has addressed the death of Lizzie McGuire producer Stan Rogow.
Rogow died on Thursday aged 75 and taking to on Saturday, Hilary, 36, heaped praise on her late co-worker, who also produced 1982’s musical series Fame.
Hilary credited Rogow with her landing the role of Lizzie McGuire and noted his nurturing character.
She wrote in a statement shared on Instagram: ‘Writing this right now is bringing back so many distant memories of what feels like a completely different lifetime… One where I had absolutely no clue where I was heading or how I was getting there, but where I had that eagerness and blind optimism that accompanies youth and your first opportunities to step up.’
The mum-of-three went on: ‘You heavily cherish the people who first believe and see something in you, and for me, there was a special a very special person who fought for me to land a role that would change the entire course of my life… and I’m so sad to hear of his passing today.
‘Stan—thank you for thinking I had “that special thing”.’
The A-lister concluded: ‘Thank you for all of the Lizzie adventures. Thank you for helping create a reality I could never have dreamed of. Thinking of your family and your son Jackson at this time.’
Rogow died this week at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Over his decade-spanning career, the industry veteran racked up three Emmy nominations: one for Fame and two for Lizzie McGuire.
The original Lizzie McGuire only ran for two seasons – but 65 episodes – from 2001 until 2004, but had a huge fanbase, which was only boosted with the release of The Lizzie McGuire Movie in 2003.The show followed Lizzie, a 13-year-old girl, as she navigated family drama, first crushes and school with her best friends Gordo and Miranda – with an animated version of Lizzie sharing her innermost thoughts.
