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Jennifer Love Hewitt (born Feb. 21, 1979 (31 years ago)) is an American actress, voice actress, and singer-songwriter. Hewitt began her acting career as a child by appearing in television commercials and the Disney Channel series Kids Incorporated. She rose to fame in teenage popular culture via her roles in the Fox series Party of Five, as Sarah Reeves, and the movies I Know What You Did Last Summer and its sequel, as Julie James.

As a singer, Hewitt has been signed by Atlantic Records and Jive Records. She is primarily known for her recordings in the pop genre and has a contralto vocal range. To date, her most successful single on the Billboard Hot 100 is the 1999 (11 years ago) release "How Do I Deal," which peaked at #59. In addition, she has contributed music to the promotion or soundtracks of acting projects.

Hewitt's physical appearance has been the subject of much media attention throughout her career, having been lauded as one of the most attractive women in the entertainment industry by publications such as Maxim, in which she was named the sexiest woman in the world in 1999 (11 years ago) and TV Guide, which named her the sexiest woman on television in 2008 (2 years ago). In 2007 (3 years ago), paparazzi photos of Hewitt on a beach led to a much-publicized matter in which she defended her weight, and was supported by other celebrities. These incidents received coverage from People magazine.

In addition to acting, Hewitt has also served as a producer on some of her movie and television projects. She can be seen on the CBS television program Ghost Whisperer as Melinda Gordon, a young woman who can communicate with ghosts. She won a Saturn Award in 2007 (3 years ago) and 2008 (2 years ago) for Best Actress on TV.

Early years

Hewitt was born in Waco, Texas, the daughter of Patricia Mae (née Shipp), a speech-language pathologist, and Herbert Daniel Hewitt, a medical technician. Hewitt grew up in Nolanville, Texas; after the divorce of her parents, Hewitt and her older brother, Todd Hewitt, were brought up by her mother. Her first name was given to her by her brother, after a girl he was fond of as a youngster, while her middle name, "Love," was given to her by her mother after her best friend in college.

As a young girl, Hewitt was attracted to music, which led to her first encounters with the entertainment industry. At the age of three, she sang "The Greatest Love of All" at a livestock show. Just a year after that, at a restaurant-dance hall, she entertained an audience with her version of "Help Me Make It Through the Night." By the time she was five, Hewitt already had tap dancing and ballet in her portfolio. At nine, she became a member of the Texas Show Team (which also toured in the Soviet Union). At the age of ten, at the suggestion of talent scouts and winning the title of Texas Our Little Miss Talent Winner, she moved to Los Angeles, California, with her mother to pursue a career in both acting and singing. In Los Angeles, Hewitt attended Lincoln High School where her classmates included Jonathan Neville, who later became a talent scout and recommended Hewitt for her role in Party of Five.

Career

Film career

After moving to Los Angeles, Hewitt appeared in more than twenty television commercials. Her first break came as a child actor on the Disney Channel variety show Kids Incorporated (1989–1991), where she was credited as just Love Hewitt. During this time she danced in and sang all the songs for a live action video called Dance! Workout With Barbie released by Buena Vista.

In 1993 (17 years ago), she played Pierce Brosnan's daughter in a pilot for NBC called Running Wilde, which featured Brosnan as a reporter for Auto World magazine whose stories cover his own wild auto adventures. However, the series wasn't picked up and the pilot never aired. Hewitt later had roles in several short-lived television series, such as Fox's Shaky Ground (1992–1993), ABC's The Byrds of Paradise (1994, 16 years ago), and McKenna (1994–1995), and finally became a young star after landing the role of Sarah Reeves on the popular Fox TV show Party of Five (1995–1999). She assumed the role of Sarah after joining that show during its second season and continued it on the short-lived Party of Five spin-off, Time of Your Life (1999, 11 years ago), which she also co-produced. The show was cancelled after only half a season.

Hewitt made her movie debut in the independent movie Munchie (1992, 18 years ago). She became a movie star after a lead role in the horror movie I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997, 13 years ago), which enjoyed great box-office success (125,000,000 U.S. dollars worldwide). The movie made Hewitt and her co-stars Freddie Prinze Jr., Ryan Phillippe, and Sarah Michelle Gellar (28 walls) some of the most popular young stars in the USA. She also appeared in the sequel I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998, 12 years ago), which, though ultimately not as successful as the first film, took in more money on its opening weekend. Other notable movie roles have included the high-school comedy Can't Hardly Wait (1998, 12 years ago) and a starring role with Sigourney Weaver in the romantic comedy Heartbreakers (2001, 9 years ago).

In 2000 (10 years ago), Hewitt appeared in The Audrey Hepburn Story. That same year, she was the "most popular actress on television" due to her Q-rating (a measurement of a celebrity's popularity) of 37. For that reason, Nokia chose her to become its spokesperson, because of her "fresh image," and her being "a symbol of youthfulness and wholesomeness."

In 2001 (9 years ago), she appeared in the music video for the Enrique Iglesias song, "Hero," as the singer's love interest.

