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{{Infobox musical artist
| Name = Jessica Simpson
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| Background = solo_singer
| Birth_name = Jessica Ann Simpson
| Born ={{birth date and age|1980|7|10}}
| Origin = {{flagicon|USA}} ]<br>]<br>]
| Genre = ]<br>]<br>]<br>]
| Occupation = ] / ]<br>]
| Years_active = 1999 - present
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'''Jessica Ann Simpson''' (born ] ]) is an ] ] ] and ] who rose to fame in the late 1990s. She has achieved seven ] ] hits and has five gold and two multi-platinum ]-certified albums. Simpson starred with her then-husband ] in the ] ] '']''. She has also begun a career as an actress and is the older sister of ], a ] singer.

==Biography==
===Early life===
Simpson was born in ], the daughter of ] (a former ] youth minister who is now her ]) and Tina Ann Drew. Simpson began singing in her ] church choir. At the age of 10, she sang in and won her school talent contest. In 1992, at age 12, she made an unsuccessful audition for '']'', that also starred future ] ] ], ] and ].

Simpson later attended J.J. Pearce High School in ], ] and was discovered singing at a church camp by a head of a small contemporary ] record label. She recorded an album over the next three years; however, the label folded before the record could be released. She dropped out in her senior year to tour and promote her demo album, which was funded by her grandmother, Joyce (thus the reason for the name of her 2004 holiday album, Rejoyce: The Christmas Album). She later earned her ]. During this time, she also toured with the ] circuit performing with ], ] and ]. She and her father sold copies of the album after these performances. ] of ] later obtained a copy of the album and, thinking she had potential as a pop singer, signed her to a recording contract.

===1999-2001: Rise To Fame===
1999 saw the arrival of pop princesses ] and ] who each received multi-platinum success. Simpsons label had hoped the same with her. As 1999 came to a close, Simpson released her first single "]" which became a big hit in the states and peaked at #3 on the ]. Soon afterwards, her album '']'' was released to great sales. Simpson would tour with boy band ] to support her new album. It was then when she met her future husband ] and the two soon began dating. Unlike the other pop princesses, Simpson was very straight forward about her relationship with Lachey. She was also the first pop princess to admit that she was a virgin, and was waiting until marriage (Spears would soon follow in her footsteps in admitting her virginal ways as well, but to a more famous extent).

Meanwhile, her album '']'' had gone double platinum thanks to the success for her follow up singles "]", 1999, a duet with her boyfriend Nick Lachey, and "], 2001," the latter became Simpson's biggest radio hit at that point and was her first uptempo single to be released. Still, even with her debut album selling 2 million copies, her record label felt that she was still very much less successful than Britney and Christina, who'd gone on to become household names around the globe. It was then when Columbia Records decided that Jessica needed a change for her second album.

In 2001, Simpson's label helped her record her follow up album in which her record label wanted Simpson to sing more radio friendly up-tempo tracks and to lose weight in order to fit in with her competitors. The result in that was '']'', released in mid 2001 on the heels of the title track first single. The new sound and image helped make "]" a big hit on the radio, becoming one of the biggest hits of her career and peaking at #15 on the Hot 100. The album debut at #6 in June 2001 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart. The album ended up selling 825,000 copies to date.

===2002: Marriage to Nick Lachey and TV success===
On ] ], at age 22, Jessica Simpson married ], and later announced that she had remained a ] until her wedding night.

During the summer of 2003, the ], '']'', starring Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey began airing on ]. Though she was successful before the series began, the show quickly became a pop culture phenomenon and is credited with making her a household name, even among those who did not follow pop music or MTV. “I never knew that just doing the show would give me that pedestal to step on,” Simpson told '']'' magazine in a March 2004 feature.<ref>Levy, Ariel (2004). Blender.com (accessed January 30, 2007)</ref>

Later that summer, Simpson won three ]; Female Fashion Icon, Choice Hottie Female, and Female Reality/Variety TV Star for ''Newlyweds''.

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Throughout the run of four seasons, Simpson epitomized the ] ], most notably when she asked Lachey whether the ] tuna she was eating was in fact ] or ]. She also indicated that she believed that ] were made from actual ]. Her ignorance helped turn the show into a huge hit, making the average rating for each episode about 1.4 million viewers while reaching a series peak of about 4 million viewers. Simpson's third album, '']'', was released in August of 2003 to coincide with the series premiere of Newlyweds. It debuted at #10 on The Billboard 200 album chart with sales of just 64,000 in its first week. It rebounded after a special collectors' edition was released in April of 2004 and subsequently reached a peak of #2. It was eventually certified quadriple platinum, fueled largely by the couple’s television success on ''Newlyweds''. It contained the hits "With You" (#14, 2004) and a cover of the ] song "Take My Breath Away" (#20, 2004).

