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ALL ABOUT HILARY DUFF

Full Name:Hilary Ann Duff
Date of Birth: September 28, 1987
Place of Birth: Houston, Texas
Eyes: Hazel
Favorite Colours: Green and blue
Favorite school subject: Math
Hobies: Swimming, tumbling, rollerblading, practicing tae-bo, doing yo-yo tricks and walking on her hands
Family: Father - Bob Duff (a convenience store owner), Mother - Susan Duff (producer; born May 12, 1953), Sister - Haylie Duff (actress, musician; born on February 19, 1985)
Education: home-schooled since the age of 10
Relationship: Joel Madden (member of Good Charlotte; born March 11, 1979; announced their relationship in June 2005; split November 27, 2006), Aaron Carter (actor, musician; born December 7, 1987; dated in 2003)

Bio:

Hilary Duff was born September 28, 1987 in Houston, Texas. At a young age, Hilary studied Cecchetti ballet. Her first performance was with her sister Haylie in the Nutcracker with the Columbus BalletMet.

Her first big role was in Casper Meets Wendy where she was the first live-action Wendy. After that success, Hilary was cast as the title character in the Disney television series Lizzie McGuire. Lizzie and Hilary were instant hits! With the success of the series, The Lizzie McGuire Movie released to theaters in 2003 and debuted at #2. Hilary also appeared in Agent Cody Banks and Cheaper by the Dozen in 2003, Raise Your Voice and A Cinderella Story in 2004 and The Perfect Man and the sequel Cheaper by the Dozen 2 in 2005. In 2006, Material Girls co-starring her sister Haylie and the animated movie Foodfight! will release.

As Hilary was becoming a film and television star, she was also launching a recording career. Her first album Metamorphosis was #1 on the Billboard 200 and went on to sell more than 2 million copies with the #1 single So Yesterday. Hilary’s latest album Most Wanted debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and was #1 in Canada and #8 in Japan. Her hit single Wake Up was the #1 video on MTV TRL and the #1 single on Radio Disney and AOL. Her second single Beat of my Heart’s video was also #1 on MTV TRL. Hilary’s concert tours here in the States, Canada and Australia always sell out and she has plans to tour abroad soon in Japan and just finished her music promotion tour through Europe.

Hilary launched her fashion and home label stuff by Hilary Duff in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand and plans to expand into new categories and new territories around the world. Recently, she announced the launch of her teen designer brand Hilary Duff with the announcement of the first product launch imminent. She plans to launch a juniors line Fall 2007 in the U.S. and abroad.

Hilary’s success has earned prestigious awards including Kids Choice Awards, Teen Choice Awards and a Young Artist Award. Plus, she’s graced the covers Teen People, Jane magazine, CosmoGirl, ElleGirl, OK!. She’s on key Hollywood lists including People Magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful and Teen People’s Hottest Stars Under 25 and Young Hollywood Power List (at #4) and a guest on various television shows including The Today Show, Jay Leno, Kelly and Regis, The View, etc. and hosted the 2005 Teen Choice Awards.

You might have also caught Hilary endorsing various products including Candie’s new fashion line and Barbie fashions and Hershey’s Ice Breakers with her sister Haylie.

Philanthropy is very important to Hilary. She knows how important it is to give back to others. Recently, Hilary donated money for the Hurricane Katrina relief funds to the American Red Cross and USA Harvest, feeding over 2,000,000 people with the USA Harvest donation alone. Hilary is an international spokesperson of Kids With A Cause, a charity organization which specializes in poverty-stricken children, and is associated with the Department of Public Information of the United Nations. For more information on Hilary’s favorite charities, her latest initiatives and how you can help others, click here to go to Hilary’s charity section.

Hilary’s busy with her acting, music, performing, fashion, home and beauty lines and philanthropic work. She just turned 18 and is ready to continue to take over the rest of the world!

Trivia:

Her new album, ‘Dignity,’ is released on April 3, 2007.

Russian teenager Maksim Myaskovskiy, who was accused of stalking Duff, has been sentenced to 117 days in jail by a Californian court. (January 22, 2007)

Is being “made into” a Barbie doll by toymakers Mattel. (December 23, 2006)

Duff and Joel Madden have dropped their restraining orders against Los Angeles paparazzo David Joseph Klein, a man they had accused of working in tandem with their alleged stalker, Maksim Myaskovskiy. (December 20, 2006)

Has split from rocker boyfriend Joel Madden. The couple have blamed their eight year age difference on the split. (November 29, 2006)

Stalker Maksim Miakovsky, an 18-year-old Russian, has been arrested after he threatened to kill Duff. (November 7, 2006)

Has designed a new clothing range for Barbie dolls and young girls called Stuff by Duff. (October 27, 2006)

Duff and her pet Chihuahua Lola will make their video game debuts in The Sims 2 Pets for Electronic Arts Inc. (October 6, 2006)

