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As the star of this summer's sleeper comedy hit, CLUELESS, Alicia Silverstone is the quintessential teen queen with her own "Valley Girl" speak. But, did you know this talented 18-year-old is the exact opposite of the clueless vixen she portrays on the big screen. She's not only beautiful, she's bright . . . and has a heart as big as her new deal with Columbia Pictures (estimated at $10 million) when it comes to animals and their rights!
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Alicia Silverstone got her start as an actress while she was very young. Her father took many pictures of her as a child, and Alicia began to get jobs modeling and acting in commercials. Eventually, she decided that modeling was not for her.
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After Clueless became a huge sleeper hit and critical darling during the summer of 1995, Alicia Silverstone was hailed as the woman of the hour, and branded the spokeswoman for an emerging young generation. As a result, she was able to sign a deal with Columbia-TriStar worth $10 million. As part of the package, she got a three-year first-look deal for her own production company, First Kiss Productions.
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After the success of Clueless, Barry Josephson of Columbia Pictures signed Silverstone to a $7 million two-picture deal, the first of which was Excess Baggage. Silverstone not only starred in the film, it was ... the first film produced by Silverstone's First Kiss Production Company. Unfortunately, Excess Baggage did not enjoy the same box office numbers as Clueless.
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