Hewitt wrote "I'm Gonna Love You" for the movie The Hunchback of Notre Dame II because, although she was a well-known singer at the time, her character Madellaine was the only character who didn't sing in the movie. The song won Best Song at the DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) Awards.

Since Sep. 2005 (5 years ago), Hewitt has starred in the television series Ghost Whisperer. In Australia, Ghost Whisperer has been popular since its introduction; in the United States, the show averages 9–11 million viewers for each new episode. Hewitt has also auditioned for many roles. She was asked to play Juliet in Romeo + Juliet, but the director felt she wasn't modern looking. The role went to Claire Danes. She also had to give up the role of Darlene in Brokedown Palace because of scheduling conflicts; that role went to Kate Beckinsale.

Hewitt and Jamie Kennedy are starring in "Cafe", an indie drama from writer-director Marc Erlbaum. Alexa Vega, Madeline Carroll, Daniel Eric Gold and Hubble Palmer also appear as part of an ensemble of Philadelphia residents who frequent the local West Philly Grounds coffee shop where Hewitt's character Claire works. The movie began shooting on May 11, 2009 (last year).

Music career

In 1991 (19 years ago), Meldac funded the recording of Hewitt's first album Love Songs, when she was just 12. The album was only released in Japan in 1992 (18 years ago) where Hewitt became a pop star. Her explanation for her success in Japan is that the Japanese "love perky music. The poppier the music, the better."

After she joined the cast of Party of Five in 1995 (15 years ago), she signed to Atlantic Records, who rushed her first single and second album, Let's Go Bang, out in October.

Juggling her music career with her acting career, she recorded her follow-up in 1996 (14 years ago). The first single, "No Ordinary Love," failed to chart and led to the album doing the same. Atlantic dropped Hewitt, who didn't return to the music scene for three years.

In 1999 (11 years ago), she recorded the single "How Do I Deal" for the I Still Know What You Did Last Summer soundtrack. The song became Hewitt's first charting single by climbing to #59 on the Hot 100 and #36 on the Top 40 Mainstream. It also reached #8 in Australia.

In 2002 (8 years ago), Hewitt signed to Jive Records and recorded her fourth album with singer/songwriter/producer Meredith Brooks. The first single, "BareNaked," became her biggest radio hit to date when it peaked at #24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, #31 on the Adult Top 40 and #25 on the Top 40 Mainstream. It also climbed to #6 in Australia and #33 in the Netherlands. The moderate success of the single propelled her album of the same name to peak at #37 on the Billboard 200 and #31 in Australia. However, it only remained on the chart for three weeks. The second single, "Can I Go Now," failed to chart in the US, while managing to peak at #8 in the Netherlands and #12 in Australia.

Since 2003 (7 years ago), Hewitt hasn't actively done anything in the music industry, but a compilation called Cool with You: The Platinum Collection was released in Asia.

In addition to starring in the 2004 (6 years ago) movie If Only, Hewitt also co-wrote and performed two songs for its soundtrack: "Love Will Show You Everything" and "Take My Heart Back."

She also appeared in the 2004 (6 years ago) made-for-television musical version of A Christmas Carol, performing the singing role of Ebenezer Scrooge's fiance Emily.

In May 2009 (last year), she confirmed she was working on a Country album. The album is due for a late 2009 (last year) or early 2010 (this year) release date, a country label has not been announced yet.

Personal life

Hewitt is an honorary godparent of the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund.

She has dated singer-guitarist John Mayer, talk show host Carson Daly, actor/model Kip Pardue, writer Chris Benson, singer-songwriter Rich Cronin, actor and singer Joey Lawrence, professional kayaker Brad Ludden, actor Will Friedle, actor Wilmer Valderama, sports radio personality Adam Neft and singer Enrique Iglesias.

Hewitt was engaged to Scottish actor Ross McCall, whom she met when he made an appearance on Ghost Whisperer. After a year of dating, they became engaged In Nov. 2007 (3 years ago), while vacationing in Hawaii. However on Jan. 5, 2009 (last year), People magazine reported that Hewitt and McCall called off their engagement. She later began a relationship with Ghost Whisperer co-star Jamie Kennedy; the two were reported to be engaged Jul. 21, 2009 (last year), but the couples' representatives and Kennedy himself later stated that this had not happened.

Paparazzi photographs secretly taken of Hewitt on vacation in a bikini led to harsh criticism of her body by bloggers. Hewitt responded: "I've sat by in silence for a long time now about the way women's bodies are constantly scrutinized.... What I should be doing is celebrating some of the best days of my life and my engagement to the man of my dreams, instead of having to deal with photographers taking invasive pictures (wallpaper) from bad angles." She posed on the cover of Us Weekly 10 weeks later, having lost 18lb since the photos were taken. She said she had lost the weight to boost her energy levels, while her trainer claims that she said the weight loss had nothing to do with critical comments.

