Hilary Duff Inks Talent Deal with NBC

BURBANK,
November 17: NBC has signed actress and singer Hilary Duff to a one-year
exclusive talent and development deal to star in her own series as well as
guest-star or appear in multiple story lines in various current NBC series.

The
new series would be produced by Universal Media Studios.

Duff
first broke onto the scene in the title role on Disney Channel's Lizzie McGuire in 2001 and went on to
star in feature films such as The Lizzie
McGuire Movie, A Cinderella Story,
The Perfect Man and Cheaper by the Dozen. Her upcoming
projects include the feature films Safety
Glass, Stay Cool and Greta.

In
addition to acting, Duff has also had a successful singing career, landing on
the music charts with singles such as So
Yesterday and Come Clean.

"Hilary
is an incredibly versatile talent with a huge following whose career we know
will continue to soar on NBC," said Teri Weinberg, the executive VP of NBC
Entertainment. "We are confident we will develop great ideas that would
feature her vast talents and are thrilled to have this opportunity."

—By
Kristin Brzoznowski