Ashlee Simpson-Wentz Debuts in 'Chicago'

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, 25, made her New York Broadway debut in "Chicago" Monday. The singer and actress first took on the role of Roxie Hart in 2006 in London's West End production of "Chicago."

Ashlee will play Roxie in the Tony Award-winning musical for a 10-week limited engagement, through Sunday, February 7, 2010.

Just a year ago, Ashlee and her hubby, Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz, welcomed their son into the world. They named him Bronx Mowgli. Ashlee says the funny name suits him.

Being mom and doing eight shows a week -- now that's a delicate dance. Pete is not only acting as Mr. Mom right now, he also showed up as the supportive husband for her first night, alongside big sis Jessica.

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BIO FROM WEB SITE: Born in Waco, Texas on October 3, 1984, Ashlee Simpson was the youngest person ever admitted to the prestigious American School of Ballet in New York City at age 11. She began her career in television a few years later with appearances on "Malcolm in the Middle" and "Saved by the Bell," followed by a recurring role for two years on the WB's "7th Heaven."

In 2004, "The Ashlee Simpson Show" debuted on MTV and went on to become the number one show in its primetime slot. Her debut album Autobiography was released in July 2004 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard album charts, selling over 398,000 copies in the United States its first week of release. It went on to sell more than four million copies worldwide. In January 2005, her number one hit single from the album, "Pieces of Me," was certified platinum.

Her sophomore album I Am Me was her second consecutive album to debut at #1 on the Billboard charts and went on to sell three million copies worldwide and yielded the hit singles, "Boyfriend" and "L.O.V.E." Simpson-Wentz, who later released her critically-acclaimed third album Bittersweet World, has also headlined two sold-out national tours.

In 2006, Simpson-Wentz made her film debut as a supporting actress alongside Kip Pardue and Carrie Fisher in the Lionsgate ensemble film Undiscovered about a group of Los Angeles actors and musicians struggling to make it big. In the fall of 2009, she began starring in the CW's remake of "Melrose Place."

Simpson-Wentz is the proud recipient of two Teen Choice Awards and the Billboard Artist of the Year Award (2004). She has appeared on the MTV Video Music Awards, Radio Music Awards
and American Music Awards and also served as host of the MTV Video Music Awards in Australia.
To date, Ashlee has graced the covers of countless magazines such as Allure, Blender, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Marie Claire, Seventeen, Shape and Teen People.

She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband, musician Pete Wentz, and son Bronx Mowgli Wentz.