Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Lindsay Dee Lohan

Born on July 2, 1986
Lindsay Dee Lohan is an American actress, model, and pop singer. Lohan started in show business as a child fashion model for magazine advertisement and television commercials. At age 10, she began her acting career in the soap opera Another World; at 11, she made her motion picture debut by playing identical twins in Disney's 1998 remake of The Parent Trap.


Lohan began her career with Ford Models at age three, but found little work as a fashion model. She persisted and eventually appeared in more than 100 print-ads for companies like Toys "R" Us.She also modeled for Calvin Klein Kids (usually with siblings Michael and Ali) and Abercrombie Kids.

Lohan's first auditions for television work did not go well; by the time she tried out for a Duncan Hines commercial, she told her mother that she would give up if she did not get the job. She was hired, and went on to appear in over 60 commercials, including a Jell-O spot with Bill Cosby. Her ad work led to roles in soap operas, and she was already considered a show-business veteran in 1996 when she landed the role of Alexandra "Alli" Fowler on Another World, "where she delivered more dialogue than any other 10-year-old in daytime serials" of the time

She starred in two original television movies, Life-Size (2000) (with Tyra Banks) and Get a Clue (2002). She also played Bette Midler's daughter in the first episode of the short-lived series, Bette (2000), but Lohan, then 14, quit when the production moved from New York to Los Angeles. In 2001, she hosted the ABC-TV commercial series commemorating Walt Disney's 100th birthday during a rebroadcast of The Parent Trap,

Following a brief hiatus, Lohan won a lead role in another Disney remake: Freaky Friday (2003), starring Jamie Lee Curtis. Lohan's character in the movie was originally written as a Goth, but she did not think anyone would relate to that, and decided to dress in a preppy style for her audition, and the character ended up being re-written.Through 2005, Friday was Lohan's biggest commercial film success, earning US$160 million worldwide. In 2004, Lohan was given the lead in two films, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (her first feature that was not a remake) and Paramount's Mean Girls, both released in 2004. Drama Queen was a modest success at the box office, grossing about US$30 million, but was a failure with critics. "Though still a promising star, Lohan will have to do a little penance before she's forgiven for Confessions," Robert K. Elder wrote.

Far more successful was Mean Girls, her first PG-13 (and first non-Disney) film. Her breakout lead performance pushed the critical and commercial hit to gross US$128 million worldwide, "cementing her status as the new teen movie queen," wrote Brandon Gray. "Lohan dazzles us once more," said Steve Rhodes. "The smartly written script is a perfect match for her intelligent brand of comedy." Mean Girls was scripted by Tina Fey and featured several alumni of Saturday Night Live; Lohan was asked to host the show three times, in 2004, 2005, and 2006.

With Mean Girls Lohan's public profile was raised significantly and paparazzi began following her. Lohan's attitude to the paparazzi and tabloids is ambivalent. She has said that while she doesn't ask them to follow her, if they're not around she wonders if it means people are bored of her or no one cares anymore. Her manager worked with the paparazzi during the shooting of Labor Pains to encourage the media to show Lohan working, as opposed to partying.

In 2005, Lohan became the first living person to have a "My Scene Goes Hollywood" doll released by Mattel. She also voiced herself in the direct-to-DVD feature film based on the dolls

Hoping to become a triple threat - actor, singer and dancer - like her idol, Ann-Margret, Lohan began showcasing her singing talent through her films. For the Freaky Friday soundtrack, she sang the closing theme, "Ultimate"; she also recorded four songs for the Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen soundtrack.

Producer Emilio Estefan, Jr. signed Lohan to a five-album production deal in 2002. "The minute I heard her sing, I knew she was gifted," he said, "and [she] has an incredible ability to connect with her audience. I am very excited to be working with her." Lohan — who said she was "extremely excited" — added, "I am surrounded by a group of very talented people." Two years later, Lohan signed a recording contract with Casablanca Records, headed by Tommy Mottola. In 2006, Lohan was switched from Casablanca to Motown Records by Universal Music Group.

A Little More Personal (Raw) (2005)
In December 2005, her second album, A Little More Personal (Raw), debuted at number 20 on the Billboard 200 chart, but fell under the top 100 within six weeks. Slant magazine called it "contrived ... but for all the so-called weighty subject matter, there's not much meat on these bones." A Little More Personal (Raw) was certified Gold on 18 January 2006. The music video for the album's first single, "Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)" — directed by Lohan and featuring the acting debut of her sister, Ali — was a dramatization of the pain Lohan says her family has suffered at the hands of her father.] She said "It's kind of offensive... I hope he sees the positive side of the video rather than the negative". It was Lohan's first song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #57

Lohan was voted #10 on the list of "100 Sexiest Women" by readers of FHM Maxim placed her at #3 on its 2006 Hot 100 list. In 2007, Lohan placed at #1 on the Maxim "Hot 100".

