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Biography

Jennifer Love Hewitt (born February 21, 1979) is an American actress, producer, television director and former singer-songwriter. Hewitt began her acting career as a child by appearing in television commercials and the Disney Channel series Kids Incorporated . She rose to fame in teenage popular culture in her roles in the Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox series Party of Five as Sarah Reeves Merrin, and films I Know What You Did Last Summer and I Still Know What You Did Last Summer|its sequel as Julie James.

She starred on the hit CBS television program Ghost Whisperer as Melinda Gordon , for which she won a Saturn Award in 2007 and 2008 for Best Actress on Television. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her television movie The Client List . Hewitt has served as a producer on some of her film and television projects.. tvguide.com''. Retrieved on 2008-10-02 As a singer, Hewitt's most successful single on the Billboard Hot 100| Billboard Hot 100 is the 1999 release " How Do I Deal ", which peaked at No. 59.. allmusic.com . Retrieved on 2009-05-15 She has contributed music to the promotion or soundtracks of acting projects.. variety.com . Retrieved on 2008-10-02 She is currently a recurring star on Hot in Cleveland and will lead the upcoming Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime television series The Client List (TV series)|The Client List .

Early life

Hewitt was born in Waco, Texas , and is the daughter of Patricia Mae (née Shipp), a speech-language pathologist , and Herbert Daniel Hewitt, a medical technician. Hewitt grew up in Nolanville, Texas . Hewitt received her middle name after her mother promised her college friend (named "Love") that if she had a daughter, she would name her after her. Her older brother, Todd Hewitt, chose the name "Jennifer" as a homage to a crush he had at the time she was born. After the divorce of her parents, Hewitt and her brother were brought up by her mother.

As a young girl, Hewitt was attracted to music, which led to her first encounters with the entertainment industry. At the age of three, she sang "The Greatest Love of All" at a livestock show. Just a year after that, at a restaurant-dance hall, she entertained an audience with her version of "Help Me Make It Through the Night". By the time she was five, Hewitt already had tap dancing and ballet in her portfolio. At nine, she became a member of the Texas Show Team (which also toured in the Soviet Union ). At the age of ten, at the suggestion of talent scouts and after gaining the title of "Texas Our Little Miss Talent Winner", she moved to Los Angeles with her mother to pursue a career in both acting and singing. In Los Angeles, Hewitt attended Lincoln High School where her classmates included Jonathan Neville, who became a talent scout and recommended Hewitt for her role in Party of Five .

Career

Acting

After moving to Los Angeles, Hewitt appeared in more than twenty television commercials, including some for Mattel toys. Her first break came as a child actor on the Disney Channel variety show Kids Incorporated (1989–1991), where she was credited as "Love Hewitt". She later appeared in the live action VHS|video short Dance& #33; Workout with Barbie (1992), released by Buena Vista.

She played Pierce Brosnan 's daughter in a pilot for NBC called Running Wilde (1993), which featured Brosnan as a reporter for Auto World magazine whose stories cover his own wild auto adventures. However, the series was not picked up and the pilot never aired. Hewitt later had roles in several short-lived television series, such as Fox's Shaky Ground (1992–1993), American Broadcasting Company|ABC 's The Byrds of Paradise (1994), and McKenna (TV series)|McKenna (1994–1995), and finally became a young star after landing the role of Sarah Reeves Merrin on the popular Fox Television|Fox show Party of Five (1995–1999). She assumed the role of Sarah after joining that show during its second season and continued it on the short-lived Party of Five spin-off, Time of Your Life (TV series)|Time of Your Life (1999), which she also co-produced. The show was cancelled after half a season.

Hewitt's first feature film role was in the independent film Munchie (1992). A year later, she achieved her first starring film role in Little Miss Millions (1993). She appeared as a choir member in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993). Hewitt became a film star after a lead role in the horror film I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), which enjoyed great box office success ($125,000,000 USD). Hewitt and her co-stars gained popular exposure from the film. She appeared in the sequel I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998), which, though not as successful as the first film, took in more money on its opening weekend. She starred in the high-school comedy '' Can't Hardly Wait '' (1998).

Hewitt starred in The Audrey Hepburn Story (2000). That same year, she was the "most popular actress on television" due to her Q Score|Q-rating (a measurement of a celebrity's popularity) of 37. Noting her "Q-rating", Nokia chose her to become its spokesperson.

