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Laura Prepon Profile |
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Birth Date: March 7, 1980
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Birth Place: Watchung, New Jersey, USA
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Birth Name: Laura Prepon
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Height: 5'10"
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Biography |
The youngest of five siblings, Laura Prepon was born March
7, 1980, in Watchung, New Jersey. She had a normal childhood
and attended the local regional high school. At the age of
15, she caught the acting bug, decided to quit regular
secondary school and enrolled herself in a specialized
theater college.
Aside from working in plays like A Woman of Property and
Ascension Day, Prepon took up ballet and modern and jazz
dance. As she continued to improve her theater skills, she
began taking the 45-minute drive to New York and attended
every audition possible.
Having little more than an MCI commercial and the Internet
series They Go On on her resume, on a whim, Prepon went to
the That '70s Show audition. Right away, the producers knew
they had their "Donna." Laura was Donna, the epitome of the
girl next door -- a perfect fit. Her audition tape was flown
to L.A., and she got the part: A major role on a FOX sitcom
at the age of 18.
Although the show was slow to draw big audience numbers,
Prepon enjoyed success nonetheless. She modeled in Paris and
Milan, and did a new commercial for the skincare line Clean
& Clear. When That '70s Show's third season came in 2000, it
had finally established a strong following. Prepon was able
to obtain small parts in lesser-known movies such as The
Best and Brightest and The Pornographer: A Love Story.
With a low-key take on her business, Prepon wants to take
her rise to fame on the proper path. There will be no
appearances in movies like Scream or Can't Hardly Wait,
although she did appear in the 2002 comedy Slackers and the
smaller-scale film Southlander. She admits to having taken
on minor roles not because they were the only ones
available, but because she knew they would help her later
on.
Although Prepon is spoken for (she is living with boyfriend
Christopher Masterson of Malcolm in the Middle), we could
always dream of meeting someone like her: an ideal woman in
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Other
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Hobbies include horseback riding, gymnastics, ice skating,
ballet, tennis, golf, and playing the piano.
Resides in Watchung, New Jersey, when not filming in Los
Angeles.
She and her fellow "That '70s Show" (1998) castmates, Topher
Grace(Eric) and Danny Masterson (Hyde), have made guest
appearances on "King of the Hill" (1997), but not in the
same episode.
Ranked #84 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The
World" (2002)
She is of half-Russian-Jewish and half-Irish-Catholic
descent.
Hated the Catholic school girl uniform she had to wear
during the fifth season of "That '70s Show" (1998).
Due to the seven inch height difference between her and
co-star Mila Kunis on "That '70s Show" (1998), Laura and
Mila are often filmed sitting down so that they can appear
in the frame together. At other times Mila wears platform
shoes to give herself four extra inches.
Is very proud of being a New Jersey native.
Said her favorite actor is probably Harrison Ford.
Attended Watchung hills regional high school and was
involved in various plays and was also involved in modeling
as well.
Favorite book: 'The Hobbit' by J.R.R. Tolkien
She is the youngest of five children
Living with actor Christopher Masterson
Is a natural red head.
Named #77 on the Maxim magazine "Hot 100 of 2005" list.
Was featured as #50 in Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100 of 2002"
supplement. (2002)
Shares her birthday with "Rachel Weisz' and Peter Sarsgaard. |
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