Believe it or not, Reese Witherspoon has been a leading lady for nearly 25 years.
After a string of starring roles while still just a teenager, Witherspoon truly broke out in "Pleasantville" (1998) as a 1990s high schooler transported to the '50s. It was her turn as the perky Elle Woods in "Legally Blonde" (2001), though, that proved the actress was here to stay. Since then, her career has only blossomed (Oscar, included), and this holiday season, the actress seeks salvation on a 1000-mile hike in the docudrama "Wild."
From her years spent in Germany to her favorite thing about being a mom, here are 35 things you (probably) don't know about Reese Witherspoon.
1. Reese Witherspoon was born March 22, 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana to John Draper Witherspoon Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Reese.
2. Her birth name is Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon.
3. Witherspoon's father was an otolaryngologist, while her mother was a professor of nursing at Vanderbilt University.
After a string of starring roles while still just a teenager, Witherspoon truly broke out in "Pleasantville" (1998) as a 1990s high schooler transported to the '50s. It was her turn as the perky Elle Woods in "Legally Blonde" (2001), though, that proved the actress was here to stay. Since then, her career has only blossomed (Oscar, included), and this holiday season, the actress seeks salvation on a 1000-mile hike in the docudrama "Wild."
From her years spent in Germany to her favorite thing about being a mom, here are 35 things you (probably) don't know about Reese Witherspoon.
1. Reese Witherspoon was born March 22, 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana to John Draper Witherspoon Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Reese.
2. Her birth name is Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon.
3. Witherspoon's father was an otolaryngologist, while her mother was a professor of nursing at Vanderbilt University.
- 12/5/2014
- by Jonny Black
- Moviefone
Discovery has ordered a documentary on the life of the late Steve Jobs, with the Mythbusters duo on board to host. The network is teaming with NBC’s Peacock Productions for iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World, a one-hour special. Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, who celebrate the spirit of innovation on Discovery’s hit Mythbusters, will host the show.
“Someone once said that to follow the path that others have laid before you is a very reasonable course of action, therefore all progress is made by unreasonable men,” Savage said. “Steve Jobs was an unreasonable man. He didn...
“Someone once said that to follow the path that others have laid before you is a very reasonable course of action, therefore all progress is made by unreasonable men,” Savage said. “Steve Jobs was an unreasonable man. He didn...
- 10/10/2011
- by James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
'Growing Pains' actor's actions before his death appear to point to suicide.
By Gil Kaufman
Andrew Koenig
Photo: IMDb
Police have not yet confirmed what caused the death of "Growing Pains" actor Andrew Koenig, whose body was found in a Vancouver park on Thursday. But according to a suicide-prevention expert, the 41-year-old actor — who Vancouver police classified as being "despondent" upon his disappearance and who reportedly suffered from depression — exhibited some of the signs of someone who might be thinking about harming themselves.
"I understand that Andrew had a history of depression, and if you combine some of the other signs [such as clearing out his Los Angeles apartment], there is cause for concern," said Dr. John Draper, director of the National Suicide Prevention Hotline.
Draper does not have firsthand knowledge of the Koenig case, but he said anyone who is concerned that someone close to them might be considering suicide should make every effort to...
By Gil Kaufman
Andrew Koenig
Photo: IMDb
Police have not yet confirmed what caused the death of "Growing Pains" actor Andrew Koenig, whose body was found in a Vancouver park on Thursday. But according to a suicide-prevention expert, the 41-year-old actor — who Vancouver police classified as being "despondent" upon his disappearance and who reportedly suffered from depression — exhibited some of the signs of someone who might be thinking about harming themselves.
"I understand that Andrew had a history of depression, and if you combine some of the other signs [such as clearing out his Los Angeles apartment], there is cause for concern," said Dr. John Draper, director of the National Suicide Prevention Hotline.
Draper does not have firsthand knowledge of the Koenig case, but he said anyone who is concerned that someone close to them might be considering suicide should make every effort to...
- 2/26/2010
- MTV Music News
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