Friday, March 16, 2007

PEYTON SAWYER - Hilarie Burton

PEYTON SAWYER



Nickname: P.Sawyer
Age: 17
Year of birth: 1989
Occupation: Student / Artist
Family:
-Larry Sawyer (Adoptive father)
-Ellie Harp (Birth mother; deceased)
-Anna Rebecca Sawyer (Adoptive Mother; deceased)
Relationships:
-Lucas Scott (boyfriend)
-Jake Jagielski (Ex-boyfriend)
-Pete Wentz (Ex-boyfriend)
-Nathan Scott (Ex-Boyfriend)
Episode count: 80
Portrayed by: Hilarie Burton

Peyton is an interesting and unusual girl. Her two greatest passions in life are music and art; she is an expert in the punk-rock genre and uses her art to express the issues that play out in her life. Peyton's father Larry works on a dredging boat and is never at home and her mother Anna is dead. In Season Three, she discovers that she is actually adopted. She has never met her biological father although she has met his son, her half-brother, Derek. After getting to know her birth mother Ellie, she loses her to breast cancer. In Season Four, Lucas and Peyton finally admit their feelings for each other and begin a relationship.
HILARIE BURTON:



Birth name: Hilarie Ross Burton
Born: July 1, 1982 (age 24)Sterling, Virginia, USA
Notable roles: Peyton Sawyer in One Tree Hill


Biography:

Early life
Burton was born in Sterling, Virginia and grew up in a close-knit family with four siblings. Her father, Bill, is an antiques dealer and her mother, Lisa, is a real estate agent. She is the eldest of four, including herself. Her three younger brothers Billy, John and Conrad, consecutively. Hilarie attended Park View High School in Sterling, and was very active in the school's drama club, appearing on-stage in numerous productions. She also finds herself to be very much like her character was in highschool. She was not only in the drama club, but a cheerleader as well. She was also School President. Burton relocated to New York City and attended both New York University and Fordham University.
Career
Prior to her role on One Tree Hill, Burton worked as a VJ for the television show Total Request Live on MTV. She was supposed to be a guest commentator for one segment, but producers decided to offer her a permanent job. Burton appeared on the television series Dawson's Creek, and was cast as Peyton Sawyer, a high school cheerleader with an artistic side, on One Tree Hill, which debuted in 2003. She also unsuccessfully auditioned for the role of the coach's daughter in Radio. In 2005 she starred in Our very own opposite Jason Ritter. Since then she has starred in Solstice - 2006, Normal Adolescent Behaviour - 2007 and The List - 2007

Personal life
Burton currently splits her time between New York City and Wilmington, North Carolina, where One Tree Hill is filmed. She has a cat named Poe (named after Edgar Allan Poe) and enjoys collecting antiques, knitting and crocheting. She is also married to Ian Prange, the son of an executive producer of "One Tree Hill". Burton's favorite musicians are David Bowie, Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton, Elvis Costello and Loretta Lynn. Her favorite TV show is Freaks and Geeks.


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

nice blog bro!

Like Hilarie Burton very much.
More over when she wore this
"Death Angel" costume in One Tree Hill..
Whooo.. makes me up! :P

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