If you thought you knew film, TV and recording star Hilary Duff before, think again. As a recording star, Hilary Duff has sold a total of almost 12 million albums. Hilary Duff's debut album, "Metamorphosis," released by Disney's Hollywood Records, and its debut single "So Yesterday" topped the pop charts in the U.S., and abroad. Hilary Duff 's second album, "Hilary Duff," debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart. Hilary Duff 's album, "Most Wanted," is a compilation of Hilary's greatest hits and features several new songs.
Hilary Duff continues to perform as headliner to sell-out arena audiences across the U.S. and Canada, and in South America, Australia and Japan. Her "Most Wanted" tour in 2004, which featured sister Haylie as an opening act, sold out in major markets around the U.S. Hilary Duff 's New Line Cinema movie, "Raise Your Voice," featured both "Fly" and "Someone's Watching Over Me" from the second album. Hilary Duff 's DVD, "The Girl Can Rock," was released by Buena Vista Entertainment.
Hilary Duff starred in the hit movie "A Cinderella Story," which grossed more than $51.4 million; the film's top 10 Hollywood Record soundtrack featured "Our Lips Are Sealed," Hilary and sister Haylie's cover of the Go-Go's song. Hilary Duff also starred in "Material Girls," co-starring Haylie, and reprised her starring role in "Cheaper By the Dozen."
Hilary Duff first excelled in the acclaimed record-breaking Disney television series Lizzie McGuire (#1 show in its timeslot) and the Lizzie McGuire feature film (which grossed $42.7 million with a $17 million budget, and debuted at #2), gaining international recognition from the series which continues in successful global syndication and Saturday mornings on ABC Kids. Hilary Duff starred in the 2002 made-for-Disney television movie "Cadet Kelly," the network's then highest-rated original film to date. Hilary Duff set an audience record on ABC's Good Morning America show last July when she performed before an estimated 7,000 people in Manhattan's Bryant Park. Hilary and Haylie's voices were also featured in Miramax Home Entertainment's animated DVD and video release "In Search of Santa."
Even with that kind of nonstop schedule, Hilary Duff still makes sure to give back to those less fortunate. As a charter member of the Kids With a Cause organization, Hilary Duff sponsored a "Food for a Friend" drive that collected canned foods brought to her show in each city to feed more than 22,000 youngsters at shelters around the country.
