Ryan Phillippe
Whos that fresh face youve been seeing in quite a few movies recently? Its Ryan Phillippe, the up and coming actor that just got his foot in the door.
Ryan was born in New Castle, Delaware on September 10, 1974. Hes the only boy in a family of girls. The matter of him being shy hasnt helped his blossoming career. He tends to want to keep personal things personal with the exception of his bride, actress Reese Witherspoon. The couple delivered a baby girl, Eva Elizabeth, on September 9, 1999.
He first caught our attention playing Billy Douglas on "One Life to Live", the first openly gay character on any daytime soap opera. He played Billy for a year before he decided he wanted to do films. His film career began with him playing parts in numerous made-for-television movies.
Then came his big screen debut in "White Squall", a film starring many other hip, young actors, about the challenges faced together by some people attending a school on board a ship. He did a tremendous job playing Gil Martin in the film and was soon cast to star in the teen thriller, "I Know What You Did Last Summer". Starring opposite Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr., he played the high school jock with high dreams for himself. But all dreams vanished when he hit a man in the street and tried to cover it up. With the victim not really dead and soon stalking the characters, this thriller had you on the edge of your seat. The movie was a great success and made Ryan Phillippe a well-known name, an actor female fans worship.
He was next cast in the flick "54", about a popular disco nightclub, where he acted along with Mike Myers and Selma Hayek. Then came Cruel Intentions. Ryan played the conniving stepbrother to Sarah Michelle Gellars character. He was the handsome risk taker that you love to hate. His love interest in the film was none other than his real-life wife, Reese.
While Ryan moves on to expanding his career, were just beginning to get a taste of what he can do, and boy, do we love the sample!
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