Biography:

Birth name
Amanda Laura Bynes

Nickname
Chicky

Height
5' 9" (1.75 m)


Trivia
Lives in Ventura County, California, with her Dad, Rick, who is a dentist; her Mom, Lynn, who works in her father's dental office, and her 20-year-old sister, Jillian. She also has a 29-year-old brother, Tommy, who is a chiropractor.

Is a straight-A student.

Had her own variety show at age 13.

Owns a Honda Accord.

Her mother's family lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Her father is from Chicago, Illinois.

Favorite subject is English.

Has two dogs: Tootsie Roll (golden labrador) and Betty Boop (Australian shepherd); three cats, Subbie, Dubbie and Tiger; and a fish named Bella.

Shares the same birthday as her 'What I Like About You' co-star, Jennie Garth.

Her brother, Tommy, was a student at Thousand Oaks High School.

Appeared in her first television commercial for Nestle's Buncha Crunch candy at age 7.

At the age of 7, had been in community plays starring in "Annie" at the Camarillo Youth Center. Her first rave reviews appeared when a reviewer from Ventura Star newspaper called her "sensational" as Scout in "To Kill a Mockingbird" (at the Arts Council Center in Thousand Oaks) and "even more impressive" in the lead as Mary in "The Secret Garden" (at the Conejo Players Theater).

Shoe size is 9.

Her father attended USC.

Had a lemon tree in her family's backyard.

Graduated from Thousand Oaks High, Class of 2004.