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Nicole Richie

Nicole Richie

Overview
Nicole Camille Richie (born September 21, 1981) is an American actress, author
Author
An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created...

, socialite
Socialite
A socialite is a person who is known to be a part of fashionable high society because of their regular participation in social activities and fondness for spending a significant amount of time entertaining and being entertained. Some socialites may choose to use their social skills and connections...

, celebutante
Celebutante
Celebutante is a portmanteau of the words celebrity and débutante. It is generally used to refer to a young woman from a rich family who has received a large amount of media attention, primarily for her wealth and lifestyle. It differs from socialite, because celebutantes are also celebrities, and...

, singer, and television personality. The adopted daughter of soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...

 singer Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie
Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, record producer who has sold more than 100 million records.- Early years :...

, she is perhaps best known for her role in the Fox reality television series The Simple Life
The Simple Life
The Simple Life was a popular reality television series broadcast from December 2, 2003 to August 5, 2007. The first three seasons aired on Fox, and the final two on E!...

, alongside fellow socialite and former best friend Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton
Paris Whitney Hilton is an American socialite, heiress, media personality, model, singer, author, fashion designer and actress....

.

Nicole Richie was born Nicole Camille Escovedo in Berkeley, California. In an interview with Ryan Seacrest
Ryan Seacrest
Ryan John Seacrest is an American media personality, television producer and entrepreneur. He is the host of the Fox reality show American Idol, and of two other television programs: E! News on E!, and the annual Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve broadcast on ABC.-Biography:Ryan Seacrest was...

 in November 2005, Richie stated that she doesn't publicly identify her birth parents "for confidentiality reasons," and that they were friends of Lionel Richie and his wife Brenda before her birth.

At first, Lionel became her guardian.
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Nicole Camille Richie (born September 21, 1981) is an American actress, author
Author
An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created...

, socialite
Socialite
A socialite is a person who is known to be a part of fashionable high society because of their regular participation in social activities and fondness for spending a significant amount of time entertaining and being entertained. Some socialites may choose to use their social skills and connections...

, celebutante
Celebutante
Celebutante is a portmanteau of the words celebrity and débutante. It is generally used to refer to a young woman from a rich family who has received a large amount of media attention, primarily for her wealth and lifestyle. It differs from socialite, because celebutantes are also celebrities, and...

, singer, and television personality. The adopted daughter of soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...

 singer Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie
Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, record producer who has sold more than 100 million records.- Early years :...

, she is perhaps best known for her role in the Fox reality television series The Simple Life
The Simple Life
The Simple Life was a popular reality television series broadcast from December 2, 2003 to August 5, 2007. The first three seasons aired on Fox, and the final two on E!...

, alongside fellow socialite and former best friend Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton
Paris Whitney Hilton is an American socialite, heiress, media personality, model, singer, author, fashion designer and actress....

.

Early life and family


Nicole Richie was born Nicole Camille Escovedo in Berkeley, California. In an interview with Ryan Seacrest
Ryan Seacrest
Ryan John Seacrest is an American media personality, television producer and entrepreneur. He is the host of the Fox reality show American Idol, and of two other television programs: E! News on E!, and the annual Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve broadcast on ABC.-Biography:Ryan Seacrest was...

 in November 2005, Richie stated that she doesn't publicly identify her birth parents "for confidentiality reasons," and that they were friends of Lionel Richie and his wife Brenda before her birth.

At first, Lionel became her guardian. Then at age 2, Nicole went to live with Richie and his wife, Brenda Harvey, who began to raise her as their daughter. When she was three years old, Nicole began attending weekly sessions with a psychotherapist and remained in therapy throughout her childhood. She was legally adopted by the Richies when she was nine. Shortly after the adoption was formalized, Lionel's affair with another woman became public knowledge. The Richies went through a highly-publicized, bitterly acrimonious split, and as a result, indulged Nicole's every whim. "Their way of making me happy was to say yes to everything I wanted, but I don't think a little girl should have that much freedom," said Richie in an interview with Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair (magazine)
Vanity Fair is an American Hollywood magazine of pop culture, fashion, and politics published by Condé Nast Publications. The present Vanity Fair has been published since 1981 and there have been editions for four European countries as well as the U.S. edition...

magazine. Lionel Richie remarried following the divorce, and through him, Nicole has two younger siblings, Myles (born 1994) and Sofia (born 1998).

