ALYSON MICHALKA
Alyson Renae Michalka was born on March 25, 1989 in Torrance, California. Alyson developed a passion for acting and music through her involvement in the Childrens' Performing Arts group at her church. She began seriously studying acting at the age of 11, at which time she also began working as a professional print model. But, it wasn't until Alyson was 14 years old when she landed her first professional role as "Keely" on The Disney Channel's now canceled series "Phil of the Future". "Phil of the Future" became an instant hit in the Summer of 2004 when it premiered. The show was unfortunately canceled in late 2005 in their 2nd season. In January of 2005 Alyson starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie "Now You See It...". She portrayed a girl named Allyson Miller who was a segment producer of a reality-type show in search of "real" magicians. During this time Alyson gained great popularity with Disney Channel viewers.
Alyson and her sister Amanda (Singing duo now known as Aly & AJ) made a music video for "Now You See It...", which covered the classic song "Do You Believe In Magic". That music video would be the first of several music videos that Aly & AJ recorded for Disney. In March of 2005 they wrote & recorded an original song called "No One" for the movie "Ice Princess" and with that released another music video. In June of 2005 they covered the classic song "Walking On Sunshine" and made a music video of it for the "Herbie: Fully Loaded" Soundtrack. While all these music videos were being released Aly & AJ were hard at work on writing and recording their debut album. In August of 2005 they released their debut album "Into the Rush", featuring 12 original tracks written by Aly & AJ, as well as 2 songs that they covered. The album has since when gold, and in January of 2006 their 1st offical music video & single "Rush" was released. Aly & AJ went on sold-out tour with "The Cheetah Girls" in late 2005. They also have performed on various shows & specials such as: The Menu, Hope Rocks, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade & Walt Disney World's Christmas Day Parade. 2006 will be a huge year for "Aly & AJ" so be sure to stick around and see what the future holds for them!
In late Summer of 2005 Alyson shot the Disney Channel Original Movie "Cow Belles" with her sister Amanda. The movie is scheduled to premiere on March 24, 2006. Alyson plays Taylor Callum a wealthly teenage girl who is forced to work in the family business in order to learn responsibilty, but when things go wrong it's up to Taylor and her sister Courtney to save the day.
In November of 2005 Alyson and her sister Amanda shot a tv show pilot called "Haversham Hall" for the Disney Channel. The show is still awaiting pick up, if the show is picked up by Disney it is likely to air sometime in 2006. Alyson's character is Hope Mason, a poor but perky townie who attends a school called "Haversham Hall", she bumps into a girl named Samantha and the two girls realize they are actually sisters who were seperated when they were very young.
Alyson has an amazing ride ahead of her. In her spare time she loves to write, draw, read, ride horses, play with her dogs and spend time with her family.
Biography Written By Alyson-Michalka.org Staff
FACTS
Full Name: Alyson Renea Michalka
Nickname: Aly
Birthday: March 25, 1989
Age: 16
Star Sign: Aries
Height: 5 foot 7 inches
Location: Southern California
Pets: 2 dogs; Bandit and Saint
Plays: Piano and guitar (acoustic and electric)
Hobbies: Drawing, Reading, Hunter-Jumping Equestrian, Volleyball, Swimming, Rock-Climbing and Mountain Biking
FAVORITES
Foods: Sushi, Tacos, Candy, Pasta
Candy: Ring Pops, Pop Rocks
Drink: Jamba Juice drinks
Colors: Orange, Cranberry and black
Movies: Nightjohn, Willow, Uptown Girls, Pirates of the Carribean and School of Rock
Actors: Jack Black, Johnny Depp, Simon Baker, and Topher Grace
Actresses: Naomi Watts and Cate Blanchett
Musicians: Nickelback, Michelle Branch, Sting, Seal, and John Mayer
TV shows: That 70's Show, Oliver Beene, The OC, and MTV Shows
Sports: Hunter-Jumping Equestrian, Volleyball, Swimming, Rock-Climbing and Mountain Biking
Animals: Dogs, Horses, and Dolphins
Books: A Series of Unfortunate Events and Artemis Fowl
Pastime: Drawing
School subject: History and Language Arts
DID YOU KNOW?
_ Alyson used to have braces. Phil of the Future was the first role she auditioned for after she got her braces off and she got the part!
- "Phil of the Future" was originally called "Out of Timers."
- Her sister Amanda (A.J.) has been the TV shows "The Guardian," "Oliver Beene," "General Hospital," and many others.
- She doesn't have her room covered in teen posters...she likes to have a mature looking room.
- She says her and her character Keely are almost exactly alike, except Keely's style is a little crazier.
- The cross necklaces her and A.J. wear a lot were made in the 1800's.
- She likes being homeschooled...she can be in a relaxed enviornment with the dogs in the house while she learns.
- She likes the show "Passions," and so does her co-star Amy Bruckner. (Pim)
- She wrote the song "No One" which was on the "Ice Princess" movie soundtrack. The song opened the movie.
- She says her mom and her dad are great cooks.
- Aly and A.J. love music artists that write their own songs and play instruments, just like they do.
- She likes History & lanuage arts class.
- She loves Converse shoes.
- She thinks her and A.J. have very similar tastes on make-up, fashion, and boys.
- She loves MAC eye shadow.
- She loves her eyelash curler.
- She was in the middle of hurrican Ivan while they were trying to film her movie "Now You See It" in New Orleans. They had to leave New Orleans and sit in a bus for many hours.
- She loves to read, that's what she does to relax.
- Her favorite sport is hunter jumping. (horses)
ALYSON STONER
Alyson Stoner was born in Toledo, Ohio but her relocation to the Los Angeles area has brought about a whole new world of opportunities in acting and dancing. She loves to act and dance and wants to continue pursuing both. In just two short years, those wishes are coming true for her!