She starred alongside Sigourney Weaver in the romantic comedy Heartbreakers (2001 film)|Heartbreakers (2001). She appeared in The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002) as Madellaine, the main protagonist's love interest. Hewitt wrote and performed "I'm Gonna Love You" for the film; the song won "Best Original Song" at the DVD Premiere Awards. She starred alongside Jackie Chan in The Tuxedo (2002), which received negative reviews from critics but was a box office success. Hewitt appeared in If Only (film)|If Only (2004) and co-wrote and performed "Love Will Show You Everything" and "Take My Heart Back" for the film's soundtrack. She starred in Garfield: The Movie|Garfield (2004), which became her highest-grossing film to date ($200,804,534 USD). She reprised her role for the sequel, Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006), which, though not performing as well as its predecessor, achieved a strong box office gross.

Hewitt starred in the television series Ghost Whisperer (2005–2010), which ran on CBS for five seasons before being canceled by the network in May, 2010. She reunited with her I Know What You Did Last Summer co-star, Freddie Prinze Jr. , in Delgo (film)|Delgo (2008). The film was a massive box office bomb ($694,782 USD domestically). After a two-year absence from feature films, Hewitt led the independent drama Café (film)|Café (2010) with her then-boyfriend Jamie Kennedy . She starred in the Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime film The Client List (2010), for which she received a Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe nomination. The next year, Hewitt starred in the Hallmark Hall of Fame film The Lost Valentine (2011). By Jay Bobbin, Zap2It | January 27, 2011

Hewitt will direct the film Wait Till Helen Comes#Film Adaptation|Wait Till Helen Comes (2012) based on Wait Till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story|the novel by Mary Downing Hahn . This will be Hewitt's feature film directorial debut (she previously directed three episodes of Ghost Whisperer ). – Variety (magazine)|Variety .com She is also set star alongside Ivan Sergei and Joel David Moore in the independent film|independent comedy film|comedy Jewtopia (film)|Jewtopia (2012) and will star in the television series The Client List (TV series)|The Client List (2012).

Music

Hewitt was one of the back-up singers in Martika 's number-one single, " Toy Soldiers (song)|Toy Soldiers " (1989).

At the age of 12, Meldac funded the recording of Hewitt's first album, Love Songs (Jennifer Love Hewitt album)|Love Songs (1992). The album was released exclusively in Japan, where Hewitt became a pop star. Her explanation for her success in Japan is that the Japanese "love perky music. The poppier the music, the better." Jeffrey Zaslow, USA WEEKEND November 20–22, 1998

After she joined the cast of Party of Five , she signed to Atlantic Records , who rushed her second album, '' Let's Go Bang (1995), out in October. The album and its three singles failed to chart. Juggling her music career with her acting career, she recorded and released her follow-up album, Jennifer Love Hewitt (album)|Jennifer Love Hewitt (1996). The album, along with its four singles, failed to chart and Atlantic dropped Hewitt, who did not return to the music scene for three years.

She recorded the single " How Do I Deal " (1999) for the I Still Know What You Did Last Summer soundtrack. The song became Hewitt's first charting single, climbing to No. 59 on the Hot 100 and No. 36 on the Top 40 Mainstream . It reached No. 8 in Australia. Hewitt also recorded a cover of the Gloria Gaynor song " I Will Survive ", which features briefly in the film.

She appeared in the LFO (group)|LFO video for " Girl on TV " (1999), a song which was written for her by a member of the band. She also appeared in the music video for the Enrique Iglesias song, " Hero (Enrique Iglesias song)|Hero " (2001), as the singer's love interest.

In 2002, Hewitt signed to Jive Records and recorded her BareNaked|fourth album with singer, songwriter and producer Meredith Brooks . The first single, " BareNaked (song)|BareNaked " (2002), became her biggest radio hit to date when it peaked at No. 24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, No. 31 on the Adult Top 40 and No. 25 on the Top 40 Mainstream . It climbed to No. 6 in Australia, remaining there for two weeks, and reached No. 33 in Dutch Top 40|the Netherlands . The song later featured in two episodes of Ghost Whisperer : "The Vanishing" (Season 1, episode 20) and "The Collector" (Season 2, episode 20). The moderate success of the single propelled the album to peak at No. 37 on the Billboard 200| Billboard 200 and No. 31 in Australia. However, it only remained on the chart for three weeks. The second single, " Can I Go Now " (2003), failed to chart in the US, while managing to peak at No. 8 in the Netherlands and No. 12 in Australia.

