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General Summary

Birth Name: Lindsay Dee Lohan
Nicknames: Linds, La Lohan and LL
Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA
Date of Birth: 2 July 1986
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Profession: Actor, Musician, Model
Height: 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
Age: 24 Yrs Old
Eyes: Green
Hair: Auburn
Parents: Dina Lohan & Michael Lohan
Siblings: Ali Lohan (Sister), Michael Lohan Jr. (Brother) & Dakota Lohan (Brother)
Trademarks: Red hair and freckles, Raspy voice

Lindsay Lohan (pronounced /’lo?.?n/; born July 2, 1986) is an American actress, pop singer and model. She began her career as a child fashion model before making her motion picture debut in Disney’s 1998 remake of The Parent Trap at the age of 11. Lohan 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.

Her career was interrupted in 2007 as two driving under the influence (DUI) incidents and three visits to rehabilitation facilities led to the loss of several movie deals. Resuming her career, she guest starred in the TV series Ugly Betty in 2008, starred in the 2009 comedy Labor Pains, and appeared in Robert Rodriguez’s Machete in 2010. Lohan launched a second career in pop music in 2004 with the album Speak and followed up with A Little More Personal (Raw) in 2005. She has attracted significant publicity, particularly surrounding her personal life.

Life and career

Early life and education

Lohan 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” (née Sullivan) and Michael Lohan.[4] Lindsay has three younger siblings, all of whom have been models or actors: Michael Jr. (who appeared with Lindsay in The Parent Trap), Aliana (“Ali”), and Dakota (“Cody”), the youngest Lohan child. Lohan is of Irish and Italian heritage and was raised as a Catholic. Her maternal family were “well known Irish Catholic stalwarts” and her great-grandfather, John L. Sullivan, was a co-founder of the Pro-life Party in Long Island. Lohan attended Cold Spring Harbor High School, where she did well in science and mathematics until grade 11 when she started homeschooling.

Lohan’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.

1989–2002: Early career and The Parent Trap

Lohan 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,[6] 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.

Lohan 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. She played dual roles of estranged twins who try to reunite their long-divorced parents, played by Dennis Quaid and Natasha Richardson. The film earned $92 million worldwide, and critic Kenneth Turan called Lohan “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 Lohan a Young Artist Award for best performance in a feature film as well as a three-film contract with Disney.

At the age of 14, Lohan played Bette Midler’s daughter in the pilot episode of the short-lived series, Bette, but resigned her role when the production moved from New York to Los Angeles. She also starred in two Disney television movies: Life-Size opposite Tyra Banks in 2000, and Get a Clue in 2002. Also in 2002, Lohan dated singer Aaron Carter. There were reports of a feud between her and Hilary Duff, who had also dated Carter, though Lohan later commented that “people just started selling stories … it was easy to write about.”

2010–present

In the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake, Lohan gave fund-raising assistance to the British Red Cross in March 2010 to provide aid for the country. The same month, Lohan commenced legal proceedings in which she sought $100 million from financial services company E-Trade for a television advertisement that Lohan claimed invoked her likeness without her permission. On September 21, 2010, the parties announced they had reached a settlement in the case, the terms of which are confidential. She appeared on British comedy chat show Alan Carr: Chatty Man on March 11, 2010, during which she spoke about her fashion work and her fascination with Marilyn Monroe, and refused to answer questions from host Alan Carr about her sexuality.

Lohan narrated and presented the BBC Three documentary Lindsay Lohan’s Indian Journey about human trafficking in India. The program was filmed during a week in India in December 2009 and aired in April 2010. An Indian charity group critiziced Lohan for a Twitter post where she appeared to take credit for one of their raids, but the BBC said it was a misinterpretation. A reviewer for The Times said that rather than highlight trafficking “the spotlight was effectively turned on Lohan and under it she wilted.”A review in The Independent found it “very compelling” and said that the inclusion of Lohan was “definitely not a terrible choice. Just a very, very odd one.”Lohan said the experience was “truly humbling” and “I hope my presence in India will bring awareness to the really important issues raised in making this film.”

