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"My laptop was completely ruined when my office flooded. Even the hard disk was wrecked; but I didn't lose a single document."
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ECards and pictures of Alicia Silverstone
Alicia Silverstone was born on October 4, 1976 in San Francisco, California, United States.
She attended Crocker Middle School and then San Mateo High School. Whenever the
Silverstones had time during the summer, they went to England with to visit relatives (mother
--Didi-- was a airline stewardess so they got discounts). Alicia's father, Monty, saw how
beautiful Alicia was and he started to take pictures, which started a modeling career at the
age of eight. Alicia got modeling jobs for YSL, Levis' Dockers, and Marshall's. She also took
some ballet classes and won 4th place at a contest. Alicia said modeling was a easy way to
make money, but it wasn't what she wanted to do. Alicia wanted to act.
She took an intensive acting class at the age of twelve (sources range from twelve to
thirteen) from Judi O'Neill. While in Los Angeles for a showcase, Carolyn Kessler saw her
and became her agent and later a good friend. She then moved to Los Angeles, where she
attended Beverly Hills High School for a short time (Alicia later received her GDE).
Within a year of hiring Kessler, Alicia got a commercial for Dominos Pizza. After the
commercial Alicia got a guest spot on the hit television show The Wonder Years. She then
signed up for The Crush. Alicia was legally emancipated at 15 in order to work the long and
crazy hours required by The Crush's shooting schedule. "I didn't want her to get
emancipated," says Monty. "But her agent kept telling me if she wasn't emancipated, she
wouldn't get The Crush". Alicia won Best Villain and Breakthrough Performance at the MTV
Movie Awards for The Crush. After doing The Crush Alicia made a couple movies for
television: Torch Song and Scattered Dreams.
Marty Callner, the director of the Aerosmith videos, saw Alicia in The Crush and wanted her
for the Aerosmith video, Cryin'. Marty liked Alicia so much, he signed her for two more
Aerosmith videos: Crazy and Amazing. Between Cryin' and Crazy Alicia shot another
television movie The Cool & The Crazy.
Wasting no time, Alicia went back to work in 1995, which ended up to be very busy. She did
Hideaway, Babysitter, True Crime, Le Nouveau Monde, and the surprise hit Clueless.
During the filming of True Crime, Alicia found a dog that was hit by a car and was ill. Alicia
took in the dog, Samson, and now it's part of the family. Alicia is a avid animal rights activist.
She is involved with several animal rights groups such as The Ark Trust (gives out the
Genesis Awards), PETA (People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals), and Last Chance
for Animals. Before Alicia got her start in the entertainment industry, she waitressed for a
time at a restaurant where she is remembered for her daily feedings of all the birds and
squirrels who hung out there.
Clueless was an unexpected hit, which catapulted Alicia's career. Alicia won numerous
awards for the movie Clueless. After Clueless, Barry Josephon of Columbia Pictures signed
Alicia to a two picture deal for $7 million. Alicia took less money so she could produce the
films as well.
The first film on the Columbia Pictures deal was Excess Baggage, which she produced with
her First Kiss Production Company. Excess Baggage was a success if you ask Alicia, but
wasn't a huge hit at the box office. She has also nabbed the role of Batgirl in the fourth
Batman movie, Batman And Robin. Batman And Robin also wasn't as huge as some would
hope, but did farely well with the box office numbers.
1999 started out well for Alicia with Blast From The Past. Most critics liked the film and
called it Alicia come back movie.
Alicia has working on William Shakespeare's Love's Labours Lost which will be a 1930's
style musical. Alicia has been taking singing lesson for the part. Kenneth Branagh wrote and
will direct the film. Carmen Ejogo, Natascha McElhone, Nathan Lane, Adrian Lester,
Matthew Lillard, Emily Mortimer, Alessandro Nivola and Timothy Spall will also be in the
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