Jessica Biel, was born in Ely, Minnesota on March 3, 1982.
Jessica and her family soon packed up shop and left Minnesota for Boulder, Colorado where Biel was raised with her younger brother Justin.
Although Jessica Biel has become a household name in recent years, acting wasn't her first choice as a career.
In childhood, Jessica Biel had dreams of becoming a singer. After training to be a vocalist, Biel set her sights on the stage, performing in such classic theater productions as The Sound of Music and Beauty and the Beast.
But all of that was about to change, as a 12 year old Jessica caught the eye of a few fashion scouts at a modeling convention in Los Angeles.
In 1994, before she was a teenager, Jessica Biel became a fashion model. Biel's success on the runway was not only short-lived, it was nothing compared to what was just around the corner.
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