In April 2010 Lohan was cast as adult-film performer Linda Lovelace, star of Deep Throat, in the film Inferno. In November, while Lohan was in court mandated rehab, the offer was withdrawn with one producer saying it was impossible to insure her. The co-owner of Dina Lohan’s production company said that Lohan had made the decision to leave the movie: “She was definitely not fired.” He also said that she is “100 percent insurable.”Lohan appears in one sketch in the movie Underground Comedy 2010 . She is dressed up as Marilyn Monroe, while still visibly wearing a SCRAM bracelet, and shoots at paparazzi photographers. As of September 2010, the movie was still seeking a distributor.

In May 2010, Lohan did not appear for a scheduled DUI progress report hearing. The judge issued a bench warrant for Lohan’s arrest, but rescinded the warrant after Lohan’s representatives posted bail. Lohan’s lawyer said her passport was stolen while she attended the Cannes Film Festival in France. At a rescheduled hearing on May 24, 2010 Lohan was ordered 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. The judge scheduled a hearing for July 6, 2010 to determine whether Lohan had violated probation by not having attended the required number of classes to date.

In June 2010, Lohan made an appearance on the Bravo television series Double Exposure. She also gave an interview to The Sydney Morning Herald that month, telling the paper “I’m still young and I’m still learning but that doesn’t mean that what they say is true, that I’m getting messed up and all this crazy stuff and that I’m constantly partying or whatever.”

At Lohan’s July 6 probation revocation hearing, the judge determined that Lohan had indeed violated the terms of her probation and sentenced her to 90 days in jail, starting July 20; in addition, the judge ordered Lohan to check into an inpatient rehab program for three months after her release from jail. On July 20, Lohan appeared in court and was taken into custody to begin her jail term. She was released on August 2 after serving 14 days of the sentence. The short term served was due to a policy of early release of non-violent offenders to reduce jail overcrowding. She was immediately taken to an inpatient rehabilitation facility where she was expected to stay another 90 days. However, on August 24 Lohan was released after only 23 days. Her lawyer stated that “the treating doctors at UCLA felt she had done everything required of her there.”Lohan continued with mandatory outpatient therapy but was able to resume work. She was ordered to submit to random drug and alcohol screenings and attend psychotherapy and behavior therapy twice a week, as well as five 12-step sessions a week. The judge said that any failure to attend the sessions or to pass the drug tests could result in a 30-day jail sentence. A new hearing was scheduled for November 1, until which time Lohan was required to remain in Los Angeles.

Robert Rodriguez’s action exploitation film Machete opened on September 3, 2010. Lohan filmed her scenes for the movie in August and September 2009. She plays April, the spoiled daughter of a wealthy businessman. Her character takes drugs, is naked in much of her appearance and later dons a nuns habit while toting a machine gun. The Washington Post described Lohan’s character as “a campier, trampier version of herself — or at least her tabloid image”. Premiere.com said she was “terrible” while Variety called it “her best work in some time.”Eric D. Snider from Film.com said all three main actresses in the film did “laughably flat performances” but also questioned if it was due to Rodriguez’ direction. Because of her rehabilitation and legal engagements Lohan did not participate in promotion of the movie or appear at the L.A. premiere.

On September 24 Lohan’s probation was revoked following a failed drug test. She spent part of the day in jail before being released on bail. A few days later she entered the Betty Ford Center, a drug and alcohol treatment center, where she remained on court order for three months until early January 2011.

On February 9, 2011, Lohan was charged with felony grand theft of a $2,500 necklace reported stolen from a jewelry store in January. Lohan pled not guilty, her probation was revoked, and she was freed on bond. She rejected a plea deal, and on April 22, the charge was reduced to a misdemeanor. Lohan was sentenced to 120 days in prison and 480 hours of community service for the probation violation. She was freed on bail pending an appeal. A pretrial hearing is scheduled for May 11 and trial for June 3.

In April 2011, it was announced that Lohan has signed on to appear opposite John Travolta in the upcoming movie Gotti: Three Generations. She was cast to play Kim Gotti, wife of New York City mobster John Gotti Jr.. Production is planned to start in fall 2011. Lohan is also set to appear in Mob Street from the same production team, based on a screenplay by Chazz Palminteri.

Facts & Trivias

Older sister of Michael Lohan, Ali Lohan (aka Aliana Lohan) and Dakota Lohan (aka Cody).

She started modeling at the age of 3.

Her mother is Dina Lohan, née Donata Sullivan, a former Rockette and Wall Street analyst, who now helps managing her daughter’s career.

Her father is Michael Lohan, a long-time Wall Street trader who developed his family’s multi-million-dollar pasta business, then sold it to pursue funding and development of major studios and independent Hollywood projects.

