Biographic - Sunday June 20, 2010 Comic Strip Licensing and Permissions

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Born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, on May 16, 1986 Megan Denise Fox was trained in Drama and dance from the age of 5. After moving to St. Petersburg, Florida, when she was 10, she began modeling at 13, and made her screen debut at 16 in Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's movie "Holiday In The Sun." In 2002, she began a two-year stint in a leading role on the TV soap opera "Ocean Ave." Appearances on the sitcoms, "What I Like About You" and "Two And A Half Men" and a recurring role on the short-lived "The Help" were followed by two seasons on "Hope and Faith" She also lined up alongside Lindsay Lohan in the movie "Confessions of A Teenage Drama Queen" and starred in the tv movie "Crimes of Fashion." Her big break came when she was cast opposite Shia LaBeouf in Transformers" the 2007 movie inspired by the hugely popular toys and cartoons. "Transformers" was a big success, taking in more than $700 million worldwide and garnering a host of awards nominations. The 2009 sequel "Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen" performed even better at the box office. Megan has become a media sensation, regularly gracing the covers of the world's most popular magazines, and has graduated from supporting roles, in the likes of "How to Lose Friends & Alienate People" to starring in 2009's dark comedy horror "Jennifer's Body" a big fan of comics and animation, her latest movie sees her star in the big-screen adaptations of the western comic book "Jonah Hex."

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