Ashlee Simpson may be in
the shadow of her older sister Jessica Simpson, but it’s doubtful that she’ll
remain there much longer. With two platinum albums, a reality show, and a film
on her resume, Ashlee is proving herself to be much more than Jessica's baby
sister.
Born on October 3, 1984 in Dallas, Texas, Ashlee’s performance career began
early with classical ballet lessons at the age of 3. She quickly exhibited
impressive capabilities, and at age 11 was the youngest person ever admitted
into the School of American Ballet in New York City. However, the family soon
moved to Los Angeles where Ashlee appeared in television commercials and was
often a backup dancer for her sister, whose career exploded in 1999 with the
release of her first album. After a few small film and television roles,
including a regular part on the WB’s hit teen show "7th Heaven", Ashlee
dropped her debut album in mid-2004. The rock-influenced album,
"Autobiography", was a departure of sorts from her sister’s girl-pop sound.
Her raspy voice and pseudo-punk image proved popular with teenage girls, and
the album went triple platinum, equaling the success of Jessica’s smash hit
third album "In This Skin".
Ashlee has shown a remarkable ability to bounce back, releasing a solid second
album after an embarrassing appearance on Saturday Night Live in October 2004
that received enormous media attention. Caught lip-synching the second song of
her performance, Ashlee was publicly lambasted for the incident, even after
explaining that she was ill and delivering a string of solid shows in the
months afterwards. Her second album, "I Am Me", was released in late 2005
shortly after her major role in the film "Undiscovered", which failed
miserably at the box office though Ashlee did receive decent reviews for her
appearance. "I Am Me" didn’t match the success of her first release, but it
has still sold over a million copies in the United States. The MTV reality
series "The Ashlee Simpson Show", a companion program to Jessica’s popular
"Newlyweds", ran for two seasons and received favorable ratings. Ashlee
continued to receive arguably unfair attention from her SNL incident months
after it occurred, but her flurry of activity in 2005 showed the world that
she’s back at the top of her game, and going strong.
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