5 Things You Don't Know About Amanda Bynes

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This former Nickelodeon star is in the headlines again - this time for posting a series of uncensored, bizarre tweets! Here are five things you may not know about Amanda Bynes.

1. Born Amanda Laura Bynes on April 3, 1986 in Thousands Oaks, CA. -- her mother worked as an office manager and her father was a dentist who also pursued stand-up comedy.

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2. After her arrest last year on a DUI charge, she proclaimed her innocence and even tweeted a plea for help to President Barack Obama to "fire the cop who arrested me."

3. Told People magazine that she had a tough time reading her first bad review in Variety, in which the writer called her "puffy-faced." "That's rude - my 'puffy face' doesn't have much to do with the movie...I'm still a kid for God's sake!"

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4. Has said she'd "love to record" a studio album.

5. Told Us Weekly she considers her Rolex watch her "most prized possession."

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