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The Life of Megan Fox
Megan Fox was born in a small town in Tennessee in 1986, into a hardworking American family. Though her parents divorced early in her life, she and her sister were raised primarily by her mother and her stepfather. Megan enjoyed many of the activities that school children typically participate in, including dance lessons, acting classes, school choir, cheerleading and swim team.
She attended a private religious school, and went on to enroll in public high school. Though she loved performing, school proved to be a difficult time and setting for Megan, and she was teased and picked on by bullies on a regular basis. Megan has also referred to herself as a something of a tomboy during her school years, and admitted that she was more likely to get along better with her male coeds, instead of the girls she attended classes with.
As a young teenager, Megan got into talent and modeling competitions. She excelled in this arena, placing highly and winning several competitions. Though her looks were ideal for modeling, her height of five feet, six inches proved to be challenge for the runway, since most models are typically five foot nine and taller. But this...
Read moreHow Megan Fox Became a Household Name
Megan Fox is a rising star who appeared to come from nowhere on the road to Hollywood fame, but like many other actors and actresses in the movie business, she has been paying her dues for a very long time.
For some people the road to fame is short. For others, getting to big screen may take longer. For anyone who reaches their goal, the process is always a bit of a Cinderella story. It's no different for Megan Fox, who hit mainstream fame when she appeared in the Transformers movie with Shia LeBeouf.
As she rose to fame, she quickly amassed large numbers of fans and foes, but most people didn't realize that she had been working hard in the film industry for many years. Like many people who desired to work in films, she began as a child, taking dancing and acting lessons in her home state of Tennessee. A few years later, her family moved to Florida where Megan balanced the life of a typical elementary and high school student along with continuing to pursue theatrical training.
Adolescence, outside of acting class, was difficult terrain for Fox, due to stern parents at home and...
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