Since 2004, Hewitt has remained inactive from the music industry, but the compilation album Cool with You: The Platinum Collection (2006) was released in Asia . Another compilation, Hey Everybody (2007), was released in Brazil . In 2009, reports surfaced that Hewitt was planning on making a country music|country album and was in the process of writing material for it. Jamie Kennedy , Hewitt's boyfriend at the time, said: "I really want to make her a new demo for her music, because I think she should do singing again. She's so good." However, nothing has of yet come of the reports and Hewitt has remained absent from the music scene.

Writing

In November 2009, Hewitt made a foray into comic books. Veteran writer Scott Lobdell scripted the 5-issue anthology, '' Jennifer Love Hewitt's Music Box '' (2009–2010), based on Hewitt's ideas. The series has been published by IDW Publishing , and has been compiled in a trade paperback .

Hewitt wrote a book entitled The Day I Shot Cupid (2010), in which she speaks of her experiences with love and dating. During a January 2010 interview on Lopez Tonight , Hewitt said that there was a chapter in the book about " wikt:vajazzle|vajazzling " her "vajayjay" (decorating her vulva with Swarovski crystals). Hewitt was attributed with popularizing the trend. The book became a The New York Times Bestseller List|New York Times Bestseller the week of its release. She announced via her Twitter page that she is currently penning a follow-up.

Image and personal life

Image

Hewitt was identified as the "#1 reader choice" on the November 1999 and May 2009 covers of Maxim (magazine)|Maxim .. Maxim.com. Accessed 2011-09-25. TV Guide named her the sexiest woman on television in 2008.. tvguide.com . May 3, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-02

Relationships

Hewitt has dated many high-profile celebrities such as Carson Daly ,. New York Times . Accessed 2011-10-10. John Mayer and Jamie Kennedy .. MSNBC. Accessed 2011-10-10.

Hewitt began a relationship with Scottish actor Ross McCall , whom she met when he made an appearance on Ghost Whisperer in late 2005. After two years of dating, they became engaged in late 2007, while vacationing in Hawaii. Paparazzi photographs taken of Hewitt in a bikini at that time led to harsh criticism of her body by bloggers. Hewitt responded: "I've sat by in silence for a long time now about the way women's bodies are constantly scrutinized....What I should be doing is celebrating some of the best days of my life and my engagement to the man of my dreams, instead of having to deal with photographers taking invasive pictures from bad angles.". (December 6, 2007) CBSNews.com . Retrieved 2007-12-08. Several celebrities supported her views.. People.com . December 6, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-10-02 During her engagement, Hewitt reportedly said: "I’m getting ready to turn 30 and get married and all those things. This year was my year to try to glow from within and feel better." People (magazine)|People magazine reported that Hewitt called off their engagement in late 2008.Alexis Chiu (January 5, 2009). People.com.

Stalking

In 2002, conspiracy theorist and former social worker Diana Napolis was arrested for stalking and uttering death threats against Hewitt and Steven Spielberg after "verbally confronting" the actress at the 44th Grammy Awards|2002 Grammy Awards , and the subsequent day attempting to pose as one of Hewitt's friends to enter the premiere of The Tuxedo . Napolis admitted to becoming involved in a shoving match with Hewitt's mother while confronting the actress. Napolis accused Hewitt, along with director Spielberg, of controlling her thoughts through "cybertronic" technology and being part of a Satanic ritual abuse|Satanic conspiracy against her. Napolis was charged with six Felony|felonies related to the incidents. After a year of involuntary commitment , Napolis pleaded guilty and was released on bail with a condition that she was barred from contact with both Spielberg and Hewitt.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Munchie	Andrea Kurtz	Credited as Love Hewitt
1993	Little Miss Millions	Heather Lofton	Credited as Love Hewitt; also known Home for Christmas
1993	Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit	Margaret	Credited as Jennifer "Love" Hewitt
1996	House Arrest	Brooke Figler
1997	Trojan War	Leah Jones	Also known as Rescue Me
1997	I Know What You Did Last Summer	Julie James
1998	'' Can't Hardly Wait	Amanda Beckett
1998	Telling You	Deb Freidman	Also known as Love Sucks
1998	Zoomates	Helen	Voice; short film
1998	I Still Know What You Did Last Summer	Julie James
1999	sortname>The	Cate
2000	sortname>The	Audrey Hepburn	Television film
2001	Heartbreakers	Page Conners
2002	sortname>The	Madellaine	direct-to-video film
2002	sortname>The	Thumbelina	Voice; direct-to-video film
2002	sortname>The	Del Blaine
2002	Groove Squad	Chrissy	Voice; direct-to-video film
2004	If Only	Samantha Andrews
2004	Garfield: The Movie	Liz Wilson
2004	sortname>A	Emily	Television film
2005	Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber	Katya Livingston	Television film; also known as The Social Climber
2005	sortname>The	Alice Holbrook
2006	Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties	Liz Wilson
2007	Shortcut to Happiness	The Devil	Also known as The Devil and Daniel Webster
2008	Tropic Thunder	Herself	Cameo appearance
2008	Delgo	Princess Kyla	Voice role
2009	sortname>The	Erica	Voice; television film
2009	Yes, Virginia	Mrs. Laura O'Hanlon	Voice role
2010	Café	Claire
2010	sortname>The	Samantha Horton	Television film
2011	sortname>The	Susan Allison	Hallmark Hall of Fame original movie
2012	Jewtopia	Alison Marks	Post-production

