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Introducing Jessica Biel - Profile and Photos
Profile: Jessica Biel
Born March 3, 1982, in Ely, Minnesota, Jessica is a controversial
model and inspiring actress. Raised in Boulder, Colorado, Jessica started
doing plays at the age of nine with roles in "The Sound of Music",
"Annie", "Beauty and the Beast", and "Anything Goes".
In 1994, while attending Diane Hardin's Young Actor's Space in Los Angeles,
Jessica was discovered by her current manager, Jeff Morrone, from Innovative
Artists. Under the watchful eye of her father, she was featured in several
modeling covers including Sassy Magazine in '96, Teen and Moxie Girl in 1998,
and the huge honor from People Magazine in '99 when they named her one of
the worlds 50 most beautiful people. Jessica's on-screen career began in 1996,
where she played Mary Camden, the oldest daughter of a minister couple in
the squeaky clean TV hit "7th Heaven". She also branched out to
the big screen with parts in "Ulee's Gold" in '97 and "I'll
Be Home For Christmas" in 1998, where she played opposite Home Improvement's
Jonathan Taylor Thomas.
The question now is what will be the future of Jessica's acting career, with
the repercussions of her posing partially nude. Jessica put herself into the
spotlight with a controversial layout in Gear magazine. Jessica's television
dad on 7th Heaven, Stephen Collins, has called her magazine shoot professionally
embarrassing. Jessica's 18th birthday came 3 months after her photo shoot
with Gear magazine. By Jessica's own admission, the topless layout was done
to provoke Aaron Spelling into releasing her from her contract. She has said
that Spelling angrily told Jessica, "I own you" although Spelling
denies the charges. In a March '99 interview with TV Guide, Jessica angered
the 7th Heaven producers by saying she'd like to see her character "have
sex with one of the bishops or something". To further infuriate the situation,
Jessica upset the crew by cutting her own hair before the start of the '99
season, where she exclaimed, "The producers were really pissed".
Jessica's attitude leads many to compare her to Shannen
Doherty, the controversial former 90210 actress who also heated up the
Spelling set with hissy fits and controversy. Insiders at 7th Heaven have
labeled Jessica as a "little bitch". Spelling's spokesperson has
stated that Jessica is under contract and they are looking forward to working
with her until that ends. Just recently, Jessica said she regretted the entire
Gear magazine stunt and counts the entire ordeal as a learning experience.
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