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Nicole Richie
United States
Nicole Richie broke out as the co-star of The Simple Life 2003 alongside Paris Hilton, a reality series that defined 2000s pop culture. Born in Berkeley, California in 1981, Lionel Richie adopted her at age nine. She later guest-starred on Chuck 2007 and married Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden in 2010. Richie also faced legal troubles, including a DUI arrest in 2006.