Jennifer Love Hewitt

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Jennifer Love Hewitt
Jennifer Love Hewitt, January 2008
Born	February 21, 1979 (1979-02-21) (age 29) Waco, Texas, U.S.A.[1]
Occupation	actress, singer-songwriter
Years active	1985 ─ present
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Awards won Other Awards Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television 2006 Ghost Whisperer

Jennifer Love Hewitt (born February 21, 1979) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is well-known for her television and film roles in the Fox television series Party of Five, as Sarah Reeves, and also starred in I Know What You Did Last Summer and its sequel, as Julie James. Hewitt can currently be seen on the CBS television program Ghost Whisperer, as Melinda Gordon, a young newlywed who can communicate with the ghost of the dead. In November of 2007 Hewitt became engaged to fellow actor Ross McCall.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life and career 1.2 Film career 1.3 Music career 1.4 Personal life 2 Magazine listings 2.1 FHM 2.2 Maxim 2.3 TV Guide 3 Awards 4 Filmography 5 Television work 5.1 Commercials 6 Production credits 7 Discography 7.1 Albums 7.2 Singles 7.3 Soundtracks 8 References 9 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life and career

Hewitt was born in Waco, Texas, the daughter of Patricia Mae (née Shipp), a speech-language pathologist, and Herbert Daniel Hewitt, a medical technician.^[2] Hewitt grew up in Nolanville, Texas; after the divorce of her parents, Hewitt and her only sibling, Todd Hewitt, were brought up by her mother. Her first name was given to her by her brother, after a girl he was fond of as a youngster, while her middle name, "Love", was given to her by her mother after her best friend in college.

As a young girl, Hewitt was attracted to music which led to her first encounters with the entertainment industry. At the age of three, she sang "The Greatest Love of All" at a livestock show. Just a year after that, at a restaurant-dance hall, she entertained an audience with her version of "Help Me Make It Through the Night". By the time she was five, Hewitt already had tap dancing and ballet in her portfolio. At nine, she became a member of the Texas Show Team (which also toured in the Soviet Union). At the age of ten, at the suggestion of talent scouts and winning the title of Texas Our Little Miss Talent Winner, she moved to Los Angeles, California, with her mother to pursue a career in both acting and singing.

[edit] Film career

After moving to Los Angeles, Hewitt appeared in more than twenty television commercials. Her first break came as a child actor on the Disney Channel variety show Kids Incorporated (1989 – 1991), where she was credited as just Love Hewitt. During this time she danced in and sang all the songs for a live action video called "Dance! Workout With Barbie" released by Buena Vista.

In 1993, she played Pierce Brosnan's daughter in a pilot for NBC called Running Wilde, which featured Brosnan as a reporter for Auto World magazine whose stories cover his own wild auto adventures. However, the series wasn't picked up and the pilot never aired. Hewitt later had roles in several short-lived television series, such as Fox's Shaky Ground (1992 – 1993), ABC's Byrds of Paradise (1994), and McKenna (1994 – 1995), and finally became a young star after landing the role of Sarah Reeves on the popular Fox Television show Party of Five (1995 – 1999). She assumed the role of Sarah after joining that show during its second season and continued it on the short-lived Party of Five spin-off, Time of Your Life (1999), which she also co-produced. The show was cancelled after only half a season.

Hewitt made her film debut in the independent film Munchie (1992). She became a film star after a lead role in the horror film I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), which enjoyed great box-office success (125,000,000 U.S. dollars worldwide). The film made Hewitt and her co-stars Freddie Prinze Jr., Ryan Phillippe, and Sarah Michelle Gellar some of the most popular young stars in the USA. She also appeared in the sequel I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998), which, though ultimately not as successful as the first film, took in more money on its opening weekend. Other notable film roles have included the high-school comedy Can't Hardly Wait (1998) and a starring role with Sigourney Weaver in the romantic comedy Heartbreakers (2001).

In 2000, Hewitt appeared in The Audrey Hepburn Story. That same year, she was the "most popular actress on television" due to her Q-rating (a measurement of a celebrity's popularity) of thirty-seven. For that reason, Nokia chose her to become its spokesperson, because of her "fresh image", and her being "a symbol of youthfulness and wholesomeness".

In 2001, she appeared in the music video for the Enrique Iglesias song, "Hero", as the singer's love interest.

Hewitt wrote I'm Gonna Love You for the movie The Hunchback of Notre Dame II because, although she was a well-known singer at the time, her character Madellaine was the only character who didn't sing in the movie. The song won an award for Best Song on DVD Awards.

Since September 2005, Hewitt has starred in the television series Ghost Whisperer. In Australia, Ghost Whisperer has been popular since its introduction; in the United States, the show averages 9-11 million viewers for each new episode. Hewitt has also auditioned for many roles. She was asked to play "Juliet" in Romeo + Juliet, but the director felt she wasn't modern looking. The role went to Claire Danes. She also had to give up the role of "Darlene" in Brokedown Palace because of scheduling conflicts. Hewitt also auditioned for the role of "Elektra" in Daredevil.

