Everything about Hayden Panettiere totally explained
Hayden Leslie Panettiere (born
August 21,
1989) is an
American actress,
singer, and
Grammy Award nominee. Hayden plays the character
Claire Bennet on the
NBC television program
Heroes. The advertising campaign and slogan for the program known as "Save the Cheerleader, Save the World" has helped make Panettiere famous. She has also worked as a
voice actress in the role of
Kairi in the
Square Enix Kingdom Hearts series.
Biography
Early life
Born in
Palisades, New York, Panettiere is the daughter of Lesley R. Vogel, a former
soap opera actress, and Alan L. "Skip" Panettiere, a
fire department lieutenant. She has one younger brother, fellow actor
Jansen Panettiere..
Panettiere attended South Orangetown Middle School in
New York but following seventh grade, finished her
high-school education via home schooling and has postponed higher education in favor of an
acting career, although she's expressed an interest in "continuing to learn."
Career
Actress
Panettiere began
modeling at the age of five months. She then began appearing in commercials at 11 months, first appearing in an advertisement for
Playskool. She landed a role as
Sarah Roberts on the ABC soap opera
One Life to Live (
1994-
1997) and later as
Lizzie Spaulding on the CBS soap opera
Guiding Light when she was seven years old (
1996 -
2000). While on
Guiding Light, Panettiere's character Lizzie battled
leukemia. The show received a Special Recognition Award from the
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society for bringing national awareness of the disease to the attention of daytime viewers.
Panettiere appears as Claire Bennet in the NBC series
Heroes as a
high school cheerleader with
regenerative healing powers. Due to her role on
Heroes, she became a regular on the
science fiction convention circuit, invited to attend conventions around the world in 2007, including
New York Comic-Con and
Fan Expo Canada. In regards to the roles she's played, Panettiere admitted that options are sometimes limited because "people look at [her] as either the 'popular cheerleader' type or just 'the blonde'."
She has appeared in over a dozen full-length feature films, as well as several made-for-TV movies. She provided the voice for Dot in the
Pixar CGI animated movie
A Bug's Life. She also played the role of Coach Yoast's daughter, Sheryl, in the 2000 Disney film
Remember The Titans. In addition, she appeared as the voice of
Kairi in the
Kingdom Hearts series of video games for the
Playstation 2. Panettiere appeared on
FOX's
Ally McBeal as Ally McBeal's daughter, and had a recurring guest role on
Malcolm in the Middle and guest starred in . She starred in as a cheerleader and had a supporting role as Adelaide Bourbon in the recently released independent film
Shanghai Kiss. She also appeared in the Disney Channel Original Movie
Tiger Cruise playing the main role of an Navy brat.
She appeared in the upcoming drama film
Fireflies in the Garden as a younger version of
Emily Watson's character, Jane Lawrence. In June 2007, she signed with the
William Morris Agency, after previously being represented by
United Talent Agency.
Forbes estimated that she earned $2 million in
2007.
In early 2007, Panettiere appeared on the syndicated
Ashton Kutcher-produced show,
Punk'd. The appearance was engineered by her mother and involved a male "fan" discussing her work with her, instigating a jealous reaction from the man's spouse.
Singer
Panettiere was nominated for a
Grammy in
1999 for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for
A Bug's Life Read-Along [2000]. Panettiere is featured on the soundtrack to alongside her co-star
Solange Knowles. She recorded a song called "My Hero Is You" with a video for the Disney Channel movie she starred in,
Tiger Cruise. She recorded a song titled "I Fly" for the Disney movie
Ice Princess she co-starred in. She recorded a song for the compilation
Girlnext. She also recorded a cover for
Disneymania 5. She recorded a song titled "Try" for the 2007
Bridge to Terabithia soundtrack and a ballad called "I Still Believe" for . She is also recording her own CD set for release late summer.
Endorsement
In late 2006,
Neutrogena made Panettiere the
cover girl for their new worldwide ad campaign; following in the footsteps of actresses
Kristin Kreuk,
Josie Bissett,
Jennifer Love Hewitt,
Mandy Moore,
Mischa Barton,
Gabrielle Union and
Jennifer Freeman.
In
September 2007, Panettiere appeared in a
Heroes-themed
Got Milk? ad photographed by
Annie Leibovitz.
In
February 2008,
Kohl's announced that Panettiere would be their next
Candie's spokesperson. She will be following the likes of
Fergie and
Hilary Duff.
Personal life
In 2006, Panettiere began dating
Stephen Colletti, the former
Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, star. The couple broke up in September 2007. In December 2007, it was widely reported that she was dating her
Heroes costar
Milo Ventimiglia, though Panettiere has denied these reports in an interview with
GQ. These reports have continued through the early part of 2008, and several sources have reported that Panettiere has asked Ventimiglia to move in with her.. On Tuesday 22 April 2008, Ventimiglia confirmed on the BBC radio one Breakfast Show that he's indeed dating Hayden Panettiere.
Activism
On
October 31,
2007, Panettiere participated in the activity of
Sea Shepherd to try to disrupt the annual
dolphin hunt in
Taiji, Wakayama,
Japan. She was involved in a confrontation between
Japanese fishermen and five other surfers from
Australia and the
United States (including former
Home and Away star
Isabel Lucas) of the group. The confrontation lasted more than ten minutes before the surfers were forced to return to the beach, after which they left the country. The fishermen consider the condemnation as an attack on their culture.
Panettiere told
E! News that an arrest warrant has been issued in Japan for her interference in the dolphin hunt. In
November 2007, she was awarded the "Compassion in Action Award" from the animal rights group
PETA for her efforts to stop the dolphin hunt in Japan. She is also a
vegetarian.
On January 28, 2008, Panettiere handed a letter of protest to the
Norwegian ambassador in the
United States arguing that
Norway should stop its hunt for whales. She also delivered a letter to the
Japanese ambassador calling for the end of Japan's hunting of whales.
In 2007, Panettiere became an official supporter of
Ronald McDonald House Charities and is a member of their celebrity board, called the Friends of RMHC.
Filmography
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