http://www.nndb.com/people/718/000026640
Born: 10-Jul-1980
Birthplace: Abilene, TX
Gender: Female
Religion: Baptist
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Singer
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: MTV Newlyweds
The last hope for goodness and purity in the pop music world (work
that one out), Jessica Simpson first began to publically perform --
where else? -- at the Baptist church where her father was youth
minister. Although rejected by the Great Satanic Mickey Mouse Club,
and temporarily hindered when an independent gospel label failed to
follow through with a planned release, Simpson continued to pursue
her hopes for a singing career, touring the Christian Youth
Coalition circuit and selling copies of a family-financed gospel
collection. The album attracted the attention of Sony Records CEO
Tommy Mottola, who, in the guise of a snake (well, not really)
enticed Simpson away from the path of righteousness and into the
valley of the shadow of secular music. The result was the 1999
Columbia release Sweet Kisses, which met with reasonable
success.
The 2001 follow-up release Irresistible, saw Simpson in competition
with fellow teen idols Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, who
had by that time abandoned their squeaky-pop images and launched
into sex kitten mode. The Simpson camp has always maintained a
clear distiction between Jessica and her randy counterparts --
emphasizing her religious background, unshakeable belief in
pre-marital abstinence, and refusal to use sex to boost her career.
This is no doubt conveyed to her audience by the obviously chaste
nature of her skin-tight, midriff-baring outfits, as opposed to the
lewd and unrighteous nature of the other pop stars' skin-tight,
midriff-baring outfits.
While on tour with boy band 98 Degrees to support her first album,
Simpson was introduced to her future ex-husband Nick Lachey, with
whom she was featured in the "reality" TV series Newlyweds. The
show has been a big hit and provided a significant boost to her
popularity, but at the expense of overshadowing her music career
and portraying the singer to an international audience as spoiled,
immature, and hopelessly stupid. Such are the wages of
success.
Father: Joe Simpson (psychologist/minister)
Mother: Tina Drew
Sister: Ashlee Simpson (actress)
Husband: Nick Lachey (musician, m. 26-Oct-2002, div.
30-Jun-2006)
Laser Eye Surgery 2004
Endorsement of Pizza Hut 2004
Risk Factors: Smoking
TELEVISION
MTV
Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica Herself
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Employee of the Month (6-Oct-2006)
The Dukes of Hazzard (24-Jun-2005)
The Master of Disguise (2-Aug-2002) Herself
Official Website:
http://www.jessicasimpson.com/