Year(s)	Title	Role	Notes
1990–1991	Kids Incorporated	Robin	"A New Twist" (Season 7, episode 8) "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (Season 7, episode 9) "Double Trouble" (Season 7, episode 17) (credited as Love Hewitt)
1992	Dance& #33; Workout with Barbie	Herself	Video short; credited as Love Hewitt
1992–1993	Shaky Ground	Bernadette Moody	17 episodes
1993	Running Wilde	Unknown	"Pilot" (Season 1, episode 1); unaired series
1994	sortname>The	Franny Byrd	7 episodes
1994–1995	McKenna	Cassidy McKenna	"Splendor in the McKenna Grass" (Season 1, episode 2) "The Pony" (Season 1, episode 3) "Racing in the Streets (Season 1, episode 4)
1995–1999	Party of Five	Sarah Reeves Merrin	99 episodes
1998	Boy Meets World	Jennifer Love Fefferman	"And Then There Was Shawn" (Season 5, episode 17)
1999	Hercules: The Animated Series	Medusa	Voice; "Hercules and the Gorgon" (Season 2, episode 12)
1999–2000	Time of Your Life	Sarah Reeves Merrin	19 episodes
2001	The Weekenders	Herself	Voice; "My Punky Valentine" (Season 2, episode 17)
2002	Family Guy	Herself	Voice; "Stuck Together, Torn Apart" (Season 3, episode 19)
2004	American Dreams	Nancy Sinatra	"The 7–10 Split" (Season 2, episode 10) "Old Enough to Fight" (Season 2, episode 14)
2004	In The Game	Riley Reed	Two pilot episodes; unaired series
2005–2010	Ghost Whisperer	Melinda Gordon	107 episodes
2010	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Vicki Sayers	"Behave" (Season 12, episode 3)
2011	Love Bites	Herself	"Firsts" (Season 1, episode 1)
2011–2012	Hot in Cleveland	Emmy Chase	"The Emmy Show" (Season 2, episode 17) "Love is Blind" (Season 3, episode 9)
2012	The Client List	Riley Parks	Upcoming series

Year(s)	Title	Role	Notes
2009–2010	Ghost Whisperer	Director	" Birthday Presence " (Season 5, episode 1) " Implosion (Ghost Whisperer)>Implosion " (Season 5, episode 15)

Year(s)	Title	Role	Notes
1999–2000	Time of Your Life	Producer
2000	The Audrey Hepburn Story	Co-executive producer	Television film
2000	Bunny	Producer
2002	One Night	Producer
2004	If Only	Producer
2005–2010	Ghost Whisperer	Producer, executive producer	Producer (83 episodes); executive producer (11 episodes)
2010	sortname>The	Executive producer	Television film
2011	sortname>The	Executive producer	Television film
2012	The Client List	Executive producer

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	US cite web	AUS cite web	NLD cite web
Love Songs Released: March 21, 1992 Label: Meldac Formats: CD
'' Let's Go Bang Released: October 10, 1995 Label: Atlantic Records\|Atlantic Formats: CD
Jennifer Love Hewitt Released: September 3, 1996 Label: Atlantic Formats: CD
BareNaked Released: October 8, 2002 Label: Jive Records\|Jive Formats: CD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	US cite web	AUS cite web	NLD cite web
Cool with You: The Platinum Collection Released: June 6, 2006 Label: Wea Int'l Formats: CD
Hey Everybody Released: December 2007 Label: unknown Formats: CD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Year	Single	Chart peak positions						Album
Year	Single	U.S. cite web	U.S. Adult	AUS cite web	NZ cite web	NL cite web	SWI cite web	Album
1992	"Please Save Us The World"	—	—	—	—	—	—	Love Songs
1995	"Let's Go Bang"	—	—	—	—	—	—	''Let's Go Bang
1995	"Couldn't Find Another Man"	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	"You Make Me Smile"	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Cool With You"	—	—	—	—	—	—	Jennifer Love Hewitt
	"No Ordinary Love"	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	"(Our Love) Please Don't Throw It All Away"	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	"I Believe In..."	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	" How Do I Deal "	59	—	8	5	—	—	I Still Know What You Did Last Summer Soundtrack
2002	BareNaked "	124	31	6	26	33	—	BareNaked
2003	" Can I Go Now "	—	—	12	—	8	69	BareNaked
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Soundtracks