Provides a track on the soundtrack for Freaky Friday (2003), in which she also stars. The song “Ultimate” is performed by her character at the beginning of the movie’s end credits.

Her mother, Dina Lohan; her sister, Ali Lohan and her brother, Dakota Lohan, had cameos in The Parent Trap (1998) during the airport scene and Freaky Friday (2003) during the wedding scene.

At age 7, she got to dress as garbage (“Things You Find on the Bottom of the Subway”) for a Halloween skit on “Late Night with David Letterman” (1982).
She was originally offered the role of Penny in Inspector Gadget (1999) but turned it down.

Emilio Estefan Jr. took her under his professional wing in September 2002. Estefan Enterprises announced a five-album production deal and the promise of an aggressive effort to sell her popular style with a rock edge to a major record label. She eventually signed a recording contract with Casablanca/ Universal Records and has two albums under her belt.

She has worked as a model for Abercrombie & Fitch Kids (A&F Kids) and Calvin Klein Kids.

Following a self-imposed hiatus, she successfully auditioned for Freaky Friday (2003).

A straight-A student at school, she excels at math and science. She also enjoys gymnastics, swimming, ice skating, roller blading, singing, biking, reading, writing, and playing with her siblings.

Is of Italian and Irish descent.

The youngest person to host an MTV Movie Award show, and also the first host to win an award (for Freaky Friday (2003)). [June 5, 2004]

Admitted on “Last Call with Carson Daly” (2002) that she fell asleep during the premiere of The Parent Trap (1998).

Attends the famous school for the stars, Laurel Springs School.

At 17, she was 2003′s 5th hottest teen female star.

For a short time, she attended a public high school, Sanford H. Calhoun High School, in a suburban town called Merrick on Long Island.

Released her debut album in December 2004. She co-wrote her debut single, which was “Rumors.”

Her favorite food is Italian, Chinese, and Japanese.

Shares a birthday with singer/songwriter Michelle Branch.

Her mother Dina Lohan is also her manager.

Took voice lessons as a girl.

Attended Cold Spring Harbor Jr./Sr. High School on Long Island for several years following her role in The Parent Trap (1998). Her family’s home was in Laurel Hollow before moving to Merrick, where she attended Sanford H. Calhoun High School (where Deborah Gibson also attended high school years before) for only a few months before resuming her acting career.

Is allergic to blueberries.

Her debut album “Speak” was certified for platinum sales in the USA.

Was in the hospital for a second time in less than a year (the first time was last year while filming Herbie Fully Loaded (2005) after working 17 hours on her movie Just My Luck (2006).

One of People Magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People” (2004).

When auditioning for Mean Girls (2004), she originally wanted to play Regina.

Rejected playing the character Regina in Mean Girls (2004) because she felt fans would perceive her as arrogant.

Ranked #10 in FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women in the World (2005).

Broadway producer Barry Weissler is interested in having Lohan star in the musical version of Amy Heckerling’s Clueless (1995). [April 2005]
Along with Tara Reid, Paris Hilton, Nicky Hilton, Bijou Phillips, Kimberly Stewart, Nicole Richie & Kim Kardashian, Lohan is one of Hollywood’s most famous party girls.

Dyed her hair blond for her role in A Prairie Home Companion (2006).

Named #4 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.

Nicole Richie and David Spade were among the guests at her 19th birthday party.

Won the 2006 Kids Choice Award for Best Female Actress at the 19th Annual show on Nickelodeon.

Named #10 in FHM’s “100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005″ special supplement (2005).

Is a fan of Marilyn Monroe. Watches and studies her films.

Participated in the 13th Annual Race to Erase M.S. charity event by modeling clothes along with her friend, Nicole Richie.

Her idols are Marilyn Monroe and Ann-Margret.

Appeared on the daytime soap “Another World” (1964) playing the role of Ali Fowler from December of 1996 to July of 1997. She left the soap after winning the lead(s) in the remake of The Parent Trap (1998).

Has a net worth of approximately $7 million dollars based on her movies, albums, and other works.

Starred in three remakes/new versions of Disney movies: The Parent Trap (1998), Freaky Friday (2003) and Herbie Fully Loaded (2005).

Was hospitalized for the second time in a year from heat exhaustion after working 12 hours straight on the set of her new movie, Georgia Rule (2007).

