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What about Hilary Duff?

The Duff Debut
Hilary Duff was born on September 28, 1987 in Houston, Texas. Hilary, along with her big sister Haylie Duff, enjoyed their first taste of the performing arts at the age of six when both girls studied Cecchetti ballet, and danced in The Nutcracker with the Columbus Ballet Met in San Antonio. After seeing how much her daughters enjoyed performing, mother Susan relocated the girls to California, while the father, Bob Duff, stayed in Houston to manage the family business, a chain of convenience stores. Since then, Hilary Duff has been enamored with performing, and has gone on to entertain audiences of all ages with her films and music. However, there were several years when Hilary attended countless meetings and auditions only to be cast in numerous television commercials, but not much else. As much as this dampened Hilary’s spirits, her mother supported her and urged her to keep trying.

Branching Out
Bigger and more lucrative roles began to trickle in, and Hilary Duff’s film career began to gain momentum. Her portrayal of Lizzie McGuire on Disney’s The Lizzie McGuire Show was the initial role that catapulted her into celebrity. At this time, Hilary was also tapping into and experimenting with her talent for singing and music. Hilary was finally settling into her niche. She was to become a new breed of female performer - what is now referred to as the “triple threat”. Hilary is the quintessential performer; she dances, sings, and acts. Her raw talent combined with the encouragement and support from her family definitely paid off as Hilary Duff is now a household name, a powerful role-model with a phenomenal amount of star-power.

Designing Woman
Aside from gracing the silver screen and knocking out pop hits, Hilary has found the time to be spokesperson and model for the Candies clothing line, Barbie’s fashions, and Hershey’s Ice Breakers. Her penchant for fashion led her to develop and release her own clothing and home line Stuff by Hilary Duff in March 2004, which will expand to include a juniors line in late 2007. Hilary has also launched an exclusive perfume with cosmetics mogul Elizabeth Arden called With Love by Hilary Duff.

Despite having appeared in several magazines, being named one of the hottest stars under 25 by Teen People, and having had high-profile relationships with fellow pop sensation Aaron Carter and tattooed frontman Joel Madden of Good Charlotte, Hilary Duff always manages to keep herself grounded and knows not to take things too seriously.

“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.” – Hilary Duff.

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