Lindsay Morgan Lohan was born July 2, 1986 in New York City. In her short life she has managed to enter the Hollywood A-list, become a
favorite target of the paparazzi, appear in more than 60 commercials, act in
over ten films, and begin a music career that promises to be as stellar as
everything else she has put her mind to. The daughter of a pasta
mogul and a former Radio City Rockette, Lohan began acting at the age of three
when she became the first redheaded child model signed on by the Ford Modeling
Agency. Before she was a decade old Lohan had tasted pudding next to Bill
Cosby and donned a costume of trash on “Late Night with David Letterman.”
But it was at the age of ten that Lohan really began to make
her mark. After a six month search for the perfect actress for the remake
of the 1961 classic, The Parent Trap, Disney decided that it had found
its girl. Lohan took on the double role of estranged twins who conspire
to make their parents fall back in love with gusto and professionalism.
Her work landed her a three-movie deal with Disney and nabbed her a Young
Artist Award. Next Lohan appeared with Bette Midler on her self-titled
sitcom “Bette,” but quit the program shortly afterwards when the producers
asked her to move from her home in New York to California.
After a break from acting, she went to work on the hugely
successful 2003 Disney film, Freaky Friday, staring Jamie Lee
Curtis. The movie grossed over $100 million in the US alone. Because of the inclusion of Lohan’s song “Ultimate,” the film’s soundtrack shot to
Billboard’s Top 20 list in less than three weeks. Then came Mean
Girls. The 2004 film was her first PG-13 movie and is the role that made
her a household name.
Lindsay Lohan never seems to be far from the lens of a
camera or the gossip that comes with super stardom. She has been
physically attacked by paparazzi and has been graced with more rumors
concerning her physical welfare than Jimmy Hoffa. It is difficult to
attribute one characteristic that makes this young star so appealing to her
fans and the media, but it’s clear from her busy film and music schedule for
the coming year that she is here to stay.