Richie has one godmother, Nancy Davis, daughter of Marvin Davis
Marvin Davis
Marvin H. Davis was an American industrialist and philanthropist...

 and mother of Brandon Davis. Richie's godfathers are Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson , known as the "King of Pop", was an American musician and one of the most commercially successful and influential entertainers of all time...

 and Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones
Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. is an American music conductor, record producer, musical arranger, film composer and trumpeter. During five decades in the entertainment industry, Jones has earned a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend Award in 1991...

. Jones said in a People
People (magazine)
People is a weekly American magazine of celebrity and human-interest stories, published by Time Inc. As of 2006, it has a circulation of 3.75 million and revenue expected to top $1.5 billion. It was named "Magazine of the Year" by Advertising Age in October 2005, for excellence in editorial,...

magazine interview that he has "known Nicole Richie since she was a baby. She's a very smart girl".

Education


In addition to figure skating
Figure skating
Figure skating is a Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...

, Richie studied the guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that adapts readily to a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six strings, but four-, seven-, eight-, ten-, eleven-, twelve-, thirteen- and eighteen-string guitars also exist. The size and shape of the neck and the base of the guitar...

, cello
Cello
The cello is a bowed string instrument. The word derives from the Italian violoncello. A person who plays a cello is called a cellist. The cello is used as a solo instrument, in chamber music, and as a member of the string section of an orchestra...

, violin
Violin
The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings usually tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest and highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which also includes the viola and cello....

, and piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument which is played by means of a keyboard. Widely used in Western music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

. In 1986, she started kindergarten at The Buckley School
The Buckley School
The Buckley School is a college preparatory day school, founded in 1933 by Isabelle Buckley. It is located in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, which is in the San Fernando Valley...

 in Sherman Oaks, California where she met Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton
Paris Whitney Hilton is an American socialite, heiress, media personality, model, singer, author, fashion designer and actress....

. Richie graduated from Montclair College Preparatory School
Montclair College Preparatory School
Montclair College Preparatory School, also commonly known as "Montclair Prep" is a school located in Van Nuys, California which teaches grades 6 through 12.-History:...

 in 1999. She also studied Arts and Media for two years at the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...

.

Acting


In 2003, Richie and best friend Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton
Paris Whitney Hilton is an American socialite, heiress, media personality, model, singer, author, fashion designer and actress....

 starred in Season 1 of the reality series The Simple Life
The Simple Life
The Simple Life was a popular reality television series broadcast from December 2, 2003 to August 5, 2007. The first three seasons aired on Fox, and the final two on E!...

, in which they lived for a month with a family in the rural community of Altus, Arkansas
Altus, Arkansas
Altus is a city in Franklin County, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 817 at the 2000 census...

. The series debuted on Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
The Fox Broadcasting Company , commonly referred to as Fox , is an American television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, from 2004 to 2009 Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the 18–49 demographic...

 on December 2, 2003, to high ratings. The premiere episode drew 13 million viewers, increasing Fox's Adults 18-49 rating to 79%.

In Season 2, The Simple Life 2: Road Trip, the girls traveled the South
Southern United States
The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, Down South, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive region in the southeastern and south-central United States...

 driving a pink pick-up and living in a trailer. The girls had no money, credit cards or cell phones and were required to work various jobs during their trip to earn money. Their jobs included farm workers, mermaids in an underwater show, hotel maids, sausage makers, crawfishers, working for a baseball team, working in a beauty salon, Deputy Sheriffs, and working on a cattle ranch. The girls also stayed with different families or in trailer parks and on one occasion, a nudist resort.

In Season 3, The Simple Life 3: Interns, the girls traveled the East Coast
East Coast of the United States
The East Coast of the United States, also known as the "Eastern Seaboard" or "Atlantic Seaboard", refers to the easternmost coastal states in the central and northern United States, which touch the Atlantic Ocean and stretch up to Canada...

 on a bus, staying at 15 different families' houses. Unlike Season 2, the girls did not have a swanky home on wheels and instead were traveling around the north-east in a regular Greyhound bus
Greyhound Lines
Greyhound Lines, Inc., based in Dallas, Texas, USA, is an intercity common carrier of passengers by bus serving over 3,700 destinations in the United States and Canada, operating under the well-known logo of a leaping greyhound. It was founded in Hibbing, Minnesota, USA, in 1914 and incorporated...

 that was also ferrying normal members of the public that were traveling to the same destination.

