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April 1st, 2008 - Happy Birthday Bijou Phillips!
By Allie | April 1, 2008
Bijou Lily Phillips (born April 1, 1980) is an American actress, fashion model, and singer.
She’s 28!
Some of her larger film roles include Bully, Havoc, Hostel: Part II, and Tart.
Bijou Phillips was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, and is the daughter of John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas and his then-wife Geneviève Waïte, a South African model. Her older brother is Tamerlane Phillips and her half-siblings are Mackenzie Phillips, Jeffrey Phillips, and Chynna Phillips. The name “Bijou”, which is French for “jewel,” was taken from the song “My Petite Bijou” by Lambert, Hendricks and Ross. She was a child Equestrienne champion.
Phillips began modeling at the age of 13. Emancipated from her parents the following year, Phillips lived on her own in New York City. Phillips was the youngest model ever to appear on the cover of Vogue, and appeared in one of Calvin Klein’s more controversial ad campaigns.
At fourteen, Phillips attended the Sierra Tucson rehab center in Arizona—not because she was addicted to drugs, she claims, but to get out of trouble for running up a large credit card bill in her father’s name.
She lost her virginity to Lemonheads singer Evan Dando at age 15 in New York City, after they had a fight about her throwing a barbell out a twentieth story window. She claims he dumped her four days later.
Phillips began modeling at an early age to escape boarding school. Besides Vogue, Phillips has also appeared on the cover of Stuff, Interview, Playboy, People, Detour, Nylon, Paper, 944, and misbehave magazines. She has been on the catwalk of Jill Stuart and Heatherette.
Her debut album, released in 1999, was titled I’d Rather Eat Glass, a sentiment that expressed her feelings about her former profession. She toured with the Lilith Fair music festival in 1999. As of 2007, Phillips is working on a second album and has posted several demos on her MySpace page.
Completed but not yet released is her starring role in Dark Streets, and she’s also reported to be starring in a remake of the 1974 film, It’s Alive.
Other April 1st Birthdays:
Debbie Reynolds/Actress -76
Ali MacGraw/Actress -70
Annette O’Toole/Actress -56
Method Man/Rapper -37
Sam Huntington/Actor -26
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