After honing her techniques in ballet, tap and jazz at the O'Connell's Dance Studio in her hometown, Alyson decided to try the more popular hip-hop dances that was the in-thing in LA. She trained with such well-known choreographers like Wade Robson, Fatima and Hi Hat. So it came as no surprise when she auditioned and was cast to dance in the Missy Elliott videos "Work It" and "Gossip Folks". With the popularity of the videos, Alyson has been in demand by such media outlets as "Extra", "The Maury Povich Show", "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", and magazines such as "YM" and "M". She performed on The Jay Leno Show and with Missy Elliott at The 2003 American Music Awards with Missy Elliott and on "MTV's Fashionably Loud" and Seattle's Radio Concert.
Before moving to L.A., she was also in modeling training at the Margaret O'Brien Modeling Studio, in Toledo, OH. She attended the IMTA Convention in NYC with Ms.O'Brien's studio in the year 2000 and won many awards in acting, modeling and dance. A talented actress at such a young age, Alyson is the co-host of the Disney Channel's "Mike's Super Short Show",in which the hosts "talk about" upcoming DVD and Video releases of Disney features.
In addition to Mike's Super Short Show, Alyson is currently shooting "Cheaper by the Dozen", a feature film starring Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt as her parents. Also cool is that Hilary Duff (Disney's Lizzie McGuire) will be one of her sisters along with Tom Welling (WB's Smallville as the young Superman, Clark Kent) and many other young, professional actors who you'll recognize that make up the "dozen" kids in the family. It's expected release date will be around Christmas, 2003.
A well-trained actress, Alyson was cast in three ABC Disney TV pilots and filmed two of them: "Big House" and "What Leonard Comes Home To" and has appeared on numerous skits for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Her scope of acting also includes several commercials, voice-overs and theater.
Alyson likes her time on the sports playing field, too! She enjoys playing both basketball and soccer with her friends on the school teams. She's also been known to play softball, volleyball and golf and has some impressive gymnastics moves as well. If it's sports-related, she'll try it and like it!
When Alyson is not acting, dancing or playing sports, she sometimes sits down at her keyboard at home to compose her own songs. Sometimes she challenges her sister, Jaimee, to some "hoops" at home and other times, you'll find her with oldest sister Correy, choreographing a new dance! But she'll also tell you it's always great to be with her friends during the day at her school and getting together with them now and then for a birthday party or special occasion.
Biography Thanks To Alyson Stoner's Official Website
AMY BRUCKNER
Birthdate: March 28th 1991
Birth place: Conifer, Colorado, USA.
Age: 14
Amy Bruckner was born Amelia Ellen Bruckner, she has one sister, Annie and she also has a Australian Cattle Dog named Matilda [tilly for short]. Amy is 5'2, stars as Pim Diffy in the Disney Channel hit tv show "Phil of the Future", currently lends her voice for "American Dragon: Jake Long" as Haley Long, Jake's younger sister.
Amy has appeared in 7 tv shows. The West Wing, Oliver Beene, ER, Ally McBeal, Regular Joe, Judging Amy and Malcom in the Middle. She has also appeared in a few movies, Rage Control, They Are Among Us and Rebound. She has also done a anime movie, Tokyo Pig, which is about a boy and a pig..whatever the boy imagined the pig will bring it to life but it was cancelled.
*In Amy's free time she loves to sing and dance to Rock and Jazz, she enjoys tapdancing, Swimming, Mountaining Bike Riding and curling up with a great book!
Biography Thanks To Amy's Official Site.
ANNELIESE VAN DER POL
Anneliese van der Pol stars as Chelsea Daniels, Raven's best friend, whose loyalty as Raven's sidekick often draws her into humorous escapades in the Disney Channel original comedy series, "That's So Raven." Anneliese (pronounced AH nah LEE zah) was born September 27, 1984 in the Netherlands. She immigrated to the United States in 1987 and retains dual Dutch/American citizenship. Her debut performance as soloist "Lana the Ladybug" in her third-grade fun musical established Anneliese's love for the stage.
Anneliese went on to graduate from the Musical Theater Program of The Orange County High School of the Arts, where her talent was well respected among instructors and students. Highlights of her high school experience include winning the title of "Funniest Girl" as well as a one-day suspension incurred for a dress code violation. For her critically acclaimed performance as Eva Peron in the Buena Park Civic Theatre production of "Evita" in 1999, Anneliese won rave reviews from the Los Angeles Times. She also earned a place in history as the youngest actress (at age 15) to play the role in a professional production.
In 2002, Anneliese starred as Laurey in Austin Musical Theater's production of "Oklahoma." Her performance in this celebrated show earned her B. Iden Payne and the Austin Critics Table award nominations for "Best Actress in a Musical." Anneliese is also an accomplished dancer, having danced the role of Clara in "The Nutcracker" and the title role of "Copelia" for the Southern California Dance Theater. In 2004, she contributed a song to the soundtrack for "Stuck in the Suburbs," a Disney Channel Original Movie, and looks forward to more vocal projects. Anneliese is a constant student of dance and voice who takes weekly acting classes from Andrew Magarian at The Shop in North Hollywood. While continuing to take great pleasure in playing the sweetly goofy Chelsea Daniels, Anneliese looks forward to undertaking dramatic roles.
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ASHLEY LEGGAT
Ashley started dancing when she was 2 1/2 yrs. old. She studies and competes in tap, jazz, ballet, pointe, acro, musical theatre, lyrical and hip hop.
She made her professional acting debut when she was 8 years old, portraying Marta in The Sound of Music at Theatre Aquarius, in Hamilton. She also performed the role of Lucy in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe as well as appearing in Cinderella, The Wizard of Oz, Anne of Green Gables, Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang and Jekyll and Hyde, all at Theatre Aquarius. Ashley also danced the role of Clara in The Nutcracker at Hamilton Place.
