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Birthday
Jessica Simpson was born on July 10th,1980 in Abilene Texas. Her father was a Minister and Psychologist and her mother was a homemaker. She is also the older sister of Ashlee Simpson, who is also an actress and singer. Jessica Simpson is singer, song writer, actress, reality tv personality and fashion designer. -
Signed With Sony Music
Jessica Simpson got signed to Sony Music in 1990 to begin her music career. She began working on her first album almost immediately. Jessica recorded music of all genres including Country, Pop and Christian. -
I Wanna Love You Forver
Jessica's first debut single ' I wanna love you forever ' was released. This single was released from her first album ' Sweet Kisses'. The song went on to be certified and platinum and #3 on Billboards Hot 100. -
Jessica Simpson Records First Album ''Sweet Kisses''
Jessica Simpson records her first studio album out of seven. The album went double Platinum in the United States and sold four million copies world wide. Jessica Simpson gained a lot of fame from this album so she proceeded to work in the msusic industry. -
Irresistible
Jessica Simpson released her second album ' Irresistible '. The album sold 127,000 copies in the first week and went on to the Billboards Top 200 charts. The album was later certified gold. -
Newlyweds: Nick And Jessica
The reality tv show Newlyweds: Nick And Jessica aired on August 19th, 2003 on MTV. The show followed around Jessica Simpson and her husband Nick Lachey on their journey of marriage, their music careers and their everyday lives. The show was very successful and lasted for three seasons. -
In This Skin
Jessica Simpson's third studio album ' In This Skin ' was released on the same date Newlyweds: Nick And Jessica preimered to help Jessica's fame increase. Songs from this album were played on the show. The album went #10 on Billboards Top 100 with 64,000 sales in the first week. -
Superbowl XXXVIII
Jessica Simpson got the opportunity to preform for Superbowl's XXXVIII half time show. This was just before her she released her lead single from her third studio album. This helped her gain many new fans and fame which helped album and single sales. -
Jessica Simpson Dessert
This product line was created in early April 2004. The product line was founded by Jessica and co-founder Randi Shinder and designed a line of edible perfume, lip gloss and other beauty products. A parallel line called Dessert Treats was launced the following year in February 2005 and was targeted for a much younger audience. -
Benefit Concert
In April 2004, Jessica Simpson performed during the VH1 benefit concert, Divas Live. She performed alongside artisits such as Cyndi Lauper and Ashanti. Jessica Simpson played a big role in this event as she doanted a Chrysler Mini Van to an orphanage after winning a Chrsyler sports car at the 2006 MTV video music awards. She exchanged the car for a mini van to donate to help the orphanage. She works with Make A Wish, Skin Cancer Foundation and AetherA foundation. -
The Nick And Jessica Variety Hour
Jessica Simpson and husband at the time, Nick Lachey, aired a new television special ' The Nick And Jessica Variety Hour'. The peformed various comedy acts, showed off their musical and acting talents and had special guests appear on the special. Jessica also performed a new song '' Take My Breath Away.' -
Commercials And Advertisements
Jessica Simpson started appearing in commercials in 2005. She has apeared in an Ice Breakers commercial with younger sister, Ashlee. In 2005, she started advertising Proactiv, an over the counter acne medicine. in 2006, she appeared in a Pizza Hut commericial and in 2007 appeared in another Pizza Hut commericial for the Superbowl. -
Indy 500
Jessica Simpson sang the national anthem at the Indy 500. This was a great opportunity for her as she later had a lead role in the movie 'Dukes Of Hazzard' -
Dukes Of Hazzard
This was Jessica Simpson's first movie debut. She got the lead role of playing Daisy Duke. The film was number 1 at the box office on its opening weekend and grossed $30.7 million on 3,785 screens. The movie ended up making $110.5 million world-wide. -
Shoe Line With Nine West
Jessica Simpson started her own shoe collection with famous company, Nine West. The line was sold in various department stores and was very successful. Due to the success of her shoe line she began the designing process of more products, starting the creation of The Jessica Simpson Collection. -
The Jessica Simpson Collection
The Jessica Simpson Collection was launched in 2006. Jessica designs a variety of handbags, shoes, boots and fragrances. She also launched an online beauty site with a celebrity Aesthetician called Beauty Mint, where customers could get beauty products delievered to their homes. She launched a fragrance line made by Pralux Fragrances to go along with her collection. -
A Public Affair
Jessica Simpson released her fifth major studio album. The record debut at #5 on the Billboard Hot 200 selling over 100,000 copies in the first week, the highest number of copies sold in a week for Jessica. The album was certified gold for 500,000 units of her album sold in the United States. The album debuted at #6 in Canada. -
Employee Of The Month
This was Jessica Simpsons second film. The movie made $11.8 million in the opening weekend. This allowed Jessica to move on to making another movie Blonde Ambition which was released in eight theatres in Texas, her home state, making $6,422. The movie was released on DVD worldwide in Janaury 2008. -
Come On Over
Jessica Simpson recorded her first country song titled, ' Come On Over ' and was leaked on the interent. Shortly after it was leaked country stations started playing the song. In the USA, the song was the most added song to country radio stations for the week of June 6, 2008. The song debuted at #41 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. -
Do You Know
This was Jessica Simpson's first country album. It only sold 65,00 0copies in the first week but it debuted at number four on the Billboard Top 200 chart. The album ended up falling out and was doing poorly. As of early 2009 the album had 173,000 sales in the USA. Jessica Simpson ended up joing Rascal Flatts on tour to help regain her success and fame. -
The Price Of Beauty
The Price Of Beauty was a documentary series starring Jessica Simpson. The series followed her around the world introducing viewers to the different perception of beauty in other cultures. The priemere episode attract 1 million viewers and Jessica revealed the series would return in 2011 but with a different format. But instead a greatest hits compilation called, Playlist: The Very Best Of Jessica Simpson was released in October 2011 Instead. -
The Jessica Simpson Collection
As of December 2010, The Jessica Simpson Collection was sold at 650 department stores in the USA. Including, Macy's, Dillars and Ross. The sales at the American department stores made $750 million dollars making it the top celebrity clothing empire. The collection is sold in Canada at Sears and Hudson's Bay. The collection makes about $1 billion in sales a year making Jessica Simpson's networth amongst the highest networth in Hollywood. -
Weight Watchers
During her first pregnancy in 2012, Jessica signed a multimillion endorsement with Weight Watchers. She agreed to use the Weigh Watchers diet plan after giving birth to lose the weight she had gained during her pregnancy. Her first TV commercial for the company began in September. At this time, Jessica also launched a maternity clothing line.
