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Jennifer Love Hewitt
Birth name Jennifer Love Hewitt
Born February 21, 1979 (1979-02-21) (age 28)
Flag of Texas Waco, Texas, USA
Official site JenniferLoveHewittOnline.com
Notable roles Sarah Reeves in Party of Five and Time of Your Life
Julie James in I Know What You Did Last Summer and I Still Know What You Did
Last Summer
Jennifer Love Hewitt (born February 21, 1979) is an American actress and
singer-songwriter. She is well-known for her television and film roles in
the Fox television series Party of Five, as Sarah Reeves, and also starred
in I Know What You Did Last Summer and its sequel, as Julie James. Hewitt
can currently be seen on the CBS television series Ghost Whisperer, as
Melinda Gordon, a young newlywed who communicates with the dead.
Biography
Early life and career
Hewitt was born in Waco, Texas, to Herbert Daniel Hewitt and Patricia Mae
Shipp. Her father is a technician and her mother worked as a speech-language
pathologist. Hewitt grew up in Nolanville, Texas. After the divorce of her
parents, Hewitt and her only sibling, 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, she moved to Los Angeles, California,
with her mother to pursue a career in both acting and singing.
Film and music 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). In 1992, 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, but the series wasn't picked up and the pilot never
aired. She later played on television in several short-lived series, such as
Fox's Shaky Ground (1992–1993), ABC's Byrds of Paradise (1994), and McKenna
(1994–1995). Finally, Hewitt became a young star after landing the role of
Sarah Reeves on the popular Fox Television show Party of Five (1995–1999),
joining the cast during its second season. She continued the same role in
the short-lived Party of Five spin-off, Time of Your Life (1999). Hewitt was
also one of the producers, but the show was cancelled after only half a
season.
She made her film debut in the independent film Munchie (1992). Hewitt
became a film star after a lead role in the horror film I Know What You Did
Last Summer (1997). The film had great box-office appeal (125,000,000 U.S.
dollars worldwide), and Hewitt became one of the most popular young stars in
the USA (together with her co-stars: Freddie Prinze Jr., Ryan Phillippe, and
Sarah Michelle Gellar). She also played in the sequel I Still Know What You
Did Last Summer (1998), which wasn't as successful as the first one. Other
notable film roles included the high-school comedy Can't Hardly Wait (1998)
and a starring role with Sigourney Weaver in the romantic comedy
Heartbreakers (2001).
Jennifer Love Hewitt was considered for the role of Paige Matthews on the WB
hit Series Charmed but actress Rose McGowan was given the role.[citation
needed] In 2000, 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 thirty-seven. 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, she appeared in the music video for the Enrique Iglesias song, Hero
as the singer's love interest.
In 2002, she was paired with Jackie Chan in the action comedy The Tuxedo,
which was a box office hit.
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 an award for Best Song on DVD Awards.
Since September 2005, 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 lost the role of "Juliet" in
Romeo + Juliet to Claire Danes at the last moment. She also had to give up
the role of "Darlene" in Brokedown Palace because of scheduling conflicts.
Hewitt also auditioned for the role of "Elektra" in Daredevil.
To date, she has released four albums with some success, most notably in
Japan. Her first album was released in Japan, where she is widely considered
a pop star. Her explanation for her success in Japan is that the Japanese
"love perky music. The poppier the music, the better."[1].
Personal life
Hewitt contributes to charity. She is known as "godmother" of the Audrey
Hepburn Children's Fund.
On a September 21, 2006 appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, she
expressed her desire to be a spokesperson for Sizzler.