Used the opportunity as guest editor of Seventeen magazine to hand out financial advice. (October 5, 2006)

Said she was so embarrassed when a tabloid called her too fat or too thin that she decided to try to please only herself from then on. (July 5, 2006)

Hit out at radio station programmers for not playing her music saying they are missing the point of her songs. (June 15, 2006)

One of Forbes’ most powerful celebrities under 25 in 2005. Duff and boyfriend Joel Madden deny reports they are planning to wed, insisting they are happy just the way they are. (January 9, 2006)

Duff and Good Charlotte boyfriend Joel Madden have been shooting their own reality show - but only for their private collection. (November 25, 2005)

Is desperate to take a month off after a manic year with three movies, a sell-out tour and, a greatest hits album release. (November 15, 2005)

Quotes:

“Mom always tells me to celebrate everyone’s uniqueness. I like the way that sounds.”

“My life is very crazy and busy, but I love it that way. ”

“I love clothes. I can’t control myself. I have a huge fetish for shoes and clothes and make-up. I’m the kind of person who doesn’t like to wear things over and over again.”

“I love my mom. I totally look up to her, and she just doesn’t let anybody take advantage of me. People might call that a stage mom.”

“It’s crazy and so surreal. I feel like such a normal person, yet everybody around the world knows my music, my movie, my name and my face. It’s crazy sometimes, but I’m so flattered. It’s a good feeling.” - on her life and career.

“My sister (Haylie Duff) and I are best friends and we get along so well. She is so talented and inspiring to me. She’s my role model.”

“In high school, kids deal with such harsh things that people don’t realize can really affect their entire lives. They are so interested in getting the boyfriends and wearing low cut shirts so the boys will like them. That shouldn’t be their goal. They shouldn’t do things for other people, they should do things if they have dreams of their own and really work hard for that.”

“We raise so much money for hospitals, but it’s not just about that. Anybody can come up with a bunch of money to give to somebody. It’s about going to a hospital and hanging out with the kids and dancing and singing with them or giving underprivileged kids a chance to go to a theme park for a day or rebuilding a playground. I love it so much. It’s really gratifying.” - on her work for the charity Kids With a Cause.”

“Mom always tells me to celebrate everyone’s uniqueness. I like the way that sounds.”

“I think ambition can be having something that you’re good at and love to do.”

“Every week I read about myself in a magazine, about something that I haven’t done or some place that I’ve never been or don’t even know. It’s just gossip, rumors, egos, and politics.”

“As a child I was shy. Haylie would be the one to go up and talk to people.”

“We’re still a very tight-knit family, even though we live apart a lot. And now Haylie and I get to work together more and more. We’re really close.”

“I love doing emotional scenes. As I’ve had a perfect life I don’t really have much to pull from. But it’s really fun and not that challenging. It’s almost pretty easy. The hardest thing is to try and make people laugh. That’s a really hard thing.”

“I don’t think the Disney Channel gives us enough credit for the age range Lizzie McGuire actually has. College students come up to me, grandparents, famous people. It’s really funny.”

Filmography:

Hilary Duff Filmography as an Actress:
2006 – Material Girl
2005 – The Perfect Man
2005 – Cheaper by the Dozen 2
2004 – A Cinderalla Story
2004 – Hilary Duff: Learning to Fly
2004 – Raise Your Voice
2004 – Hilary Duff: The Concert – The Girl Can Rock
2003 – The Lizzie McGuire Movie
2003 – Agent Cody Banks
2003 – Cheaper by the Dozen
2002 – Lizzie McGuire: Season 02
2002 – Cadet Kelly
2001 - Lizzie McGuire: Season 01
2001 - Lizzie McGuire: (TV Series)
1998 – Casper Meets Wendy

Hilary Duff Discography:
Albums
2006 4Ever Hilary
2005 All Hits Single Collection [Bonus DVD]
2005 Most Wanted
2005 Hilary Duff [Import Bonus Track]
2004 Metamorphosis [Bonus DVD]
2004 Hilary Duff [Japan Bonus Tracks]
2004 Hilary Duff
2003 Santa Claus Lane [Bonus Track]
2003 Metamorphosis [UK Bonus Tracks]
2003 Metamorphosis
2002 Santa Claus Lane

Singles
2006 Wake Up [CD 2]
2006 Fly, Pt. 2
2006 Fly, Pt. 1
2005 Fly
2004 Our Lips Are Sealed
2004 Little Voice
2004 Come Clean [UK CD 2]
2004 Come Clean [UK CD 1]
2004 Come Clean [Canada CD]
2004 Come Clean
2003 Why Not
2003 So Yesterday/Working It Out
2003 So Yesterday, Pt. 2
2003 So Yesterday [UK CD]
2003 So Yesterday [Australia CD]