She has appeared in numerous commercials and done a lot of voice work. Ashley and Jackie Burroughs were the leads in a CBC radio drama called Articles of Faith which was written by Emil Sher.
Ashley has appeared in 6th Grade Alien, In a Heartbeat, Real Kids Real Adventures, Zack Files, Blobheads and was a series lead on Ace Lightning (2003). Her movie credits include What Girls Learn, The Music Man (2002) and the feature film Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004). She also appeared in a movie with Joe Mantegna called 'A Very Married Christmas'.
Ashley spent the Fall of 2004 in Corner Brook, Newfoundland filming the first season of Life with Derek. She is currently filming the second season of LIfe with Derek in Toronto.
Recently Ashley has been guest starring on various episodes of Darcy's Wild Life. She also appears in the Moze Mossanen movie Roxana.
Biography Thanks To Tv.com
ASHLEY TISDALE
Ashley Tisdale stars in the new series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. Ashley plays 'Maddie,' the hotel candy counter clerk & part-time baby-sitter of mischievous twin boys who live in the hotel. Her character is also friends with the hotel owner's spoiled daughter, even though the two are very different.
Ashley's acting credits include among others a featured role in the film Donnie Darko with Jake Gyllenhall, Maggie Gyllenhall and James Duvall; she was a series regular on Nathan's Choice, Mayor of Oyster Bay & The Howie Mandel Pilot. She had recurring roles on the George Lopez Show, Still Standing and The Hughleys.
Guest star roles include Grounded for Life, Strong Medicine, Boston Public and Seventh Heaven, as well as co-starring roles on Malcolm in the Middle, Charmed, Once and Again and Saturday Night Live. Ashley recently shot a T-mobile commercial with Catherine Zeta-Jones, which is currently airing.
Manager, Bill Perlman, who continues to represent her today, discovered Ashley at the age of three in her hometown mall in Monmouth County, NJ. After booking the first audition she was sent out on Ashley went onto star in over 100 national network commercials. At the age of eight she booked the leading role in the Broadway Musical Les Miserables. She then toured internationally with the cast of Annie.
When Ashley isn't in school or pursuing her acting career her passions include singing (she sang at the White House at the age of 12), hanging out with her friends and shopping.
Ashley currently resides in Los Angeles, Ca. Her Birthday is July 2nd.
BRENDA SONG
Brenda Song was born in Carmichael, California on 27th March 1988. Her mother is Thai-American and her father is Hmong. Brenda, her parents, and her younger brothers, Timmy and Nathan, now live in a suburb of Los Angeles.
Brenda was named an All-American Scholar in ninth grade and holds a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.
She stars as London Tipton, the hotel owner's spoiled daughter, in Disney Channel's new hit sitcom, "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody." Having acted since age six, Brenda is already a familiar face to Disney Channel viewers. Before beginning production on the new series, she had a recurring role as the hip and trendy Tia on "Phil of the Future." She also starred in the top-rated Disney Channel Original Movies "Stuck in the Suburbs," the mystery "Get A Clue" with Lindsay Lohan, and "The Ultimate Christmas Present" with Hallee Hirsh and Spencer Breslin.
Her other television credits include guest starring roles on "That's So Raven," "George Lopez," "The Bernie Mac Show," "7th Heaven," "One On One," "The Nightmare Room," "Judging Amy," "Popular," "Once and Again," and as a panelist on "Small Talk." Brenda also had a starring role on the series "100 Deeds For Eddie McDowd."
On the big screen, she starred in "Like Mike" opposite Lil' Bow Wow and Jonathan Lipnicki, and appeared in "Leave It To Beaver" and "Santa With Muscles" starring Hulk Hogan.
A self-proclaimed "total dork," she loves sampling international cuisine, shopping and studying. She is an avid Los Angeles Lakers fan.
Brenda Song Facts
BASIC FACTS
Full Name: Brenda Song
Birth Date: March 27, 1988
Age: 18
Height: 5'1"
Hometown: Carmichael, California, USA
Currently Resides: a suburb of Los Angeles
Nationality: Thai-American and Hmong
Occupation: Actress
Hair Color: Black
Marial Status: Single
FAVORITES
Sports: Golf and Basketball
Basketball Team: LA Lakers
Actors: Russell Crowe and Matt Damon
Actresses: Nicole Kidman and Angelina Jolie
Movies: Titanic, Oceans 11, and The Bourne Identity
Disney Channel Movie: Brink
TV Show: Law&Order and CSI
Music Artists: Eminem and Avril Lavinge
Song: "Material Girl" by Madonna
Cartoon Character: Belle from Beauty and the Beast
Fashion Designer: Marc Jacobs
Clothing Store: Abercrombie & Fitch
School Subject: English
Color: Pink
Ice Cream: Nutty Coconut
FRIENDS & FAMILY
She has 2 little brothers (Timmy and Nathan)
Brenda is good friends with Kristin Herrera (Zoey 101), Lalaine (Lizzie McGuire)
She's also friends with costars Danielle Panabaker (Stuck in the Suburbs), and Hallee Hirsh (The Ultimate Christmas Present)
Her Mother is Thai-American
Her Father is Hmong
Brenda Song Facts: Thanks to Brenda Song Fan
CHARLOTTE ARNOLD
Charlotte supports the local Tree Advocacy Program in her hometown of Toronto.
Appears in an anti-bullying commercial on Family Channel in Canada encouraging viewers to "take the pledge".
Favorite sport is hockey.
She likes The Clash, Rancid, Pete Doherty, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, and Bright Eyes.
She starred on many TV movies; most during the year 2000.
