Seeing Liv Tyler in a successful movie is not an uncommon thing. She has put her talents to work in such hits as That Thing You Do, Armageddon, and the Lord Of The Rings trilogy just to name a few. She is the daughter of Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler and it is very apparent that she has been able to use her talents to find her success and not having to lean on her famous father. One look at Liv Tyler in any movie and the resemblance to Steven Tyler is instant but Liv Tyler in Hollywood has not needed the fame of her name to climb the ladder of success. Liv Tyler in her own way, with her own abilities and through her own efforts, has been able to carve out a place for herself among the more popular actresses in Hollywood and also as one of the actresses that can command one of the top salaries in all of Hollywood. Her body of work is impressive and her ability and range are on display with every role she takes. Liv Tyler in her own way is not afraid to take chances either as she will be appearing in the much anticipated 2008 release of The Incredible Hulk which is only widely anticipated due to the colossal failure of the 2003 Hulk movie and the curiosity to see how this new version does.

Liv Tyler was born on July 1, 1977 to Bebe Buell and Todd Rundgren or so she thought. As Liv was growing up she had the chance to see Steven Tyler of Aerosmith quite frequently and noticed that Tyler’s daughter could be Liv’s twin. Liv Tyler in complete curiosity confronted her mother and Bebe told Liv that indeed Liv was Steven Tyler’s daughter. At age 12 she became Liv Tyler and at 14 she started modeling and acting. It did not take long for her career to take off as she began to impress Hollywood producers and directors right away with her stunning good looks and her acting range and ability. In 1996 she landed a role in the movie that would make her a successful Hollywood actress.

Liv Tyler started her career acting in music videos for her father’s band Aerosmith and it was not long before she was doing movies. In 1996 she landed the female lead role of Faye in the Tom Hanks produced and directed hit That Thing You Do! And Liv Tyler was on her way. That Thing You Do! wound up being a box office success and it was not long before Liv Tyler found herself in a big budget science fiction love story thriller that would make her a superstar.

In 1998 Liv Tyler took a significant role in the big budget blockbuster Armageddon and she was on her way to Hollywood superstardom. In 2001 she took the role of Arwen in the Lord Of The Rings trilogy and soon her career was in full force. By the time Liv Tyler reached the age of 30 she was an award winning superstar actress who had play a major part in several big budget blockbuster movies. She was able to become successful on her own terms without having to use her famous name to get her ahead in Hollywood. Her future looks bright indeed and the whole world is anxious to see what Liv Tyler will do next and curious to see if she will ever win, or at least be nominated for, the Academy Award that so many people in the business feel that she deserves already.