01of 13Ask Amanda!Amanda Bynes inAll That.Amanda Bynes started her career on Nickelodeon’sAll Thatwhen she was just 10 years old, and became a prominent player on the kids' show, featuring in sketches like Ask Ashley.
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Ask Amanda!
Amanda Bynes inAll That.
Amanda Bynes started her career on Nickelodeon’sAll Thatwhen she was just 10 years old, and became a prominent player on the kids' show, featuring in sketches like Ask Ashley.
02of 13The Amanda ShowEverettBynes graduated to her own show on the same network when she was 13, gaining fame while starring in her self-titled variety show with costars Drake Bell and Josh Peck (with Nancy Sullivan).
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The Amanda Show
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Bynes graduated to her own show on the same network when she was 13, gaining fame while starring in her self-titled variety show with costars Drake Bell and Josh Peck (with Nancy Sullivan).
03of 13Big Screen DebutFrankie Muniz and Amanda Bynes inBig Fat Liar.EverettAfter ending her Nickelodeon series, the actress went on to establish her film career with movies likeBig Fat Liaralongside Frankie Muniz. Her role in the hit film led her to other teen favorites likeWhat a Girl WantsandShe’s the Man.
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Big Screen Debut
Frankie Muniz and Amanda Bynes inBig Fat Liar.Everett
After ending her Nickelodeon series, the actress went on to establish her film career with movies likeBig Fat Liaralongside Frankie Muniz. Her role in the hit film led her to other teen favorites likeWhat a Girl WantsandShe’s the Man.
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What I Like About Amanda
05of 13Last Acting RoleAmanda Bynes and Emma Stone inEasy A.EverettAfter a string of successes in movies, Bynes declared on Twitter in June 2010 that she was leaving Hollywood behind. “Being an actress isn’t as fun as it may seem,” she wrote. “I know 24 is a young age to retire … I’ve never written the movies and tv shows I’ve been a part of. I’ve only acted like the characters the producers or directors wanted me to play.” One month later, sherecanted her statementand shared a link to the trailer for her new film, the Emma Stone-ledEasy A.It would be her last acting role before her legal troubles began.
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Last Acting Role
Amanda Bynes and Emma Stone inEasy A.Everett
After a string of successes in movies, Bynes declared on Twitter in June 2010 that she was leaving Hollywood behind. “Being an actress isn’t as fun as it may seem,” she wrote. “I know 24 is a young age to retire … I’ve never written the movies and tv shows I’ve been a part of. I’ve only acted like the characters the producers or directors wanted me to play.” One month later, sherecanted her statementand shared a link to the trailer for her new film, the Emma Stone-ledEasy A.It would be her last acting role before her legal troubles began.
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First Arrest
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07of 13Second Arrest and Drug ProblemsAlo Ceballos/GettyResponding to a report of a disorderly person, officers arrested Bynes (wearing a wig) at her New York City apartment on May 23, 2013, for reckless endangerment amid reports that she threw a bong out the window. The actress underwent a psychiatric evaluation before being processed at a police station, where she was also charged with marijuana possession and tampering with evidence. “It’s all lies,” she Tweeted days later,accusing the NYPDof sexual harassment and threatening to sue. “I think Amanda’s fine,” her lawyer, Richard Hutton, told PEOPLE at the time. “Every time I’ve talked to her, I’ve had nice, attorney-client normal relations with her.”
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Second Arrest and Drug Problems
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Responding to a report of a disorderly person, officers arrested Bynes (wearing a wig) at her New York City apartment on May 23, 2013, for reckless endangerment amid reports that she threw a bong out the window. The actress underwent a psychiatric evaluation before being processed at a police station, where she was also charged with marijuana possession and tampering with evidence. “It’s all lies,” she Tweeted days later,accusing the NYPDof sexual harassment and threatening to sue. “I think Amanda’s fine,” her lawyer, Richard Hutton, told PEOPLE at the time. “Every time I’ve talked to her, I’ve had nice, attorney-client normal relations with her.”