Charlotte was born in Toronto, Onatario, Canada.
Charlotte was born on July 27, 1989.
Charlotte appeared in various 'Express Yourself' segments on Disney Channel.
She is a red head.
She is 5'4" tall.
Favorite character on "Naturally, Sadie" is Mallory.
Charlotte has two brothers. (edit) Studied ballet most of her life and wants to get back into it.
Acting since she was four years old.
Speaks fluent French and English, and is now studying Latin and Spanish.
Biography Thanks To Tv.com
CORBIN BLEU
Corbin Bleu
Born: February 21, 1989
Brooklyn, New York
Corbin Bleu followed in his fathers footsteps and began appearing in television commercials at the age two, for products such as Life cereal, Bounty, Hasbro, and Nabisco. It was at that time he also discovered his love for dance when he began taking jazz and ballet classes, usually the only boy in the class. By the age of four he was a model with the Ford Modeling Agency in New York. He appeared in print ads for stores such as Macy's, Gap, Target, and Toys R Us, and fashion spreads in Child, Parent, and American Baby magazines, as well as having his image on toys and game packaging. At age six Corbin appeared in his first professional theatre production off Broadway playing an abandon homeless mute in the play "Tiny Tim is Dead".
Corbin and his family moved to Los Angeles in 1996 and he quickly landed a recurring role on the television series "High Incident". He continued to land small roles in such feature films as "Soldier" with Kurt Russell, "Mystery Men" with Ben Stiller, William H. Macy, and Greg Kinnear, and "Galaxy Quest" with Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, and Alan Rickman. He also guest starred on such television shows as "E.R.", "Malcolm & Eddie", "Cover Me", and "The Amanda Show". Corbin also continued dancing, eventually becoming one of the first students at the prestigious Debbie Allen Dance Academy. He then attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts as a theatre major, this time following in his mother's footsteps who attended New York City's famed High School of Performing Arts. While in his freshman year Corbin was cast in his first lead role in the feature film "Catch That Kid". Back in school in his sophomore year he played the lead role of Ren in the musical "Footloose" and the role of Sonny in the musical "Grease". That same year Corbin was honored with the award of Theatre Student of the Year. In the summer of 2004 Corbin became a part of the ensemble cast for the new Discovery Kids television series "Flight 29 Down", filmed on location in Hawaii on the island of Oahu. During the summer of 2005 Corbin was cast as Chad in the Disney Channel Original Movie "High School Musical" which was directed by Kenny Ortega. Being a big fan of musical theatre, Corbin was thrilled to be a part of this musical movie project in which he gets to showcase his dance skills.
Corbin Bleu still lives in Los Angeles with his Mom, Dad, and three younger sisters. In his free time he enjoys singing, playing the piano, seeing live theatre, amusement parks, and hanging with friends. He feels very blessed at this point in his life to have had such wonderful career opportunities. He looks forward to graduating from high school and then continuing on to college. Corbin hopes to do future projects with some of his inspirational artists like Johnny Depp, Denzel Washington, and his Dad. He also would like to do shows on Broadway and record albums.
Corbin thanks his entire family, his teachers, his friends, and his fans for the support he has been given over the years.
Biography Thanks To Corbin Bleu's Official Site
DCSPROUSE
Dylan Sprouse, named for the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, was born August 4,1992, in Arezzo, Italy, 15 minutes before his identical twin, Cole. Dylan, raised in Southern California with Cole, began his career at just six months old, in a television commercial.
For five television seasons (1993 to 1998), Dylan shared the role (with Cole) of Brett Butler's youngest child, Patrick, on the ABC-TV series "Grace Under Fire."
Dylan is most recognized for the big-screen shared role of Julian in Adam Sandler's 1999 blockbuster "Big Daddy." During the month "Big Daddy" was released, his second feature film also hit theaters - "The Astronaut's Wife" starring Johnny Depp and Charlize Theron.
From 2000 to 2002, Dylan made numerous appearances on the hit television show "Friends," portraying Ross's son Ben Geller. Other shared film credits include "Master of Disguise," "Eight Crazy Nights" and "Piggybanks."
Dylan currently stars as the mischievous Zack Martin on the wildly popular Disney Channel sitcom "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody." This marks the first time he and Cole are portraying separate roles in the same series.
Cole Sprouse, named for the jazz singer and pianist Nat King Cole, was born August 4,1992, in Arezzo, Italy. He is younger than his identical twin Dylan by 15 minutes. Cole was raised in Southern California and began his career in a television commercial at the young age of six months.
From 1993 to 1998, Cole shared a starring role with his brother as Brett Butler's youngest child, Patrick Kelly, on the ABC-TV series "Grace Under Fire."
Cole is most recognized for the big-screen role of Julian in Adam Sandler's 1999 blockbuster "Big Daddy." During the month "Big Daddy" was released, his second feature film also hit theaters - "The Astronaut's Wife" starring Johnny Depp and Charlize Theron.
From 2000 to 2002, Cole and Dylan made numerous appearances on the hit television show "Friends" portraying Ross's son, Ben Geller. Other shared film credits include "Master of Disguise," "Eight Crazy Nights" and "Piggybanks."
Cole now stars as the introspective Cody Martin on the wildly popular Disney Channel sitcom "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody." This marks the first time he and Dylan are portraying separate roles in the same series.
EMILY OSMENT
Birth name: Emily Jordan Osment
Height: 5' 1" (1.55 m)
Haircolour: Blonde
Eyecolour: Blue
Personal Quote: "It's a long way away, but I wanna do this till I die" (on acting)
Family: Haley Joel Osment (brother), Eugene Osment sometimes credited as Michael Osment (father) and Teressa Osment (mother).
