Mackenzie Summer

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Mackenzie Summer


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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Mackenzie Allison Jade Fraie Gyllenhaal
Alias = M-Bomb, Blondie, Mac, Kenzie
Born = birth date and age|1994|1|14 Palisades, New York, United States
Genre = Pop, dance, Pop rock, teen pop
Occupation = Actress, singer
Years_active = 1998 — present
Label = Hollywood (2006 — present)
Associated_acts = No Pets Allowed
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Mackenzie Allison Fraie Gyllenhaal, better known by her former stage name Mackenzie Allison Fraie Scott and now professionally known as Mackenzie Summer (born January 14, 1994 as Mackenzie Allison Jade Fraie Gyllenhaal)

Early life

Summer was born and raised in Palisades, New York. She has one younger brother, fellow actor Maddie Summer.

Summer attended South Orangetown Middle School in New York but, following seventh grade, finishing her high school education via home schooling and maybe will postponed higher education in favor of an acting career, although she has expressed an interest in "continuing to learn."

She is one of the Gyllenhaal and also cousins with Samantha Coasta from Guiding Light and Old Dirt Road. The actresses had acted side by side for many years until the show ended.

Career

Actress

Summer began modeling at the age of five months. She then began appearing in commercials at 11 months, first appearing in an advertisement for Playskool. She landed a role as Sarah Roberts on the ABC soap opera "One Life to Live" (1998-2002) and later as Lizzie Spaulding on the CBS soap opera "Guiding Light" when she was six years old (2000-2001).

In regard to the roles she has played, Summer admitted that options are sometimes limited because "people look at [her] as either the 'popular cheerleader' type or just 'the blonde'.

She has appeared in over a dozen full-length feature films, as well as several made-for-TV movies. She provided the voice for J.S. Flea in the Pixar CGI animated movie "A Bug's Life". In addition, she appeared as the voice of Ami in the "Kingdom Hearts" series of video games for the Playstation 2. Panettiere appeared on FOX's "Ally McBeal" as Ally McBeal's daughter, and had a recurring guest role on "Malcolm in the Middle" and guest starred in '. She starred in ' as a cheerleader.

She will be appeared in the drama film "Fireflies in the Garden" as a younger version of Emily Watson's character, Jane Lawrence, but the director thought she was too young. Hayden Panettiere will take the role. In June 2007, she signed with the William Morris Agency, after previously being represented by United Talent Agency.

Forbes estimated that she earned $2.2 million in 2007.

In early 2007, Summer appeared on the syndicated Ashton Kutcher-produced show, "Punk'd". The appearance was engineered by her mother and involved a male "fan" discussing her work with her, instigating a jealous reaction from the man's spouse. In December 2007 Summer was named GQ Magazine's Obsession Of the Year appearing in several photos wearing sexy.

inger

She recorded a song called "My Hero Is You" with a video for the Disney Channel movie, "Tiger Cruise". She recorded a song titled "I Fly" for the Disney movie "Ice Princess". She recorded a song for the compilation "Girlnext" and another song for "Girlnext 2". She also recorded a cover for "DisneyMania 5". She recorded a song titled "Try" for the 2007 "Bridge to Terabithia" soundtrack and a ballad called "I Still Believe" for "".

Summer's album "Unwritten" will be released in 2008 by Hollywood Records with additional promotion provided by the clothing brand Candie's. Summer's first single, "Unwritten", was digitally released on August 5 with Candie's premiering an ad campaign for the single in late July. Candie's will also provide additional promotion for the soon to be released single with a television advertisement and a music video.

Endorsement

In late 2006, Neutrogena made Summer the cover girl for their new worldwide ad campaign; following in the footsteps of actresses Kristin Kreuk, Josie Bissett, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Mandy Moore, Mischa Barton, Gabrielle Union and Jennifer Freeman.

In February 2008, Kohl's announced that Summer would be their next Candie's spokesperson. She will be following the likes of Fergie, Hilary Duff, and Kelly Clarkson.

Activism

In 2007, Summer became an official supporter of Ronald McDonald House Charities and is a member of their celebrity board, called the Friends of RMHC.

In May 2008, Summer was involved in an eBay auction to benefit SaveTheWhalesAgain.com. The auction included tickets to a fundraising dinner hosted at the Hollywood restaurant Beso, owned by Eva Longoria Parker, and a whale watching tour, with Summer, off the coast of Santa Barbara.

Discography

Albums

*2008: "Unwritten"

ingles

*¹ - current single(s).

oundtracks & Compilations

References

External links

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* [http://www.mackenzie-source.net/ MACKENZIE-SOURCE.NET your source for everything Mackenzie Summer]
* [http://www.fanforum.com/f182/ Fan Forum- Mackenzie]
* [http://mackenziesummer.fancorps.com/ Fancorps - Mackenzie Summer]

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name = Mackenzie Summer
title = Mackenzie Summer
background = solo_singer
group1 = Studio albums
list1 = "Unwritten"·
group2 = Singles
list2 = "Happy Christmas"· "Unwritten"· "Make Your Daddy Proud"·
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list3 = DiscographyPersondata
NAME=Summer, Mackenzie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Summer, Mackenzie Allison
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actress, singer
DATE OF BIRTH=January 14, 1994
PLACE OF BIRTH=Palisades, New York, United States
DATE OF DEATH=
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