Ashlee Simpson-Wentz (born
Ashley Nicole Simpson; October 3, 1984
) is an American
pop singer-songwriter, dancer and
actress. Simpson-Wentz, who is the younger sister of pop singer
Jessica Simpson, rose to prominence in mid-
2004 through the success of her number-one
debut album Autobiography and the accompanying
reality series The Ashlee Simpson Show. Simpson received widespread criticism when she used a pre-recorded vocal track on
Saturday Night Live in October 2004. Following a North American
concert tour and a film appearance, Simpson released a second number-one album,
I Am Me, in October 2005. Her third album,
Bittersweet World, was released in April 2008. The following month, she married musician
Pete Wentz and announced that they were expecting a child. On November 20, 2008, Simpson-Wentz gave birth to their son, Bronx Mowgli Wentz.
Simpson-Wentz has sold over 8 million records worldwide.
Early life
Ashlee was born in ,
and raised in
Richardson, Texas. She is the second daughter of
Joe Truett Simpson (a former
Baptist youth minister who is now her
manager) and Tina Ann Drew.