In late 2005, Fox chose not to renew The Simple Life, explaining that they didn't see a place for it in their schedule. A month later, cable network E!
E!
E!: Entertainment Television is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite network. From November 2006 onwards, it became wholly owned by Comcast.- History :...

 picked up the series for its fourth season. The Simple Life 4: 'Til Death Do Us Part, followed the girls as they traveled around California
California
California is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...

, acting as wife and mother to various families, though both would do tasks separately and not be seen together on screen.

The Simple Life 5: The Simple Life Goes To Camp, debuted on E! on May 28, 2007, with Hilton and Richie reconciling on Richie's birthday in the season opener. For Season 5, Hilton and Richie worked as counselors at Camp Shawnee. The camp was host to five different specialty groups: Wellness Camp, Pageant Camp, Couples Camp, Survival Camp and Drama Camp, with two episodes focused on each specialty group.

Although Season 4 was a hit for E!, drawing nearly one million viewers per episode, Season 5 saw a sharp decline in ratings. While the premiere episode and ones that followed during this season drew about the same viewership, by the 7th episode the ratings had declined to around 700,000 viewers. It was announced on July 30, 2007 that the show would not be renewed for a sixth season.

In 2005, Richie made her acting debut in the comedic drama Kids in America
Kids in America (2005 film)
Kids in America is a 2005 film directed by Josh Stolberg. It was written by Andrew Shaifer and Josh Stolberg. The film is inspired by real events.-Cast:*Gregory Smith – Holden Donovan*Stephanie Sherrin – Charlotte Pratt...

. Richie has guest starred in television series including Eve
Eve (TV series)
Eve is an American sitcom television series that aired on the UPN network from September 15, 2003 to May 11, 2006.-Synopsis:The show is named for its star, rapper Eve, and is about a trio of women who have their own boutique and clothing line. The show follows their dating lives and those of their...

, Six Feet Under and American Dreams
American Dreams
American Dreams is an American television drama program broadcast on the NBC television network. It debuted on September 29, 2002. The show is set mostly in Philadelphia, and partly at Lehigh University...

, 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter and Chuck
Chuck (TV series)
Chuck is an action-comedy television program from the United States created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working in the CIA; the message embeds the only remaining copy of the...

.

In July 2008, plans were announced to turn Richie's 2005 novel, The Truth About Diamonds, into a television series.

Writing



In 2005, Richie wrote a semi-autobiographical novel, The Truth About Diamonds, which was released by Bharell Jackson Publishing. The novel is loosely based on her life, but is mostly fictional. It chronicles the life of Chloe Parker, the adopted daughter of a singer who makes her way through all of the hottest nightclubs and parties in Hollywood and battles a drug addiction. In early January 2006, The Truth About Diamonds peaked at number #32 in Hardcover Fiction on The New York Times Best-Seller List
New York Times Best Seller list
The New York Times Best Seller list is widely considered to be the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States. It is published weekly in the The New York Times Book Review magazine, which is usually found inserted in the Sunday edition of The New York Times, or as a stand-alone...

.

Designer


In April 2007, Richie announced plans to start a jewelry, accessories, and sunglasses line along with a perfume and style book. In October 2008, she debuted a jewelry line, House of Harlow 1960
House of Harlow
House of Harlow 1960 is a jewelry line by Nicole Richie. The line debuted at Kitson's online boutique in 2008. The line has been worn by many celebrities, such as Vanessa Minillo, Madonna and Ashlee Simpson-Wentz.-Background:...

. The line became available at Kitson's online boutique.

In 2009, Richie joined maternity store A Pea in the Pod to create the new collection maternity clothes.

Music


Richie was a member of the rock band "Darling" in 2009 along with Josie Maran
Josie Maran
Johanna Selhorst "Josie" Maran is an American model and actress.- Early life :Maran was born in Menlo Park, California. She attended Castilleja School, an all-girls' school in Palo Alto, California. She is of Russian-Jewish descent on her paternal side. Her first cover was Glamour in 1998...

 and Soleil and Sofia Alberti. A year later, she made her musical debut on The View
The View
The View is an American talk show broadcast on American Broadcasting Company as part of ABC Daytime. Created by Barbara Walters and Bill Geddie, who both also serve as the show's executive producers, the program features a panel of women as co-hosts...

playing the piano.Although widely speculated that Richie is working on an album, she told People that it's not true; however, she said "I do eventually [want to record an album], but right now I have a lot on my plate". Richie also released a single in 2004 called "Dandelion".

