Amanda Bynes

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Amanda Bynes
Smiling blond woman with long hair in ringlets, wearing a form-fitting, short dress and high heeled pumps
Bynes at The Heart's Truth Red Dress Collection Fashion Show, February 13, 2009
Born Amanda Laura Bynes
April 3, 1986 (1986-04-03) (age 25)
Thousand Oaks, California, United States
Occupation Actress, singer, fashion designer
Years active 1993–2010, 2012-present

Amanda Laura Bynes (born April 3, 1986)[1] is an American actress, comedian, singer, and fashion designer. Bynes appeared in several successful television series, such as All That and The Amanda Show, on Nickelodeon in the mid to late 1990s and early 2000s, and in 2002, she starred in the TV series, What I Like About You. She transitioned to a film career, starring in several films aimed at teenage audiences, including What a Girl Wants (2003), Love Wrecked (2005), She's the Man (2006), Hairspray (2007), Sydney White (2007) and Easy A (2010).

She was named one of Teen People's "25 Hottest Stars Under 25" in 2006,[2] and in 2007, Forbes listed her as the fifth highest paid celebrity under 21, with earnings of $2.5 million.[3]

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[edit] Early life

Bynes was born and raised in Thousand Oaks, California, the younger daughter of Lynn (née Organ), a dental assistant and office manager, and Rick Bynes, a dentist who also practiced stand-up comedy.[4] Bynes has two older siblings, Tommy (born 1973), a chiropractor, and Jillian (born 1983), who has a B.A. in History from UCLA and has also acted.[5] Bynes' ancestors immigrated from Ireland, Poland, Russia, and Romania,[6][7] and her maternal grandparents are from Toronto, Ontario.[8] Her father is Catholic and her mother is Jewish; Bynes has described herself as Jewish.[9][10][11] Regarding her religious beliefs, Bynes states: "As far as religion, I was raised both. I learned about both Judaism and Catholicism. My parents said it was up to me to decide [which faith to adhere to] when I grew up. I'm sort of a spiritual person anyway. I haven't decided yet on a religion. I don't know yet exactly what I believe."[12]

[edit] Career

[edit] Acting

In 1993, Bynes attended a comedy camp, with guest-instructors including Arsenio Hall and Richard Pryor, and began professionally acting at the age of seven, appearing in a television advertisement for Buncha Crunch candies.[13] During her childhood, she also appeared on stage in versions of Annie, The Secret Garden, The Music Man, and The Sound of Music.[14] After taking acting classes, Bynes became a regular cast member of Nickelodeon's Figure It Out and All That. Bynes remained a regular cast member on All That until its presumed cancellation in 2000, though she appeared in the sketches since shooting and preparing as the star of her own sketch show The Amanda Show, also on Nickelodeon.[citation needed] The Amanda Show features a combination of comical skits and sketches, including Amanda Bynes playing Judge Trudy, a character based on Judge Judy, Moody Fallon (an overly emotional teen on a spoof of teen dramas), and Penelope Taynt, an Amanda-obsessed fan who, no matter how hard she tries, never gets the chance to meet Amanda.

Bynes made her film debut in 2002's modest box office success, Big Fat Liar, where she starred opposite Frankie Muniz. Her first leading role was in 2003's What a Girl Wants, co-starring with Colin Firth, Oliver James, and Kelly Preston. Subsequently, Bynes starred in The WB Television Network's sitcom What I Like About You and had voice parts in 2003's Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure and 2005's CGI animated comedy, Robots. She also co-starred in an episode of The Nightmare Room as Danielle Warner,[citation needed] and in Arliss as Crystal Dupree. Bynes appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair's July 2003 edition with nine of Hollywood's other young female stars, including Lindsay Lohan, Hilary Duff, Alexis Bledel, Raven-Symoné, Evan Rachel Wood, the Olsen Twins, and Mandy Moore.[15] Although she is often compared with them, Bynes has said that "It's like being the hot girl at the high school party. I was never that girl. I grew up with terrible acne and feeling insecure. I was tall and skinny. I didn't feel pretty at all, and guys didn't even like me. That's why I got into comedy."[16] Bynes has also said that her relatability to teenage audiences may stem from the fact that she is "more similar to them than some... socialite or whatever."[17]

Head shot of a smiling Bynes, a camera and people in the background.
Bynes at the premiere of Robots, March 2005