Favorite movie: The Sound Of Music
Favorite actor: Tom Hanks
Favorite t.v.apperance: "Friends" and for a unique reason. "It was a Halloween episode"
Started her acting: "The Secret Life of Girls"
Nominated as: "Best Young Actress Under 10- TV or Pilot" for the film "Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winters End" in the "1998-1999 21st Young Artist Awards".
Biography Thanks To EmilyJordanOsment.net
JAKE ABEL
Full Name:
Jacob Allen Abel
Birthday:
November 18, 1987
Birthplace:
North Canton, OH
Siblings:
Brother- Shaun (23)
Pets:
Dogs - Cooper and Maya
Favorite Books:
Eragon, The Road Less Traveled, The Hobbit, How to Win Friends and Influence People.
Favorite Color:
Blue
Favorite Television Shows:
Family Guy, Inside the Actors Studio, Project Greenlight.
Favorite Films:
Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind, This Boys Life, The Basketball Diaries, Ray, Primal Fear, Hotel Rwanda, Sin City, Dumb & Dumber, Anchorman.
Favorite Actors:
Chris Cooper, Russel Crowe, Leonardo DiCaprio, Edward Norton, Daniel Day-Lewis
Favorite Actress:
Dakota Fanning
Favorite Sports Teams:
Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Cavaliers.
Favorite Directors:
Ridley Scott, Ron Howard
Hobbies:
Photography, Script Writing, Film and Music Editing.
Biography Thanks To Jake's Official Site
JASMINE RICHARDS
Jasmine is 5'4". Jasmine and the cast of "Naturally, Sadie" appear in a music video called "California" by the band "Unsensored". She had a principal role on the Family Channel series "Freaks of Nature", produce by Kevin May. Jasmine is a talented dancer and has taken classes and participated in jazz and hip hop dance contests. She is a Canadian. She played Alice Hope in "Devotion" (2005). Aside from being on "Naturally, Sadie", Jasmine was also on the 2003 TV series "Timeblazers". She played Shakira in season one. She plays Margaret Browning-Levesque on the Disney Channel show "Naturally, Sadie".
Biography Thanks To Tv.com
JASON EARLES
Jason Earles was born in Nashville, Tennessee. Unlike a lot of actors his age, who just head to Hollywood without any training or experience, Jason decided to learn everything he could. He studied acting, directing, cold reading (which he would win an AMTC award for), & even learned how to Jitter Bug. When Jason wasn't taking lessons, he was acting in local plays in Montana (& later Oregon), amassing four KC/ACTF Irene Ryan nominations. His first "Major" movie role was in "National Treasure" as Thomas Gates, the stable boy who discovers that America's Founding Fathers hid the "Knights Templar Treasure". In 2005, Jason got the part of Jackson Stewart (Miley Stewart / Hannah Montana's older brother) on the series "Hannah Montana". The role gives him a chance to not only display his comedic talents, but to use the "Southern Accent" that he learned during his training.
Biography Thanks To Tv.com
JUSTIN BRADLEY
His Career started off when he was 6 months old. He modeled for various department stare fliers ("Zellers") and from there he started doing TV commercials ("Danone Yogurt", "McDonald's" "Canadian Tire",) He has also filmed TV Series ("Lassie", "Are you Afraid of the Dark?", etc.) He has also done various movies where he's filmed with such actors as Eddie Murphy, Randy Quaid and Billy Baldwin. He has done Various Voice Animation work such as the voice of "Arthur" (2 seasons ago) and the voice of Charlie (Zapman) on the cartoon "Mona the Vampire" for the first 3 seasons. And of Course he's started on the awesome show "Mental Block" As Skipper.
Biography Thanks To Tv.com
KIT WEYMAN
Kit Weyman is a Canadian actor. He played the role of Sulley in the television show Degrassi: The Next Generation.
He is currently on the Disney Channel show Life with Derek as Sam, Derek's best friend and Casey, Derek's step-sister's, love interest.
Kit's other passion is music. He is one half of a crew called "Two Left". A very talented hip hop MC, Kaynose and his partner in crime - resident beat-maker - Korce (Kit's cousin Tosh Weyman) are currently focusing on releasing an album independently.
Biography Thanks To Wikipedia
KYLE MASSEY
Kyle Orlando Massey (born August 28, 1991 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA) is an actor. His first acting job was in The Wizard of Oz. Massey's "big break" was on a Disney sitcom called That's So Raven, starring as Cory, Raven's stubborn younger brother who tends to irritate her, (his elder sister Raven). Massey is the younger brother of Christopher Massey, who plays Michael on the hit Nickelodeon show, Zoey 101. Kyle Massey is also the star of the 2005 Disney Channel original movie Life is Ruff.
LUCAS GRABEEL
Lucas Grabeel was born on November 23, 1984 to Stephen and Jean Grabeel. At an early age he and his sister, Autumn, began making up songs, plays, and commercials and performing for family and friends. He attended Logan-Rogersville elementary and middle school. In sixth grade he caught the acting bug after his first performance as Colin in the high school's production of The Secret Garden.
His first major role at the Springfield Little Theatre was as the Artful Dodger in Oliver.
Lucas continued to perform on a regular basis at the theatre and was in 8 productions before graduating from high school. He was an active member of the theatre's young performing troupe, Y.E.S. Troupe for five years. During this time, he also taught classes in the theatre ranging from dance to acting and improvisation to all ages.
Lucas played leading roles in many high school musicals, productions, operas, music contests, speech and debate, played drums for a local church, initiated a men's a cappella singing group at Kickapoo High school, as well as attending the Missouri Fine Arts Academy. Lucas also went to Guatemala on an annual basis with his family as a part of a mission's team for six years.