In 2004, she auditioned for the part of Maureen in the popular Broadway hit, Rent
Rent (musical)
Rent is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème. It tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under...

, but did not get the part. In 2008, she was offered the lead role in the hit musical Chicago
Chicago (musical)
Chicago is a Kander and Ebb musical set in prohibition era Chicago. The music is by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse...

as Roxie Hart.

Personal life


In April 2005, reports surfaced that Richie and longtime friend Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton
Paris Whitney Hilton is an American socialite, heiress, media personality, model, singer, author, fashion designer and actress....

 were no longer speaking. Hilton commented on the reports stating, "It's no big secret that Nicole and I are no longer friends. Nicole knows what she did, and that's all I'm ever going to say about it." Neither Richie nor Hilton ever spoke publicly about the cause of the split, though rumors suggested that the pair fell out due to Nicole showing one of Paris' home made sex tapes to a group of their friends. The two eventually reconciled in October 2006.

In early 2006, Richie made headlines with a dramatically thinner appearance, after spending two seasons of The Simple Life slightly heavier than her usual weight. In May she told Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair (magazine)
Vanity Fair is an American Hollywood magazine of pop culture, fashion, and politics published by Condé Nast Publications. The present Vanity Fair has been published since 1981 and there have been editions for four European countries as well as the U.S. edition...

, "I know I'm too thin right now, so I wouldn't want any young girl looking at me and saying, 'That's what I want to look like.'" She also said, "I started seeing a nutritionist
Nutritionist
A 'nutritionist' is a person who advises people on matters of nutrition. In US states the term "nutritionist" is not legally protected. As a result, people who refer to themselves as "nutritionists" may have no officially recognized credentials...

 and a doctor. I was scared that it could be something more serious." During this time it was reported that she had also sought the help of a psychiatrist
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is a medical specialty officially devoted to the treatment and study of mental disorders. The term was first coined by the German physician Johann Christian Reil in 1808....

 and a personal trainer
Personal trainer
A personal trainer is a person who helps people exercise.The 5 classic components of fitness are muscular strength, muscular endurance, body composition, cardiovascular endurance, and flexibility. Although there are other subsets like power and speed. The general population is defined as an age...

. Later that year, in September, Richie stated "I am not anorexic
Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric illness that describes an eating disorder characterized by extremely low body weight and body image distortion with an obsessive fear of gaining weight...

. I am not bulimic
Bulimia nervosa
Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by recurrent binge eating, followed by compensatory behaviors. The most common form is defensive vomiting, sometimes called purging; fasting, the use of laxatives, enemas, diuretics, and over exercising are also common.The word bulimia derives...

. I do not have an eating disorder
Eating disorder
An eating disorder is a condition which affects an individuals eating habits, either as a result of their own doing , or as a bodily reaction to the consumption of food. Eating disorders can range from mild mental anguish to life-threatening conditions, and can affect every aspect of an...

." On October 27, 2006, it was announced that Richie was seeking treatment for "an inability to put on weight," though it is not treatment for an eating disorder.

In March 2007, Richie was taken to the hospital for dehydration. On March 21, her reps announced she was diagnosed with hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia or hypoglycaemia is the medical term for a state produced by a lower than normal level of blood glucose. The term literally means "under-sweet blood" Hypoglycemia or hypoglycaemia is the medical term for a state produced by a lower than normal level of blood glucose. The term literally...

.

Richie has had a string of high-profile relationships. She dated DJ AM (Adam Goldstein
Adam Goldstein
Adam Michael Goldstein was an American club DJ and musician better known as DJ AM. Goldstein was a member of the rock band Crazy Town, and worked on albums for Papa Roach, Madonna, and Will Smith, among others...

) from 2003 to 2005, and they broke up after a nine-month engagement. Richie was also briefly linked to childhood friend Brody Jenner
Brody Jenner
Sam Brody Jenner is an American television personality.-Television:In 2005, Jenner starred in The Princes of Malibu alongside his brother Brandon and Spencer Pratt. He was also featured on The Hills. In 2009, he had his own reality show, Bromance.-Modeling:Jenner has modeled for Guess?, OP , and...

 of MTV's The Hills.

Richie's highest profile relationship thus far has been with Good Charlotte
Good Charlotte
Good Charlotte is an American Pop Punk band from Waldorf, Maryland that formed in 1996. They took their name from the children's book called "Good Charlotte: The Girls of Good Day Orphanage," written by Carol Beach York....

 lead singer Joel Madden
Joel Madden
Joel Ryan Reuben Madden is the lead vocalist for the band Good Charlotte, a record producer, actor, and a DJ.-Early life:...

