Biography
Who is Alicia Silverstone?
Early life and education
Alicia Silverstone was born on October 4, 1976, in San Francisco, California. Her father, Monty Silverstone, worked as an English real estate agent. Her mother, Deirdre Silverstone, was a Scottish flight attendant for Pan Am. She grew up in Hillsborough, California. She has a brother named David and a half-sister named Kezi. Alicia attended Crocker Middle School before moving to San Mateo High School. Her father came from a Jewish family. Her mother converted to Conservative Judaism. Alicia had a bat mitzvah ceremony. She began modeling at age eight. At fourteen, she appeared in a commercial for Domino's Pizza.
Rise to fame in the 1990s
The actress first appeared on The Wonder Years in 1992. She played a high school dream girl in the episode Road Test. Alicia Silverstone then debuted in the 1993 thriller The Crush. She became legally emancipated at age 15 to film this movie. This role won her the 1994 MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance and Best Villain. She later appeared in music videos for the band Aerosmith. These videos were titled Cryin, Amazing, and Crazy. The video for Cryin featured her getting a navel piercing. In 1995, she starred as Cher Horowitz in Clueless. This hit comedy led to a deal with Columbia-TriStar worth between 8 and 10 million dollars. She also founded First Kiss Productions. During 1995, Alicia appeared in Le Nouveau monde, Hideaway, and The Babysitter. She played Batgirl in the 1997 film Batman & Robin. This role earned her a Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress. She also won a Blimp Award from the Kids' Choice Awards for the same part.
Television and stage work
In 2000, she played the Princess of France in Love's Labour's Lost. From 2001 to 2003, she voiced Sharon Spitz in the series Braceface. She also served as an executive producer for that show. Alicia made her Broadway debut in a stage version of The Graduate from 2002 to 2003. She performed at the Plymouth Theatre. She starred in the 2003 NBC series Miss Match as Kate Fox. The show lasted for 11 episodes. This role earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy series. She also appeared in the 2003 film Scorched alongside John Cleese and Woody Harrelson. Later, she played a villainous reporter in Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed in 2004. In 2005, she appeared in Beauty Shop as a salon stylist. She also worked on two pilots called Queen B and Pink Collar. Neither show was picked up for full production.
Later career and personal life
In 2006, she acted in the spy film Stormbreaker. She also starred in the Hallmark movie Candles on Bay Street. In 2007, she appeared in the play Boston Marriage by David Mamet. Alicia is a vegan and has supported the activities of PETA. She wrote two cookbooks titled The Kind Diet in 2009 and The Kind Mama in 2014. She is married to Christopher Jarecki. Alicia Silverstone is also known as a socialite and an anti-vaccine activist.
Birthday and age
Alicia Silverstone was born on October 4, 1976, which makes Alicia 50 years old today. That birthday falls under the Libra sign. Alicia shares the date with 31 other famous people.
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