The couple appeared in the television special ''The Nick and Jessica Variety Hour'' that aired in 2004 and drew comparisons to ]. Simpson released ''ReJoyce: The Christmas Album'' in late 2004 which peaked at #14 on the album chart and was later certified gold.

In 2005, ''Newlyweds'' won a ] for Favorite Reality Show before wrapping shortly after.

===Film debut===
In the summer of 2005, at age 25, Simpson made her first appearance in a motion picture as ] in the movie-remake of '']''. The film debuted at #1 at the U.S. ] performing well.

Simpson also appeared on the film's ], releasing "These Boots Are Made for Walkin", a cover of the 1966 ] hit. The song peaked at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won a ] for Favorite Song from a Movie in 2006. A video was created for the song featuring Jessica as Daisy Duke. It shows scenes of her flirting and singing in a bar and then later washing her car in a pink string bikini. In many countries the video was banned for its overly sexual content.
Simpson's second film '']'' was released ] ]. She is preparing for her next movie role "the witness" which will start filming the end of March..her third film titled '']''is set to be release July (2007).

===Divorce from Nick Lachey===
In November 2005, after months of ] speculation, Simpson and her husband Nick Lachey officially announced their ]. Simpson filed for divorce on ] ], citing "irreconcilable differences". The couple's divorce was highly publicized worldwide and was reportedly finalized on ].

Jessica Simpson reportedly told '']'' magazine in October 2006, that she knew her marriage to Nick Lachey was over when he refused to join her on a charity trip to ], even though it was on their third wedding anniversary. Questions remain over whether the trip was to celebrate the anniversary or just a PR junket guided by her father/manager who accompanied her on that day.

On ], ], the ] reported that Jessica Simpson says she was stung when ex-husband Nick Lachey jumped back into dating after their high-profile breakup. "Oh, it hurt me," the 26-year-old singer-actress says in an interview in the March issue of Elle magazine. "Two or three weeks later? Yeah, I'd say it kind of hurt me." <ref name="NewsMax">"". ], ], ].</ref>

The couple reportedly sold their ] mansion in which ''Newlyweds'' was filmed to '']'' star ] for about $3.75 million.

===2006-2007: Music and movies===
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On ], ], Jessica and Nick's divorce was finalized. Simpson hosted the ] in August 2006 and appeared on '']'' in September 2006 as the first choice of new co-host ].

Jessica looked forward to going back in the studio to record her fourth coming album with her move to Epic Records from her previous label Columbia. She decided to switch labels because she wanted a new fresh start in music after her divorce. This also is supported by her termination of a deal with MTV.

Her fourth album, '']'', was released on ], ] via ]. The album debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 with 101,000 copies sold in its first week. The first single, "A Public Affair" (#14, 2006), reached the Top 20 of the Hot 100 but quickly fell off the charts. The ] for "A Public Affair" featured ], ], ], ], ] and ]. A second single, "]", was also released through her website and is now included on the ] itself. The single's video appeared on TRL countdowns, but quickly fell off. The third single is rumored to be the Dead or Alive Cover "]" which will be released in conjunction with her upcoming film "]"

In December 2006, while performing a tribute to ] at the Kennedy Center Awards, she botched the words to the song she was singing, saying "I'm sorry Dolly, that made me so nervous." She explained that she had been feeling flustered during the performance (most likely because it was in front of many famous people, including ], ], and even ]). Afterwards, during the final tribute to Parton, Parton's "biggest fan" ] and her 2nd cousin ] gave a tearful Simpson a hug to make her feel better. Though Simpson was given the opportunity to redo the song for cameras at the end of the show to include in the CBS telecast, she was not satisfied with her second performance either, and she and producers ultimately agreed to edit her portion out of the TV broadcast of the show.

Simpson will co-star in Blonde Ambition with Luke Wilson. The movie is due out in late 2007. She will release her third single off her certified Gold cd "A Public Affair", "You Spin Me Round"; which will be re-vamped and featured on the movies soundtrack. Jessica recently stated that she is due back in front of the cameras filming her next movie role in "The Witness", she also stated she will be publishing a book of her personal journal and photography title "Look Up To the Sky". She will start filming her 4th movie role by the end of March with an expected November 2007 release date. Jessica has also been confirmed to be in studio recording with Timberland, Eddie Galan and Drew Lane. Simpson is rumored to be writing a song with John Mayer.

