Nicole Camille Richie (born
Nicole Camille Escovedo on September 21, 1981) is an American
actress,
author,
socialite,
celebutante,
singer, and
television personality. The daughter of
soul singer
Lionel Richie, she is perhaps best known for her role in the
Fox reality television series
The Simple Life, alongside fellow socialite and best friend
Paris Hilton. She has a daughter, Harlow Winter Kate Madden
, with boyfriend
Joel Madden of
Good Charlotte, and together they are expecting a second child.
Early life and family
Nicole Richie was born Nicole Camille Escovedo in Berkeley, California.
[According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com] In an interview with
Ryan Seacrest in November 2005, Richie stated that she doesn't publicly identify her birth parents "for confidentiality reasons," and that they were friends of Lionel Richie and his wife Brenda before her birth.