In 2003, after graduating from High School, he moved to LA to pursue his dream. Lucas met his manager, Robert C. Thompson, while standing in line at a mall to buy a smoothie. Within a week he had an agent, within 3 weeks his first commercial and within 9 months, his first Disney Channel movie, Halloweentown High. In spring of 2004, he was cast in a pilot for the WB entitled Halley's Comet. Soon after finding out that the show was not going to be picked up he was cast in another Disney Channel original movie, High School Musical. When he returned home from shooting in Salt Lake City, he landed a guest starring role on ABC's Boston Legal and a reoccurring role on UPN's Veronica Mars.
Lucas contributes his success to setting goals early in life and always believing that if it can be dreamed, it can be reached.
Biography Thanks To Lucas' Official Website.
MICHAEL D'ASCENZO
Eleven-year-old Michael made his professional acting debut in Theatre Aquarius's The King And I, and in the dual leading roles of Brian and Bobby at the world premiere of Who Has Seen the Wind. Michael's television credits include his role as Scud, the school bully, on the Sullivan Entertainment/BBC mini-series Super Rupert. His role as Hocus, a street urchin, in the BBC production of Cinderella and Me soon followed. Michael has worked in animation for Hoobs as well as in radio drama for CBC. KHALED is Michael's first feature film. Currently he is involved in a workshop at the Tarragon Theatre. In between professional engagements, Michael attends school at the grade six level, and pursues his theatrical interests by participating in a performing arts programme.
In his spare time Michael enjoys swimming, cycling, soccer and martial arts. And, yes, he really has read all the Harry Potter books at least four times! Michael's philosophy on acting follows: "Each role I take on is like a puzzle piece of myself unique, definite in its size and shape and necessary to make the picture hole."
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MICHAEL SEATER
Michael Seater attends Etobicoke School of the Arts in Etokicoke, Ontario, Canada Michael began acting at the age of 10 and was in a 19-minute Canada movie called "Night of The Living" as a boy name Zack, who thinks that his dad is a zombie. Michael also now stars in "Strange Days at Blake Holsey High" as Lucas Randall. Michael Seater is now staring in a new show called Life With Derek, as a 15 year old boy called Derek.
Michael Seater stars as "Derek" in the new Shaftesbury Films and Pope Productions' half-hour comedy series Life with Derek for The Family Channel.
Strong-willed, clever, egocentric and obstinate, Derek is also a cocky and handsome charmer who takes pride in disarming his peers, their parents, and seasoned teachers who should know better. He prefers to use charm and cunning to get his way, but he can be ruthless when it's called for. A real guy's guy, he's a sports buff, and plans to make his first million before he's 25. To date, his influence - especially at home - has been uncontested. Now he finds picking on his new step-sister to be high sport, and her refusal to submit only makes the activity more irresistible. Michael most recently appeared as young "Bub Ryan" in the upcoming feature film The Prize Winner Of Defiance, Ohio, starring Julianne Moore and Woody Harrelson. He also starred in the independent short films Night Of The Living, produced by the Canadian Film Centre, and The Stone Skipper, directed by James Buffin for CBC.
On television, Michael performed lead roles on Blake Holsey High and The Zack Files, and a recurring regular role on the CBC series Guess What. His episodic credits also include guest roles on Wild Card, Twice In A Lifetime, Real Kids, Real Adventures, Noddy & Friends and Jonovision. Also for television, he appeared with Diane Keaton in the dramatic fact-based cable feature On Thin Ice; the mini-series Rescuers: Stories Of Courage, and I Was A Rat, featuring Tom Conti and Brenda Fricker; and the movies Vanished Without A Trace, starring Shelley Long, and Jenny Queen Of The Light, which earned a 1999 Gemini nomination for best youth program.
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MIKE JOHNSON
Michael Alan Johnson is sort of the lead person. He has his own 2- minute show on Disney called Mike's Super-Short Show. Standing at 5'3" Mike shares a birthday with Bjork, Goldie Hawn, Rachel Rogers, Nicollette Sheridan, and Juliet Mills.
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MILEY CYRUS
Miley Cyrus stars as Miley Stewart, a typical high school student looking to fit in with the popular group on campus, and her alter-ego Hannah Montana, an international pop singing sensation, in Disney Channel's comedy "Hannah Montana."
Born November 23, 1992 in Nashville, Tennessee, Cyrus developed a love for the stage after watching her dad, country singer and actor Billy Ray Cyrus, perform. After appearing as an extra in her dad's television projects, Cyrus got her first chance to act opposite him in a recurring role on the television series "Doc." Since then, she guest-starred on "Love Boat: The Next Wave and appeared in the Tim Burton film "Big Fish."
She recently relocated to Los Angeles from Nashville with her parents, sisters Brandi and Noah, brothers Trace and Braison and their dog Loco. Their seven horses, three dogs and two cats remain in Nashville under her grandmother's care – one of the most difficult adjustments for Cyrus who enjoys braiding the horse's tails. Now in her spare time in Los Angeles, she enjoys talking on the phone with friends back home. She also follows in her father's footsteps by writing music, playing guitar and singing. Her musical influences are pop singers Kelly Clarkson, Hilary Duff and Ashley Simpson. In addition, she enjoys dancing and cheerleading – ESPN continues to rebroadcast competitions which feature her Tennessee Premiere Cheerleading squad.
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MITCHEL MUSSO
Birth Name: Mitchel Tate Musso
Birth Place: Garland, Texas, USA
Age: 14
Current Height: 5ft 3 1/2
Mitchel lives in Texas with his Mom and Dad and two brothers Mason and Marc and his dog Stitch. Mitchel has been busy for two years doing lots of commercials and a couple of films as well as print jobs. Mitchel's breakthrough came in September of 2002 when New Line Cinema needed two little boys to play Robert Duvall and Michael Caine's nephews in Secondhand Lions (2003) Mitchel was fortunate enough to not only get the part but also to play opposite his own real life brother Marc Musso. Since then Mitchel has done a Pilot for Fox called "Hidden Howie" where he plays Howie Mandel's son. He will also be seen in the 5th episode of "Oliver Beene" in February 2004. The episode is called "Soup to Nuts" and Mitchel plays "One Nad". Mitchel just finished doing an animated Piot for Nickelodeon called "AVATAR" and two commercials for Sony Playstation playing the part of "Billy".
