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Blake Lively Profile |
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Birth Date: August 25, 1987
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Birth Place: Tarzana, California, USA
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Birth Name: Blake Christina Lively
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Height: 5'8"
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Biography |
Blake Lively is an American actress. She stars in the
book-based TV series Gossip Girl as Serena van der Woodsen.
She has also appeared in several films including Accepted
and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants as well as its
sequel, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2.
Lively, the youngest of five children, was born in Tarzana,
California, the daughter of actors Ernie and Elaine Lively.
Lively has two sisters, Lori and Robyn, and two brothers,
Jason and Eric. Both of her parents and all four of her
siblings are, or have been, in the entertainment industry.
“My mom and dad always taught acting, so instead of getting
me babysitters, they would just bring me to class,” Lively
recalls. Her brother-in-law is High School Musical star Bart
Johnson.
As a child, Lively was homeschooled (one of her homeschool
classmates was actor and future boyfriend Penn Badgley).
Lively attended Burbank High School in Burbank where she
participated in Burbank High School's show choir, In Sync,
and was a cheerleader. Lively stated in a interview for the
August 2008 Seventeen magazine that she attended thirteen
schools. She wanted to attend Stanford University. Lively
was not at all interested in acting but during the summer
between her junior and senior year, her brother made his
agent send her out on a few auditions. Of the two auditions,
she got the role of Bridget for The Sisterhood of the
Traveling Pants.
Lively dated actor Kelly Blatz from 2004 to 2007; the two
had been friends since childhood. In late 2007, rumors
circulated that Lively was dating her Gossip Girl costar and
former childhood classmate Penn Badgley. In May 2008, People
magazine published photos of the two kissing while on
vacation in Mexico. Lively and Badgley have since become
more open about their relationship. The relationship is a
favorite topic of the tabloids. |
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Sister of Eric Lively, Jason Lively, Lori Lively and Robyn
Lively.
Daughter of actor Ernie Lively and Elaine Lively.
Sister-in-law of Bart Johnson
When auditioning for the Sisterhood, she walked in and gave
them nothing but her photo, since she had never done
anything before that, they all thought she was joking but
when she left the room, they knew that she was definitely
the Bridget they wanted
Born on the same day as Sean Connery, Tim Burton and Rachael
Bilson. |
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