Alicia Silverstone Actress Date of Birth: 04.10.1976 Country: USA

1. Childhood and Adolescence
2. Beginning of her Career
3. First Major Roles in Film
4. Return to Popularity
5. Personal Life
6. Interesting Facts from Her Life

Childhood and Adolescence

Alicia Silverstone was born on October 4, 1976, in San Francisco, into a typical American family with Jewish roots. Her father worked as a real estate agent, and her mother was a former flight attendant. In a family that followed Jewish traditions, Alicia was the youngest of four children. They all attended synagogue once a week and went through the bat mitzvah ceremony. Alicia's childhood was no different from that of most American teenagers, except for the confusion with her name. Everyone called the future actress Alicia in an American manner, and she constantly had to emphasize that she was Alicia. Silverstone dreamed of becoming an actress from an early age. She often recalled an episode when she climbed onto a coffee table as a little girl and danced to the song "Physical" in front of her entire family. Although her parents did not approve of such behavior, they agreed that their daughter definitely had creative potential. At the age of five, Alicia suddenly decided that her real mother was Olivia Newton-John, a popular pop singer at the time. Despite his natural strictness, Alicia's father indulged her in everything. Alicia wanted to be photographed in a swimsuit like a real model. Her father took a series of pictures and sent them to several modeling agencies. There was no response for a long time, but then invitations for cooperation suddenly started coming. Thus, at the age of six, Alicia entered the advertising business, combining her work with education. She started posing not only for fashion magazines but also appeared in television commercials. There, she was quickly noticed and invited to the show "Domino's Pizza" and later to the TV series "The Wonder Years". After filming the series, Alicia began to be called "The Girl of Dreams".

Beginning of her Career

However, Hollywood was not in a hurry to embrace the young beauty. Alicia endured failure after failure at auditions but did not give up. And, as it turned out, she did the right thing. Luck was on her side. Silverstone met then relatively unknown Liv Tyler, who was the daughter of Steve Tyler, the frontman of the band Aerosmith. The famous father invited both girls to star in his new music video. After appearing in three videos "Cryamazy", which were shown not only in the USA but worldwide, Alicia Silverstone gained incredible popularity. She was now known far beyond America and was called "The Aerosmith Girl". At the age of 15, Alicia Silverstone was already self-sufficient, thus becoming independent of her parents. But to build a career, she had to give up a lot, including education. Alicia never finished high school.

First Major Roles in Film

Alicia Silverstone's first role, which brought her fame, was in the 1993 film "The Crush". The actress played a rejected teenage girl pursued by a journalist. Her sincere and exceptionally beautiful performance earned her two MTV Movie Awards for "Breakthrough Performance" and "Best Villain".

Her second star role can be considered her portrayal of Cher Horowitz in the 1995 film "Clueless". The actress was critically acclaimed and received two awards for "Most Desirable Woman" and "Best Female Performance". In addition, Silverstone signed a $10 million contract with Columbia-TriStar.

However, critics did not always look favorably on Silverstone's appearances on screen. For example, in the 1997 film "Batman & Robin", where Alicia played Batgirl, she was criticized by many publications and named "worst supporting actress". The film "Excess Baggage" that followed Batman also did not succeed with critics and failed at the box office.

Return to Popularity

After several unsuccessful films, Alicia Silverstone began to be forgotten. But the young actress at the time decided not to give up and move forward. Silverstone was once again in the spotlight after starring in the comedy series "Miss Match". In 2004, the actress won a Golden Globe for "Best Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical".

This was followed by roles in films such as "Love's Labour's Lost", "Blast from the Past", and "Beauty Shop", which can be considered relatively successful. Silverstone then appeared on "The Graham Norton Show", which was also profitable for her career and commercial success.

In recent years, Alicia Silverstone has been increasingly involved in producing. The actress opened her film company, "First Kiss", and works on multiple projects every year. Despite her busy schedule, Alicia manages not only to act in movies, make films, and interact with journalists but also to spend time with her family.

Personal Life

The press repeatedly reported that Alicia was going to marry actor Adam Sandler. There were even rumors about the wedding date. However, unexpectedly for everyone, in 2005, Alicia Silverstone married Christopher Jarecki, the frontman of the band "S.T.U.N." Her husband turned out to be an old acquaintance of the actress. The couple lived together for eight years before getting married. In May 2011, Alicia gave birth to their son, Bear Blu Jarecki. Silverstone has repeatedly stated that she is happy in her marriage.

Interesting Facts from Her Life

- Alicia Silverstone speaks French fluently.
- The actress is a staunch supporter of vegetarianism and is constantly involved in animal rights activism. She visited the South Central Farm in Los Angeles to support the community. In 2004, the organization PETA even named Silverstone the "Sexiest Vegetarian".
- Alicia has hinted on multiple occasions that she wouldn't mind having romantic relationships with women. She does not consider herself a lesbian, but she is very attracted to beautiful women.
- The number of websites dedicated to Silverstone (over 150!) makes her one of the most popular celebrities on the internet.
- In 2012, Alicia Silverstone wrote a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin in support of Maria Alyokhina, a member of the band "Pussy Riot". The actress asked the president to provide Alyokhina with a vegetarian diet.
- Alicia Silverstone has promised herself never to expose herself in front of TV and photo cameras.