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MONIQUE COLEMAN
Monique Coleman is an African-American actress best known for being one of the co-stars of the hit Disney Channel Original Movie, High School Musical, in which she plays Gabriella Montez's (Vanessa Anne Hudgens) best friend Taylor.
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Monique played Young Donna in The Ditchdigger's Daughters.
Monique played Dofimae in Mother of the River.
Monique played Andy in the movie, Gilmore Girls.
Monique played Gabrielle Pollard in Veronica Mars.
Monique received a 2006 Camie Award for her role as Leesha in the Hallmark movie, The Reading Room.
Monique, along with the rest of the High School Musical cast, appeared in the latest issue of Teen People Magazine. They were under the section 25 Hottest Stars Under 25.
Monique has frequently guest-starred on a lot of different shows, each in a different variety.
Monique is African-American.
Monique says her favorite musical is "Fame." But she also likes the musical, "Bye Bye, Birdie." She says she could watch them forever and ever.
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ORLANDO BROWN
Orlando Brown stars as Eddie Thomas, a teenage boy who can always be counted on to help his best friend Raven out of a jam - and sometimes causes a few of his own - in the Disney Channel original comedy series "That's So Raven."
A native of Los Angeles, Orlando already appeared on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" by the age of seven. His considerable onscreen credits include guest appearances on the television series "Phil of the Future" on Disney Channel, "One on One," "Nash Bridges," "The Jamie Foxx Show," "The Pretender," and "Sister, Sister" and the feature films "Major Payne" and "Max Keeble's Big Move." The talented teenager also lends his voice to the animated series "Fillmore," on ABC Kids and "Clifford's Puppy Days."
Orlando also stars in Disney Channel's Original Series "The Proud Family" and the Disney Channel Original Movie "The Proud Family Movie" as techno-wiz Sticky, and in the Disney Channel Original Movie "Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off."
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RAVEN SYMONE
Born on December 10th, 1985 in Atlanta Georgia, Raven Symone Christina Pearman was brought into this world to be a star! Her parents Christopher and Lydia Pearman could see their daughter's amazing talents even when she was a little girl. Selling everything in their everything for the hope of someday their daughter would become a star, the Pearman's moved to New York to get Raven going. Raven was signed to a modeling agency. Trying to live in a new city was hard for them, but something was going to make it all worthy! Raven's parents constantly looked for places that Raven could be in and play roles. But the perfect role was yet to be discovered by Bill Cosby in 1989. Even though Bill knew it was hard for her to be in the show since she is really young, he couldn't resist the talent in the little girls eyes. Finally, it had been set that Raven will be playing Olivia Kendall in the popular "Cosby Show". After the Cosby phase, Raven moved to "Hanging with Mr. Cooper" playing Nicole Lee. She also appeared in "The Little Rascals".
In 1998, she played in "Dr. Dolittle" with the talented Eddie Murphy. Raven's talents were just starting to show off. Between 1998 till 2000, Raven was appeared in some tv shows as a guest star. In 2001, she starred in "Dr. Dolittle 2" which started her real fame! In late 2001, Raven was recognized by Disney Channel. First she tried out for "That's So Raven" which landed her biggest step yet. She even got her name in the show title making it one of the few African-American women with their name used in their show. In early 2002, Raven was signed a contract for Disney Channel's "Kim Possible" as the role of Monique. Since Raven was very good with music, having had released 2 previous albums which both landed the platinum stage, she wanted to show the new Raven! She starred in Disney Channel's Original movie "The Cheetah Girls" showing both her acting and singing skills. She returned to her Nebular rule in the Zenon series with "Zenon: Z3". Now known as one of the biggest triple-threats of her generation, there is more of Raven than ever!
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RICKY ULLMAN
Twenty-year-old Ricky Ullman moved to Fairfield, Connecticut, with his parents from Israel shortly after his first birthday. His first professional stage role as Louis in the national touring company of The King and I (1956). Ricky has played both musical and dramatic roles in various regional theater productions including "Dead End" at the Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles, California. He received a 1998-1999 Best Actor award nomination from the Connecticut Critics Circle Awards for his portrayal of Stanley in "A Rosen by Any Other Name."
He stars in the Disney Channel's television series "Phil of the Future" (2004) as well as The Walt Disney Company's made-for-TV movie Pixel Perfect (2004/I) (TV), ABC Family's Searching for David's Heart (2004) (TV), and NBC's Growing Up Brady (2000) (TV). He has guest-starred on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999) and "That's So Raven" (2002). His feature films include The Big Bad Swim (2005); The Boys of Sunset Ridge (2001), starring John Heard, the late Pat Morita, and Burt Young; and the independent film Crossfire (1998).
In his spare time, Ricky enjoys playing guitar, percussion, dancing, and volunteering with the charity organization TAP (Teen AIDS Prevention). Ricky celebrates his birthday on January 24 and currently resides in Los Angeles, California. He has a younger sister, Tali, and a younger brother, Nadav.
