1. Reese Witherspoon was born Laura Jean Reese Witherspoon in 1976 in New Orleans.

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2. Reese is actually her mother Betty's maiden name.

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3. Her father Dr. John Draper Witherspoon served as a lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve.

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4. Growing up a dedicated student who loved reading, she earned the nickname "Little Miss Type A" from her parents

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5. Her first acting gig came at age 7, when she selected as a model for a florist's commercials.

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6. In 1991, she attended an open casting call for the film The Man in the Moon.

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 7. Reese met her first husband, Ryan Phillippe, when a mutual friend brought him along to her 21st birthday party in 1997.

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8. Witherspoon and Phillippe's son Deacon, born in October 2003.

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9. She and Phillippe split in 2006 after seven years of marriage.

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10. Witherspoon decided to become a producer after reading a terrible script that her agent sent her way.

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