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Amanda Bynes

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Amanda Bynes Profile

Name: Amanda Bynes

Birth Name: Amanda Laura Bynes

Height: 5' 8''

Sex: F

Nationality: American

Birth Date: April 3, 1986

Birth Place: Thousand Oaks, California, USA

Profession: Actress

Education: Thousand Oaks High (Class of 2004)

Relationship: Channing Tatum (actor; b. on April 26, 1980; reportedly dated in 2006 after filming She's The Man), Nick Zano (MTV VJ; reportedly dated 2003), Taran Killam (actor; b. on April 1, 1982; met on The Amanda Show; dated 2001; broke in 2003)

Father: Dr. Rick Bynes (dentist)

Mother: Lynn Bynes (work in her husband dental office)

Sister: Jillian Bynes (born in 1983)

Brother: Tommy Bynes (chiropractor; b. in 1974)

Niece: Jaylyn (b. on March 4, 2004)

Claim to fame: As Daphne in What a Girl Wants (2003; won two KCA Awards, an award for best actress)

Amanda Bynes Biography

Amanda Laura Bynes (born April 3, 1986) is an American actress and former show host on Nickelodeon. After appearing in several successful television series on Nickelodeon in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Bynes moved into a film career,starring in several films aimed at teenage audiences, including She's the Man and Hairspray. Amanda Bynes has been described by The Boston Globe as having an "Everygirl" appeal, embodying "both everything her teen fans dream of being and everything they know they really are, and they love her for it." In 2006, she was named one of Teen People's "25 Hottest Stars Under 25", and in 2007, was on the Forbes list as the 5th highest paid celebrity under 21 earning $2.5 million.

Bynes was born in Thousand Oaks, California to Rick Bynes, a dentist who also practiced stand-up comedy, and Lynn (née Organ), a dental assistant and office manager. Bynes has two older siblings, Tommy (born 1974), a chiropractor, and Jillian (born 1983), who has a Bachelor of Arts in History from UCLA and has also acted. Her maternal grandparents are from Toronto, Ontario. Bynes's father is Catholic and her mother is Jewish, and Bynes has referred to herself as Jewish though "not that religious".

Bynes was trained as an actress by Arsenio Hall and Richard Pryor at a comedy camp, and began professionally acting at the age of seven, appearing in a television advertisement for Buncha Crunch candies. During her childhood, she also appeared on stage in versions of Annie, The Secret Garden, The Music Man and The Sound of Music. After taking acting classes, Bynes became a regular cast member of Nickelodeon's Figure It Out and All That (both in 1996). Bynes remained a regular cast member on All That until its presumed cancellation in 2000, though she appeared in the sketches since shooting and preparing as the star of her own hit sketch show The Amanda Show, also on Nickelodeon. The Amanda Show features a combination of comical skits and sketches, including Amanda Bynes playing Judge Trudy, a judge that always rules in kids' favor, and Penelope Taynt, an Amanda-obsessed fan.

Bynes made her film debut in 2002's modest box office success, Big Fat Liar, where she played opposite Frankie Muniz. Her first solo leading role was in 2003's What a Girl Wants, with co-star Oliver James. Subsequently, Bynes starred in The WB Television Network's sitcom What I Like About You and had voice parts in 2003's Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure and 2005's CGI animated comedy, Robots. She also co-starred in an episode of The Nightmare Room as Danielle Warner, and in Arliss as Crystal Dupree.