. They have two children: daughter Harlow Winter Kate Madden (born January 11, 2008) and son Sparrow James Midnight Madden (born September 9, 2009).

In October 2009, Richie was rear-ended by a photographer. She was reportedly injured at the scene, but declined a lift to the emergency room, instead seeking medical treatment from her own doctors. The photographer was arrested on suspicion of driving without a license. Richie has yet to comment on the incident.

Legal problems


In February 2003, Richie was arrested in Malibu, California
Malibu, California
Malibu is an incorporated city in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population is 12,575....

 and charged with possession of heroin
Heroin
Heroin, or diacetylmorphine , also known as diamorphine , is a semi-synthetic opioid drug synthesized from morphine, a derivative of the opium poppy. It is the 3,6-diacetyl ester of morphine...

 while driving with a suspended driver's license
Driver's license
A driver's license, driver license, driver licence, or driving licence is an official document which states that a person may operate a motorized vehicle, such as a motorcycle, car, truck or a bus. The laws relating to driver's licensing vary between jurisdictions...

.

On December 11, 2006, Richie was arrested by the California Highway Patrol
California Highway Patrol
The California Highway Patrol is an agency of the U.S. State of California with patrol jurisdiction over all California highways. The CHP also acts as the state police....

 after she failed a field sobriety test. She was charged with driving under the influence
Driving under the influence
Driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs, is the act of operating a vehicle after consuming alcohol or other drugs...

 on State Route 134
California State Route 134
State Route 134, a segment of the Ventura Freeway, runs from its junction with U.S. Route 101 and State Route 170 in North Hollywood to its junction with Interstate 210 and a stub of future Interstate 710 in Pasadena....

 in the Burbank
Burbank, California
Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The estimated population in 2007 was 107,921.Burbank is located in two distinct areas, with its downtown, civic center and key neighborhoods nestled on the slopes and foothills that rise to the Verdugo Mountains, and other areas...

/Glendale, California
Glendale, California
Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It lies at the eastern end of the San Fernando Valley, is bisected by the Verdugo Mountains, and is a suburb in the Greater Los Angeles Area...

 area. Several motorists had reported a black Mercedes-Benz G-Class
Mercedes-Benz G-Class
The Mercedes-Benz G-Class or G-Wagen, short for Geländewagen , is a four-wheel drive vehicle / sport utility vehicle produced by German automaker Mercedes-Benz. The Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in Iran, a that-time major Daimler-Benz shareholder, proposed the development of a military vehicle in the...

 entering the SR134 freeway on the exit ramp and traveling in the wrong direction. She admitted to using marijuana
Cannabis (drug)
Cannabisalso known as marijuana or marihuana, and ganja , among many other namesrefers to any number of preparations of the Cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug...

 and Vicodin
Vicodin
Vicodin is a trademarked brand narcotic analgesic product containing hydrocodone and paracetamol Vicodin is used to relieve moderate to severe pain. It is usually found in tablet form with either the names Vicodin, Vicodin ES, or Vicodin HP imprinted on one side...

 before the incident. July 27, 2007, Richie was sentenced to four days in jail, but served only about 82 minutes of the sentence as Richie checked herself into the Century Regional Detention Center in Lynwood, California
Lynwood, California
Lynwood is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States of America. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 69,845...

 on August 23, 2007 at 15:15 PDT and was released at 16:37 PDT.

A spokeswoman for the sheriff's department told People magazine that Richie "was released early due to overcrowding in the jail system. This is standard procedure for nonviolent offenders." After spending 82 minutes in jail, Richie was "Of course pleasantly surprised to be released so quickly," said her attorney.

Richie signed up for an 18-month SB 38 anti-drinking driver education program, according to papers filed with the Superior Court of California.

Charity


In November 2007, Richie and Joel Madden
Joel Madden
Joel Ryan Reuben Madden is the lead vocalist for the band Good Charlotte, a record producer, actor, and a DJ.-Early life:...

 created "The Richie Madden Children's Foundation". In May 2008, Nicole and Joel shot a UNICEF public-service announcement to generate aid for the cyclone-devastated Myanmar.

