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- Born: January 17, 1980
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
- Sibling: Emily Deschanel of Bones
- Engaged to Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben GibbardPeople: Zooey Deschanel Is Engaged! (December 29, 2008)
- Childhood friends with Jason Schwartzman
- Attended Crossroads prep school in Santa Monica with Jake Gyllenhaal and Kate Hudson
- Appeared in the music video for The Offspring's "She's Got Issues"
- Named after a J.D. Salinger character named "Zooey Glass"
- Deschanel is in a band with M. Ward called She & Him, they released their debut album in 2008
- Guest judge on Top Chef Masters
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Actress and singer Zooey Deschanel has appeared in a range of independent and mainstream films, including Almost Famous, All the Real Girls, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Elf. She is the daughter of cinematographer Caleb Deschanel (The Passion of the Christ) and actress Mary Jo Deschanel (Twin Peaks).
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Engagement
inTouch Weekly reported on December 29, 2008, that Deschanel and Hunter Burgan were engaged.inTouch: Zooey Deschanel gets engaged! (December 29, 2008) Later in the day the website PerezHilton.com and People magazine printed the actress was actually engaged to Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard.People: Zooey Deschanel Is Engaged! (December 29, 2008)Musical Career
Deschanel performs with singer-songwriter M. Ward as She & Him, and also as part of the jazz cabaret act If All the Stars Were Pretty Babies. She frequently sings in her film roles as well. She and Will Ferrell sang "Baby It's Cold Outside" together in Elf, and she reprised the song on the soundtrack with Leon Redbone. In 2007's The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Deschanel recreated a mid-19th Century cabaret performance. She trained for several months to portray Janis Joplin in a biopic to be filmed by Wayne's World director Penelope Spheeris, but the project fell through.
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Zooey Deschanel Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- Born: January 17, 1980
- 2000: Almost Famous
- 2002: The New Guy
- 2003: Elf
- 2005: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- 2006: Failure to Lanch
- 2006: Weeds
- 2007: Bridge to Terabithia
- 2007: Raving
- 2007: Surf's Up
- 2007: Tin Man
- 2008: Gospel According to Janis
- 2008: Yes Man
- 2009: "500 Days of Summer"
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Zooey Deschanel Questions
Who would win in a fight? Zooey Deschanel or Maggie Gyllenhaal? 3 AnswersMaggie - her movie roles have involved a lot more action moves! See The Dark Knight - why would she be scared of Zooey after being thrown out of a window? read more
Is anyone else as enamored with the quirky cool acting skills of Zooey Deschanel? 1 AnswerYes! My boyfriend totally adores her. If I wasn't totally secure in our relationship (and if I thought he had a chance!) I might be worried. ;) read more
What is your favorite Zooey Deschanel song from her album She & Him: http://www.sheandhim.com/ 1 Answer"Why Do You Let Me Stay Here" has a nice melody. read more -
Zooey Deschanel Gossip and Blogs
- Stereogum: New M. Ward (Ft. Zooey Deschanel) "Never Had Nobody Like You" (January 15, 2009)
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- PerezHilton: Deschanel's Fiance Really Death Cab Frontman (December 29, 2008)
- Just Jared: Zooey Deschanel Engaged! (December 29, 2008)
- Hollywood Gossip: Engaged to Hunter Burgan! (December 29, 2008)
- Cinematical: Zooey Deschanel Posts
- Technorati: Zooey Deschanel Posts
- A Socialite's Life: Zooey Deschanel Posts
- Team Sugar: Zooey Deschanel Posts
- Spinner.com: M. Ward & Zooey Deschanel Make Beautiful Music Together (January 9, 2008)
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