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Amanda Righetti Profile |
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Birth Date: April 1, 1984
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Birth Place: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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Birth Name: Amanda Righetti
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Height: 5'9"
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Biography |
Amanda Righetti was born on the outskirts of Las Vegas,
Nevada. The youngest of eight children, she has six sisters
(one of whom is now a dealer in a Vegas casino) and one
brother. Growing up in Sin City, Amanda had some unusual
experiences: "One time I was walking down Paradise Road,"
she recalls, "and this guy pulls up and says, 'How much?' I
was like, 'I'm not a hooker!'... It was one of those 'only
in Vegas' things."
Amanda was outgoing as a child, and a bit of a tomboy. "I
used to get into fights with boys all the time," she admits.
Once she hit her teen years, Amanda grew up fast, partying
and having some tumultuous, almost soap-operatic
relationships with boyfriends.
Soon Amanda was eager to strike out on her own, so she moved
to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. Ironically, her
first gig was on the Las Vegas-set CSI in late 2001, which
she followed up with an appearance in the movie Angel Blade
(2002).
From there, Amanda was cast in the lead role in a FOX TV
pilot called No Place Like Home, produced by Chris Keyser
and Amy Lippman. The pilot was not picked up to be made into
a series, but Amanda received crucial exposure, and FOX
executives remembered her when they were casting a role that
would prove to be Amanda's ticket to stardom.
That role was Hailey Nichol on the hit series The O.C. After
her first appearance midway through the show's first season
in late 2003, Amanda made a dozen more in the months that
followed, winning over fans as the rebellious daughter of
Caleb Nichol. But her success, ironically, would take her
away from The O.C. during its second season.
Amanda's rising stardom and popularity convinced FOX
executives to cast her in their new O.C.-esque summer
series, North Shore. She replaced fellow O.C. actress Navi
Rawat as Tessa Lewis before North Shore aired, with an
understanding that if the new show, set in Hawaii, didn't
pan out, she could return to The O.C.
Sure enough, despite its pricey sets and exotic locale,
North Shore looked to be in trouble as FOX cut back the
number of episodes to air in late 2004. Since then, there
have been rumors circulating that the show would be canceled
(despite regular appearances by Shannen Doherty), but they
haven't yet been confirmed. Meanwhile, Amanda reprised her
Hailey Nichol role on one episode of The O.C. in November
2004.
Amanda's most recent project is Romy and Michelle: In the
Beginning (2005), a made-for-TV movie in which she took a
supporting role. Splitting her time between Los Angeles and
Hawaii, Amanda is engaged to Jordan Alan. |
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Other
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Youngest of 8 children with 6 sisters and 1 brother, all of
them growing up in Las Vegas. One sister is a dealer is Las
Vegas.
Ranked as #59 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005"
special supplement. (2005) |
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