QUICK FACTS
Activities Actress , Screenwriter , Executive Producer
Real name Jessica Ann Simpson
Nationality USA
Born July 10, 1980 (Abilene, Texas, USA)
BIOGRAPHY
Jessica Ann Simpson was born on July 10, 1980 in Abilene, Texas, USA. She is the older sister of fellow singer Ashely Simpson, who found success at the beginning of the new millennium, a couple of years after her sister Jessica entered in the industry.
She briefly attended JJ Pearce High School in her teens, although she had to drop out as her career began to take off; She later obtained the certificate from her. She began singing in the church choir as a child and auditioned for The Mickey Mouse Club at the age of twelve, but became nervous about her final audition after seeing the now-singer, Christina Aguilera, perform, and ultimately failed. was selected for the program.
Jessica caught the attention of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and after joining a tour in support of the group 98 Degrees, she quickly burst onto the music scene in 1999 with her debut release, Sweet Kisses . Their debut featured Jessica’s smash hit, I Wanna Love You Forever , which peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. But it was the success of her quadruple -platinum album , In This Skin , that marked Jessica’s career as a songwriter. and further refined his ever-evolving voice. After making her mark in the music industry, it wasn’t long before Hollywood came knocking on her door. In addition to a recurring role on the sitcom That 70’s Show , Jessica’s MTV reality show, Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica, launched in 2003, making her a household name. In 2005, she made her film debut as Daisy Duke in the film adaptation of the 1980s show The Dukes of Hazzard , where she also contributed to the film’s soundtrack with a cover of Nancy Sinatra’s These Boots Were Made For Walkin .
An enthusiastic philanthropist, Jessica joined Operation Smile ‘s international medical mission in Nakuru, Kenya, where she assisted the team of volunteers with medical evaluations of the more than 280 children who visited the remote region in hopes of receiving corrective surgery. facial.
