Nicole Richie is the famous daughter of singer Lionel Richie. Technically, she is the adopted daughter of Lionel Ritchie. The identities of her birth parents are unknown, but it is speculated that her father was Peter Escovedo II, a member of Lionel’s band and her mother was a backstage assistant for the band. Lionel met Nicole at a Prince concert when she was only two years old. From there, he become her guardian, adopted her, and raised her like his own. Coming from an affluent, famous family, her every whim was indulged.
As an adult Nicole became well known as a reality star, staring alongside the equally spoiled
Paris Hilton in the hit reality show “The Simple Life”. The “Simple Life” was a show on the E! channel about two well-off, young women living the life of “common” people.
Since “The Simple Life” she has had numerous acting opportunities including 8 Simple Rules,
Chuck, American Dreams, and Eve. She has also taken stabs into the music business and has even written a semi-autobiographical novel.
She has taken a lot of hits in the public spotlight, both for her party-girl ways and for her perceived problems with anorexia. In 2007, she gave birth to a baby girl with boyfriend
Joel Madden, the lead singer of the pop band Good Charlotte.