[edit] Music career

In 1991, Meldac funded the recording of Hewitt's first album 'Love Songs', when she was just 12. The album was only released in Japan in 1992 where Hewitt became a pop star. Her explanation for her success in Japan is that the Japanese "love perky music. The poppier the music, the better."^[3]

After she joined the cast of Party of Five in 1995, she signed to Atlantic Records, who rushed her first single and second album Let's Go Bang out in October. Neither the single nor the album generated much public interest.

Juggling her music career with her acting career, she recorded her follow-up in 1996. The first single, "No Ordinary Love" failed to chart and led to the album doing the same. Atlantic dropped Hewitt, who didn't return to the music scene for 3 years.

In 1999, she recorded the single "How Do I Deal" for the I Still Know What You Did Last Summer Soundtrack. The song became Hewitt's first charting single by climbing to #59 on the Hot 100 and #36 on the Top 40 Mainstream. It also reached #8 in Australia.

In 2002, Hewitt signed to Jive Records and recorded her fourth album with singer/songwriter/producer Meredith Brooks. The first single, "BareNaked", became her biggest radio hit to date when it peaked at #24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, #31 on the Adult Top 40 and #25 on the Top 40 Mainstream. It also climbed to #6 in Australia. The success of the single propelled her album of the same name to peak at #37 on the Billboard 200 and #31 in Australia. However, it only remained on the chart for 3 weeks. The second single, "Can I Go Now", failed to chart in the US, while only managing to peak at #12 in Australia.

Since 2003, Hewitt hasn't actively done anything in the music industry, but a compilation called Cool with You: The Platinum Collection was released in Asia.

Hewitt co-wrote and performed two songs for the 'If Only' movie soundtrack which in 2004 she starred in. These were 'Love Will Show You Everything' and 'Take My Heart Back'.

Also in 2004 she appeared in the made-for-television musical "A Christmas Carol" in the singing role of Ebenezer Scrooge's fiance Emily.

[edit] Personal life

Hewitt is an honorary godparent of the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund.^[4]

Hewitt began dating Scottish actor Ross McCall in January 2006 after he made an appearance on Ghost Whisperer. In November 2007, while vacationing in Hawaii, the couple became engaged.^[5] Some paparazzi photographs secretly taken during this vacation show a slightly plumper than usual Hewitt and were subsequently criticized by bloggers. Hewitt responded: "I've sat by in silence for a long time now about the way women's bodies are constantly scrutinized.... What I should be doing is celebrating some of the best days of my life and my engagement to the man of my dreams, instead of having to deal with photographers taking invasive pictures from bad angles."^[6]

She has also dated singer-guitarist John Mayer,^[7] talk show host Carson Daly, actor/model Kip Pardue, writer Chris Benson, singer-songwriter Rich Cronin, actor and singer Joey Lawrence and actor Will Friedle.

[edit] Magazine listings

Between the years of 1997 and 2008, Hewitt was rated one of the sexiest women in the world by the magazine FHM, and in 1999 and 2006 by Maxim magazine.

[edit] FHM

• 91 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women In The World (1997)
• 91 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women In The World (1998)
• 31 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women In The World (1999)
• 13 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women In The World (2000)
• 50 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women In The World (2001)
• 13 in FHM-USA's 100 Sexiest Women In The World (2001)
• 15 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women In The World (2002)
• 7 in FHM-USA's 100 Sexiest Women In The World (2002)
• 7 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women In The World (2003)
• 12 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women In The World (2004)
• 19 in FHM's 50 Sexiest Women from 1995-2004
• 12 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women In The World (2005)
• 16 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women In The World (2006)
• 14 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women In The World (2007)

[edit] Maxim

• 1 in Maxim's Sexiest Women In The World (1999)
• 29 in Maxim's Hot 100 List (2006)
• 20 in "Maxims Hot 100 list (2008)

[edit] TV Guide

• 1(female) in TV Guide's "Sexiest on TV"(May 5-11, 2008 issue)

[edit] Awards

Year	Group	Award	Result	Film/Show
1990	Young Artist Award	Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast	Nominated	Kids Incorporated
1993	Young Artist Award	Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Youth Series or Variety Show	Nominated
1994	Young Artist Award	Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Cable or Off Primetime Series	Won
1996	Young Artist Award	Best Professional Actress/Singer	Nominated
1997	YoungStar Award	Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama TV Series	Nominated	Party of Five
1998	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress	Nominated	I Know What You Did Last Summer
	Blockbuster Entertainment Award	Favorite Female Newcomer	Won
		Favorite Actress - Horror	Nominated
1999	MTV Movie Award	Best Female Performance	Nominated	Can't Hardly Wait
	Blockbuster Entertainment Award	Favorite Actress - Horror	Won	I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
	Teen Choice Award	Film - Choice Actress	Won
		Film - Most Disgusting Scene	Nominated
		TV - Choice Actress	Nominated	Party of Five
	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress	Nominated	Can't Hardly Wait
2000	Kid's Choice Award	Favorite Television Actress	Nominated	Party of Five
	People's Choice Award	Favorite Female Performer in a New Television Series	Won	Time of Your Life
2003	DVD Exclusive Award	Best Original Song	Won	"I'm Gonna Love You (Madellaine's Love Song)" from The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
	Kids' Choice Award	Favorite Female Butt Kicker	Won	The Tuxedo
	Teen Choice Award	Choice Crossover Artist (Music/Acting)	Nominated
2006	Saturn Award	Best Actress on Television	Nominated	Ghost Whisperer
	Kids' Choice Award	Favorite Television Actress	Nominated
	People's Choice Award	Favorite Female Television Star	Nominated

