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Jessica SimpsonSinger and actress Jessica Simpson was born July 10th, 1980 in Abilene, Texas. This sexy 5' 3" displays a hard core attitude in her performances. Jessica has a younger sister named Ashlee. Her father, who is a psychologist, manages her career, and her mother designs her wardrobe and assists in the business affairs. Jessica first developed and nurtured her talent in the local Baptist church, where her father also works as the congregation's youth minister. While at church camp, at the age of 13, Jessica sang Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" and an arrangement of "Amazing Grace". One of the camp's visitors, a gentleman who was launching a gospel record label saw great promise and profits in her voice. Jessica began to tour with Christian youth conferences with tunes like "True Love Waits", sometimes entertaining audiences of 20,000 people. Tommy Mottola of Columbia Records/Sony Music liked what he heard and making dreams come true, gave Jessica a contract. Her debut album, Sweet Kisses, was released in 1999 with the singles I Wanna Love You Forever and I Think I'm In Love With You on that same album. She joined the band, 98 Degrees, on tour and this is where she met and fell in love with band member, Nick Lachey. Their duet, Where You Are, proved richer by their romance. In June of 2001, her next album, Irresistible, was released and proved to be a hit, rising high on the charts. Her third record, In This Skin, was released in August of 2003 and then again in spring 2004. Jessica and Nick were married on October 2002 and critics were so tickled by the union that MTV offered the couple a reality show based on their everyday life. The debut of Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica, aired in 2003 and was an instant success. The couple are now separated. In May 2004, Hershey's launched it's new breath mint commercial starring Jessica Simpson. Rumors and whispers are heard saying she may become a James Bond interest. She joined the cast of the movie adaptation of the 1979-1985 TV series Dukes of Hazard and will join those good old boys, Bo and Luke, in their comedic adventures. She has signed a $10 million dollar deal with Andrew Sports Club to develop her own clothing line. In development is a movie titled Room Service, which will star Jessica and hopefully will be released in the year 2006. |