Alicia Silverstone is born October 4, 1976 and is an American actress and former fashion model. Alicia Silverstone first came to widespread attention in music videos for Aerosmith and later starred in Hollywood films such as Clueless and Batman & Robin.
Early life of Alicia Silverstone
Alicia Silverstone was born in San Francisco, California to Monty Silverstone, a real-estate investor, and Didi Radford, a former flight attendant. Silverstone's father is English-born and her mother is Scottish. Alicia Silverstone's father, a native of East London, is Jewish and her mother converted to Judaism upon marrying Silverstone's father.Alicia Silverstone attended San Mateo High School but did not complete her high school studies. Alicia Silverstone is the youngest of three children and also has a half-sister, London rock singer Kezi Silverstone, and a half-brother, David Silverstone, both from her father's previous marriage. Alicia Silverstone visited England during the summer during her childhood. When she was six, she began modeling and was subsequently cast in television commercials, the first being for Domino's Pizza. Alicia Silverstone acquired some early modeling and advertising work and was eventually cast as the 'dream girl' on American TV series The Wonder Years.
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