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Celebrity: Hilary Duff
Hilary Ann Duff (born September 28, 1987) is an American film
actress and pop music singer.
Early life and career
Duff was born in Houston, Texas, the second child of Bob Duff, owner of a chain
of convenience stores, and his wife Susan, a homemaker. After her mother
encouraged her to take an acting class alongside her older sister, Haylie Duff,
both girls won parts in various local theatre productions. At the age of six,
the Duffs participated in the ballet The Nutcracker Suite with Columbus Ballet
Met in San Antonio. The siblings became more and more enthusiastic about the
idea of acting professionally, and they eventually relocated to California with
their mother. Bob Duff stayed at the family home in Houston to maintain their
business. Through years of auditions and meetings, both sisters managed to
clinch appearances in several television commercials.
Music
Duff's first recorded singing performance was on the song "I Can't Wait", which
appeared on the original television soundtrack for her television show Lizzie
McGuire in August 2002. The following month, the first Disneymania compilation
album was released, and featured Duff's singing in the song "The Tiki, Tiki,
Tiki Room".
Her first album was the 2002 collection of Christmas songs entitled Santa Claus
Lane, which made the lower reaches of the Billboard 200 album chart and Number 3
on the kids' music chart. Released in October, the album eventually achieved
gold sales in December of the following year. The title track was also included
on the soundtrack to The Santa Clause 2, starring Tim Allen.
She also sang on several tracks on the soundtrack to The Lizzie McGuire Movie
which was released in April 2003, a few weeks before the actual film came out.
One of these tracks, "Why Not", which is performed by Duff in the film, was
released as a single, and reached the Top 20 on singles charts in countries
including Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands.
Later that year, she recorded her first non-holiday album, entitled
Metamorphosis, which was released on August 26 and went to number one on the US
and Canadian charts in that year (see 2003 in music). The Metamorphosis album
featured music that would appeal to teenagers, as well as the younger children
who had supported her to date. Songwriting team The Matrix, who had worked with
singers such as Avril Lavigne (on her Let Go album) and Liz Phair, provided
three songs on the album. One of these songs, "So Yesterday", was released as
the first single, reaching Number 2 in Canada, the Top 40 in Australia, and
peaked just outside the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. Duff agreed
to perform "So Yesterday" at MTV's New Year Bash 2004 in New York City's Times
Square on December 31, but the song (and the vocals) playing over the speakers
during the performance skipped (in the same way that a CD does on a
malfunctioning CD player), revealing that she had been lip synching.
Metamorphosis became the eighth highest selling LP of the year, with over 2.4
million copies purchased in its first four months of release. It has since gone
three times platinum. Her success as a singer helped her to be ranked #96 on the
Forbes Top 100 Celebrity List of 2003.
Personal life
Duff has dated singer Aaron Carter, brother of Backstreet Boys member Nick
Carter. There were reports that she had tried to have fellow teen actress
Lindsay Lohan banned from the preview of Cheaper by the Dozen because Lohan had
previously been dating Carter in late 2003, as well as other reports about a
fistfight that supposedly took place between the two actresses. Hilary Duff was
furious when she found out that Aaron Carter had been dating her and Lindsay
Lohan at the same time.
She also was involved in a celebrity feud with Avril Lavigne. Apparently, she
insulted Avril Lavigne by saying that she didn't respect her fans.
Duff has also been reported to have dated Jordan Masterson.
Duff is involved with many charities, is an animal rights enthusiast, and a
member of "Kids With a Cause." She gets up at 4.30 a.m. to allow her to study.
Nicknames include Hil (allegedly the most common), Hilly, Juicy Fruit, and Hils.
Duff launched a clothing line, "Stuff" on March 12, 2004 with clothes
distributed through Target in the United States and Zellers in Canada.
Hilary is very good friends with Good Charlotte singer Joel Madden.
Her sister, Haylie Duff, has been trying to sing, too. Hilary has helped her
with duet songs including "Our Lips Are Sealed" which have been successful in
the United States and in other countries, including Mexico and Colombia.
Her mother, Susan Duff, is a producer, and managed Hilary in her early career.
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