alicia silverstone was born on October 4, 1976 in San Francisco, California, United States. alicia silverstone attended Crocker Middle School and then San Mateo High School. Whenever the Silverstones had time during the summer, they went to England with to visit relatives (mother --Didi-- was a airline stewardess so they got discounts). alicia silverstone 's father, Monty, saw how beautiful alicia silverstone was and he started to take pictures, which started a modeling career at the age of eight. alicia silverstone got modeling jobs for YSL, Levis' Dockers, and Marshall's. alicia silverstone also took some ballet classes and won 4th place at a contest. alicia silverstone said modeling was a easy way to make money, but it wasn't what alicia silverstone wanted to do. alicia silverstone wanted to act.

alicia silverstone took an intensive acting class at the age of twelve (sources range from twelve to thirteen) from Judi O'Neill. While in Los Angeles for a showcase, Carolyn Kessler saw alicia silverstone and became alicia silverstone agent and later a good friend. alicia silverstone then moved to Los Angeles, where alicia silverstone attended Beverly Hills High School for a short time (alicia silverstone later received alicia silverstone GDE).

Within a year of hiring Kessler, alicia silverstone got a commercial for Dominos Pizza. After the commercial alicia silverstone got a guest spot on the hit television show The Wonder Years. alicia silverstone then signed up for The Crush. alicia silverstone was legally emancipated at 15 in order to work the long and crazy hours required by The Crush's shooting schedule. "I didn't want alicia silverstone to get emancipated," says Monty. "But alicia silverstone agent kept telling me if alicia silverstone wasn't emancipated, alicia silverstone wouldn't get The Crush". alicia silverstone won Best Villain and Breakthrough Performance at the MTV Movie Awards for The Crush. After doing The Crush alicia silverstone made a couple movies for television: Torch Song and Scattered Dreams.

Marty Callner, the director of the Aerosmith videos, saw alicia silverstone in The Crush and wanted alicia silverstone for the Aerosmith video, Cryin'. Marty liked alicia silverstone so much, he signed alicia silverstone for two more Aerosmith videos: Crazy and Amazing. Between Cryin' and Crazy alicia silverstone shot another television movie The Cool & The Crazy. Wasting no time, alicia silverstone went back to work in 1995, which ended up to be very busy. alicia silverstone did Hideaway, Babysitter, True Crime, Le Nouveau Monde, and the surprise hit Clueless.

During the filming of True Crime, alicia silverstone found a dog that was hit by a car and was ill. alicia silverstone took in the dog, Samson, and now it's part of the family. alicia silverstone is a avid animal rights activist. alicia silverstone is involved with several animal rights groups such as The Ark Trust (gives out the Genesis Awards), PETA (People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals), and Last Chance for Animals. Before alicia silverstone got alicia silverstone start in the entertainment industry, alicia silverstone waitressed for a time at a restaurant where alicia silverstone is remembered for alicia silverstone daily feedings of all the birds and squirrels who hung out there.

Clueless was an unexpected hit, which catapulted alicia silverstone 's career. alicia silverstone won numerous awards for the movie Clueless. After Clueless, Barry Josephon of Columbia Pictures signed alicia silverstone to a two picture deal for $7 million. alicia silverstone took less money so alicia silverstone could produce the films as well.

The first film on the Columbia Pictures deal was Excess Baggage, which alicia silverstone produced with alicia silverstone First Kiss Production Company. Excess Baggage was a success if you ask alicia silverstone , but wasn't a huge hit at the box office. alicia silverstone has also nabbed the role of Batgirl in the fourth Batman movie, Batman And Robin. Batman And Robin also wasn't as huge as some would hope, but did farely well with the box office numbers.

1999 started out well for alicia silverstone with Blast From The Past. Most critics liked the film and called it alicia silverstone come back movie. alicia silverstone has working on William Shakespeare's Love's Labours Lost which will be a 1930's style musical. alicia silverstone has been taking singing lesson for the part. Kenneth Branagh wrote and will direct the film. Carmen Ejogo, Natascha McElhone, Nathan Lane, Adrian Lester, Matthew Lillard, Emily Mortimer, Alessandro Nivola and Timothy Spall will also be in the film by Pathe Pictures, Intermedia Films, and Miramax Films.

alicia silverstone (pronounced Uh-liss-ee-uh) Silverstone was born October 4, 1976 in San Francisco, California. The daughter of Monty, a real estate investor and financial consultant, and Didi, a former airline stewardess, Silverstone traveled to England with alicia silverstone family during summer vacations to visit relatives.

Silverstone's time in the spotlight began as a model at the age of six, after alicia silverstone father began taking pictures of her to submit to modeling agencies. Although alicia silverstone heart was really in acting, Silverstone landed several modeling gigs for companies such as Levi's Dockers and Marshall's. The modeling jobs led to television commercials -- such as a spot on a Domino's Pizza ad -- which eventually led to appearances on sitcoms, most notably as a "dream girl" in The Wonder Years.

In 1993, Silverstone finally landed alicia silverstone first starring role in a feature film, entitled The Crush. Playing a teenager obsessed with an older man, Silverstone refused to pose nude in the film and a body double was hired for "behind" shots. Actually, Silverstone refuses to pose nude until today. The film -- dubbed a Fatal Attraction for teenagers -- was a hit among teenagers and was recognized by the 1994 MTV Movie Awards by honoring Silverstone with the award for Best Villain and Best Breakthrough Performance. A couple of made-for-TV movies followed: Torch Songs and Scattered Dreams.

Marty Callner, the director of the Aerosmith videos, caught Silverstone's performance in The Crush and knew alicia silverstone would be perfect for the Aerosmith video Cryin'. This was to be the first of a now famous trilogy of Aerosmith videos, as Silverstone was also cast in the videos for Crazy and Amazing (co-starring Steven Tyler's daughter, Liv Tyler). When Cryin' was released, it was voted number one video of all time on MTV.

Before hitting it big with the sleeper hit of 1995, Clueless, Silverstone worked on the films Hideaway, Babysitter, True Crime, and Le Nouveau Monde. It was Silverstone's role as the spoiled rich girl, Cher Horowitz in Clueless, that launched alicia silverstone career. Clueless, a 90's version of Emma, earned Silverstone many awards, including the American Comedy Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, The National Board of Review of Motion Picture Awards for Best Breakthrough Performance, the 2nd Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Best Female Newcomer Theatrical, as well as the 5th Annual MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance and Most Desirable Female.

After the success of Clueless, Barry Josephson of Columbia Pictures signed Silverstone to a $7 million two-picture deal, the first of which was Excess Baggage. Silverstone not only starred in the film, it was also the first film produced by Silverstone's First Kiss Production Company. Unfortunately, Excess Baggage did not enjoy the same box office numbers as Clueless.

Silverstone's next feature film foray was as Batgirl in Batman and Robin, the fourth release of the Batman series. Batman and Robin did, on the other hand, attract moviegoers. In 1999, things started to pick up for Silverstone as alicia silverstone role in the romantic comedy Blast From The Past was more impressive and reminiscent of the Silverstone audiences saw in Clueless. Owner of many dogs, Silverstone is actively involved with several animal rights groups such as The Ark Trust and PETA.

Silverstone will next be seen in the summer release Love's Labour's Lost, directed by Kenneth Branaugh. alicia silverstone took lessons for alicia silverstone part in the musical adaptation of the William Shakespeare play

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