08of 13Bizarre Behavior, Hospitalization and ConservatorshipRaymond Hall/FilmMagicOn July 22, 2013, the actress was hospitalized on a 72-hourinvoluntary psychiatric holdfollowing a bizarre incident in which she was seennear a small firestarted at the end of a driveway in Thousand Oaks, California. After a hearing at the hospital, a judge extended her stay for two more weeks, while her parents, Rick and Lynne, applied for and were granted conservatorship on the grounds that she was paranoid and a danger to herself. “Prior to moving to New York, Amanda was extremely paranoid about being ‘watched,’ including at our residence,” her parentswrote in court papersreleased at the time, adding, “[She] is obsessed with the idea that she and others are ‘ugly.’ She talks incessantly about cosmetic surgeries that she wants to have completed … We are concerned that the surgeries she wants to have are dangerous and detrimental to her health.”
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Bizarre Behavior, Hospitalization and Conservatorship
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On July 22, 2013, the actress was hospitalized on a 72-hourinvoluntary psychiatric holdfollowing a bizarre incident in which she was seennear a small firestarted at the end of a driveway in Thousand Oaks, California. After a hearing at the hospital, a judge extended her stay for two more weeks, while her parents, Rick and Lynne, applied for and were granted conservatorship on the grounds that she was paranoid and a danger to herself. “Prior to moving to New York, Amanda was extremely paranoid about being ‘watched,’ including at our residence,” her parentswrote in court papersreleased at the time, adding, “[She] is obsessed with the idea that she and others are ‘ugly.’ She talks incessantly about cosmetic surgeries that she wants to have completed … We are concerned that the surgeries she wants to have are dangerous and detrimental to her health.”
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Quiet Life
10of 13Prepping for a ComebackThen three years sober, Bynes did herfirst interview in four yearsin June 2017, in which she talked about her life since retreating from the public eye. The actress announced that she was ready to start acting again and addressedsome of her most bizarre tweets.
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Prepping for a Comeback
Then three years sober, Bynes did herfirst interview in four yearsin June 2017, in which she talked about her life since retreating from the public eye. The actress announced that she was ready to start acting again and addressedsome of her most bizarre tweets.
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Big Steps
Amanda Bynes.Amanda Bynes/Twitter
12of 13Facing ForwardDanielle LevittIn November 2018, Bynes coveredPapermagazine’s annual Break the Internet issue, opening up about her tougher times. She admitted to using marijuana at 16, progressing to “doing molly and ecstasy,” she said, adding, “I definitely abused Adderall.“She said seeing herself on screen inEasy Amade her decide to quit acting. She started “hanging out with a seedier crowd and I isolated a lot” during her darkest moments, and “got really into my drug usage and it became a really dark, sad world for me,” she shared.Apologizing to those she hurt through her tweets in years past, she also said she was still sober. “I really feel ashamed of how those substances made me act,” she said. “When I was off of them, I was completely back to normal and immediately realized what I had done - it was like an alien had literally invaded my body.”
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Facing Forward
Danielle Levitt
In November 2018, Bynes coveredPapermagazine’s annual Break the Internet issue, opening up about her tougher times. She admitted to using marijuana at 16, progressing to “doing molly and ecstasy,” she said, adding, “I definitely abused Adderall.”
She said seeing herself on screen inEasy Amade her decide to quit acting. She started “hanging out with a seedier crowd and I isolated a lot” during her darkest moments, and “got really into my drug usage and it became a really dark, sad world for me,” she shared.
Apologizing to those she hurt through her tweets in years past, she also said she was still sober. “I really feel ashamed of how those substances made me act,” she said. “When I was off of them, I was completely back to normal and immediately realized what I had done - it was like an alien had literally invaded my body.”
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A source close to Bynes told PEOPLE in March the actress hadchecked into a rehab facilityin January after having a “relapse.” The source added the actress had been struggling again since the end of 2018 when she stepped back into the public eye and began pursuing work in Hollywood again.
source: people.com
