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     Ashlee Nicole Simpson was born on October 3, 1984, in Waco, Texas, and raised in Dallas. She's the daughter of Joe and Tina Simpson, and the younger sister of pop star/reality TV queen Jessica Simpson. Ashlee Simpson supported Jessica's rise to fame from 1999 to 2001, all the while dreaming of acting and even pursuing her own music career. In 2001, Ashlee made her first solo television appearance in a small role on Malcolm in the Middle, and during this time Ashlee Simpson appeared alongside her more famous sibling on Saved by the Bell, The Donny & Marie Show, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, The View, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and a Disney Christmas show and concert special. Ashlee Simpson also took a part in the Rob Schneider comedy, The Hot Chick (2002). But it was on TV that Ashlee first got the role that would catapult her to greater stardom. In 2002, Ashlee Simpson was cast as Cecilia Smith, girlfriend of Simon Camden on the popular WB drama 7th Heaven. In late 2003, Ashlee signed a recording contract with Geffen Records to make her first album.