Vanessa Carlton Reveals That She and Fellow '00s Icon Julia Stiles Met 30 Years Ago in ‘9th Grade Biology’ (Exclusive)
Vanessa Carlton — who scored Julia Stiles’ directorial debut movie, ‘Wish You Were Here’ — shares exclusively with PEOPLE that she had met Stiles three decades ago in a biology class when they were both teens in high school.
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Julia Stiles and Vanessa Carlton on Jan. 15, 2025. Photo:
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It was just an ordinary day when Vanessa Carlton met Julia Stiles.
While speaking to PEOPLE at a screening for Stiles’ directorial debut movie, Wish You Were Here, in New York City on Jan. 15, the “Ordinary Day” singer shared that she had actually met Stiles three decades ago.
“I’ve known Julia since like ninth grade biology class, so we’re just living our life, man, just looking for the next exciting thing to do,” Carlton, 44, tells PEOPLE of her longtime friendship with Stiles, 43, that started when they were teens.
The 10 Things I Hate About You actress tapped the “A Thousand Miles” singer to score Wish You Were Here, her 2025 romantic drama based on Renée Carlino’s 2017 best-selling novel of the same name.
Carlton revealed that despite their past connection, which also includes being photographed together at red carpet events over the years, she had to audition for the chance to score the movie, which hit theaters on Jan. 17.
Vanessa Carlton and Julia Stiles in 2003.Lawrence Lucier/Getty
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“We auditioned — we read the script last summer,” the three-time Grammy nominee says, referring to herself and husband John McCauley of rock band Deer Tick and Dennis Ryan Engineering. “We got to throw our hat in the ring with our themes and then we got the job.”
“It was so fabulous — our first time scoring a film,” Carlton adds. “Julia is such an amazing director, and she gave us such wonderful clear guidance musically, so it was a real pleasure to set the mood musically for the film.”
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Vanessa Carlton and Julia Stiles in 2011.Scott Rudd/WWD/Penske Media via Getty
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Asked how it has been to see where they both have ended up in entertainment since they met in high school, Carlton touted their bond.
“I think it's a dream,” Carlton says. “I really do think it takes a lot of hard work and navigating a lot of tricky situations, but I think friendships really matter, and I can’t speak for her, but I think she should be really proud of the work that she’s done and where she’s headed.”
Wish You Were Here — which stars Isabelle Fuhrman, Mena Massoud, Jennifer Grey and Kelsey Grammer — is now in theaters.
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BLACKPINK’s Rosé continues her record-breaking streak on the United Kingdom’s Official Singles Chart!
For the week of January 16 to 22, Rosé and Bruno Mars’ hit collab “APT.” spent its third consecutive week—and its fourth overall—at its peak of No. 2 on the Official Singles Chart (widely regarded as the U.K. equivalent to Billboard’s Hot 100 in the United States).
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Congratulations to Rosé!
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Not only does “APT.” already hold the record for the highest ranking ever achieved by a female K-pop act (including groups) on the Official Singles Chart, but it is now the first K-pop song ever to spend 12 weeks in the top 5—and the first to spend four weeks in the top 2 of the chart.
“APT.” also topped both the Official Streaming Chart and the Official Singles Sales Chart this week, in addition to staying strong at No. 2 on the Official Singles Downloads Chart.
Congratulations to Rosé!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5mR_4AKcpo
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On January 18, the popular variety show aired a sneak peek of its upcoming Lunar New Year special, which will feature three celebrity family duos as guests. KISS OF LIFE’s Belle and STAYC’s Sieun will appear together with their respective fathers Shim Sin and Park Nam Jung, both of whom are legendary singers in Korea. Sisters BIBI and tripleS’s NaKyoung will also be guesting on the show together.
In the newly released preview, Sieun dances with Park Nam Jung to his iconic hit “Dreaming of You,” which is famous for its choreography. Meanwhile, Shim Sin sings KISS OF LIFE’s hit song “Sticky” together in a special duet with Belle.
After BIBI enviously says she wishes she were Park Nam Jung’s or Shim Sin’s daughter, she remarks that she and sister NaKyoung didn’t fight much while they were growing up. However, NaKyoung swiftly begs to differ, insisting they fought a lot. Later, the two siblings playfully sing Block B’s “Nillili Mambo” together.
The guests and “Knowing Bros” cast members then don hanbok (traditional Korean clothing) to play a guessing game together. When Sieun argues with her dad over a story about an amusement park trip, Lee Sang Min—who doesn’t have children of his own—woefully shares, “I want to argue with my daughter too.”
Finally, the preview ends with a brief glimpse of Sieun and Park Nam Jung performing “A Whole New World” from the “Aladdin” soundtrack together.
Check out the full preview below!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5mR_4AKcpo
“Knowing Bros” airs on Saturdays at 8:50 p.m. KST.
Watch full episodes of “Knowing Bros” with subtitles on Viki below:
[viki-watchnow url=https://www.viki.com/tv/36478c-ask-us-anything?locale=en]
Or watch BIBI in her film “Hopeless” below!
[viki-watchnow url=https://www.viki.com/movies/40648c-hopeless]
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