In 2006, Bynes starred in She's the Man, a comedy based on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. In the film, Bynes disguises herself as her brother in order to join the boys' soccer team due to the fall of the girls' team. James Kirk plays her brother in the film.[18] Around the time of the film's release, Bynes commented that she would like to start appearing in more mature roles, and believes that she is still developing her acting skills and maturing as an actress, saying that she is "getting better" with each role.[17] Bynes appeared in another romantic comedy, Lovewrecked, which was shot before She's the Man but released after it, showing in cinemas outside of the United States in 2005 and 2006 and debuting in the U.S. on the ABC Family network on January 21, 2007. She also portrays Penny Pingleton in Hairspray, a film adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name. The movie, which was her first musical role, began filming in Toronto in September 2006 and was released on July 20, 2007. Bynes has stated that she enjoyed appearing in a "fun, quirky part in a big ensemble movie."[5] Bynes next starred in another comedy, Sydney White, released on September 21, 2007.[19] The film is based on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, with Bynes playing a freshman in the college Greek system, co-starring alongside Sara Paxton and Matt Long.[20]

In 2008, Bynes appeared in the Lifetime Television movie Living Proof as the student assistant of Harry Connick, Jr.'s character, who creates the Herceptin drug for breast cancer.[21] In April 2009, Bynes filmed a pilot for an ABC sitcom titled Canned, but the series failed to make the network's fall lineup.[citation needed] Bynes was also originally set to star as Ryden Malby in the 2009 comedy Post Grad, but was replaced by Alexis Bledel.[22]

In June 2009, Bynes inked a two picture deal with Screen Gems. The first of the two movies was the 2010 teen comedy Easy A, starring Emma Stone and Lisa Kudrow, and the second was to have been a starring role.[23] Bynes also planned to reprise her role as Penny Pingleton in the sequel to Hairspray.[24] However, Hairspray 2 was canceled.

In June 2010, Bynes stated that she planned to retire from acting, announcing on her Twitter page, "I don’t love acting anymore, so I’ve stopped doing it."[25] A month later, Bynes had an apparent change of heart and "unretired".[26] However, she has not done any film or television projects since then.

[edit] Fashion

In 2007, Bynes signed a five-year deal with Steve & Barry's to create her own fashion line, Dear, consisting of apparel and accessories. The clothing line launched in stores August 16, 2007. The line was cut short when Steve & Barry's filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2008 and went out of business completely in January 2009.[27]

Bynes appeared in lingerie on the cover of the February 2010 issue of Maxim magazine.[28]

[edit] Filmography

Feature films
Year Film Role Notes
2002 Big Fat Liar Kaylee Film debut
2003 Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure Nellie Voice role, direct-to-video film
2003 What a Girl Wants Daphne Reynolds
2005 Robots Piper Pinwheeler Voice role
2005 Lovewrecked Jenny Taylor ABC Family Original Movies
2006 She's the Man Viola Hastings/Fake Sebastian
2007 Hairspray Penny Pingleton
2007 Sydney White Sydney White
2008 Living Proof Jamie Lifetime Movie
2010 Easy A Marianne Bryant
Television
Year Show Role Notes
1996–2000 All That Various Seasons 3–6
1997–1999 Figure It Out Panelist Recurring role, 52 episodes
1998 Blues Clues Herself
1999 Arli$$ Crystal Dupree "Our Past, Our Present, Our Future" (4 season, episode 2)
1999–2002 Amanda Show, TheThe Amanda Show Host/Various characters/Penelope Taynt Lead Role
2001 Drew Carey Show, TheThe Drew Carey Show Sketch player "Drew Carey's Back-to-School Rock 'n' Roll Comedy Hour: Part 1 & Part 2" (7 season, episodes 1/2)
2001 Nightmare Room, TheThe Nightmare Room Danielle Warner "Don't Forget Me" (1 season, episode 1)
2001–2002 Rugrats Taffy Recurring voice role, seasons 9, 6 episodes
2002–2006 What I Like About You Holly Tyler Lead Role
2008 Family Guy Anna "Long John Peter" (6 season, episode 13)
2009 Canned Sarabeth Pilot Unaired

[edit] Discography

Soundtracks
Singles or Songs
  • 2007: "Without Love" (Hairspray)
  • 2007: "You Can't Stop the Beat" (Hairspray)

[edit] Awards

Bynes won Blimp awards at the Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards five years in a row, from 2000 to 2004 for Favorite Television Actress in 2001 for All That, Favorite Television Actress in 2002 for The Amanda Show as well as the following year. In 2003 she also received the award for Favorite Movie Actress for Big Fat Liar and won another award in 2004 for Favorite Movie Actress for What a Girl Wants.[29] Bynes also was a part of the Hairspray ensemble win at the 2008 Critics' Choice Awards.

