Lindsay Lohan
At a young age, Lindsay Lohan has already established herself as one of the few who can genuinely pull off the “triple threat” combination of model, actress and singer. Lindsay Lohan, born July 2, 1986, is most known for her role as both twin girls in the 1998 Disney remake of The Parent Trap as an adorable, red-haired, freckle-faced 12-year-old; for coming out with a major breakthrough role as lead female in Mean Girls (2004); and for releasing two already-successful pop music albums.
She’s also renowned for all the drama going on in her personal life and the media attention she’s received because of it.
Lindsay Lohan, born and raised in New York to a wealthy family, is the oldest of four children of Michael Lohan and Dina Sullivan—both former actors. As a young child model, she was featured in many magazine ads and T.V. commercials, including Toys “R” Us, Calvin Klein Kids, Abercrombie Kids ads, and even a Jell-O commercial with Bill Cosby.
She also played several child roles in soap operas, including a stint in 1996 as Alexandra Fowler in Another World, before landing her film debut in The Parent Trap, co-starring Dennis Quaid and Natasha Richardson as the twins’ divorced parents. The film did very well, both at the box office and in critical acclaim—and Lindsay Lohan was off to a great start as a young teen making a name for herself in show business.
Lohan accepted a few further roles in her young teens and then after a short hiatus she starred alongside Jamie Lee Curtis in Freaky Friday (2003), a huge commercial success for both actresses, especially Lindsay.
The following year Lindsay Lohan starred in both Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen and Mean Girls, the former of which was basically a bomb and a huge failure with critics. However, her outstanding performance in the smart and witty Mean Girls opposite older Canadian actress Rachel McAdams more than made up for the shortcomings of Confessions. Mean Girls garnered huge success and acclaim, firmly establishing Lindsay as “teen movie queen,” a label Lindsay is now working hard to shed.
Lohan went on to star successfully in Herbie: Fully Loaded (released in 2005). During the filming of this movie, Lindsay Lohan launched her music career. She signed a recording contract with Casablanca Records and released her debut album, Speak (2004) with another the following year entitled, A Little More Personal (Raw). Speak was introduced and promoted with her hit single Rumors and the album did extremely well, soon going platinum. Her second album didn’t do quite as well, although it did go gold in early 2006.
Lindsay Lohan has endured more than her fair share of the media spotlight and public scrutiny. Much of it came from her family’s publicized relationship with father Michael Lohan, who has spent considerable time in prison for charges such as fraud and assault. In addition, the media exaggerated a “catfight” between Lindsay and fellow actress/musician Hillary Duff over their mutual relationship with singer Aaron Carter.
Further scrutiny and spotlight came with a rumored romantic relationship with Bruce Willis; her “wild” nightlife partying; alleged breast enhancement; three car accidents in 2005; dramatic weight loss, with critics calling her anorexic; allegations of drug use, and more. Through it all—some of it true, some untrue, some partially true—Lindsay Lohan maintains she has really learned a lot and grown up. 
