Tara Reid was born November 8, 1975, in Wyckoff, New Jersey. The
daughter of Tom and Donna, both teachers who run a pair of day care
centers, Tara was immersed into acting early on. Of Irish, Italian,
French, Hungarian, and English descent, Tara may have an All-American
look, but she always had the unique look to make her a child actress.

She made her debut in a children's television game show, Child's
Play, in 1982, and then appeared in commercials for products like
Crayola, Jell-O and McDonald's. Joining a class consisting of fellow
child actors such as Macaulay Culkin, Jerry O'Connell, Sarah Michelle
Gellar, and Holly Marie Combs, Tara attended the Professional
Children's School in New York, NY.

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