Alicia Silverstone

Born on October 4, 1976 in San Francisco, California, Alicia Silverstone is the daughter of Monty Silverstone, a real-estate developer, and Didi Radford, a former flight attendant. Monty Silverstone was born in England and Didi Radford was born in Scotland. Silverstone is the youngest of three children and also has a half-brother and half-sister from her father's previous marriage.

Silverstone's career began at the age of 6, when her father sent her picture to modeling agencies. Her first commercial was for Domino's Pizza. She then did some modeling and other advertising work, and eventually landed a role on The Wonder Years. Silverstone attended Hollywood High School, but dropped out before graduation to pursue acting and modeling. She later earned a GED.

Acting Career

In 1993, Silverstone starred in The Crush, a movie that went on to become a cult favorite. Her biggest break came in 1993, when she was cast as a sexy, rebellious teenager in a series of videos by the rock band Aerosmith. Those videos caught the attention of director Amy Heckerling, who was looking for a lead for her movie, Clueless. Released in 1995, Clueless shot Silverstone to fame and helped her receive a three-year first-look deal for her own production company, First Kiss Productions. In 1996, Silverstone was named "Best Female Performer" and "Most Desirable Female" at the MTV Movie Awards.

Silverstone's career success has varied since Clueless. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, she appeared in such films as Batman and Robin (1997), Blast From the Past (1999), Love's Labour Lost (2000) and Beauty Shop (2005). Additionally, she landed parts of several TV series, including Miss Match (2003) and Pink Collar (2006-07), and starred in the TV movie Candles on Bay Street.

Personal Life

Outside of her acting career, Silverstone is committed to the causes of animal welfare and environmentalism. She became a vegan in 1998, and was named PETA's "Sexiest Female Vegetarian" in 1994.

Silverstone married rock musician Christopher Jarecki on June 11, 2005. The couple lives in an eco-friendly house in Los Angeles, News of actress Alicia Silverstone’s death spread quickly earlier this week causing concern among fans across the world. However the May 2013 report has now been confirmed as a complete hoax and just the latest in a string of fake celebrity death reports. Thankfully, the actress best known for her role in Clueless is alive and well.

Rumors of the actress’s alleged demise gained traction on Monday after a ‘R.I.P. Alicia Silverstone’ Facebook page attracted nearly one million of ‘likes’. Those who read the ‘About’ page were given a believable account of the American actress’s passing:

    “At about 11 a.m. ET on Monday (May 13, 2013), our beloved actress Alicia Silverstone passed away. Alicia Silverstone was born on October 4, 1976 in San Francisco. She will be missed but not forgotten. Please show your sympathy and condolences by commenting on and liking this page.”

Hundreds of fans immediately started writing their messages of condolence on the Facebook page, expressing their sadness that the talented 36-year-old actress was dead. And as usual, Twittersphere was frenzied over the death hoax.

Where as some trusting fans believed the post, others were immediately skeptical of the report, perhaps learning their lesson from the huge amount of fake death reports emerging about celebrities over recent months. Some pointed out that the news had not been carried on any major American network, indicating that it was a fake report, as the death of an actress of Alicia Silverstone's stature would be major news across networks.

Alicia Silverstone Death Hoax Dismissed Since Actress Is ‘Alive And Well’

On Tuesday (May 14) the actress' reps officially confirmed that Alicia Silverstone is not dead. “She joins the long list of celebrities who have been victimized by this hoax. She's still alive and well, stop believing what you see on the Internet,” they said.

Some fans have expressed anger at the fake report saying it was reckless, distressing and hurtful to fans of the much loved actress. Others say this shows her extreme popularity across the globe.