[edit] Filmography

• Munchie (1992)
• Little Miss Millions (1993)
• Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
• House Arrest (1996)
• Trojan War (1997)
• I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
• Can't Hardly Wait (1998)
• Telling You (1998)
• I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
• The Suburbans (1999)
• Heartbreakers (2001)
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002) (direct-to-video) (voice)
• The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina (2002) (direct-to-video) (voice)
• The Tuxedo (2002)
• The Truth About Love (2004)
• If Only (2004)
• Garfield (2004)
• Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)
• Shortcut to Happiness (2007)
• Delgo (2008) (voice)
• Forever Scared

Upcoming:

• She Had Brains, a Body, and the Ability to Make Men Love Her (2009)

[edit] Television work

• Dance! Workout with Barbie
• Kids Incorporated (cast member from 1989-1991)
• Running Wilde (1992) (unsold pilot)
• Shaky Ground (1992-1993)
• The Byrds of Paradise (1994) (canceled after 13 episodes)
• McKenna (1994-1995)
• Party of Five (cast member from 1995-1999)
• Boy Meets World (Feb 27, 1998) episode "And Then There Was Shawn"
• Time of Your Life (1999-2000)
• Disney's Hercules (1999) Medusa
• The Weekenders (2000)
• The Audrey Hepburn Story (2000)
• Family Guy (Jan. 31, 2002) episode "Stuck Together, Torn Apart"
• A Christmas Carol (2004)
• American Dreams (2004)
• In the Game (2004) (1st unsold pilot)
• In the Game (2005) (2nd unsold pilot)
• Ghost Whisperer (2005 - present)
• Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber (2005)
• Family Guy (2007) Voice
• Magic 7 (2008) Voice
• Forever Scared

Upcoming:

• Angry Little Girls (set to air in 2008) (voice)
• 24 (set to air in 2008) (Julie Campbell)

[edit] Commercials

In 2005, Hewitt appeared in a Hanes advertising campaign titled "Look who we've got our Hanes on now". The campaign also featured other celebrities such as Michael Jordan, Cuba Gooding Jr., Marisa Tomei, Damon Wayans, Kevin Bacon, Hugh Hefner, Matthew Perry, and on Spanish-language advertising, Aracely Arambula, and Pablo Montero. In 2006, the campaign added Christina Applegate to their lineup.

Hewitt has appeared in a "Don't Mess With Texas" commercial. This commercial also features fellow Texans: Matthew McConaughey, Los Lonely Boys, LeeAnn Womack, Lance Armstrong, Owen Wilson, and Erykah Badu. Dallas Cowboys running back Julius Jones, Chuck Norris (star of Walker Texas Ranger), and Janine Turner are also seen in the DMWT commercial.

She also appears in a commercial for Rodan & Fields acne medication Proactiv.

[edit] Production credits

• Time of Your Life (1999)
• The Audrey Hepburn Story (2000)
• Bunny (2000)
• Ghost Whisperer (2005)

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Year	Album	Chart positions
		U.S.	AUS
1992	Love Songs	NR	NR
1995	Let's Go Bang	-	-
1996	Jennifer Love Hewitt	-	-
2002	BareNaked	37	31[8]
2006	Cool with You: The Platinum Collection	NR	NR
2007	Hey Everybody	NR	NR

• NR indicates the album was not released in that country.

[edit] Singles

Year	Single	Chart peak positions [9] [10] [11] [12]						Album
		U.S.	U.S. Adult	AUS	NZ	NL	SWI
1995	"Couldn't Find Another Man"	—	—	—	—	—	—	Let's Go Bang
1996	"No Ordinary Love"	—	—	—	—	—	—	Jennifer Love Hewitt
1999	"How Do I Deal"	59	—	8	5	—	—	I Still Know What You Did Last Summer Soundtrack
2002	"BareNaked"	124	31	6	26	73	—	BareNaked
2003	"Can I Go Now"	—	—	12	—	26	69
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

[edit] Soundtracks

• From House Arrest:

• 1996: "It's Good To Know I'm Alive"

• From I Still Know What You Did Last Summer:

• 1998: "How Do I Deal?"

• From Disney's Superstars Hits:

• 2002: "I'm Gonna Love You"

• From If Only:

• 2003: "Love Will Show You Everything", "Take My Heart Back"

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official Jennifer Love Hewitt website
• Jennifer Love Hewitt at the Internet Movie Database
• Jennifer Love Hewitt at TV.com

Persondata
NAME	Hewitt, Jennifer Love
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	actress, singer-songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH	1979-02-21
PLACE OF BIRTH	Waco, Texas, U.S.A.
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH