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Film and music career
After moving to Los Angeles, Hewitt appeared in more than twenty television
commercials. Her first break came as a child actor on the Disney Channel variety
show Kids Incorporated (1989–1991). In 1992, she played Pierce Brosnan's
daughter in a pilot for NBC called Running Wilde, which featured Brosnan as a
reporter for Auto World magazine whose stories cover his own wild auto
adventures, but the series wasn't picked up and the pilot never aired. She later
played on television in several short-lived series, such as Fox's Shaky Ground
(1992–1993), ABC's Byrds of Paradise (1994), and McKenna (1994–1995). Finally,
Hewitt became a young star after landing the role of Sarah Reeves on the popular
Fox Television show Party of Five (1995–1999), joining the cast during its
second season. She continued the same role in the short-lived Party of Five
spin-off, Time of Your Life (1999). Hewitt was also one of the producers, but
the show was cancelled after only half a season.
She made her film debut in the independent film Munchie (1992). Hewitt became a
film star after a lead role in the horror film I Know What You Did Last Summer
(1997). The film had great box-office appeal (125,000,000 U.S. dollars
worldwide), and Hewitt became one of the most popular young stars in the USA
(together with her co-stars: Freddie Prinze Jr., Ryan Phillippe, and Sarah
Michelle Gellar). She also played in the sequel I Still Know What You Did Last
Summer (1998), which wasn't as successful as the first one. Other notable film
roles included the high-school comedy Can't Hardly Wait (1998) and a starring
role with Sigourney Weaver in the romantic comedy Heartbreakers (2001).
Jennifer Love Hewitt was considered for the role of Paige Matthews on the WB hit
Series Charmed but actress Rose McGowan was given the role. In 2000, Hewitt
appeared in The Audrey Hepburn Story. That same year, she was the "most popular
actress on television" due to her Q-rating (a measurement of a celebrity's
popularity) of thirty-seven. For that reason, Nokia chose her to become its
spokesperson, because of her "fresh image", and her being "a symbol of
youthfulness and wholesomeness".
In 2001 she appeared in the music video for the Enrique Iglesias song, Hero as
the singer's love interest.
In 2002, she was paired with Jackie Chan in the action comedy The Tuxedo, which
was a box office hit.
Hewitt wrote I'm Gonna Love You for the movie The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
because, although she was a well-known singer at the time, her character
Madellaine was the only character who didn't sing in the movie.
The song won an award for Best Song on DVD Awards.
Since September 2005, Hewitt has starred in the television series Ghost
Whisperer. In Australia, Ghost Whisperer has been popular since its
introduction; in the United States, the show averages 9-11 million viewers for
each new episode.
Hewitt has also auditioned for many roles. She lost the role of "Juliet" in
Romeo + Juliet to Claire Danes at the last moment. She also had to give up the
role of "Darlene" in Brokedown Palace because of scheduling conflicts. Hewitt
also auditioned for the role of "Elektra" in Daredevil.
To date, she has released four albums with some success, most notably in Japan.
Her first album was released in Japan, where she is widely considered a pop
star. Her explanation for her success in Japan is that the Japanese "love perky
music. The poppier the music, the better.".
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