Lohan has a long-lasting admiration for Marilyn Monroe going back to when she saw Niagara during the The Parent Trap shoot. In the February 25, 2008 Spring Fashion edition of New York, Lohan re-created Monroe's final photo shoot, known as the Last Sitting, including nudity. Her mother said doing the photo shoot was an "honor."

Lohan is the face of the 2008 Visa Swap UK fashion campaign. Lindsay was photographed for the campaign in early 2008 in Los Angeles, California.

In May 2008 Lohan was chosen as the face of Italian clothing company Fornarina for its Spring/Summer 2009 campaign. Lohan has also been the face of Jill Stuart, Miu Miu, and Dooney and Bourke

Awards and nominations
Nominated for a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Female Newcomer for The Parent Trap (1998)
Won a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress for The Parent Trap (1998)
Nominated for a Young Star Award for Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy Film for The Parent Trap (1998)
Nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor for Freaky Friday (2003)
Won an MTV Movie Award for Breakthrough Female Performance for Freaky Friday (2003)
Won a Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout Movie Star - Female for Freaky Friday (2003)
Won a Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Hissy Fit for Freaky Friday (2003)
Nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress for Freaky Friday (2003)
Nominated for a Critics Choice Award for Best Young Actress for Mean Girls (2004)
Won a Blimp Award for Favorite Movie Actress for Mean Girls (2004)
Won an MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance for Mean Girls (2004)
Won an MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team for Mean Girls (2004) - shared with: Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert and Amanda Seyfried
Won a Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout Movie Star - Female for Mean Girls (2004)
Won a Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout Movie Star - Female for Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004)[164]
Won a Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress - Comedy for Mean Girls (2004)
Won a Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Blush for Mean Girls (2004)
Nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Chemistry for Mean Girls (2004) - shared with Jonathan Bennett
Nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liar for Mean Girls (2004)
Won a Blimp Award for Favorite Movie Actress for Herbie Fully Loaded (2005)
Nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress: Comedy for Herbie Fully Loaded (2005)
Won a 2005 Young Hollywood Award for Superstar of Tomorrow
Nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Choice Crossover Artist (2005)
Won a Hollywood Breakthrough Award for Breakthrough Actress (2006)
Won a Hollywood Film Award for Bobby (2006) - shared with: Harry Belafonte, Joy Bryant, Nick Cannon, Emilio Estevez, Laurence Fishburne, Brian Geraghty, Heather Graham, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Hunt, Joshua Jackson, David Krumholtz, Ashton Kutcher, Shia LaBeouf, William H. Macy, Svetlana Metkina, Demi Moore, Freddy Rodríguez, Martin Sheen, Christian Slater, Sharon Stone, Jacob Vargas, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Elijah Wood
Nominated for a Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast for A Prairie Home Companion (2006) - shared with: Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Garrison Keillor, Kevin Kline, Virginia Madsen, John C. Reilly, Maya Rudolph, Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, L.Q. Jones, Sue Scott and Tim Russell
Nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Actress for Just My Luck (2006)
Nominated for a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Bobby (2006) - shared with: Harry Belafonte, Joy Bryant, Nick Cannon, Emilio Estevez, Laurence Fishburne, Brian Geraghty, Heather Graham, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Hunt, Joshua Jackson, David Krumholtz, Ashton Kutcher, Shia LaBeouf, William H. Macy, Svetlana Metkina, Demi Moore, Freddy Rodríguez, Martin Sheen, Christian Slater, Sharon Stone, Jacob Vargas, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Elijah Wood
Nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress: Drama for Bobby (2006)
Nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Movies - Choice Actress: Comedy for Just My Luck (2006)
Nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Movies - Choice Hissy Fit for Just My Luck (2006)
Won a Razzie Award for Worst Actress for I Know Who Killed Me (2007) (as Aubrey)
Won a Razzie Award for Worst Actress for I Know Who Killed Me (2007) (as Dakota)
Won a Razzie Award for Worst Screen Couple for I Know Who Killed Me (2007)
Nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress: Drama for Georgia Rule (2007)


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