Hilary Erhard Duff who is professionally known as Hilary Duff was born in Houston, Texas on September 28, 1987 by Susan Colleen and Robert Erhard Duff. She was an American actress, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, and author. Duff became a theater actress at her early age. Her breakthrough performance was when she played the title role of television series entitled “Lizzie McGuire”. It also turned into a movie which was entitled “The Lizzie McGuire Movie.”

Duff’s acting career started in the year 1997 when she played minor roles in television min series “True Women” from the Hallmark Entertainment”. The very first major role portrayed by Duff is in “Casper Meets Wendy”, where she was a young witch.

In year 1999, Duff appeared as a supporting role in television film “The Soul Creator”. The breakthrough performance of Duff in the said film made her won a Young Artist Award in a TV Movie or Pilot; she got the Best Supporting Young Actress award.

Her fame started when she starred in the television series “Lizzie McGuire” which focused mainly in the character into Lizzie McGuire’s adolescence. The series appeared in Disney Channel on January 12, 2001. The TV series became a big hit that it has 2.3 million viewers every episode.

In 2002, Duff also starred a film under Disney Channel entitled “Cadet Kelly” wherein she played as a girl who enters a military school.

In 2003, the American actress received her major role when she was included in the film “Agent Cody Banks” with Frankie Muniz. The film became a hit that it received positive feedbacks from the critics. Duff was not able to join the sequel of the movie because she was currently doing the film version of Lizzie McGuire that time.

In year 2004, Duff made a romantic comedy entitled “A Cinderella Story”. The movie received negative reviews, however, it pursued on becoming a box office hit. In the same year, the American actress starred in a drama film entitled “Raise your Voice.” Duff’s performance was regarded by the critics to be mature and serious, however, it did not make to the box office.

In 2007, a documentary television special was produced in accordance to her return in recording industry. In September of the same year, Duff confirmed that she will make two independent films entitled “According to Greta” and “What Goes Up.”

Duff was also active in the music industry. In year 2002, she recorded her own version of Brooke McClymont’s “I Can’t Wait” for the soundtrack of her own series Lizzie McGuire. Duff’s first album was entitled the “Santa Claus Lane” in which she has duet performance with her sister, as well as Lil’ Romeo, and Christina Millan.

The second album of Duff was entitled “Metamorphosis” which was released in year 2003. The album sold over 3.9 million copies in the US by year 2007. The lead single of the album was “So Yesterday” which became a hit in many countries. The second single entitled “Come Clean” which became the soundtrack in the TV series “Laguna Beach.”

The third album of Duff was the self-titled “Hilary Duff”. It was released in her seventeenth birthday in September 2004.

And just this August 15, 2011, Duff announced in her website that she with her husband Mike Comrie is expecting their first child. She also stated that she is currently four months pregnant. Duff met Comrie in 2009 that was an NHL Pittsburgh Penguins star.

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On Sunday, August 15, the 24-year-old Hilary Duff announced on her official website that she together with her hockey player husband, Mike Comrie, 30, is expecting their first child.  The announcement was made at the same day of their one-year wedding anniversary.  Hilary Duff greeted everyone with a hello on her website stating that during that weekend, she and her husband Mike are celebrating their one-year anniversary and in memory of that special day, they decided to post some of their favorite pictures from their wedding.  She cannot believe it has already been a year; time really flies since she is having fun.  She then added that they also want to share the exciting news that BABY MAKES THREE.  She said they are extremely happy and ready to start this new chapter of their lives.  She thanked everyone for the continued love and support throughout the years.  She was overwhelmed by all the wonderful messages everyone is sending.

Currently, Hilary is more than four months pregnant and she is already having cravings and thinking what to name her little one.  She said that she is particularly disgusted with chicken, its smell and texture and she is craving for carbs.  On naming their baby, Hilary said that before she got pregnant, she already had a list.  She added that they are debating and going back and forth.  They are thinking if they are going to go either traditional middle name and unique first name or if they are going to go super traditional.  They are open for suggestions according to the star.  The Disney Channel star was excited on finding out the sex of her baby so she could start shopping.

Hilary Duff met Comrie, an NHL Pittsburgh Penguins star in 2009 and married in a romantic ceremony in Santa Barbara last August.  She said he is a great guy and she have never met anyone who could say a bad word about him.  He is generous, caring and funny according to the soon-to-be-mom.  She added that they just laugh their heads off, which she need in life.  She also claimed that her husband is unique and she would not want to be with someone who was not unique.  Duff even shared how she broke the good news to her husband saying that during the time, her husband was taking a shower and she could not wait and do anything cute.  She was ecstatic, ran in there, tapped on the shower glass, and excitedly broke the news to him.  She said Mike comes out soaking wet and gives her a big hug.

Days before she officially announced she was expecting, she spoke to Usmagazine.com about having kids with Comrie, telling the website that they both love kids and they are really excited. It was a big deal for them because they had a year to be married.  Hilary’s latest novel, “Devoted: An Elixir Novel” was released earlier this week and is available in stores now.