Amanda Bynes

Amanda Bynes was born and raised in Thousand Oaks, California, the daughter of Lynn (née Organ), a dental assistant and office manager, and Rick Bynes, a dentist who also practiced stand-up comedy. Amanda Bynes has two older siblings, Tommy (born 1974), a chiropractor, and Jillian (born 1983), who has a B.A. in History from UCLA and has also acted. Amanda Bynes' maternal grandparents are from Toronto, Ontario, Canada and she is of Irish, Polish, Russian and Romanian descent. Her father is Catholic and her mother is Jewish; Amanda Bynes has described herself as Jewish, but has also stated "I haven't decided yet. I don't know yet exactly what I believe".