Subscribe! http://celeb.bz/TnVefW We All Know Her From Gossip Girl, But How Did Blake Lively Get Her Start? I'm Taryn Brooks And This Is The Evolution Of Blake Lively. Born August 25, 1987 Blake Lively Is The Youngest Member Of Her Showbiz Family. Her Parents And Four Older Siblings Have All Worked As Actors And Lively Credits Attending Her Parents' Acting Classes To Helping Her Overcome Shyness As A Child. She Soon Followed Her Parents' And Siblings' Footsteps, Playing Her First Onscreen Role, Trixie The Tooth Fairy, In The 1998 Movie "Sandman", Which Was Directed By Her Father. It Wasn't Until 2005 She Got Her Big Break, Playing The Free Spirited, Soccer Playing Teenager Bridget Vreeland In The Film The Sisterhood Of Traveling Pants. The Film Received Favorable Reviews And Landed Lively Her First Of Many Teen Choice Award Nominations. Instead Of Heading Off To Hollywood After The Success Of The Film, Lively Went Back To High School For Her Senior Year, Where She Was A Cheerleader, Participated In Show Choir, And Was Class President. After Graduating, Lively Went On To Star In The High School Comedy "accepted" Alongside Justin Long As Well The Horror Movie "Simon Says" And "Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants 2". At Age 20 Blake Lively Once Again Embraced Being A Teenager When She Was Cast As The Star Of The Cw Series "Gossip Girl". She Played The Stylish Socialite Serena Van Der Woodsen For 6 Seasons From 2007 To 2012. Serena's Off Again On Again Relationship With Real Life Boyfriend Dan Played By Penn Badgley And Her Tumultuous Relationship With Blair Made Serena One On The Most Loved Characters On The Show. Serena Was Considered By Many To Be One Of TV's Best Dressed Characters Which Made Lively A Fashion Icon And In Turn Made Blake The Face Of Various Brands Including Gucci. In 2010, Lively Took On A Much More Adult Role As Krista Coughlin In The Crime Drama "The Town". She Surprised Both Critics And Director Ben Affleck With Her Complex Portrayal Of A Drug Dealing Single Mom. Lively Tested Out Her Super Powers For 2010's "The Green Lantern" Alongside Her Future Husband Ryan Reynolds And Also Appeared In Oliver Stone's Adult Crime Thriller "Savages" In 2012. Blake Dated Childhood Friend And "Simon Says" Co Star Kelly Blatz For Three Years Before Dating Her Gossip Girl Beau Penn Badgley For Two. Lively Was Also Linked To Actor Leonardo Dicaprio Before She Began Dating "Green Lantern" Co-star Ryan Reynolds In October 2011. The Couple Were Married The Following Year In A Secret Ceremony In South Carolina. Since Marrying Reynolds, Lively Has Taken A Break From Acting To Focus On Her Personal Life. She Is An Avid Foodie And Decorator, And Even Had Martha Stewart's Help In Planning Her Wedding. Lively Is Currently A Spokeswoman For Gucci Perfume And Recently Stated Hopes To Start A Family Soon With Husband Ryan Reynolds. There You Have It, The Evolution Of Blake Lively. For More On Her And The Biggest Stories Breaking Right Now, Stay Clicked On Celebuzz.com. Read the full story at Celebuzz.com: http://www.celebuzz.com/2013-07-29/blake-lively-on-husband-ryan-reynolds-we-influence-each-other-in-different-ways/ FOLLOW OUR VIDEO TWITTER: https://twitter.com/CelebuzzVideo CONNECT WITH CELEBUZZ.COM TWITTER: http://celeb.bz/XHkc5X FACEBOOK: http://celeb.bz/15RD7BI GOOGLE+: http://celeb.bz/13oX6rW FOR THE LATEST CELEBRITY NEWS: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=celebuzz