Born in Waco, Texas, Love Hewitt started out in the same way as many actors her age. Her humble beginnings began with local performances (in her case they took place in a pig barn) and later slightly bigger things. She joined a dance troupe with which she got to travel, most significantly to Russia. These early experiences sowed the seeds of showbiz wonder and her family soon moved to California.

Love's claim to fame (and her biggest meal ticket to date) has been the critically acclaimed and fan favorite television show "Party of Five". According to Love, it has been an enjoyable experience. It's always nice to see someone having fun at work and becoming famous doing it. As Sarah Reeves, on "Party of Five", she has garnered herself legions of adoring fans. These same fans have been equally supportive of her blossoming film career.

Even before she hit television gold though, she was a hard working actress who could list several television and film credits in her resume. She appeared on the short lived t.v. series "Byrds of Paradise" and "Kids, Incorporated". On the big screen, she was seen in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, where she got to demonstrate her singing talent, and House Arrest.

She has also parlayed her singing abilities into several albums. Her pop albums, consisting of fluffy dance music and love ballads, haven't been a great success here in America but they're huge overseas.

Lately, the name Jennifer Love Hewitt has been on many people's lips, but not because of her singing voice, nor even for "Party of Five". It's her recent film success in I Know What You Did Last Summer that has them talking. The film blew away some stiff box office competition and showed what power young Miss Love could wield. The offers for future projects are already accumulating.

Love still plans to finish her education and study journalism at college with the hope of becoming a writer. With her ever growing success and fame, it doesn't look like she'll need another career choice any time soon.

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