Getting to Know Hollywood's Most Wanted: Hilary Duff and Her Band!

Coming from the mouth of H.D. through her song, "Wake Up": "There's people talking. They talk about me. They know my name. They think they know everything, but they don't know anything about me." This would suggest that no matter how much we try to get to know Hilary Duff, we never will, but I know better.

Hilary Erhard Duff was born on September 28, 1987 in Houston, Texas. At an incredibly young age, Hilary studied ballet and performed in the Nutcracker with the Columbus Ballet Met and her sister, Haylie, was right at her side performing along with her, and to this day, Hilary and her sister maintain an especially close relationship.

Hilary's first big imperative role was in "Casper Meets Wendy", where she was the first live-action Wendy. After that success, she was cast in the Disney television series, "Lizzie McGuire", which was a hit all in its own.

As Hilary was transforming into a television star, she was also launching a recording career. Hilary's first album was "Metamorphosis" which was #1 on the Billboard 200 and went on to sell more than 2 million copies. This quote taken from Hilary's official website, Hilary says she loves singing and performing because, through her music she can show the world her true self. Her words and moves reflect her mood. It is the most free form of expression. That's what Hilary feels is the great thing about making music.

The albums that Hilary has come out with include her first, "Metamorphosis", also "Hilary Duff", and her latest album, "Most Wanted". The "Most Wanted" CD comes in two different versions; the basic edition and the Collector's Signature Edition. The CD includes the new hit songs; "Wake Up", "Break My Heart", "So Yesterday", and many other hits as well. After all, It is a "hit" album. The Collector's Edition also includes three previously unreleased songs; "Who's That Girl", "Jericho", "Party Up" and also includes four autographed photos. On top of that, Hilary has a new music video out for her song, "Beat of my Heart".

If you were to meet Hilary's band, you would be introduced to the talented drummer, Shauney, as well as the two guitarists: Michael Chaves and Jason Hook. Last but not least, you have Kurt Morgan playing bass and Loren Gold on keyboards. They, without a doubt, make up one heck of a talented team.

This hot Duff does have a boyfriend. His name is Joel Madden. He is in the band, "Good Charlotte". They met through a mutual friend at a concert. Joel put her on the spot in front of a lot of people and asked for her number. She was a little hesitant at first, because he was the quiet type with a lot of tattoos, but she didn't want to be rude. He later called that night, and they hit it off.

Hilary has earned numerous awards and endorsed many products, but something that is extremely important to her is philanthropy. She assisted in the aid of Hurricane Katrina victims by donating for relief funds to the American Red Cross and USA Harvest, feeding over 2,000,000 people with the USA Harvest donation alone, and Hilary is an international spokesperson of Kids With a Cause, a charity organization which specializes in poverty-stricken children.

Even with Hilary's involvement in her music, as well as fashion, home and beauty, and philanthropic work, she, without a doubt, still is very much involved in performing and acting. Hilary has played in quite a few different movies including her first mentioned big role, Casper Meets Wendy, Cadet Kelly, The Lizzie McGuire Movie, Agent Cody Banks, Cheaper by the Dozen, A Cinderella Story, Raise Your Voice, The Perfect Man, and Cheaper by the Dozen 2.

Today, Hilary's salary calculates to be around 16 million dollars a year. Hilary Duff just turned 18 and seems to be ready to take on the world.