VANESSA ANNE HUDGENS
Vanessa Anne Hudgens was born to Greg and Gina Hudgens on December 14, 1988 in a small town in Salinas. With a Filipino, Chinese, and Latina background from her mom and a mix of Irish and American Indian from her dad, Vanessa is able to incorporate both backgrounds into her daily lifestyle. Both sets of grandparents were musicians during the Big Band Era so it is no surprise that Vanessa has a love for both music and acting. Her career began in musical theater when she was 8. She played roles in various plays such as Evita, Carousel, The Wizard of Oz, The King and I, The Music Man, Cinderella, and Damn Yankess, as well as much more. Vanessa loved musical theater, but it was her friend that gave her the opportunity to have her first big break. One of her friends from musical theater was unable to attend a commercial audition. Instead, she had asked Vanessa to go for her. That was the start as Vanessa got the commercial, signed with her agent, and snagged many more commercials later on.
As Vanessa's career took a start, the Hudgens family moved from San Diego to Orange County, then later to Los Angeles. Finally in 2003, Vanessa made her feature film debut with a part as Noel in Thirteen. Later on, she had her first big role, co-starring in the 2004 summer adventure film, Thunderbirds. She has also made several guest appearances on shows such as Quintuplet and Brothers Garcia, and most recently, she will guest star in an upcoming episode of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody on Disney. Her most recent project has been the 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie, High School Musical in which she showcases her abilities as a triple threat; acting, singing, and dancing. Vanessa roles should continue to increase and grow as her career grows. She wants to be a big movie star and there's no doubt that her talent will get her there.
VF. Vanessa Facts
The Basics:
Name: Vanessa Anne Hudgens
Birthday: December 14, 1988
Birth Place: Salinas, CA
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Parents: Greg and Gina Hudgens
Siblings: younger sister, Stella
Pets: dog named Shadow, three turtles, some fish, and a bunny
Ethnicity: Filipino, Chinese, and Latina (from her Mother), Irish and American Indian (from her father)
Fun Facts:
-Her musical theater roles include leads in: Evita, Carousel, The Wizard of Oz, The King & I, The Music Man, Cinderella, and Damn Yankees plus more.
-Vanessa started her career by doing musical theater with friends
-She got her first gig when her friend couldn't go to an audition for a commercial and asked if Vanessa could go
-She's a fan of the late Natalie Wood
-She sings, acts, and dances
-Her first movie role was in Thirteen (2003) with Evan Rachel Wood and Nikki Reed
-In 2004, she said she wanted to tryout for American Idol
-She admits to being a "shop-a-holic"
-She sang "Angels" by Jessica Simpson for her High School Musical Audition.
-She's close friends with Zac Efron, Ashley Tisdale, and the rest of the HSM cast.
-She hates carrots.
-She loves Frankie B jeans.
-Her dream car is a Porsche Carerra GT.
-She can't whistle.
-She broke records on the Billboard Top 100 with the HSM soundtrack.
ZAC EFRON
Born in San Luis Obispo, California, and raised close by in Arroyo Grande, Zac Efron took his first step toward acting at the age of 11 when his parents took note of his singing ability. Singing lessons soon led to an appearance in the production of "Gypsy" which ran 90 performances, and he was hooked. After appearing on stage in "Peter Pan," "Mame," "Little Shop of Horrors" and "The Music Man," guest parts quickly followed on television series, including "Firefly," "ER" and "The Guardian." After guest-starring in several episodes of "Summerland," he joined the regular cast as girl-crazy Cameron Bale. Efron also starred in several pilots such as "The Big, Wide World of Carl Laemke" and "Triple Play." He recently starred as an autistic child in the television movie "Miracle Run," alongside Mary-Louise Parker and Aidan Quinn, in the Disney Channel Original Movie "High School Musical", and guest starred on the hit Disney Channel show "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody".
A junior in high school, Efron's favorite sports include golf, skiing, rock climbing and snowboarding. He recently added surfing after spending days on the beach for "Summerland." He plays the piano at home, and is currently teaching himself to play the guitar. He's also currently fixing up two cars in his spare time, a Delorean and '65 Mustang convertible, both treasured hand-me-downs from his even-more-treasured grandfather. Efron lives at home with his parents and his younger brother Dylan. They have two highly affectionate Australian Shepherds, Dreamer and Puppy, and a very independent Siamese cat named Simon.
ZF. Zac Facts
Full Name: Zachary David Alexander Efron
Birthdate: Sunday, October 18th, 1987
Sign: Libra
Hometown: San Luis Obispo, California
Height: 5'10"
Parents: David and Starla
Siblings: Dylan
Pets: Two Australian Shepherds, Dreamer and Puppy, and Siamese cat, Simon
About his pets: "My dogs are crazy. They're always getting into some kind of trouble ... but then again, they're my most loyal friends."
Favorite Foods: Sushi, Wheat Thins, & exotic foods
Favorite Cereals: Kashi, Granola, Honey Nut Cheerios & Quaker Oats
Heaven on earth is: Being first in line when the "Krispy Kreme" employees hand out the free samples
For dinner, Zac likes to make: Mac n Cheese! All the other stuff is too hard!
His coolest article of clothing: Gucci aviators. "BEST PRESENT EVER."
His most prized possession: His autographed baseball collection. "I've got almost every player from the GIANTS for the past 10 years, except BARRY BONDS! I'm working on that."
Favorite TV channel: Spike.
First financial splurge: "I bought an electric scooter in sixth grade. Bankrupted me."
Before I die, I want to: "Discover I REALLY DO have super powers ... I just didn't know it yet!"
Dream Car: Toyota Supra
People would be surprised that I: "am just like they are."
Magazines Zac subscribes to: "M&F, GQ, Cargo and Popstar! - only cuz they have good posters of Jesse ... JK DUDE!" Boxers or Breifs: Both!
Favorite Movie: The Goonies - "hands down!"
Favorite Cartoon: Rocco's Modern Life
Ticklish? Yes!
Favorite Music: Anything but country!
Allergies? None!