Alicia Silverstone Bio | Wiki
Alicia Silverstone is an American actress. She made her film debut in the thriller The Crush in 1993. Alicia earned the 1994 MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance, and gained further prominence at age 16 as a teen idol when she appeared in the music video for Aerosmith’s “Cryin'”.
She went on to star as Cher Horowitz in the teen comedy film Clueless, which earned her a multi-million dollar deal with Columbia Pictures. In 1997, Alicia starred in the big-budget superhero film Batman & Robin, playing Batgirl. A vegan, Silverstone has endorsed PETA activities and has published two cookbooks: The Kind Diet (2009) and The Kind Mama (2014).
Alicia Silverstone Age
Alicia was born on October 4, 1976, in San Francisco, California, United States. She is 46 years old.
Alicia Silverstone Height
She is a woman of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 5 in (Approx. 1.65 m).
Alicia Silverstone Family
She was born in San Francisco, California, to her parents Deirdre “Didi” Silverstone and Monty Silverstone. Alicia’s mother is a Scottish former Pan Am flight attendant and her father is an English real estate agent.
She grew up in Hillsborough, California. Alicia’s father was born to a Jewish family and her mother converted to Conservative Judaism before marriage. She had a Bat Mitzvah ceremony. She has two older siblings: a half-sister from her father’s previous marriage, Kezi, and a brother, David.
Alicia Silverstone Husband
Alicia married her longtime boyfriend, rock musician Christopher Jarecki, in a beachfront ceremony at Lake Tahoe on June 11, 2005. After meeting outside a movie theater in 1997, they dated for eight years prior to their marriage.
They lived in an eco-friendly Los Angeles house, with solar panels and an organic vegetable garden. Silvia bought the house, shared with a “menagerie of rescued dogs”, in 1996. On May 5, 2011, she gave birth to a son. Jarecki and Alicia separated in February 2018. In May 2018 she filed for divorce, and it was finalized in November 2018.
Alicia Silverstone Education
She began modeling when she was six and was subsequently cast in television commercials, the first being for Domino’s Pizza. Alicia attended Crocker Middle School, then San Mateo High School.
Movies With Alicia Silverstone
2018 American Woman
2018 Lip Sync Battle
2019 Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
2020–2021 The Baby-Sitters Club
2021 Masters of the Universe: Revelation
2022 American Horror Stories
2020 Valley Girl
2020 Sister of the Groom
2022 Scream
2022 Last Survivors
Alicia Silverstone Clueless
She was cast in the coming-of-age comedy Clueless, in the role of Cher Horowitz, a sweet but spoiled girl living in Beverly Hills. Clueless became a hit and critical darling during the summer of 1995, and as a result, Alicia signed a deal with Columbia-TriStar valued between $8 and $10 million.
As part of the package, she got a three-year first-look deal for her own production company, First Kiss Productions. Alicia also won Best Female Performance and Most Desirable Female at the 1996 MTV Movie Awards. She also received awards from the Blockbuster Entertainment Award, Kids’ Choice Awards, National Board of Review, and an American Comedy Award for her performance in the film.
Alicia Silverstone As Batgirl
Alicia played Barbara Gordon/Batgirl in Batman & Robin in 1997. Budgeted at $160 million, the film grossed a modest $238 million worldwide, and her turn as Batgirl received polarizing reviews from critics, who also considered the film to be one of the worst films of all time. Alicia won a Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress but received a Blimp Award at the Kid’s Choice Awards for the role.
Alicia Silverstone Aerosmith
After seeing her in The Crush, Marty Callner decided Alicia would be perfect for a role in a music video he was directing for Aerosmith, called “Cryin'”. She was subsequently cast in two more Aerosmith videos, “Amazing” and “Crazy”. These were hugely successful for both the band and Alicia, making her a household name.
Alicia Silverstone Crush
She made her film debut when she obtained the leading role in the erotic thriller The Crush. Alicia played a teenage girl who sets out to ruin an older man after he spurns her affections. She became legally emancipated at the age of 15 to work the hours required for the shooting schedule of the film. Alicia won two awards at the 1994 MTV Movie Awards for the role—Best Breakthrough Performance and Best Villain.
Alicia Silverstone Book
By the late 2000s, Alicia ventured into writing, releasing her book The Kind Diet, a guide to vegan nutrition, in 2009. She simultaneously launched its associated website The Kind Life in 2014. The Kind Diet topped the “Hardcover Advice & Misc.” category of The New York Times bestseller list.
Alicia Silverstone Net Worth
She earns her wealth from her career, therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. Alicia’s estimated net worth is 420 million.
Who Is Alicia Silverstone Married To
Alicia married her longtime boyfriend, rock musician Christopher Jarecki, in a beachfront ceremony at Lake Tahoe on June 11, 2005. They have one child and divorced in 2018.