Biography of Hilary Duff

Date of Birth : 28 September 1987, Houston, Texas, USA.
Birth Name : Hilary Erhard Duff.
Nickname : Hil.
Height : 5' 2" (1.57 m).
Measurements : 34B (Unconfirmed) (reference from Celebrity Measurements)

Biography :
Hilary Erhard Duff was born to Bob and Susan Duff on September 28th, 1987, in Houston, Texas. She decided to become an actress while touring with the Cechetti Ballet and began heading to auditions. She won a considerable role in The Soul Collector (1999) (TV), for which she received rave reviews and recognition. After a starring turn in Casper Meets Wendy (1998) (TV), Hilary was cast as the title character in the television series "Lizzie McGuire" (2001). "Lizzie" was an instant hit, and propelled Hilary to international stardom. The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003) was released to theaters on May 2nd, 2003, grossing an impressive US$42 million domestically. Hilary also appeared in Agent Cody Banks (2003) in 2003.
Additionally, Hilary is storming the music charts, with singles "So Yesterday" and "Come Clean" settling nicely into the top 40. Hilary's first album, "Metamorphosis", debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, and eventually ascended to #1 in the following weeks. To date, it has sold more than 2 million copies.
Although she is currently touring the USA in support of "Metamorphosis", Hilary hasn't discarded her film career. A Cinderella Story (2004), co-starring Chad Michael Murray, hit theaters on July 19th. The Perfect Man (2005) and Raise Your Voice (2004) opened in 2005.
Hilary is the 2004 international spokesperson of "Kids With A Cause", a charity organization that specializes in poverty-stricken children. Her other film credits include Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), Human Nature (2001), Cadet Kelly (2002) (TV) and True Women (1997) (TV).

Trivia :
Older sister actress Haylie Duff is in music group Inventing Venus.
Daughter of producer Susan Duff.
She was rated the #1 Hottest Teen Female Star for 2003 based on her acting, singing, public appearances, and charity work.
Shot the music video to her song "So Yesterday" on Venice Beach in Marina Del Rey, California.
Re-did the song "Our Lips Are Sealed" by The Go-Go's with sister Haylie Duff for the A Cinderella Story (2004)-Soundtrack.
Likes all types of music but dislikes techno music.
Plans on starting a design for dogs called Little Dog Duff named after her late dog of the same name.
Accepted the lead role in A Cinderella Story (2004) because Charles Perrault's story "Cinderella" was her favorite fairy tale when she was growing up.
Her favorite film is Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997).
Has been homeschooled since the age of 10. Along with her sister, currently taking two online correspondence courses via the Harvard Extension School.
Has been working for the charity Kids With a Cause (which helps children stricken by poverty, hunger, sickness, a lack of education, abandonment, neglect and/or abuse) since it was founded in September 1999, and is the 2004 Official International Spokesperson for the non-profit organization.
In preparation for her driving test, she drove herself between filming locations during principal photography for A Cinderella Story (2004).
For her 17th birthday, her sister arranged a trip to Mexico for her and two friends.
Considered for the part of Lola in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004) but that part eventually went to Lindsay Lohan.
Was voted the 19th Greatest Teen Idol of all time by VH1 in 2003. She also hosted the special.
According to the Chinese Calender, she was born in the year of the rabbit.
Her favorite episode of her hit show "Lizzie McGuire" (2001) is First Kiss where her character Lizzie falls in love with the paperboy and shares a kiss with him.
Won the Fake ID Award in 2004 at the second annual TRL awards. The Fake ID Award is given to the hottest star under 21 and is voted by the people on mtv.com.
Was voted the Biggest Breakthough of 2003 at VH1's Big in 2003 award show.
Has her own clothing line "Stuff by Hilary Duff" at Target stores which made $5 million in its first year in stores.
She enjoys gymnastics, swimming, reading, singing, writing, and hanging out with older sister, Haylie Duff.
One of Teen People 25 Hottest Stars Under 25 [2004].
Was named the 14th Greatest Teen Idol of all time by VH1 in 2003, based on her acting, singing, public appearances and charity work.
Performed at President George Bush's youth inaugural concert [2005].
Donated sales from her sold out Most Wanted Tour to the Tsunami victims in South Asia, [2005].
Donated many signed head-shots to Rocky Stone to be auctioned off to raise money to buy more toys for the Toy Mountain Campaign 2004. She was also very kind enough to give a personalized & signed head-shot to everyone listed in the "Special thank-you to:" section on http://www.rockyskidz.com site that helped out in this past years Toy Mountain Campaign 2003.
Is recording tracks with the help of boyfriend Joel Madden and his brother Benji Madden for her newest album due in summer 2005.
Ex-boyfriend Joel Madden is the lead singer for Good Charlotte.
Visited Kitchener, Ontario, Canada in February 2005 to perform in a Tsunami relief fund raiser.
Her clothing brand "stuff by duff" was also sold by Zellers. Zellers heavily advertised the clothing line on television in the summer of 2004.
Said that her favorite movie she has filmed so far was The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003).
Her mom, Susan Duff, is a music producer.
Announced that she will donate $200,000 to the American Red Cross and $50,000 to USA Harvest to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Her song "Wake Up" hit Disney Radio before making it to national airwaves.
Got into singing after watching her sister, Haylie Duff, perform.
Her father, Bob Duff, owns a chain of convenience stores.
In 2006 she made Rolling Stone magazine's list of the top money making of the past year. The lost reported that Duff made $17.1 million. Duff was the youngest person on the list and was joined by music heavyweights U2 and the Rolling Stones.
Was mentioned in Eminem's song Ass Like That.
First magazine cover was the April 2002 issue of Popstar! Magazine.
Currently has a net worth of approximately $25 million dollars from her Stuff By Duff Line, albums, tours, and movies, etc.
The Sims is her favorite computer game.
Helped raise $23,000 at the 2004 celebrity auction for Breast Cancer Research.
Rolling Stone proclaimed her "Teenager of the Year" in 2003.
She made the Forbes list of richest young stars under 25, she made $15 million for the year of 2005. She beat out rival stars like Lindsay Lohan and Amanda Bynes.
Has appeared on "Hollywood Squares" (1998) twice, once with big sister, Haylie Duff.
A huge fan of Janis Joplin.
Was considered for the role of "Tibby" in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005). The role went to Amber Tamblyn.
Named #58 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006).
She has 3 hit albums, and a fourth, called Dignity, is coming out in 2007.
Ranked #23 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.
Ranked #72 on the Forbes Power 100 for 2007.
Close friend of Italian Andrea Logiudice.
Was ranked #7 on Forbes List of The 20 Top-Earning Young Superstars.(2007).
In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated her earnings for the year at $12 million.
Voted #8 in FHM 100 Sexiest 2008.
Ranked #25 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.
Of German descent: three of her great-great-grandparents hailed from Germany.
Had conflict with Faye Dunaway when she said Hilary Duff wasn't a real actress (when it was confirmed Hilary Duff was going to perform in the remake of Bonnie and Clyde (1967)).
Was offered the role of Silk Spectre for the movie Watchmen (2009). However, she turned down the offer because production took so long, and she was replaced with Malin Akerman.
Dating Ottawa Senators forward Mike Comrie.
Good friends of Frankie Muniz.
Was offered the role of Annie Wilson in "90210" (2008), but declined. Shenae Grimes later accepted the part.
Is best friend of Taylor Hoover. they both known each other since they were living in Texas.
She has a chihuahua named Lola and a black Pomeranian named Chiquita.

