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Paris Hilton

Born 1981-02-17 in New York City, NY

Paris Hilton was born in New York City, the eldest of four children of Richard Hilton and Kathy Richards. Her younger sister is Nicky Hilton, and her younger brothers are Barron Hilton II and Conrad Hilton II.

On the maternal side of her family, Hilton is a niece of two popular child stars of the 1970s - Kim Richards and Kyle Richards, who appeared in the motion picture Escape to Witch Mountain and TV shows like Nanny and the Professor, Little House on the Prairie, and later, ER. By marriage, she also is related to Zsa Zsa Gabor (the Hungarian-born actress married Paris Hilton's great-grandfather Conrad Hilton) as well as Elizabeth Taylor (the actress's first husband was Paris Hilton's great-uncle, Conrad Nicholson Hilton Jr.).

Her paternal grandparents are hotel chairman Barron Hilton and his wife, the former Marilyn Hawley, and her paternal great-grandparents were Hilton Hotel founder Conrad Hilton and his first wife, Mary Barron. When Conrad Hilton died in 1979, he left nothing in his will to his children or other descendants. Barron Hilton contested this decision and won in 1988.

Hilton moved between several exclusive homes in her youth, including a suite in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan, Beverly Hills, and the Hamptons. Currently, her parents own a $30.5 million mansion in Bel Air, a $12.3 million estate in the Hamptons, and a $10 million house in the Hollywood Hills in which she and her sister stay to give them privacy and for easy access to clubs in Los Angeles.

After attending high school at the Dwight School in New York, but dropping out and eventually earning a GED, Hilton decided not to attend a university.

Hilton shot to prominence when a sex tape of her with then-boyfriend Rick Salomon was leaked onto the Internet shortly after The Simple Life debuted. On June 9, 2004 it was released as a DVD titled 1 Night in Paris which was presented by Salomon. Hilton sued Salomon for releasing the tape, but the suit was settled. Hilton received US $400,000 and a percentage of the profits, which were donated to charity.

Awards:

2005 Worst Actress Razzie for House of Wax

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Paris Hilton Strikes a Pose (E! Online)
Paris Hilton was all over the place last night. Before attending the Nylon party at the Roosevelt Hotel, she hit the Mondrian hotel for their relaunch party. The Hilton heiress arrived...

Paris Hilton - Hilton Puts A Hold On Motherhood (ContactMusic)
PARIS HILTON is backtracking on her plans to start a family - because she's too busy to get pregnant. Just last year (07) the socialite announced plans to become a ...

Paris Hilton puts those baby rumours to rest (Daily Mirror)
Paris Hilton has finally scuppered rumours that she is expecting a baby with rocker boyfriend Benji Madden.Â

Paris Hilton's 'fun' duet (iafrica.com)
Paris Hilton and Benji Madden's duets are "happy and fun".

San Diego House challenger uses Paris Hilton in ad (The Fresno Bee)
Paris Hilton is appearing in another campaign ad, this time in a House race in San Diego. Read comments

1 in 7 Brit kids want to be celebs like Paris Hilton, Peaches Geldof (New Kerala)
London, Sept 5 : One in seven Brit kids want to be like Paris Hilton or Peaches Geldof when they grow up, a new survey has found.

Paris Hilton's 'fun' duet (China Daily)
Paris Hilton and Benji Madden's duets are "happy and fun". The hotel heiress - who has been dating Good Charlotte rocker Benji since early this year - has been recording tracks with her musician beau, and says the songs reflect the couple's relationship.

San Diego House challenger uses Paris Hilton in ad (Las Vegas Sun)
Thu, Sep 4, 2008 (4:03 p.m.) Paris Hilton is appearing in another campaign ad, this time in a House race in San Diego. Long-shot Democratic challenger Nick Leibham compares the heiress _ unfavorably _ to his Republican opponent, incumbent Brian Bilbray.

Paris Hilton's Biography

In recent years Hilton has gained recognition by appearing in television, movies, television commercials, and modeling photographs. According to Forbes, in 2003-2004 she earned approximately US $2 million for her television and movie roles, but in 2004-2005 her earnings from television, movies, modeling, and personal appearances have earned her an additional $6.5 million.

Hilton first came into the public eye as one of the more famous New York socialites and heirs. Along with her sister, she would make countless appearances in the party section of New York society magazines. She later worked as a fashion model for Catherine Malandrino and Marc Bouwer, and on an ad campaign for Italian label Iceberg. She has also been the spokeswoman and promotional face for the products of GUESS clothing.

Hilton has also been featured in several television commercials, including a T-Mobile commercial for which she was paid $250,000 and her Carl's Jr. commercial for which she was paid $400,000 according to Forbes Magazine.

She appeared in the short subjects QIK2JDG and L.A. Knights, as well as minor and supporting roles in the feature movies House of Wax, The Hillz, Wonderland, Raising Helen, and Nine Lives. Hilton won the 2005 Worst Supporting Actress Razzie for House of Wax. She landed her first lead role in a theatrical release with National Lampoon's Pledge This! (2006).

She also appeared in cameo roles in Zoolander (2001), The Cat in the Hat (2003) and Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004).

Hilton also has several upcoming theatrical releases in which she is the lead. Some of which, according to a radio interview, are Bottom's Up, The Hottie and the Nottie and an untitled superhero movie involving Stan Lee.

Hilton and Nicole Richie (adopted daughter of Lionel) starred in the 2003 FOX hit reality series The Simple Life, in which they lived with a family on their farm in rural Altus, Arkansas. Highlights of the show included the girls performing poorly at various jobs, making out with the local boys, and numerous instances of them shown as "fish out of water." It was followed by two more seasons on FOX: The Simple Life 2: Road Trip and The Simple Life 3: Interns, and one currently airing on E!: The Simple Life 4: ' Till Death Do Us Part.

Plans for Hilton to lend her name and also star in a cartoon series which follows the animated life of herself, her sister Nicky Hilton, and her dog Tinkerbell are in development.

Hilton also guest starred in episodes of teen drama The OC, '60s-set dramedy American Dreams and noir detective show Veronica Mars.

Hilton's voice was used in "See Paris Die!" a viral animation promoting House of Wax.

Hilton started working on an album in 2004. The album, has had rumoured titles of Paris Hilton, Paris Is Burning, 1 Crazy Party and Screwed. The final title announced for the album is simply self-titled; Paris. She has indicated that the album will feature a number of genres of music, including pop, reggae, and hip-hop.

Hilton announced "Stars are Blind", a reggae influenced track produced by Fernando Garibay, as the first single. Her producers for the album include Greg Wells and Kara DioGuardi, Jane Wiedlin from The Go-Go's and Scott Storch.

The album is set for release in the USA on August 7, 2006.

Hilton is also the founder of her own Heiress Records, the label on which she plans to release her debut album. It is a sub-label of Warner Brothers Records and was created in 2004. Hilton also plans to eventually sign new artists.