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Gender: Female
Birthplace: Thousand Oaks, California, USA
Birth Name: Amanda Laura Bynes
Amanda BynesMore Photos Amanda Laura Bynes was born on April 3, 1986 in Thousand Oaks, California. The youngest of three children, she became interested in acting and performing from the very young age of three, when she would say her older sister Jillian's lines with her while she performed in plays. It was from then on that her family and friends knew that she would be a star some day. Her acting debut was in...

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TMZ on TV
June 23, 2008
Monday 23 June 2008 on Syndicated

Matthew McConaughey and his gang get into fight with the paparazzi; Katherine Heigl changes her tune on getting nominated for the Emmys; Seal gets mean with the paparazzi, again; Dustin Hoffman loses one of his three wives; and Richard Dean Anderson tells how he got kicked out of the boy scouts.

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Amanda donated items to Rocky Stone to be given to less fortunate kids as part of the Toy Mountain Campaign. (edit)
The light blue dress that Amanda wore at the end of Hairspray ended up being so small, she essentially had to be sewn into it, according to film director Adam Shankman. (edit)
In 2008, actress Brittany Snow--who co-starred with Amanda in Hairspray--acknowledged that Amanda is one of only two girls she knows who is truly satisfied with her body. "I admire that, and I like to be around that," Brittany once said in an interview with Seventeen Magazine. (edit)
In 2008, Amanda acknowledged that she definitely went through some "growing pains" with her parents. At one point, she wanted a fancy new car, but her parents ended up using Amanda's money to buy her the exact same, less glamorous car that her two older siblings had, and that really upset Amanda. She says that personal counseling has helped a lot, although her parents aren't always thrilled with her hair-dying choices, or when they think she wears too much makeup. Still, Amanda credits her mother and father for "guiding her and making sure she never fell off the deep end." (edit)
Amanda has been known to run up to her co-stars and give them big hugs on the first day of shooting for her movies. Many of her Sydney White co-stars also commented that she is extremely friendly and open to fans who come up to her for pictures and autographs. (edit)

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Amanda Bynes: I am very careful with the choices I make, because I see how it can make or break your career. (edit)
Amanda Bynes: I like being with my family and friends, and I don't need to be out at the clubs. (edit)
Amanda Bynes: (On turning 21) I think I'll go out as much as I've ever gone out, which is not a lot. I like to dance and stuff, but drinking isn't good for you in every way. It's not good for your skin; it makes you feel horrible. So, drinking-wise, no. (edit)
Amanda Bynes: I enjoy doing things that are scary or things that some girls might not like because it won't let them look gorgeous. Like, in my new movie [She's the Man], I play a boy, and every day they'd pin my hair back, and I'd have no makeup. That's when you start relying more on your sense of humor. (edit)
Amanda Bynes: I'm a good person, and I don't want to undermine anyone. I don't want to make anyone look stupid. I don't talk badly about people. I just try to be a nice girl, and that's the best way to stay out of it. Some people have such big egos that they have to knock people down just to get ahead. I'm just who I am, and I'm a person who's very lucky. But my life is my family, not my job. If it ever got too crazy I'd be like, "Okay, I'm checking out now!" (edit)

Other Appearances

 
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All That
Herself (Seasons 3-6)
Figure It Out
Panelist
Lovewrecked
Jenny Riley
The Amanda Show
Herself/Various/Penelope Taynt
What I Like About You
Holly Tyler
Recurring Role
Rugrats
Taffy
Guest Star
Ace of Cakes
Hairspray Premiere
Herself (red carpet)
All That
RU All That
Judge
Arli$$
Our Past, Our Present, Our Future
Crystal
Blue's Clues
Blue's Birthday
Herself
Canada AM
July 9, 2007
Self
Coming Attractions
In Good Company; Phantom of the Opera; Elektra; Robots
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9.4
Superb
"Talented"
She's funny
Continue » Posted Jul 2, 2008 1:42 pm PST
10.0
Perfect
"Childhood favorite"
I first saw her in her very own show "The Amanda Show!" and she is great!
Continue » Posted May 6, 2008 4:17 am PST
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"Talented"
amanda started out on all that and since then has moved on to two shows that were like her very own and now had moved on to fabulous entertaining movies
Continue » Posted Apr 5, 2008 12:01 am PST

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10.0
Perfect
"Childhood favorite"
Probably my favorite child star...
Continue » Posted Mar 9, 2008 11:37 am PST
10.0
Perfect
"One of the all-time greats"
Amanda Bynes will do great things.
Continue » Posted Feb 19, 2008 8:57 pm PST
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All That
All That began in late 1994 on Nickelodeon. When the show made its debut, it showcased future careers for the cast. Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell got their own show in 1996 entitled Kenan & Kel.... more
Figure It Out
"Figure It Out" debuted on Nickelodeon in 1997, and became a big hit.The way the show would work was there would be four panelists and they would ask yes or no questions and have three one minute... more
Lovewrecked
In this ABC Family original movie, Jenny Riley (Amanda Bynes) and her best friend Ryan Hynes (Jonathan Bennett) are spending the summer at a work study program in the Caribbean at a resort. Jenny,... more
The Amanda Show
Welcome to The Amanda Show guide at TV.com! The Amanda Show is Nickelodeon USA's most popular comedy/sketch show. Amanda Bynes hosts the show, while at the same time being in the sketches along... more
What I Like About You
When their dad took a job in Japan, teenage livewire Holly Tyler (Amanda Bynes) and her straight-laced (twentysomething-year-old) sister, Valerie (Jennie Garth) , move in together in New York... more