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
2005 Kids in America
Kids in America (2005 film)
Kids in America is a 2005 film directed by Josh Stolberg. It was written by Andrew Shaifer and Josh Stolberg. The film is inspired by real events.-Cast:*Gregory Smith – Holden Donovan*Stephanie Sherrin – Charlotte Pratt...

Kelly Stepford Credited as Nicole Camille Richie
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2003-2007 The Simple Life
The Simple Life
The Simple Life was a popular reality television series broadcast from December 2, 2003 to August 5, 2007. The first three seasons aired on Fox, and the final two on E!...

Herself 56 episodes, producer
2004 Eve
Eve (TV series)
Eve is an American sitcom television series that aired on the UPN network from September 15, 2003 to May 11, 2006.-Synopsis:The show is named for its star, rapper Eve, and is about a trio of women who have their own boutique and clothing line. The show follows their dating lives and those of their...

Karen 1 episode
Rock Me Baby Amanda 1 episode
American Dreams
American Dreams
American Dreams is an American television drama program broadcast on the NBC television network. It debuted on September 29, 2002. The show is set mostly in Philadelphia, and partly at Lehigh University...

Brenda Reid 1 episode
2005 8 Simple Rules
8 Simple Rules
8 Simple Rules is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from September 17, 2002 to April 15, 2005. Loosely based on humor columnist W. Bruce Cameron's book of the same name, the show starred John Ritter until he died in 2003...

Ashley 1 episode
2008 Chuck
Chuck (TV series)
Chuck is an action-comedy television program from the United States created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working in the CIA; the message embeds the only remaining copy of the...

Heather Chandler 1 episode

Singles

Year Song Certification Album
2005 "Dandelion (Demo Version)" Unreleased (Leaked Track)

Music videos

Year Title Artist
Role
1992 "Love Oh Love" Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie
Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, record producer who has sold more than 100 million records.- Early years :...

 
1998 "So Into You" Tamia
Tamia
Tamia Hill , professionally known as Tamia, is a Canadian-American R&B singer. She first gained prominence at age 19 for contributing to "You Put a Move on My Heart," the first single from Quincy Jones' 1995 album Q's Jook Joint.She is best known for her 2000 hit "Stranger In My House" and...

 
Tamia's friend
2006 "I Call It Love
I Call It Love
"I Call It Love" is the lead single released by American singer Lionel Richie from his studio album Coming Home .-Track listing:*CD Maxi-Single# "I Call It Love" [Main Version]# "I Call It Love" [Moto Blanco Remix]...

"
Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie
Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, record producer who has sold more than 100 million records.- Early years :...

 
Love interest (opposite Adam Rodriguez
Adam Rodriguez
Adam Michael Rodríguez is an American actor. He is most well known for his role as Eric Delko on CSI: Miami.-Life and career:...

)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Award ceremony Notes Result
2005 Choice TV Personality: Female Teen Choice Awards
Teen Choice Awards
The Teen Choice Awards is an awards show presented annually by FOX. The program honors the year's biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, as voted on by teens aged 13–19. The program usually features a high number of celebrities and musical performers...

 
Choice V-Cast (shared with Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton
Paris Whitney Hilton is an American socialite, heiress, media personality, model, singer, author, fashion designer and actress....

)
Teen Choice Awards
Teen Choice Awards
The Teen Choice Awards is an awards show presented annually by FOX. The program honors the year's biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, as voted on by teens aged 13–19. The program usually features a high number of celebrities and musical performers...

 
For The Simple Life
The Simple Life
The Simple Life was a popular reality television series broadcast from December 2, 2003 to August 5, 2007. The first three seasons aired on Fox, and the final two on E!...

Young Hollywood's Style Icon Hollywood Style Awards
2008 Golden Pacifier Award Babytalk Magazine
Babytalk (magazine)
Babytalk, America's oldest baby magazine, was launched in 1935 as a supplement to customers of a national cloth diaper delivery service based in New Jersey. The free monthly publication aims to help new mothers trust their maternal instincts with "straight talk" from experts and real moms...

A-List
A-list
The A-list is a term that alludes to major movie stars, and/or the most bankable in the Hollywood movie industry.The A-list is part of a larger guide called The Hot List that has become an industry-standard guide in Hollywood. James Ulmer has also developed a Hot List of directors...

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Bravo's A-List
A-list
The A-list is a term that alludes to major movie stars, and/or the most bankable in the Hollywood movie industry.The A-list is part of a larger guide called The Hot List that has become an industry-standard guide in Hollywood. James Ulmer has also developed a Hot List of directors...

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