Stalking

In 2002 (8 years ago), conspiracy theorist and former social worker Diana Napolis was arrested for stalking and uttering death threats against Hewitt and Steven Spielberg after "verbally confronting" the actress at the 2002 (8 years ago) Grammy Awards, and the subsequent day attempted to pose as a friend to enter the premiere of The Tuxedo. Napolis also admitted to becoming involved in a shoving match with Hewitt's mother while confronting the actress. Napolis accused Hewitt, along with director Spielberg, of controlling her thoughts through "cybertronic" technology and being part of a Satanic conspiracy against her. Napolis was charged with six felonies related to the incidents pleading guilty after a year of involuntary commitment and released on bail with a condition that she was barred from contact with both Spielberg and Hewitt.

Filmography

• 1992 (18 years ago): Munchie
• 1993 (17 years ago): Little Miss Millions
• 1993 (17 years ago): Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
• 1996 (14 years ago): House Arrest
• 1997 (13 years ago): Trojan War
• 1997 (13 years ago): I Know What You Did Last Summer
• 1998 (12 years ago): Can't Hardly Wait
• 1998 (12 years ago): Telling You
• 1998 (12 years ago): I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
• 1999 (11 years ago): The Suburbans
• 2001 (9 years ago): Heartbreakers
• 2002 (8 years ago): The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
• 2002 (8 years ago): The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
• 2002 (8 years ago): The Tuxedo
• 2004 (6 years ago): The Truth About Love
• 2004 (6 years ago): If Only
• 2004 (6 years ago): Garfield
• 2005 (5 years ago): Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber
• 2006 (4 years ago): Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
• 2007 (3 years ago): Shortcut to Happiness
• 2008 (2 years ago): Tropic Thunder
• 2008 (2 years ago): Delgo

TV voice acting

• The Magic 7 (2008, 2 years ago) Voice

TV-shows (series)

• Dance! Workout with Barbie
• Kids Incorporated (cast member from 1989–1991)
• Running Wilde (1992, 18 years ago) (unsold pilot)
• Shaky Ground (1992–1993)
• The Byrds of Paradise (1994, 16 years ago)
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (24 appearances (1994-2009))
• McKenna (1994–1995)
• Party of Five (cast member from 1995–1999)
• Boy Meets World (Feb 27, 1998 (12 years ago)) episode "And Then There Was Shawn"
• Time of Your Life (1999–2000)
• Disney's Hercules (1999, 11 years ago) Medusa
• The Weekenders (2000, 10 years ago)
• The Audrey Hepburn Story (2000, 10 years ago)
• Family Guy (Jan. 31, 2002 (8 years ago)) episode "Stuck Together, Torn Apart"
• A Christmas Carol (2004, 6 years ago)
• American Dreams (2004, 6 years ago)
• In the Game (2004, 6 years ago) (1st unsold pilot)
• In the Game (2005, 5 years ago) (2nd unsold pilot)
• Ghost Whisperer (2005–present)
• Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber (2005, 5 years ago)
• Angry Little Girls (set to air in 2008 (2 years ago)) (voice)

Guest appearances

• Country Music Awards (2009, 1 years ago) Herself

Discography

• Albums:
• 1992 (18 years ago): Love Songs
• 1995 (15 years ago): Let's Go Bang
• 1996 (14 years ago): Jennifer Love Hewitt
• 2002 (8 years ago): BareNaked
• 2006 (4 years ago): Cool with You: The Platinum Collection
• 2007 (3 years ago): Hey Everybody
• Singles:
• 1995 (15 years ago): "Couldn't Find Another Man"
• 1996 (14 years ago): "No Ordinary Love"
• 1999 (11 years ago): "How Do I Deal"
• 2002 (8 years ago): "BareNaked"
• Soundtracks:
• 1996 (14 years ago): From House Arrest: "It's Good To Know I'm Alive"
• 1998 (12 years ago): From I Still Know What You Did Last Summer: "How Do I Deal?"
• 2002 (8 years ago): From Disney's Superstars Hits: "I'm Gonna Love You"
• 2002 (8 years ago): From Scooby Doo and The Alien Invaders: "Scooby Doo,Where Are You"
• 2003 (7 years ago): From If Only: "Love Will Show You Everything," "Take My Heart Back"

Awards and nominations

• 1990 (20 years ago): Young Artist Award
• 1993 (17 years ago): Young Artist Award
• 1994 (16 years ago): Young Artist Award
• 1996 (14 years ago): Young Artist Award
• 1997 (13 years ago): YoungStar Award
• 1998 (12 years ago): Young Artist Award
• 1998 (12 years ago): Blockbuster Entertainment Award
• 1999 (11 years ago): MTV Movie Award
• 1999 (11 years ago): Blockbuster Entertainment Award
• 1999 (11 years ago): Teen Choice Award
• 1999 (11 years ago): Young Artist Award
• 2000 (10 years ago): Kid's Choice Award
• 2000 (10 years ago): People's Choice Award
• 2003 (7 years ago): DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) Exclusive Award
• 2003 (7 years ago): Kids' Choice Award
• 2003 (7 years ago): Teen Choice Award
• 2006 (4 years ago): Saturn Award
• 2006 (4 years ago): Kids' Choice Award
• 2006 (4 years ago): People's Choice Award
• 2007 (3 years ago): Saturn Award
• 2008 (2 years ago): People's Choice Award
• 2008 (2 years ago): Saturn Award
• 2008 (2 years ago): TV Land Award

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