Hillary Duff
By Rob P James.
Hillary Duff is an American pop culture icon. Acting, modelling and singer she's done it all. She has appeared in movies, commercials and television shows, and has released three music albums that have all topped charts in North America.
Hillary Duff was born on September 28th 1987, in Houston, Texas. She is the second child to parents Robert Duff, an proprietor of a chain of mini-markets, and Susan Cobb, a homemaker. Hillary’s acting profession would start with a succession of local theatre productions, beside her older sister, Haylie Duff. At age six, Hillary and Haylie performed in a San Antonio production of the ballet ‘The Nutcracker Suite’.
Susan and her two girls then moved to Los Angeles so that the sisters could follow a performance profession more seriously. Robert Duff remained in Texas to stay in control of the family’s store chain. In the coming years, Hillary and her sister would appear in a number of television commercials.
Hillary landed a pair of uncredited movie roles in the late 1990’s, but her first major movie experience was the 1998 production ‘Casper Meets Wendy’. The movie went directly to videos and did not get a lot of attention.
In 1999, Hillary had a supporting task in a tv movie called ‘The Soul Collector’, for which she won a Young Artist Award for her performance. Although she was dropped from the 2000 tv show ‘Daddio’ prior to it being aired, she landed a starring part in the series ‘Lizzie McGuire’ shortly after, a part that would increase her extensive recognition; she began appearing on teen magazines around the country. In 2002 she starred in the independent film ‘Human Nature’, which was rated highly by critics.
Hillary Duff’s first main movie role was in the 2003 film ‘Agent Cody Banks’, which got sufficient attention in the box office to make a follow-up, also starring Hillary. As well in 2003, she appeared in the movie ‘Cheaper By the Dozen’ with Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt. In 2004 she appeared in ‘A Cinderella Story’, and starred in ‘Raise Your Voice’. Her latest movie was ‘The Perfect Man’, and is starring in a number of future movies.
Hillary’s music profession began with songs she performed for TV series Lizzie McGuire. She as well recorded a holiday album, Santa Claus Lane in 2002. She recorded her first non-holiday album, Metamorphosis in 2003, which went to number one on both U.S. and Canadian charts. Hillary’s next album, simply titled ‘Hillary Duff’, came towards the end of 2004 and as well topped charts in North America. Her third album, ‘Most Wanted’, debuted at number one when it was released in 2005.
There have been many rumors about a dispute between Hillary and fellow American pop culture icon, Lindsay Lohan, although neither Hillary or Lindsay have ever said something to substantiate any bad feelings between the two of them.
A young woman of many talents, Hillary has already created a buzz in the music and acting industries. With more movies and music on the way, Hillary Duff is a name that will most probable stay in spotlights for some time to come.