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Nicole Richie - Biography |
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Nicole Camille Escovedo was born in
Berkeley, California, on September 21, 1981. Her biological father is
Peter Michael Escovedo, a member of Lionel Richie's band and brother to
'80s pop percussionist Sheila E. At the age of 3, for financial reasons,
Nicole moved in with her father's bandmate Lionel and his then-wife Brenda
Harvey-Richie. Six years later, Richie officially adopted Nicole.
There are plenty of privileges to being raised in affluent circles.
Nicole's formative years were spent at Los Angeles' prestigious Buckley
School, where she met and befriended Paris Hilton, the heir to the Hilton
empire. But money is also often synonymous with the fast lane, and as a
teenager Nicole began partying hard and experimenting with drugs and
alcohol. Following her high school graduation in 2000, she decided to go
to college. She enrolled in the University of Arizona, the same school as
pro basketball player Luke Walton and actress Heather Blair. Nicole
dropped out after two years. Nicole said when asked about college, "I went
to the University of Arizona. I stopped because I went there for two years
and I felt like I experienced college or whatever. I'm over it. I like
Hollywood better."
After leaving school Nicole decided to become a musician. She founded the
rock band Darling with model Josie Maran and socialite sisters Soleil and
Sofia Alberti.
On her own and on the loose, Nicole never broke out of the pattern of her
teenage years. In February of 2003, the police pulled her over in Malibu.
She was questioned and it was soon discovered she was driving with a
suspended license. Upon searching her Mercedes-Benz, police found heroin
in the car and Nicole was immediately arrested. She later plead guilty to
all charges. Nicole was sentenced to probation and ordered to attend a
drug rehabilitation program.
Nicole was first signed on to The Simple Life as a replacement for Paris'
sister Nicky, who was approached by FOX executives, but wasn't interested
in participating. The show aired in December of 2003 and was successful
enough to justify a sequel series, which aired the following summer.
The fame that The Simple Life earned her allowed Nicole to branch out. She
made appearances on such shows as Eve (starring rapper Eve), Punk'd, Rock
Me Baby, and MADtv. She was cast alongside Julie Bowen in Kids In America,
and is still working on breaking into the music industry. |
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Nicole Richie - Personal Quotes |
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I went to the University of
Arizona. I stopped because I went there for two years and I felt
like I experienced college or whatever. I'm over it. I like
Hollywood better.
"I do love to shop. But I'm a social shopper. I like to do it while
hanging out with my friends. Some of them hate shopping because they
treat it like something you have to plan, like a grocery list. But
if I'm out and I pass a store, I just pop in."
"People would ask me about being a voluptuous woman. It was weird
because I've been skinny my whole life."
"I think fame is harder when people have something to hide, but I'm
very comfortable, and have nothing to hide."
"To me it was the epitome of caring about absolutely nothing, There
were points when my mom would come home and scream at me about
something, and I literally didn't care about anything. It was like
watching a really dramatic movie with the volume turned down. I
thought I was getting away with everything, when the reality was
that I was arrested three times and had five car accidents. Two were
totals."
"I have really good instincts about friends."
"I'm not insecure, but I'm not like, 'Hi, I'm confident.'"
"Staying sober is something that I don't really even have to think
about. I just live my life as today, and today I have great friends,
a very stable fiancé, and am very close with my family."
You just have to go after what you want you want and if it doesn't
want you back, then, so be it - it doesn't deserve you anyways. [On
following your dreams] |
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Nicole Richie - Filmography |
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Kids in America (2005) (as
Nicole Camille Richie) .... Kelly Stepford
"8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter" .... Ashley (1
episode, 2005)
... aka 8 Simple Rules (USA: new title)
- Ditch Day (2005) TV Episode .... Ashley
"American Dreams" .... Brenda Reid (1 episode, 2004)
... aka Our Generation (Australia) (USA: working title)
- Charade (2004) TV Episode .... Brenda Reid
"Rock Me, Baby" .... Amanda (1 episode, 2004)
- Kiss and Don't Tell (2004) TV Episode .... Amanda
"Eve" .... Karen (1 episode, 2004)
- Valentine's Day Reloaded (2004) TV Episode .... Karen |
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Nicole Richie - Related Links |
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Wikipedia: Nicole Richie
YouTube: Nicole Richie
Nicole Richie at Babemania.com
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