Personal Quotes :
I love clothes. I can't control myself. I have a huge fetish for shoes and clothes and make-up. I'm the kind of person who doesn't like to wear things over and over again.
I love my mom. I totally look up to her, and she just doesn't let anybody take advantage of me. People might call that a stage mom.
"It's crazy and so surreal. I feel like such a normal person, yet everybody around the world knows my music, my movie, my name and my face. It's crazy sometimes, but I'm so flattered. It's a good feeling." - on her life and career.
My sister (Haylie Duff) and I are best friends and we get along so well. She is so talented and inspiring to me. She's my role model.
In high school, kids deal with such harsh things that people don't realize can really affect their entire lives. They are so interested in getting the boyfriends and wearing low cut shirts so the boys will like them. That shouldn't be their goal. They shouldn't do things for other people, they should do things if they have dreams of their own and really work hard for that.
"We raise so much money for hospitals, but it's not just about that. Anybody can come up with a bunch of money to give to somebody. It's about going to a hospital and hanging out with the kids and dancing and singing with them or giving underprivileged kids a chance to go to a theme park for a day or rebuilding a playground. I love it so much. It's really gratifying." - on her work for the charity Kids With a Cause.
Mom always tells me to celebrate everyone's uniqueness. I like the way that sounds.
I think ambition can be having something that you're good at and love to do.
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.
As a child I was shy. Haylie would be the one to go up and talk to people.
We're still a very tight-knit family, even though we live apart a lot. And now Haylie and I get to work together more and more. We're really close.
I love doing emotional scenes. As I've had a perfect life I don't really have much to pull from. But it's really fun and not that challenging. It's almost pretty easy. The hardest thing is to try and make people laugh. That's a really hard thing.
I don't think the Disney Channel gives us enough credit for the age range Lizzie McGuire actually has. College students come up to me, grandparents, famous people. It's really funny.
(On her short relationship and break up with Aaron Carter) "He was my first real boyfriend and we really were in love, but we were, like, fourteen! Who cares?!".
"It is heartbreaking to see the devastation on TV. People are missing family members and they have absolutely nothing left, not even food or water. I want to do everything I can to help those who have survived to help rebuild their lives." [On helping the victims of Hurricane Katrina].
I think girls feel like they're not cool unless they have a boyfriend or they don't feel comfortable or happy with themselves--that's not true! You gotta be independent! You gotta show the power!.
[Dealing with mean girls in school] I switched schools in the middle of second grade, and it was tough because I had to go right into a new school where I didn't know anybody. I made friends eventually, but then when I started acting in California, a lot of those people were really mean to me. I'd go to school, and they'd be like 'Well, haven't you booked anything yet?' It was embarrassing. They just didn't understand how hard it was and that things don't just happen overnight.
It sounds cheesy but I think my life's kinda like a fairy tale. I worked really hard, but I'm very, very lucky too. I'm just 16 and I've done so many amazing things. I travel the world, I have fans who support me and I get to do what I love - make movies, sing and really be myself. I have a beautiful family, a great support system and wonderful friends - and I go shopping every week! I'm so lucky, but it's not necessarily like A Cinderella Story.
(references from IMDb).