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Cameron Diaz Profile |
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Birth Date: August 30, 1972
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Birth Place: San Diego, California, USA
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Birth Name: Cameron Michelle Diaz
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Height: 5'9"
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Biography |
Born on August 30, 1972 in Long Beach, California, Cameron
Diaz grew up in the typical fashion of any all-American
girl. Except of course, she was an exceptional beauty.
Cameron's dad, Emilio, a Cuban American, was a foreman at a
California Oil Company. Her mom, Billie, who's German,
English, and Native American, was an import-export broker.
Cameron was raised in Long Beach alongside her sister
Chimene.
cameron diaz becomes a model
As she was growing up, Cameron was like most girls,
listening to lots of modern music and acting wild. But by
her mid-teens, Cameron began attending Hollywood parties and
staying out until the wee hours of the morning. It was
during this party phase of her life that Cameron ended up
meeting a well connected man who would change her whole
life.
Jeff Dunas spotted Cameron while she was out one night and
told her that he could sign her up with the Elite modeling
agency. Although Cameron initially thought his proposition
was somewhat fishy, she took his card and discussed it with
her family and friends.
After having left Long Beach and having traveled around the
world due to her modeling contracts, and having appeared in
such magazines asMademoiselle and Seventeen, Cameron
returned to California at age 21, and although she continued
to model, she knew that she wanted more.
cameron diaz makes debut in the mask
In 1994, she decided to audition for a small bit part in the
movie, The Mask starring the elastic faced Jim Carrey.
Although she didn't have any acting experience whatsoever,
Cameron was cast as the female lead in the film.
Although Cameron was supposed to star in Mortal Kombat, for
which she was required to learn martial arts, she ended up
injuring her wrist and ultimately had to back out of the
film.
But after having received such rave reviews upon The Mask's
release, Cameron set out to perfect her acting skills by
steering clear of potential blockbuster hits and focused on
low budget films such as The Last Supper, Feeling Minnesota
which co-starred Keanu Reeves, and Head Above Water, in
which she played Harvey Keitel's wife.
cameron hits hollywood
Once Cameron felt that she had reached her acting acme, she
returned to the big screen, starring in My Best Friend's
Wedding starring opposite Julia Roberts. It was at this time
that The National Association of Theater Owners (NATO)
acknowledged her string of movie triumphs by naming her the
ShoWest Female Star of Tomorrow.
A little while after that, she hit the silver screen once
again with A Life Less Ordinary starring opposite Ewan
McGregor. Unfortunately, however, the movie was not well
received by critics.
The film that really turned Cameron into a household name
was her now iconic role in There's Something About Mary,
which co-starred comedian Ben Stiller and Matt Dillon.
Although Cameron was dating Dillon for nearly three years,
whom she met on the set of the film, the couple has recently
split.
cameron stars in charlie's angels
More recently, Cameron starred opposite Al Pacino in Any
Given Sunday, with John Cusack in Being John Malkovich (in
which she's hardly recognizable), and most recently, she
starring in Charlie's Angels with fellow beauties Drew
Barrymore and Lucy Liu.
cameron caught on video
Cameron is now one of Hollywood's biggest stars, with roles
in the blockbuster Shrek, Vanilla Sky, The Sweetest Thing,
Gangs of New York, Charlie's Angels 2, and the biggest
animation in movie history, Shrek 2.
In July 2004, an amateur kinky S&M sex video surfaced on the
Net, featuring a 19-year-old Cameron.
Currently dating pop star Justin Timberlake, Cameron is set
to appear in 2005's In Her Shoes, Fun with Dick and Jane and
W.A.S.P.S.. |
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Other
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Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars"
in film history (#13). [1995]
Chosen by People Magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful"
people in the world. [1998]
Started working as a model when was 16.
Has a reputation for being late.
Auditioned for the film Things to Do in Denver When You're
Dead (1995) but lost the role to Gabrielle Anwar.
Was set to play Sonya Blade in Mortal Kombat (1995) but
broke her wrist prior to filming and was replaced by
Bridgette Wilson.
Got alcohol poisoning in Australia at age 18.
Very superstitious.
Father, Emilio Diaz, had a small role in There's Something
About Mary (1998) as a 'Jailbird'.
Graduated High School from Long Beach Poly Class of 1990 in
Long Beach California
Was a member of the Polyettes at Long Beach Polytechnic High
School, which was the school's dance team that performed
during half-time at football games.
Police caught an airline security guard at Los Angeles
International Airport stealing items from Diaz. Diaz
reported her passport and a large sum of cash missing.
[December 1999]
Engaged to actor Jared Leto. [November 2000]
Auditioned for the film Waking the Dead (2000/I) but lost
the role to Jennifer Connelly.
Cameron's parents allowed the then-16-year old to spend five
years traveling the world to pursue her modeling career
beginning in Japan, where she was accompanied only by a 15
year old fellow model.
Was discovered by a photographer at a Hollywood party who,
within a week, helped her land a contract with the Elite
Modeling Agency.
Lived with video producer Carlos De La Torre for five years.
Her father is Cuban.
Will ONLY wash her face in Evian spring water!
Became only the second actress to join the coveted $20
Million Club (after Julia Roberts), when she signed for that
amount to do Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) in
January 2002.
Named by People Magazine as one of the the "50 Most
Beautiful People" in the world. [2002]
Has an older sister named Chimene.
Her mother, Billie, is of Native American, Italian and
German descent.
Voted the 11th "Sexiest Female Movie Star" in the Australian
Empire Magazine. [September 2002]
Measurements: 34B-23-36 (on set of The Mask (1994)) (Source:
Celebrity Sleuth magazine).
Broke off her engagment to Jared Leto.
30 August 2003 - Broke her nose in a surfing accident in
Hawaii on her birthday.
Photographer John Rutter was ordered to stand trial for
attempted extortion, attempted grand theft, perjury, and
forgery after trying to blackmail her with topless shots he
had of her from a 1992 shoot. [20 November 2003]
Voted as #8 on the" Top 100 Sexiest Women" in FHM [DK].
[2004]
Ranked #3 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the
World." [2002]
During her interview on Inside The Actors Studo, said that
she doesn't read scripts and wishes movies were filmed from
start to finish because sometimes she doesn't understand
them.
Her name is mentioned in the lyric of Brian Wilson's 1998
song "South America".
Good friends with Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu since
Charlie's Angels (2000)
Is portrayed in Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation (2003)
by Anna Faris. Although Faris' movie character is named
Kelly and Coppola denied connections to Diaz in an
Entertainment Weekly interview, the similarities between
Kelly and Diaz are obvious.
Lived with Matt Dillon for some years in the 90s
Named #11 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
Was considered for the role of Dorothy Boyd in Jerry Maguire
(1996).
Is a vegetarian. |
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