Hayden Panettiere is an American actress and singer who was born to a former soap opera actress Lesley R. Vogel, and Alan L. "Skip" Panettiere who was a lieutenant in the fire department. She has one younger brother named Jansen Panettiere, who is also an actor. She attended the South Orangetown Middle School in New York till her seventh grade, after which she was given home tuition to complete her high school studies. Although she is interested in continuing her education, she has postponed the same for the time in order to pursue her acting career. She has various hobbies which include singing, dancing, horseback riding, gymnastics, karate, playing piano, boxing and swimming. In 2006, Hayden dated former Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, star, Stephen Colletti but later broke up with him in September 2007. Although the actress earlier denied the reports, it has now been confirmed that she is currently dating Milo Ventimiglia, her co-star on Heroes.