Her real middle name is Dee, but she sometimes uses Morgan as a stage name.

15 September 2006 – Fractured her wrist after she fell at a Fashion Week party in New York City.

Named #14 in FHM magazine’s “100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006″ supplement. (2006).

Underwent emergency surgery to remove her appendix [January 4, 2007].

Was in a relationship with Wilmer Valderrama (2003-2004).

Entered rehab at the Wonderland Center in Los Angeles on January 18, 2007, according to her publicist Leslie Sloane after confirming in December 2006 that she was attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.

Named #1 on Maxim magazine’s Hot 100 of 2007 list.

Named #3 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2006 list.

Her stylist is Rachel Zoe, who’s also the stylist of Nicole Richie.

Is often seen singing karaoke alongside Emile Hirsch, Bo Barrett, Michelle Rodriguez, and Nicole Richie at Beverly Hills hot spot “Guys”.

Was the subject of “Lindsay Fully Loaded”, a music video by Omovies.

Once saved her brother and youngest sibling, Dakota “Cody” Lohan, from drowning.

Was ranked #18 on The 20 Top-Earning Young Superstars list by Forbes magazine (2007).

Recreated Marilyn Monroe’s final photo shoot in the 2008 Spring Fashion edition of New York, including partial nudity. [February 2008]

After two DUI arrests, she was sentenced to one day in jail and ten days community service at the American Red Cross in Pomona, California. [August 2007]

Ranked #9 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.

Campaigned for the role of Alice in Alice in Wonderland (2010) but lost the part to Mia Wasikowska.

Was in a relationship with Samantha Ronson (2008-March 2009).

Was originally cast as Caitlin MacNamarra in The Edge of Love (2008), but dropped out before filming began. Sienna Miller was then given the part.

Was offered the role of Jade in The Hangover (2009), but she turned it down and Heather Graham was cast instead.

Is friends with Victor Formosa and good friends with Jessica Alba, Nathan Folks and Mean Girls (2004) co-star, Amanda Seyfried.

Considers Kitten with a Whip (1964) and Niagara (1953) her favorite movies.

Was sentenced to 90 days in jail for the violation of her probation as she failed to complete her weekly alcohol education class following her 2007 DUI arrest. Following her trial Shawn Chapman Holley resigned as her attorney (8 July 2010).

Was released from the Century Regional Detention Facility, having served 12 days of her 90 day prison sentence (2 August 2010).

Niece of Matt Sullivan and Paul Sullivan.

Granddaughter of John L. Sullivan and Ann Sullivan.

Was originally cast as Linda Lovelace in Inferno: A Linda Lovelace Story (2011) but after being admitted to the Betty Ford Center following her DUI prison stint she was replaced by Malin Akerman.

The character of Niki Stevens on “The L Word” (2004) is based on her.

Was sentenced to serve 120 days in jail at Lynwood Correction Facility for grand theft, having stolen a $250,000 necklace three months previously (21 April 2011).

Was released from the Lynwood Correction Facility on bail set at $75,000 after just five hours in custody. Lohan has instead been ordered to serve 480 hours community service, including 300 at a women’s center.

Quotes

Life is full of risks anyway, why not take them?

I write a lot of lyrics and I’m involved in the producing process, because it’s like, if I’m singing it, I want it to be something that I can relate to.

If I can change bodies with anyone it would be Britney Spears because how can you not like Britney Spears?

I am happy being able to play roles with people my age because once you do something really mature there is no turning back.

I don’t like to talk about politics. If you say you’re a Democrat, that’ll turn off Republicans, and that’s half of your fan base.

When I’m walking down the red carpet and everybody is screaming my name, all I’m doing is worrying that they’re thinking, like, “Oh, she didn’t wave at me, she’s such a bitch!

I’ll probably pursue doing more movies but not horror movies or movies with killers in them. I’ll try to stick to happy movies. I want to act and direct like Jodie Foster. I admire her because she went to college and she is still doing the same thing.

It’s flattering that people want to know so much about me and want to take the time to make up that many things about me.

I don’t want to keep doing all commercial stuff. But timing is everything. I got this one script where this girl wants to join a Latino gang and she gets raped. I can’t be doing that right now. I don’t think that’s appropriate.

But I’m not going to go and lose my virginity in a movie, yet, because the second I do that, you can’t go back. That makes me much older in terms of film and on the screen.

