do this because, otherwise,
she would have resigned from the show.
Was offered the role of Valerie Malone, on "Beverly Hills,
90210" (1990). Since it was the beginning of her career,
Alicia turned it down, and Tiffani Thiessen got the role
instead. [1994]
Dated Adam Sandler
Is a vegan.
Parents are English
Dated Christopher Jarecki, lead singer of the unsigned rock
band, Underdogs, for eight years, before marrying him.
First commercial was for Domino's Pizza.
Became legally emancipated at 15 in order to work the hours
required for the shooting schedule of The Crush (1993)
Was turned down for the lead in My Father the Hero (1994).
They said she was too heavy for the part. The role went to
Katherine Heigl.
Attended San Mateo High School in San Mateo, California. She
was a cheerleader.
Daughter of Monty Silverstone
Half-sister of David Silverstone and Kezi Silverstone.
Born at 3:44pm-PDT
Was turned down for the role of Juliet in Romeo + Juliet
(1996).
Was offered a role in Scream 3 (2000).
Starred in a few Aerosmith music videos, and sometimes
typecast as the "Aerosmith chick." She and Liv Tyler were
cast in the Aerosmith video "Crazy".
Voted one of the "Fun and Fearless Females" by Cosmopolitan
Magazine (2002.)
Has a dog named "Sampson".
Signed a $10,000,000 3-movie deal with Sony after Clueless
(1995).
Measurements: 33-24-34 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
The Plain English Campaign awarded her the annual Foot in
Mouth Award in 2000 for her 'baffling verbal statement', "I
think that Clueless (1995) was very deep. I think it was
deep in the way that it was very light. I think lightness
has to come from a very deep place if it is true lightness".
She is an animal rights activist. During the filming of
Clueless (1995), she adopted a raggedy old mutt, whom she
found wandering the streets of Los Angeles. She named him
"Samson," and kept him on the set.
In answer to the question 'Is it true that you like to do
gardening naked?' in Britain's 'Radio Times' magazine
(22.5.04) she said, 'Yes, that is something that I enjoy
doing. I don't know how you know about that but it's ... not
untrue. It's just that if it's really hot and you're in LA,
and you happen to be doing some gardening -- your clothes
come off. I also like to swim naked and trampoline naked and
do all those kind of things.'
Voted sexiest female vegetarian, 2004.
Attended Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.
Went to William H. Crocker Middle School in Hillsborough,
California.
Got a surprise grab-and-smooch by Jim Carrey at the 1997 MTV
Movie Awards when she presented the Best Comedic Performance
award to Carrey. Carrey apologized to her backstage after
realizing that she felt very humiliated.
Was Bat Mitzvahed at Temple Beth Jacob in Redwood City,
California. |
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