Lindsay Lohan: Snapshot

Name
Lindsay Lohan
Birth Date
07/02/1986
Birth Place
New York City, N.Y.
Praised by Meryl Streep and compared to screen legend Diane Keaton, Lindsay Lohan declared, at 20, that she wanted to win an Oscar by 30. Instead, by 21, she completed two stints in rehab and was arrested for driving under the influence twice.

As a freckled-faced youngster, Lohan delighted Disney audiences in The Parent Trap, and shot to fame in the 2004 teen hit Mean Girls. But she ditched her PG-persona, partying with Hollywood "It" girls. The actress' high-quality turns in Bobby and Garry Marshall's Georgia Rule were overshadowed by her fast-track lifestyle. Less than two weeks after spending her 21st birthday in rehab, the troubled star got busted for DUI, possession of cocaine and driving on a suspended license. She has since completed another stint in rehab and is picking up the pieces while returning to work on film, TV and music projects.

Lindsay Lohan: Five Fun Facts

  1. Lindsay Lohan turned down Rachel McAdams' part in Mean Girls. "I couldn't be that mean on screen yet," she told Allure. "My very young fan base would have hated it."
  2. Lindsay Lohan's favorite room service meal? "You can't go wrong with chicken fingers at a Holiday Inn," she tells In Style.
  3. Lindsay Lohan admires the fashion sense of her replicas, calling her ''My Scene Goes Hollywood'' doll, "chic" and "Parisian," while her Madame Tussaud's wax figure is decked out in Chloé.
  4. Lindsay Lohan bought a $1.9 million, 2,100-sq.-ft., three-bedroom condo just off Sunset Strip in 2005, but never moved in. She sold it a year later.
  5. Lindsay Lohan's favorite workout regimen is push-ups. "I'll just drop and do them," she told PEOPLE. "People think I'm a little bit crazy for it, but I've gotten pretty good."

Lindsay Lohan: Biography

1989

An Early Start

Ford Modeling Agency signs on 3-year-old Lohan. She appears in more than 60 commercials, including spots for Pizza Hut, Wendy's and Jell-O, with Bill Cosby. She also models for Abercrombie & Fitch Kids and Calvin Klein Kids. In 1996, she lands a TV role as Alli Fowler in the soap opera Another World and plays the character for a year.

1998

Lindsay Lohan

July 20

Lindsay: Double-Time

Lohan plays identical twins Hallie and Annie in Disney's The Parent Trap, earning her a Young Actress Award for Best Leading Actress in a Feature Film. Director Nancy Meyers likens Lohan to a young Diane Keaton, an actress "gifted as a comedian but who doesn't know it." Lohan signs a three-movie contract with Disney. Next, she stars in Disney's Life Size with Tyra Banks and Get a Clue.

2002

Lindsay Lohan

January

Teen Queens Clash

Lohan dates singer Aaron Carter, prompting reports of tension between her and fellow teen queen Hilary Duff, Carter's on-and-off again girlfriend who dated him prior to Lohan. Both actresses deny any beef, with Duff telling PEOPLE in 2005: "I have nothing to say about [the spat]. I don't even know her."

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Photo Credits

Top Left: Vera Anderson/Wireimage

BIOGRAPHY (top to bottom): Walt Disney/Everett; Lenny Furman/South Beach Photos

Edited by Mai Dinh, Janet Murphy