Hayden Leslie Panettiere was born and raised in Palisades, Rockland County, New York, the daughter of Lesley R. Vogel, a former soap opera actress, and Alan L. "Skip" Panettiere, a fire department lieutenant. She has one younger brother, fellow actor Jansen Panettiere. Hayden attended South Orangetown Middle School in New York but, following seventh grade, finished her high school education via homeschooling and has postponed higher education in favor of an acting career, although she has expressed an interest in continuing to learn.... 
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Name: Hayden Leslie Panettiere
Birthday: August 21, 1989
Star Sign: Leo
Chinese Astrology: Snake
Place of Birth: Palisades, New York
Parents: Leslie Vogel and Skip Panettiere
Siblings: Brother, Jansen Panettiere
Height: 5′ 1″ (1.55 m)
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color: Blond
- Began her acting career at 11 months when she appeared in a commercial for Playskool.
- Has appeared in over 50 commercials.
- 2000: Childstarlets.com’s Actress of the Year.
- Parents are Lesley R. Vogel, a former soap opera actress, and Alan L. “Skip” Panettiere, a fire department lieutenant. Coincidentally, her first rescue on “Heroes” (2006/II) was from a train wreck fire.
- She takes karate and boxing lessons.
- 7/21/98: Soap Opera Magazine’s star of the week.
- Appeared on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (1992) on December 30, 1998.
- In “The Guiding Light” (1952), for Hayden’s character Lizzie’s battle with leukemia, the show received a Special Recognition Award from The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society for bringing national awareness of the disease to the attention of daytime viewers.
- As Lizzie Spaulding on “The Guiding Light” (1952), Hayden had to deal with difficult story lines in which she shot and killed her mother’s abuser, been kidnapped, gone through both of her parents remarrying, and just recently battled leukemia.
- 2000: Was nominated for a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for A Bug’s Life (1998) Read-Along.
- Hobbies include singing, dancing, horseback riding, gymnastics, taking piano lessons and swimming.
- Her last name was printed wrong in an issue of the “Discovery Girls” magazine where she was considered an “Exceptional Tween”.
- Her mother used to be a soap opera actress.
- Was originally cast to play Sarah Altman in Panic Room (2002) but was later replaced by Kristen Stewart.
- She is the older sister of Jansen Panettiere.
- She has known Spencer Breslin and Abigail Breslin (her Raising Helen (2004) co-stars) before they could talk.
- Her last name is pronounced "Pan-Uh-Tee-Air-Ee"; the Italian translation is “Baker”.
- Has a partnership with United States Postal Inspection Service and the National Center For Missing And Exploited Children in a campaign against online predators, called 2 SMRT 4U.
- Is best friends with Daniella Morris.
- Has two dogs, named Penny Lane and Madison.
- Is vegan and a supporter of ALF (Animal Liberation Front).
- Girlfriend of Milo Ventimiglia.
- In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated her earnings for the year at $2 million.
Birthday: August 21, 1989
Star Sign: Leo
Chinese Astrology: Snake
Place of Birth: Palisades, New York
Parents: Leslie Vogel and Skip Panettiere
Siblings: Brother, Jansen Panettiere
Height: 5′ 1″ (1.55 m)
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color: Blond
- Began her acting career at 11 months when she appeared in a commercial for Playskool.
- Has appeared in over 50 commercials.
- 2000: Childstarlets.com’s Actress of the Year.
- Parents are Lesley R. Vogel, a former soap opera actress, and Alan L. “Skip” Panettiere, a fire department lieutenant. Coincidentally, her first rescue on “Heroes” (2006/II) was from a train wreck fire.
- She takes karate and boxing lessons.
- 7/21/98: Soap Opera Magazine’s star of the week.
- Appeared on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (1992) on December 30, 1998.
- In “The Guiding Light” (1952), for Hayden’s character Lizzie’s battle with leukemia, the show received a Special Recognition Award from The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society for bringing national awareness of the disease to the attention of daytime viewers.
- As Lizzie Spaulding on “The Guiding Light” (1952), Hayden had to deal with difficult story lines in which she shot and killed her mother’s abuser, been kidnapped, gone through both of her parents remarrying, and just recently battled leukemia.
- 2000: Was nominated for a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for A Bug’s Life (1998) Read-Along.
- Hobbies include singing, dancing, horseback riding, gymnastics, taking piano lessons and swimming.
- Her last name was printed wrong in an issue of the “Discovery Girls” magazine where she was considered an “Exceptional Tween”.
- Her mother used to be a soap opera actress.
- Was originally cast to play Sarah Altman in Panic Room (2002) but was later replaced by Kristen Stewart.
- She is the older sister of Jansen Panettiere.
- She has known Spencer Breslin and Abigail Breslin (her Raising Helen (2004) co-stars) before they could talk.
- Her last name is pronounced "Pan-Uh-Tee-Air-Ee"; the Italian translation is “Baker”.
- Has a partnership with United States Postal Inspection Service and the National Center For Missing And Exploited Children in a campaign against online predators, called 2 SMRT 4U.
- Is best friends with Daniella Morris.
- Has two dogs, named Penny Lane and Madison.
- Is vegan and a supporter of ALF (Animal Liberation Front).
- Girlfriend of Milo Ventimiglia.
- In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated her earnings for the year at $2 million.