[edit] Awards

Awards
Year Result Award Category Nominated Work
2000 Won Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Television Actress All That
Won Favorite Television Actress The Amanda Show
Nominated Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Leading Young Actress
Nominated YoungStar Awards Best Young Actress/Performance in a Comedy TV Series
2001 Won Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Television Actress The Amanda Show
Nominated Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Leading Young Actress
2002 Won Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Television Actress The Amanda Show
Nominated Teen Choice Awards Film: Choice Chemistry Big Fat Liar
2003 Nominated Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actress: Comedy What I Like About You
Nominated Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film: Leading Young Actress Big Fat Liar
Won Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Movie Actress
Won Favorite Television Actress The Amanda Show
2004 Nominated Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama): Leading Young Actress What I Like About You
Nominated Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actress: Comedy
Won Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Movie Actress What a Girl Wants
2005 Nominated Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Television Star What I Like About You
Nominated Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actress: Comedy
2006 Nominated Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Movie Star She's The Man
Nominated Teen Choice Awards Movies: Choice Liplock
2007 Won Hollywood Film Festival Ensemble of the Year Hairspray
2008 Won Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Best Acting Ensemble Hairspray
Won Palm Springs International Film Festival Ensemble Cast Award
Nominated Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2011 Nominated MTV Movie Awards Best Line From a Movie Easy A

[edit] References

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  2. ^ CanWest News Service (2006-05-02). "Young and hot". Canada.com. http://www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/story.html?id=5b7cea46-572b-4209-a9b6-6dfff7477768&k=11653. Retrieved 2007-07-19. 
  3. ^ Forbes staff (2007-02-26). "Young Hollywood's Top-Earning Stars". Forbes.com. http://forbes.com/2007/02/23/celebrities-hollywood-earnings-tech-ent_cz_0226youngstars.html. Retrieved 2007-07-19. 
  4. ^ "Amanda Bynes Biography (1986–)". FilmReference. 2007. http://www.filmreference.com/film/20/Amanda-Bynes.html. Retrieved 2007-07-19. 
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  9. ^ Mentioned on Jimmy Kimmel Live, (March 7, 2006); can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EbyYi9Cpww
  10. ^ Mentioned on Rove, 2006—can be seen at http://youtube.com/watch?v=Eyur6BtlEOQ
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  13. ^ Amanda Bynes - US Magazine
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  15. ^ "It's Totally Raining Teens!". Vanity Fair. July, 2003. Archived from the original on 2008-02-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20080228051432/http://upforanything.net/vanity.jpg. Retrieved 2007-07-19. 
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  17. ^ a b Tomlinson, Sarah (2006-03-12). "A screen Everygirl stretches her skills". The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2006/03/12/a_screen_everygirl_stretches_her_skills/. Retrieved 2007-07-19. 
  18. ^ Carroll, Larry (2006-03-08). "Amanda Bynes Morphs Into A Nerdy Jesse McCartney To Prove 'She's The Man'". MTV.com. http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1524900/02242006/story.jhtml. Retrieved 2007-07-19. 
  19. ^ "Sydney White, filmed in Orlando, opening Sept. 21". OrlandoSentinel.com. 2007-07-19. http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_movies_blog/2007/07/sydney-white-fi.html. Retrieved 2007-07-19. 
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  21. ^ "About Living Proof." Lifetime.com.
  22. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2010-05-07). "Hollywood Entertainment Breaking News – Nikki Finke on Deadline.com/hollywood". Deadlinehollywooddaily.com. http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/primetime-pilot-panic-cougar-town-on-abc/. Retrieved 2010-05-11. [dead link]
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  24. ^ "We Get an Easy A" Teen Television.
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  26. ^ "Amanda Bynes: "I've Unretired" a Month After Quitting Acting". UsMagazine.com. 2010-07-24. http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/amanda-bynes-ive-unretired-a-month-after-quitting-acting--2010247. Retrieved 2010-11-29. 
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  28. ^ Rea, Steven (2010-01-09). "Sideshow: Elvis preaching? So sayeth Priscilla | Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/09/2010". Philly.com. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20100109_Sideshow__Elvis_preaching__So_sayeth_Priscilla.html. Retrieved 2010-05-11. [dead link]
  29. ^ "Awards and Nominations". IMDB. 2007-12-17. http://imdb.com/name/nm0004789/awards. Retrieved 2007-12-17. 

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