Hewitt is dating actor Ross McCall since January 2006.[2] She has also dated
singer-guitarist John Mayer, talk show host Carson Daly, and actor/model Kip
Pardue. [3]
Polls and Honors
* #14 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women In The World (2007)
* #1 in Maxim's Sexiest Women In The World (1999)
Awards
* Blockbuster Entertainment Award — Favorite Female Newcomer (I Know What
You Did Last Summer) (1998)
* Blockbuster Entertainment Award — Favorite Actress (I Know What You Did
Last Summer) (1998)
* Teen Choice Award — Choice TV Atress (Party of Five) (1999)
* Teen Choice Award
* Teen Choice Award — Movie Actress Of The Year (I Still Know What You Did
Last Summer) (1999)
* Teen Choice Award — Female Hottie Of The Year (1999)
* People's Choice Award — Favorite Female Television Performer in a New
Series (Time of Your Life) (2000)
* DVD Awards — Best Song from an Animated Movie (I'm Gonna Love You from
Hunchback of Notre Dam 2 Soundtrack) (2003)
* Kid's Choice Award — Favorite Female Buttkicker (The Tuxedo) (2003)
* Family TV Awards — Favorite Female Actress (Ghost Whisperer) (2006)
* US Hot Hollywood Awards — Hottest Body Style(2007)
* Saturn Awards — Best TV Actress (Ghost Whisperer) (2007)
* Lake Arrowhead Film Festival — Humanitarian Award (2007)
Filmography
* Munchie (1992)
* Little Miss Millions (1993)
* Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
* House Arrest (1996)
* Trojan War (1997)
* I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
* Can't Hardly Wait (1998)
* Telling You (1998)
* I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
* The Suburbans (1999)
* Heartbreakers (2001)
* The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002) (direct-to-video) (voice)
* The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina (2002) (direct-to-video)
(voice)
* The Tuxedo (2002)
* The Truth About Love (2004)
* If Only (2004)
* Garfield (2004)
* Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)
* Shortcut to Happiness (2007)
* Delgo (2007) (voice)
Upcoming:
* She Had Brains, a Body, and the Ability to Make Men Love Her (2008)
Television Work
* Dance! Workout with Barbie
* Kids Incorporated (cast member from 1989-1991)
* Running Wilde (1992) (unsold pilot)
* Shaky Ground (1992-1993)
* The Byrds of Paradise (1994) (canceled after 13 episodes)
* McKenna (1994-1995)
* Party of Five (cast member from 1995-1999)
* Time of Your Life (1999-2000)
* The Audrey Hepburn Story (2000)
* A Christmas Carol (2004)
* In the Game (2004) (1st unsold pilot)
* In the Game (2005) (2nd unsold pilot)
* Ghost Whisperer (2005 - present)
* Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber (2005)
* Boy Meets World(Date not known)
Upcoming:
* Angry Little Girls (set to air in 2008) (voice)
Commercials
In 2005, Hewitt appeared in a Hanes advertising campaign titled "Look who
we've got our Hanes on now". The campaign also featured other celebrities
such as Michael Jordan, Marisa Tomei, Damon Wayans, Kevin Bacon, Hugh
Hefner, Matthew Perry, and on Spanish-language advertising, Aracely Arambula,
and Pablo Montero. In 2006, the campaign added Christina Applegate to their
lineup.
Hewitt has appeared in a "Don't Mess With Texas" commercial.
Production credits
* Ghost Whisperer (2005)
* Bunny (2000)
* The Audrey Hepburn Story (2000)
* Time of Your Life (1999)
Discography
Albums
* Love Songs (1992)
* Let's Go Bang (1995)
* Jennifer Love Hewitt (1996)
* BareNaked (2002) - #37 U.S., #31 Australia[4]
* Cool with You: The Platinum Collection (2006)
Singles
* From Let's Go Bang:
o 1995: "Couldn't Find Another Man"
* From Jennifer Love Hewitt:
o 1996: "No Ordinary Love"
* From I Still Know What You Did Last Summer:
o 1999: "How Do I Deal" — #59 U.S., #8 Australia[5]
* From BareNaked:
o 2002: "Barenaked" — #6 Australia[5] (gold)
o 2003: "Can I Go Now" — #12 Australia[5] (gold)
o 2003: "You" (never confirmed)
o 2003: "Hey Everybody" (radio release and limited edition CD singles in
Australia)
Soundtracks
* From House Arrest:
o 1996: "It's Good To Know I'm Alive"
* From I Still Know What You Did Last Summer:
o 1998: "How Do I Deal?"
* From Disney's Superstars Hits:
o 2002: "I'm Gonna Love You"
* From If Only:
o 2003: "Love Will Show You Everything", "Take My Heart Back"
References
1. ^ "Straight Talk" Jeffrey Zaslow, USA WEEKEND November 20-22, 1998
2. ^ http://news.sawf.org/Entertainment/13917.aspx Jennifer Love Hewitt
stays the course in her love life
3. ^ John Mayer Apologizes to Jennifer Love Hewittand Rich Cronin.
4. ^ "Australian BareNaked chart positions". Australian-charts. Retrieved
June 29, 2007.
5. ^ a b c "Australian chart positions". Australian-charts. Retrieved
December 13, 2006.
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