Girls my age dress so much raunchier than I’d ever imagine myself dressing. I understand that I’m a role model, though, and I have to look out for that. I have a 10-year-old sister, too. But you also want to be appealing to guys and stuff, that’s just something girls feel. It’s hard. You want to be that girl that’s unattainable to all the guys because there are so many other girls out there that are like that.

People go to college to find who they are as a person and find what they want to do in life, and I kind of already know that so it would be like I’d be taking a step back or something.

[on not having privacy] You can’t really complain because it’s what you have to accept is going to happen when you’re in the spotlight, and you want this. And I understand that. At the same time, it’s hard when you’re just waking up, and you’re going out to get your mail and there are people there. It bugs me sometimes, of course, but I don’t do it on purpose, you know? I try to just live my life; I’m not doing stuff like that to get noticed.

{on Dec. 20, 2004] I’m not doing Playboy, no. Never. They contacted my publicist and they asked if I would do their 20 questions spread, which is not a nude photo that they do with it. It’s a regular photo. But I do have a Disney movie coming out and a young fan base and I’m not interested in doing Playboy right now in my life.

Say no more than yes, and just make sure you surround yourself with good people.

[on relocating to Los Angeles, California and moving in with Raven-Symoné] We met recently at the Vanity Fair shoot and got along. Our apartment complex has chef and maid services.

I was sick. I had people sit me down and say, ‘You’re going to die if you don’t take care of yourself.’

Because I’m so much in the spotlight, people lose sight of why I’m in the industry. In fact, I’m doing all this because I love to act. I love to perform, to sing.

I go out because it’s a release. Going out for me is about seeing my friends and not working. Being seen is just something that comes along with it.

I hate it when people call me a teen queen. The past year has felt like five lifetimes because I’ve grown up a lot.

[Wilmer Valderrama] was my first love. But the timing was bad. And there were all these girls around; he would flirt with them. And I couldn’t handle that. I really didn’t trust him. So that was hard, too.

[on Samuel L. Jackson] I’m a huge fan of his, and as I was walking off the stage with him he started asking me, “How are you? Are you OK from your accident?” He said, “I’ve seen your movie Mean Girls (2004) about five times and I love it”. I said, “Not only is it amazing to hear that from you, but it’s so nice to hear that from someone, because all you read is, ‘Lindsay is out ’til four in the morning partying, da, da, da, da’”.

I don’t even know how to take a break, because I go crazy. I just sit in a room and I don’t know what to do. I went to the Metropolitan Museum and just sat there. But they didn’t take any pictures of that, which sucks, because that would have been more interesting than pictures of me coming out of a club.

I have this Playboy book called ‘Redheads’, and I was reading all these things about how redheads are more passionate and apparently they’re much more sexual than girls with other hair colors. I think I’m more sexual than my friends. More comfortable in my skin. I’m a sexual person, definitely.

It’s so weird that I went to rehab. I always said I would die before I went to rehab.

Partying and having all of those pictures taken distracts from the work that I do. It’s not why I started acting. I didn’t get into acting to be written about. It kind of just happened – so I accept that it’s my life. But there are some things that I can do to make changes and grow up. I want to act like a woman rather than a teenager. I am doing the best I can. It was hard surrendering and having people tell me what to do. It was really humbling for me, but I liked how I was treated as a normal person. I kept the common areas clean. I liked making coffee for the gym the best. I’m planning a trip to Africa during the second week in December. I’m working with the American Red Cross, but it is not finalized yet. I just want to apologize to any of my fans that look up to me, especially my younger fans, for setting the examples that I didn’t mean to set. That is one of the reasons that I want to change things. I don’t want to be known as that person. I have a younger sister and she looks up to me, too. All the negative stuff that gets said hurts my feelings, it hurts my sister, Ali, and my family.

It’s hard in L.A. not to go out, it gets lonely. Being an actress is lonely, and I never want to be alone. I hate sleeping alone.

I’m Irish-Italian so I’ve got a really bad temper.

I talk about my impulses with my therapist — I have a shopping problem; I love to shop too much.

I want to get a nomination. I want to win an Oscar. I want to be known for more than, like, going out. For being ‘the party girl.’ I hate that. I bust my ass when I’m filming and when I have time off, yeah, I like to go out and dance.

I say too much sometimes, but I’m honest, that’s the important thing.

[To the judge when he sentenced her to jail for violating probation]: Are you serious?