Year	Title	Track(s)
1996	House Arrest	"It's Good To Know I'm Alive"
1997	Trojan War	"I Hope I Don't Fall in Love With You" "I Believe In"
1998	'' Can't Hardly Wait	"How Do I Make You"
1998	I Still Know What You Did Last Summer	" How Do I Deal " " I Will Survive "
2002	The Hunchback of Notre Dame II	"I'm Gonna Love You"
2002	Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders	"Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? "
2004	If Only	"Love Will Show You Everything" "Take My Heart Back"
2004	A Christmas Carol	"A Place Called Home (Reprise)"

Music videos

Year !! Title
1992
1995
1996
1999
2002
2002
2003

Music video appearances

Year !! Title !! Artist(s)
1998
1998
1999
2001
2010

Bibliography

Credits as an author:

The Day I Shot Cupid (2010)

Other credits:

'' Jennifer Love Hewitt's Music Box (2009–2010) (creator)

Awards and nominations

Year !! Group !! Award !! Result !! Film/ Show
1990	Young Artist Award	Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast	nom	Kids Incorporated
1993	Young Artist Award	Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Youth Series or Variety Show	nom	Kids Incorporated
1994	Young Artist Award	Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Cable or Off Primetime Series	won	Kids Incorporated
1996	Young Artist Award	Best Professional Actress/ Singer	nom
1997	YoungStar Award	Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama TV Series	nom	Party of Five
1998	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a Feature Film& nbsp;— Leading Young Actress	nom	I Know What You Did Last Summer
1998	Blockbuster Entertainment Award	Favorite Female Newcomer	won	I Know What You Did Last Summer
1998	Blockbuster Entertainment Award	Favorite Actress& nbsp;— Horror	nom	I Know What You Did Last Summer
1999	MTV Movie Award	Best Female Performance	nom	'' Can't Hardly Wait
1999	Blockbuster Entertainment Award	Favorite Actress& nbsp;— Horror	won	I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
1999	Teen Choice Award	Film& nbsp;— Choice Actress	won	I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
1999	Teen Choice Award	Film& nbsp;— Most Disgusting Scene	nom	I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
1999	Teen Choice Award	TV& nbsp;— Choice Actress	nom	Party of Five
1999	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a Feature Film& nbsp;— Leading Young Actress	nom	''Can't Hardly Wait
2000	Kid's Choice Award	Favorite Television Actress	nom	Party of Five
2000	People's Choice Award	Favorite Female Performer in a New Television Series	won	Time of Your Life
2001	Teen Choice Award	Film - Choice Actress	nom	Heartbreakers
2003	Kids' Choice Award	Favorite Female Butt Kicker	won	The Tuxedo
2003	Teen Choice Award	Choice Crossover Artist (Music/ Acting)	nom
2003	DVD Premiere Award	Best Original Song	won	The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
2006	Saturn Award	Best Actress on Television	won	Ghost Whisperer
2006	Kids' Choice Award	Favorite Television Actress	nom	Ghost Whisperer
2006	People's Choice Award	Favorite Female Television Star	nom	Ghost Whisperer
2007	Saturn Award	Best Actress on Television	won	Ghost Whisperer
2007	Teen Choice Award	Choice: TV Drama Actress	nom	Ghost Whisperer
2007	People's Choice Award	Favorite Female Television Star	nom	Ghost Whisperer
2008	People's Choice Award	Favorite Female Television Star	nom	Ghost Whisperer
2008	Saturn Award	Best Actress on Television	won	Ghost Whisperer
2008	TV Land Award	Favorite Character from the "Other Side"	nom	Ghost Whisperer
2009	Saturn Award	Best Actress on Television	nom	Ghost Whisperer
2010	Saturn Award	Best Actress on Television	nom	Ghost Whisperer
2010	People's Choice Award	Favorite TV Drama Actress	nom	Ghost Whisperer
2011	Golden Globe Award	Best Performance By An Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made For Television	nom	The Client List

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