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Liv Tyler Profile |
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Birth Date: July 1, 1977
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Birth Place: New York, New York, USA
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Birth Name: Liv Tyler
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Height: 5'10"
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Biography |
Liv Tyler was born July 1, 1977, in Portland, Maine. Her
unique first name can be traced after her mother, model and
former rock groupie Bebe Buell, saw Liv Ullmann on the cover
of a TV Guide the week Liv was born. As for the roots of her
last name, Liv always believed that her father was musician
Todd Rundgren, who her mother had a long-term relationship
with and who helped raise her.
Although her birth certificate stated that Rundgren was
indeed her father, a 10-year-old Liv became suspicious after
meeting Aerosmith's Steven Tyler at a Rundgren concert, and
even more suspicious after seeing Tyler's daughter Mia, who
could have passed for Liv's twin, at an Aerosmith concert.
Liv confronted her mother about the topic, and her mother
told her the truth: Steven Tyler was her father (Liv was the
product of an 8-month relationship between Tyler and Buell).
Liv made her biological father's name her own at the age of
12, and 2 years later, mother and daughter headed to New
York. While Liv grew into a statuesque, blue-eyed beauty
(she had her father's unmistakable pouty, Mick Jagger-like
lips), she claims she was chubby and awkward while growing
up.
But family friend Paulina Porizkova saw the beauty in Liv
(as does everyone today), and encouraged her to start
modeling. Indeed Liv did, and soon appeared in magazines
such as Seventeen, YM and Mirabella.
But modeling became boring, and Liv wanted to start acting.
She was offered a part in the 1994 film, Silent Fall, which
came and went quietly, and she was also cast as Callie in
1995's Heavy. Liv also starred in the 1995 bomb Empire
Records, which was set in a record store, but she did
attract attention while co-starring with Alicia Silverstone
in dad's video for Crazy.
Finally in 1996, Liv landed the lead role of Lucy in
Bernardo Bertolucci's exquisite film about a teen in search
of finding her father and losing her virginity, Stealing
Beauty. Although the film was not a moneymaker, it did raise
eyebrows in film circles, especially the 1996 Cannes Film
Festival.
After a starring role in Tom Hanks' film, That Thing You
Do!, Liv was cast in 1997's Inventing the Abbotts, in which
she co-starred with Joaquin Phoenix, with whom she had a
2-year relationship.
After a tiny role in U Turn and an uncredited role in Can't
Hardly Wait, Liv starred as Bruce Willis' daughter in the
summer blow-up hit, Armageddon, which opened on her
birthday.
In 1999, Liv rounded out a stellar cast in Cookie's Fortune,
appeared in Plunkett & Macleane, co-starred with Ralph
Fiennes in Onegin, and appeared as herself in the
documentary, Franky Goes to Hollywood.
Liv starred in the female star-studded Dr. T and the Women
(along with fellow celebrity progeny Kate Hudson), and will
next be seen in the comedy, One Night at McCool's, as the
scheming Jewel Valentine, as well as the first installment
of the film trilogy, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of
the Ring, as Arwen Undomiel.
Liv will be keeping rock 'n' roll in the family and will now
be a rocker wife, after her Valentine's Day 2001 engagement
to Royston Langdon, Spacehog's lead singer and bass player,
and her steady of 3 years. |
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Other
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Liv's mother named her after Liv Ullmann because she was on
the cover of TV Guide the week Liv was born.
Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful
People in the World. [1997]
A cameo role in Everyone Says I Love You (1996), a musical
directed by Woody Allen was cut; Allen was impressed enough
by her performance to write a personal letter explaining
that her part was cut in editing.
Her half-sister, Mia Tyler, is a fashion model for Lane
Bryant.
Armageddon (1998) opened on her 21st Birthday
Is dyslexic.
Aerosmith's video for "Crazy", in which Liv co-starred with
Alicia Silverstone, was voted #23 in VH1's top 100 music
videos of all time.
During filming for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of
the Ring (2001) she left her pair of prosthetic ears on the
dashboard of her car. When she returned, they had melted.
Wears a size 10 shoe.
Hates piercings and tattoos.
Quit smoking after starting at age 14 [2002]
Voted the 6th Sexiest Female Movie Star in the Australian
Empire Magazine. September 2002.
Measurements: 34B-25-38 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
Didn't meet her father until 1988.
Her name Liv means 'life' in Norwegian, Swedish and Danish.
Learned swordfighting for her role as Arwen in the The Lord
of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001). But the
script was changed and she never got to use her skills.
Was nicknamed Liv Taylor by film critics and the media when
she first began acting because her dark hair and striking
blue eyes reminded them of Elizabeth Taylor.
The decision to cast her in the video for "Crazy" was based
on seeing her Pantene commercial, with absolutely no
knowledge her father was in the band.
Dated Joaquin Phoenix [1996-1998].
Born at 06:08 AM
Shares a birthday with Pamela Anderson, Dan Aykroyd and
Claire Forlani.
She is a spokesperson for Givenchy Perfume and Cosmetics.
Has three half-siblings: Chelsea Anna Tyler, Taj Monroe
Tyler and Mia Tyler.
She got married in Barbados.
Voted #2 in TheAge.com's Top 100: Natural Beauties of all
time. (Audrey Hepburn took the top spot)
Sister-in-law of Dave Buckner.
Gave birth to an 8 lb. son named Milo William Langdon on
December 14, 2004 in Manhattan.
Her son Milo was born on the same day as the release of the
Platinum Series Special Extended Edition of the Lord of the
Rings Trilogy. (Dec. 14th 2004)
She has never taken acting lessons.
On a TV documentary about the making of the "Lord of the
Rings" movies, she said she really liked delivering her
lines when they were in the fictional Elvish language.
Her father is of Cherokee Indian, Russian and Italian
descent and her mother is of French descent.
Used to be a vegetarian. |
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