===Controversy===
Jessica received criticism from a Christian group calling itself, "The Resistance," for the sexualized image she used in the music video for "These Boots are Made for Walking."<ref>http://www.theresistancemanifesto.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=39</ref>
In response, Jessica stated, "It didn't really surprise me because I grew up with a lot of that backlash. That's why I didn't end up going into the Christian music industry. I think that if they're really good Christians the judgment wouldn't be there."<ref>http://news.softpedia.com/news/Jessica-Simpson-Slams-Christian-s-Accusations-561
5.shtml</ref>

==Beauty products==
Following in the footsteps of other female musicians, such as ] and ], Simpson launched a line of hair and beauty products on the ]. Teaming with celebrity stylist ] and trained by ]'s first ever home shopping host ], Simpson sells clip-in ] over the air.

==Commercial advertisements==
Simpson has had many commercials, mainly with ] and ]. She also has a commercial with ], along with her sister Ashlee. She has had up to three Pizza Hut commercials, the first in 2004, advertising the new Buffalo Wing Pizza (costarring ]). In 2005, she started advertising Proactiv Solution, the "number 1 acne treatment in America". In 2006, she premiered another Pizza Hut commercial in the Super Bowl. She sung 'These Bites Are Made For Poppin' in reference to 'These Boots Are Made For Walking'. This was to advertise the new Cheesy Bites Pizza. In 2007, in the Super Bowl yet again premiered her third Pizza Hut commercial, in which she again advertised the Cheesy Bites Pizza. She has also advertised HDTV in character as Daisy Duke.



==Personal life==
Jessica has received a good deal of publicity in the aftermath of her marriage to ]. Following their break-up and her divorce, she was reportedly linked to her '']'' co-star ] and '']'' co-star ]. Jessica's rep has repeatedly denied that she has dated anyone since her break-up with Lachey. Magazines have also speculated that she was jealous of her ex-husband's growing stardom and relationship with television personality ], though she has publicly denied this.


Numerous public appearances together suggest that Simpson is dating ], though neither has confirmed the nature of the relationship. Rumors kicked into high gear when Mayer and Simpson spent New Year's holiday together in New York City, both attending ]'s New Years Eve 2006 party,<ref name="Mayer & Simpson"></ref> with reports indicating that the two were very publicly affectionate. Simpson has also been accompanying John on his tour that kicked off January 25, 2007.<ref>Warech, Jon (2007). People.com (accessed January 23, 007)</ref><ref>Splash News correspondent (2007). SAWF.org (accessed January 26, 2007)</ref>. Simpson has confirmed that she isn't in a serious relationship with Mayer, but insisting that she is good friends with him.

==Discography==
{{Main article|Jessica Simpson discography}}

{| class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Album cover
!align="left"|Album information
|-
|align="left"|]
|align="left"|''''']'''''
*Released: ], ]
*Chart positions: #25 US, #36 UK, #52 AUS, #55 SWE
*]: '''2x Platinum'''
*U.S. Sales: 3 million
*Worldwide Sales: 4 million
*Singles: "]", "]", "]"
|-
|align="left"|]
|align="left"|''''']'''''
*Released: ], ]
*Chart positions: #6 US, #13 CAN, #14 MEX, #81 AUS, #102 UK
*]: '''Gold'''
*U.S. Sales: 825,000
*Worldwide Sales: 3 million
*Singles: "]", "]"
|-
|align="left"|]
|align="left"|''''']'''''
*Released: ], ]
*Chart positions: #18 US
*]: '''Uncertified'''
*U.S. Sales: 28,000
*Worldwide Sales: N/A
*Singles: "Irresistible (Remix) feat. Bow Wow"
|-
|align="left"|]
|align="left"|''''']'''''
*Released: ], ]
*Chart positions: #2 U.S., #36 UK, #13 AUS
*]: '''4X Platinum'''
*U.S. Sales: 4 million
*Worldwide Sales: 6.5 million
*Singles: "]", "]", "]", "]"
|-
|align="left"|]
|align="left"|''''']'''''
*Released: ], ]
*Chart positions: #14 US
*]: '''Platinum'''
*U.S. Sales: 1 million
*Worldwide Sales: 3 million
*Singles: "]", "]"
|-
|align="left"|]
|align="left"|''''']'''''
*Released: ], ]
*Chart positions: #5 US, #6 CAN, #18 PL, #22 JPN, #9 UW
*]: '''Gold'''
*U.S. Sales: 950,000
*Worldwide Sales: N/A
*Singles: "]", "]", "]"
|}

==Tours==
* Heat It Up Tour (2000)
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* ] (2004)
* Tour of Duty (2005)

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes !! World Wide Gross
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| ] || '']'' || ] || Major Supporting Role || $110,603,876
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| ] || '']''||Amy Renfro||Major Supporting Role || $37,089,694
|-
| ] || '']''||Katie||Leading Role (Post-production)|| ''TBR''
|-
| ] || ''The Witness''||TBA||(In Development)|| ''TBR''
|}

==Notes==
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==External links==
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