Thursday, December 4, 2008
Biography
Name : Alicia Silverstone
Birthday : October 4, 1976
Birthplace : San Francisco, CA, USA
Height : 5' 7
Eye Color : Emerald Green
Religion : Jewish
Father : Monty, a real estate investor
& financial consultant
Mother : Didi, a former airline stewardess
Brother : David
Sister : Kezi Silverstone
Junior High School : Crocker Middle School
High School : San Mateo High School
Beverly Hills High School
Fan Mail : Alicia Silverstone
P.O. Box 16539 Beverly Hills, CA, 90209
Trivia
Confirmed on BBC Radio 1 that she is not "going out" with Kenneth Branagh. [6 April 2000]
In an interview with "FHM", she denies that she is dating Kenneth Branagh. [January 2000]
Refuses to appear nude in any of her movies. She requires a body double in her place for nude scenes. Also, when starring in the stage version of "The Graduate," she insisted on wearing underwear for the famous nude-scene. The producers were forced to let her do this because, otherwise, she would have resigned from the show.
Was offered the role of Valerie Malone, on "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990). Since it was the beginning of her career, Alicia turned it down, and Tiffani Thiessen got the role instead. [1994]
Dated Adam Sandler
Is a vegan.
Parents are Scottish and English, her mother was born in Scotland but raised in England and her father was born in England.
Dated Christopher Jarecki, lead singer of the unsigned rock band, Underdogs, for eight years, before marrying him.
First commercial was for Domino's Pizza.
Became legally emancipated at 15 in order to work the hours required for the shooting schedule of The Crush (1993)
Was turned down for the lead in My Father the Hero (1994). They said she was too heavy for the part. The role went to Katherine Heigl.
Attended San Mateo High School in San Mateo, California. She was a cheerleader.
Daughter of Monty Silverstone
Half-sister of David Silverstone and Kezi Silverstone.
Born at 3:44pm-PDT
Was turned down for the role of Juliet in Romeo + Juliet (1996).
Was offered a role in Scream 3 (2000).
Voted one of the "Fun and Fearless Females" by Cosmopolitan Magazine (2002.)
Signed a $10,000,000 3-movie deal with Sony after Clueless (1995).
Measurements: 33-24-34 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
The Plain English Campaign awarded her the annual Foot in Mouth Award in 2000 for her 'baffling verbal statement', "I think that Clueless (1995) was very deep. I think it was deep in the way that it was very light. I think lightness has to come from a very deep place if it is true lightness".
She is an animal rights activist. During the filming of Clueless (1995), she adopted a raggedy old mutt, whom she found wandering the streets of Los Angeles. She named him "Samson," and kept him on the set.
In answer to the question 'Is it true that you like to do gardening naked?' in the UK's 'Radio Times' magazine (22.5.04) she said, 'Yes, that is something that I enjoy doing. I don't know how you know about that but it's ... not untrue. It's just that if it's really hot and you're in LA, and you happen to be doing some gardening -- your clothes come off. I also like to swim naked and trampoline naked and do all those kind of things'.
Voted sexiest female vegetarian, 2004.
Went to William H. Crocker Middle School in Hillsborough, California.
Got a surprise grab-and-smooch by Jim Carrey at the 1997 MTV Movie Awards when she presented the Best Comedic Performance award to Carrey. Carrey apologized to her backstage after realizing that she felt very humiliated.
Was Bat Mitzvahed at Temple Beth Jacob in Redwood City, California.
Speaks French fluently.
Her wedding ring was made by Neil Lane.
Her wedding dress was designed by Monique Lhuillier.
She and her husband Christopher Jarecki are both vegans.
She married Jarecki at Lake Tahoe.
Is involved with PETA.
Alicia Silverstone Relationships:
* Kezi Silverstone - Half Sister
* David Silverstone - Brother
* Deirdre Silverstone - Mother
* Monty Silverstone - Father
* Christopher Jarecki - Husband
Alicia Silverstone Awards: 2004 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
She was born on October 4,1976, in San Francisco, California to parents of English decent. Her mom, Didi was a former airline stewardess and her dad Monty, a real estate Investor. Alicia attended San Mateo High School in San Mateo, California, where the movie ''Dangerous Minds'' was filmed. At the age of 6, Alicia received a series of modeling jobs. Soon thereafter, she appeared in a Domino's Pizza television commercial and then, who could forget her guest appearance as Kevin's (Fred Savage) dream girl on ''The Wonder Years''?
Alicia landed her first movie, ''The Crush,'' at the age of 15. She starred as the man-hungry Adrian Forrester opposite Cary Elwes, and won ''Best Villain'' and ''Breakthrough Performance'' at the 1994 MTV Movie Awards. During the filming, she found an injured dog on the side of the road. Since then, animal-lover Alicia contributes a portion of her movie earnings to an animal foundation.
After ''The Crush,'' Alicia starred in three Aerosmith music videos entitled ''Cryin,'' ''Crazy,'' and ''Amazing.'' ''Cryin,'' the first of the three music videos, was honored as MTV’s Best Video of All Time. After a few made-for-TV movies, Alicia could be seen in ''The Babysitter'', ''Hideaway'', ''True Crime'', and ''The Nouveau Monde''. That same year, Alicia starred in the movie ''Clueless'' and pulled heart strings of adolescent males everywhere. She then went on to co-star as Batgirl in the fourth ''Batman and Robin'' -opposite names like George Clooney, Uma Thurman, Chris O’Donnell, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Alicia’s recent movies include the romantic comedy ''Excess Baggage'', which was her first release as a producer, and ''The Breakers''. As for now, she can be seen starring with Brendan Fraser in the upcoming New Line Cinema film ''Blast From the Past.''