Emma Stone Biography
Summary
"Emily Jean 'Emma' Stone" (born November 6, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She made her feature film debut in 2007 with the comedy "Superbad" and gained wide exposure in 2008's "The Rocker" and "The House Bunny".
Biography
Early life
Stone was born in Scottsdale, Arizona, the daughter of Jeff and Krista Stone, and has a younger brother, Spencer. Stone was a member of the Valley Youth Theatre while growing up, a regional theater in Phoenix, Arizona where she appeared in her first stage production, "The Wind in the Willows", at the age of 11. Stone attended Sequoya Elementary School and then Cocopah Middle School for sixth grade. She was home schooled for two years, at which time she appeared in 16 productions at Valley Youth Theatre, including: "A Winnie-the-Pooh Christmas Tail", "The Princess and the Pea", "Cinderella", "The Wiz", "Titanic", "Honk!", "The Little Mermaid", "Schoolhouse Rock Live!", "Alice in Wonderland", and "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", and performed with the theatre's improv comedy troupe. Stone attended Xavier College Preparatory, an all-girl Catholic high school, as a freshman for one semester. She gave a PowerPoint presentation to her parents to convince them to let her move to California for an acting career. She moved with her mother to Los Angeles, California at age 15.
Career
Stone launched a career in television after winning the role of Laurie Partridge on "In Search of the New Partridge Family" (2004), a VH1 talent competition reality show. The resulting show, "The New Partridge Family" (2005), only produced a pilot episode. Stone next appeared in the television series "Medium", "Malcolm in the Middle" and "Lucky Louie". In 2007, Stone had a regular role on the Fox television drama series "Drive" until its cancellation. She made her feature film debut in the teen comedy "Superbad", playing Jules, the love interest of lead character Seth (Jonah Hill).
In 2008, Stone appeared in the comedy films "The Rocker", with Rainn Wilson, and "The House Bunny", starring Anna Faris. In "The Rocker", Stone played Amelia, the bassist in a band put together by Wilson's character; a role for which she learned to play the bass. In "The House Bunny", Stone played the president of a sorority. Colin Hanks and "American Idol" runner-up Katharine McPhee also appear in the film.
In 2009, Stone will appear in "The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past", a romantic comedy directed by Mark Waters, the director of "Mean Girls" (2004), and starring Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner. Stone will play 'The Ghost of Girlfriends Past', a takeoff of the Ghost of Christmas Past from Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol".
Stone will also star in the comedy "Paper Man", starring Jeff Daniels, Ryan Reynolds and Lisa Kudrow, and directed by Kieran and Michele Mulroney. Filming for "Paper Man" begins in November 2008 in New York.
Stone has stated that she would eventually like to venture into film production, producing her own films, and would like to appear on "Saturday Night Live".
Personal life
As of 2007, Stone lives on her own in Los Angeles. She has stated that she is skilled in HTML and has web design as a hobby. Stone has been romantically linked to singer-songwriter and actor Teddy Geiger, her co-star in "The Rocker". Although known as a redhead, Stone was a brunette when film producer Judd Apatow had her change the color for her role in "Superbad". She is naturally a blonde.
External links
(Emma Stone: Coolest Chick We Know - Saturday Night Magazine (July 2008))
Credit
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