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| On January 8th, 1977, Amber Nicole Benson came into this world -- more specifically, she was born in Birmingham, Alabama. She enjoyed her childhood there, happily giggling, "I would go back to being a child in two seconds flat!" At a young age, she began studying various aspects of the performing arts such as dancing, but then acting caught her and never let go. "I actually started dancing first," Amber explains, "I did The Nutcracker as a kid and realized that I LOVED being on stage. It was just this amazing feeling of total transcendence. And people clapped for me - I think that was the clincher, the clapping. It's always nice to be appreciated, ya know?" She stayed in Birmingham until she was twelve. She then moved to Orlando, Florida, where she stayed until she was fourteen. Around that time, Jordan Knight was her favorite member of New Kids on the Block. She did a pilot for a kids' television show with A.J. McLean of Backstreet Boys that never saw the light of day. Joey Fatone went to high school with her; he would later join the group 'N Sync. After Orlando, her family moved to Los Angeles, California. It was almost a year before she got work. Then came a commercial for snap.com and the film "King of the Hill." The movie won critical acclaim and awards alike, with Amber herself nominated at 15th Annual Youth in Film Awards. Amber holds this film in a special place in her heart, calling it one of her favorites. "It's such a moving piece." |
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