Biography

Amanda Bynes

Posted on Dec 3, 2023, Modified : Jan 9, 2024 Prabriti Basnet

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Who is Amanda Bynes?

Amanda Bynes is an American actress who has been working in this entertainment field since her childhood as a child artist. Eventually, she rose into prominence, and now she is one of the talented actresses of Hollywood. Initially, Amanda worked in commercials when Bynes was seven years old and gained more popularity when Amanda did ‘All That,’ a sketch comedy TV show from nickelodeon. She then continued appearing in many other series and played her debut film called ‘Big Fat Liar’ in 2002. Sadly, in 2010 she decided to take a break from acting but recently announced that she will be back in TV series acting.

Quick Info
Full Name	Amanda Laura Bynes
Birth Date	3 April 1986
Birth Place	Thousand Oaks, USA
Father	Rick Bynes
Mother	Lynn Bynes
Nationality	American
Height	5 feet and 7 inches (1.72m/172cm)
Weight	64 kg (141lbs)
Body Measurement	34-27-37 inches
Eyes	Green
Hair	Blonde
Fiancee	Paul Michael
Net Worth	$4 million

Bio

Amanda Laura Bynes was born on 3 April 1986 in Thousand Oaks, USA. She was born to Lynn, an assistant to the dentist, and father Rick Bynes, a dentist. Amanda grew alongside her two siblings’ one her sister named Jillian Bynes, and the other is her brother called Tommy Bynes. She is currently 34 years old with an Aries star sign.

Nationality and Physical Stats

Amanda Bynes holds an American nationality. Her religious belief is Judaism belonging to the White ethnicity. Besides this, she stands 5 feet and 7 inches (1.72m/172cm) tall and weighs around 64 kg (141lbs). Her body measures 34-27-37 inches, respectively having blonde hair color with green colored eyes.

Early Life/Education

Amanda Bynes started her acting career when she was just seven years old. She completed her schooling at Thousand Oaks High School through an independent study program. She also took comedy and acting classes when she was small.

Personal Life

Amanda Bynes dated actor Seth MacFarlane in 2008, but they broke up. She then engaged to Paul Michael in 2020. Their Instagram account was hacked, due to which there was a rumor that they have a child. Moreover, Amanda has also been arrested by the police for many cases like driving under the influence, hit and run case and for smoking and being reckless after taking marijuana. She has also summonsed that her father abused her sexually, but later she took back her words and said that she was a bipolar disorder patient.

Social

Amanda Bynes only has her verified Twitter account with the username (@amandabynes), which has 2.7 million followers.

Career

Television

Amanda Bynes started acting in a TV series in 1996. She appeared in a lead role in a Nickelodeon comedy show ‘All That,’ which ran till 2000. Meanwhile, Bynes also appeared in ‘Figure It Out’ as a panelist from 1997 to 1999 and also appeared in an episode of ‘Blue’s Clue’ and Arli$$. In 1999, she hosted and played various roles in the live-action sketch comedy show The Amanda Show. This show lasted for three years till 2002. Likewise, she appeared in the 2000 series ‘Crashbox,’ and the same year, she also appeared as a contestant in ‘Double Dare 2000.’

In 2001, she starred in ‘The Drew Carey Show’ and in children’s anthology horror series The Nightmare Room. She has also played as Taffy as a voice actor in the series Rugrats. From 2002 to 2006, Amanda had the lead role of Holly Tyler in the television sitcom What I Like About You. She also lent her voice in the 2008 series ‘Family Guy’ to a character Anna and the same year, she also did a television film called ‘Living Proof.’

Film

Amanda Bynes appeared on the big screen in the 2002 film Big Fat Liar. The next year, she featured in two films, ‘Charlotte’s Web 2: Wilbur’s Great Adventure’, where she has her voice role, and ‘What a Girl Wants,’ a comedy teen film. Bynes then appeared in 2005 movies in ‘Robots’ and lent her voice to Piper Pinwheeler and in ‘Love Wrecked’ as Jenny Taylor. Furthermore, in 2006 she played a film called ‘She’s the Man,’ and in 2007 she appeared in two movies named ‘Sydney White’ and Hairspray. Her last film before her hiatus is ‘Easy A’ in 2010.

Achievements

Amanda Bynes won Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards in 2000 for her show ‘All That’ and Kids’ Choice Awards in 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 for her work in The Amanda Show. Likewise, she also received Hollywood Film Festival Award in 2007 and Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, Palm Springs International Film Festival Award in 2008 for her work in the film ‘Hairspray.’