Alexa Vega Biography
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Birthdate: August 27, 1988
Birthplace: Miami, Florida
Alexa Vega - In The Beginning
Though she
burst onto the scene in 2001 with the first installment of the
Spy Kids trilogy, Alexa Vega has actually been acting for a lot longer than that. Ever since landing her first full-time gig at the wee age of five on the Burt Reynolds
sitcom Evening Shade, Alexa has been working almost non-stop. She spent her early years living on a
farm in
Florida, until her family moved to
California when she was just
four.
Alexa Vega - Takin' Care of Business
After
Evening Shade left the airwaves in 1994, Alexa began appearing in both movies and television shows. She's spent a lot of time playing the children of big celebrities in movies like
Nine Months,
Ghosts of Mississippi, and
The Deep End of the Ocean. She even played a young version of
Helen Hunt in
Twister! Other small parts followed - including a role opposite
Doc Ock himself, Alfred Molina, in a short-lived sitcom - but it wasn't until
Robert Rodriguez cast her in a little movie called
Spy Kids that her career really took off.
Alexa Vega - The Best Is Yet To Come
Though Alexa has said that she doesn't think there will be another
Spy Kids movie, you can expect to see a lot
more of her in the coming months. Right now she can be seen in
Sleepover, a comedy that costars another hot young actress,
Mika Boorem. In the fall, look for Alexa in a completely different role in
States Evidence - a drama about a school shooting. Whatever the
future has in store for Alexa Vega, it's clear that she's not just another
pretty face!
Alexa Vega - Did U Know?
Alexa Vega can speak fluent Spanish.
Alexa Vega has three younger sisters.
Alexa Vega's favorite song is Overprotected by Britney Spears.
Spy Kids director Robert Rodriguez is buying Alexa Vega any car she wants for her 16th Birthday.
Alexa Vega Says...
"The reason why the third one was
different is I wanted to get out of the
Spy Kids thing and be able to move onto something else, and not just be considered a
Spy Kid."
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