Blake Lively
Blake Lively
Blake Lively, the youngest of five children, was born in Tarzana, California, the daughter of actors Ernie and Elaine Lively. Lively has two sisters, Lori and Robyn, and two brothers, Jason and Eric. Both of her parents and all four of her siblings are, or have been, in the entertainment industry.
As a child, Blake Lively was homeschooled (one of her homeschool classmates was actor and future boyfriend Penn Badgley).Lively attended Burbank High School in Burbank where she participated in Burbank High School’s show choir, In Sync, and was a cheerleader.Blake Lively stated in a interview for the August 2008 Seventeen magazine that she attended thirteen schools.
Blake Lively started out in film with a bit role in Sandman in 1998. In 2005, Blake Lively played Bridget in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, for which she received a Teen Choice Award nomination for “Choice Movie Breakout – Female.” She reprised the role in 2008 in the sequel, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2. Blake Lively starred in Accepted, Simon Says, and Elvis and Anabelle in 2006. Blake Lively received the Breakthrough Award from Hollywood Life for her role in Accepted in December 2006.
Blake Lively dated actor Kelly Blatz from 2004 to 2007; the two had been friends since childhood.In late 2007, rumors circulated that Lively was dating her Gossip Girl costar and former childhood classmate Penn Badgley.
