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Amanda Bynes

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Amanda Bynes: Biography

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Birth Name: Amanda Laura Bynes
Birth Place: Thousand Oaks, CA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 04/03/1986, Aries
Profession: Actor

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When this plucky actress landed her own eponymous variety show at 13, she'd already graced the small screen for three years on Nickelodeon's sketch series All That. Despite her model's looks (and perpetually belly-shirt-clad body), Bynes is given more to do than a typical ingénue because of her solid comic instincts and precocious knack for physical humor. In the early 2000s, Bynes graduated to the big time (even though she had yet to graduate from high school) with a leading role in the movie Big Fat Liar and the prime-time sitcom, What I Like About You.Amanda Bynes Fast Facts:

Began her career at age 7 when she acted in a commercial for Bunch a Crunch candy.
Trained by Arsenio Hall and Richard Pryor at a comedy camp she attended.
Enjoys fashion design and drawing; presented David Letterman with a portrait she had painted of him.
Nominated for a Cable Ace Award in 1997 and has won a couple of Kids' Choice Awards.