Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay's parents have a turbulent history. They married in 1985, separated when she was three, and later reunited. They separated again in 2005 and finalized their divorce in 2007. Her father, Michael, is a former Wall Street trader and businessman who inherited his father's pasta business and has been in trouble with the law on several occasions, while her mother, Dina, is a former singer and dancer. Lindsay began her career as a child model with Ford Models at the age of three. She modeled for Calvin Klein Kids and Abercrombie Kids, and appeared in over 100 television commercials, including those for Pizza Hut and Wendy's, as well as a Jell-O spot with Bill Cosby. By the age of 10, when Lohan played Alexandra "Alli" Fowler in the series Another World, Soap Opera Magazine said she was already considered a show-business veteran. Lindsay remained in the role for a year, before leaving to star in Disney's 1998 family comedy The Parent Trap, a remake of the 1961 movie. The film earned $92 million worldwide, and critic Kenneth Turan called Lindsay "the soul of this film as much as Hayley Mills was of the original", going on to say that "she is more adept than her predecessor at creating two distinct personalities". The film won her a Young Artist Award for best performance in a feature film as well as a three-film contract with Disney.
Lindsay Lohan is an American actress, model and singer/songwriter who was born on July 2, 1986, in New York City and grew up in Merrick and Cold Spring Harbor on Long Island, New York. She is the eldest child of Donata "Dina" and Michael Lohan. Lindsay has three younger siblings, all of whom have been models or actors. Lindsey is of Irish and Italian heritage. Her great-grandfather, John L. Sullivan, was a co-founder of the Pro-life Party in Long Island. She attended Cold Spring Harbor High School, where she did well in science and mathematics until grade 11 when she started homeschooling.
Lindsay gained further fame between 2003 and 2005 with leading roles in the films Freaky Friday, Mean Girls and Herbie: Fully Loaded, subsequently appearing in independent films including Robert Altman's A Prairie Home Companion and Emilio Estevez's Bobby. She guest starred in the TV series Ugly Betty in 2008, starred in the 2009 comedy Labor Pains, and will appear in Robert Rodriguez's Machete in 2010.
Lindsay launched a second career in pop music in 2004 with the album Speak and followed up with A Little More Personal (Raw) in 2005.
On July 24, less than two weeks after leaving Promises, Lindsay refused a field sobriety test in Santa Monica and was taken to a police station where her blood alcohol level was found to be above the legal limit. While conducting a search, the police found a small amount of cocaine in her pocket. She was booked on a felony charge of possession of cocaine and misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license. In August 2007, Lindsay entered Cirque Lodge Treatment Center in Sundance, Utah for a third stint at rehabilitation, staying until discharge on October 5, 2007
On August 23, 2007, Lindsay pleaded guilty to cocaine use and driving under the influence and was sentenced to one day imprisonment and 10 days community service. She was also ordered to pay fines and complete an alcohol education program, and was given three years probation. She released a statement in which she said "it is clear to me that my life has become completely unmanageable because I am addicted to alcohol and drugs".
On May 20, 2010, Lindsay was scheduled to appear in Los Angeles County Superior Court in Beverly Hills, California, for her DUI progress report hearing. She did not appear, and attorney Shawn Chapman Holley told Judge Marsha Revel that Lindsay said her passport was stolen while she attended the Cannes Film Festival in France. The judge issued a bench warrant for her arrest, but rescinded it after Lindsay's representatives posted bail. She attended the rescheduled hearing on May 24, 2010. There, Revel ordered Lindsay to attend weekly alcohol education classes, wear an alcohol-monitoring bracelet, refrain from drinking alcohol, and undergo random weekly drug tests to remain free on bail. Revel scheduled a July 6, 2010, hearing to determine whether she has violated probation by not having attended the required number of classes to date.
Lindsay is due to portray 1970s porn star Linda Lovelace, star of Deep Throat in the biopic film Inferno, directed by Matthew Wilder and due to commence filming in late 2010. Lohan has defended herself against criticism of the role, saying that the film will not be pornographic.