Beverly Hills and the Hamptons, she is a renowned jetsetter and
socialite.Biography
Paris Hilton was born in
New York,
New York, the eldest of four children born to real
estate mogul Richard Hilton and former actress Kathy
Richards. Her sister and brothers are Nicholai Olivia
"Nicky" Hilton, Barron Nicholas Hilton and Conrad Hughes
Hilton.
Her paternal grandparents are Barron Hilton and
Marilyn Hawley. He was the second child of
Hilton Hotel chain founder
Conrad Hilton and Mary Barron. Her granduncles are
Conrad "Nicky" Hilton and Eric Hilton, and her grandaunt is
Francesca Hilton, whose mother is
Zsa Zsa Gabor. The family worth of Barron Hilton and his
descendants is estimated at over $335,000,000.
Paris moved between several homes in her youth, including
a suite in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in
Manhattan,
Beverly Hills, California and the Hamptons. After
secondary education, she decided not to go to
college. Instead, she worked as a
fashion model for Catherine Malandrino and Marc Bouwer,
and on an ad campaign for
Italian label
Iceberg.
Paris and her sister, Nicky Hilton, with whom she is
often mentioned, are known for their jet-set lifestyles,
though Paris has more readily sought the spotlight as a
celebrity.
Paris Hilton has also been widely discussed by
tabloids. In
2000, the National Enquirer reported a casual
friendship with
Leonardo di Caprio as something far more intimate. She
has, however, dated several notables, including
actor Edward Furlong,
boxer
Oscar De La Hoya, model Jason Shaw,
Chicago Bears
football player Brian Urlacher, singers
Rob Mills, Derek Whibley, and
Backstreet Boy
Nick Carter. Hilton was also blamed by the media for
breaking up the relationship between Australian tennis
player
Mark Philippoussis and singer
Delta Goodrem.
Hilton has also received a lot of press for a variety of
incidents, mainly party antics. She's been said to have
pushed in front of others in line for a public bathroom,
saying she only wanted to look at herself in the mirror.
Hilton has danced on the top of
bar banquettes, worn shirts reading "Got Blow?," and
others times worn no top at all. One of her more famous
quotes is: "What's a
soup kitchen?"
Paris had a cameo appearance in
Zoolander (2000),
and has also appeared in the short QIK2JDG as a
model, as well as The Hillz, Wonderland,
and the big-screen adaptation
The Cat in the Hat. Pictures of her have appeared
in several
magazines, including GQ,
Vanity Fair and
FHM.
Paris and her best friend,
Nicole Richie, 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." On
March 19,
2004, she suffered a horseback riding accident while
filming The Simple Life 2, requiring treatment at a
hospital.
On top of her acting career, she has also helped to
design purses for Samantha Thavasa and Toys for Tots.
Despite her successes, Hilton's recent attempts to start a
modeling company and a makeup line seem to have been
unsuccessful.
An unauthorized s-- video of Hilton with her
then-boyfriend Rick Salomon, who leaked it onto the
Internet, was released shortly before
The Simple Life debuted, causing a sensation. On
June 9,
2004 it was released as a DVD titled 1 Night in
Paris. Hilton sued Salomon for releasing the tape. In
July, the suit was settled, with Hilton receiving $400,000
and a percentage of the profits. The original video, and a
rip of the DVD, are still circulating on the Internet. It
has also been rumored there were leaks of a video featuring
Paris in a
lesbian s-- romp with one of her friends, who happens to
be a Playboy Playmate.
Paris owns a teacup
Chihuahua named Tinkerbell. In
August
2004, Tinkerbell was reported lost and a $5,000.00
reward was offered for her safe return. Tinkerbell was found
a week later. Paris had left the dog at her grandmother's
house and had forgotten about it. The dog was never actually
lost.
Paris Hilton recently released a book, Confessions of an
Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose, which
is full of photographs of her and gives her tips on the dos
and don'ts of living as an heiress.
Filmography for Paris Hilton
- Wishman (1991)
... Girl on Beach
- Sweetie Pie (2000)
-
Zoolander (2001)
... Herself
- Nine Lives (2002)
... Jo
- QIK2JDG (2002)
... Strung-out Supermodel
- Wonderland (2003)
... Barbie
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Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat (2003)
... Female Club-Goer
- L.A. Knights (2003)
... Sadie
- Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003)
... Herself
- Raising Helen (2004)
... Amber
- The Hillz (2004)
... Heather
- House of Wax (2004)
... Shannon Taylor
Selected TV appearances for Paris Hilton
-
The Simple Life (2003)
(reality series regular) ... Herself
-
Las Vegas (February
2,
2004) ... Madison ... episode: Things That Go
Jump in the Night
- The George Lopez Show (February
27,
2004) ... Ashley ... episode: Jason Tutors Max
- The O.C. (March
24,
2004) ... Kate ... episode: The L.A.
- The Simple Life 2: Road Trip (2004)
(reality series regular) ... Herself
- Veronica Mars (September
28,
2004) ... Caitlin Ford ... episode: Credit Where
Credit's Due
