By the time that Aurora Mishin came into the world on February 9th, 1986, her parents had been married for 15 years and had already had 7 children. Aria, as she was to be nicknamed, would spend her formative years living with her parents in their secluded world of sustainability and a very simple way of life (read: there was no television or phone). Instead the Mishin children were taught to not only follow their dreams but to have an appreciation for the arts. The children would grow up with a ragtag band of "aunties" and "uncles" who painted, made music, and even did interpretive dances in their living room. Art was a big part of the Mishin household - largely due to George and Deborah's love of the arts - and each of the children inherited their parent's streak for creating. Instead of attending a regular school, Deborah taught all of the children at home. She and George were not fans of the traditional educational system and believed that anything their children needed to learn was available at home, not sitting cooped up in a classroom. As soon as Aria could walk and talk she was putting on one-woman performances for her parents and siblings. At the age of nine, she joined a local children's theater group and began appearing in local productions. George and Deborah were more than happy to facilitate her love of acting and the theater and could see the pure joy it brought their daughter. However, Hollywood was definitely not in the plans for any of the Mishin children. Deborah had been signed to a film studio as a young child and her contract with them had dictated every facet of her earlier life. She did not want this for any of her children and had always told herself that she would stay away from that industry. On the weekends, the family would go to public places and put on performances for crowds. George and Deborah wanted to show their children that they could express themselves at any place and at any time. It was during one of these shows on the streets of Los Angeles that a flustered casting director (who had been meeting with too many LA brats) spotted the lively and humorous Aria and knew that she had to cast her.
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