Ashley Tisdale
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Ashley Michelle Tisdale (born July 2, 1985)[1] is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Maddie the candy counter girl at the Tipton Hotel on Disney Channel's situation comedy The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and as Sharpay in the made-for-television film High School Musical.
Biography
Early life
Tisdale was born in West Deal,[2] Monmouth County, New Jersey to Lisa Morris and Mike Tisdale; she has an older sister, Jennifer Tisdale who is also an actress.Her Jewish maternal grandfather is Arnold Morris,[3] the developer of Ginsu Knives,[4] while her great-grandfather was Nathan Morris, the great-uncle of Ron Popeil, and her great-great-grandfather was Kidder Morris, a cantor and shoemaker.[3] Tisdale was discovered at her hometown mall in Monmouth County when she was three. She sang at the White House when she was twelve years old.
Career
Tisdale began acting in the late 1990s, and appeared in episodes of several television series, including Smart Guy, 7th Heaven, Grounded for Life, Boston Public, Strong Medicine and Beverly Hills, 90210. She appeared in a minor role in the 2001 film, Donnie Darko, and had recurring roles on the series The Hughleys and Still Standing. Tisdale tried out for both the roles of Maddie Fitzpatrick and London on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody before being cast as Maddie. Tisdale was ultimately happy to receive the role, because she wanted to portray a positive character, rather than the mean-spirited London. In order to play the character, she had to cut her long brown hair short and dye it blonde. As The Suite Life gained in popularity, she became a featured performer on the Disney Channel, appearing in several promotions, specials, and ads for the network.
Most recently, she starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical; she has pointed out that she enjoyed playing the villainous character in the film because she was nothing like herself. The role required Tisdale to perform several songs including, "What I've Been Looking For", "Bop to the Top" and "We're All in this Together", which had all managed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 at one point or so. She also sings her version of the song "Someday my Prince Will Come" (from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) on the Disneymania 4 CD and "Kiss the Girl" (for the DVD special edition release of the Little Mermaid (1989 film)). Tisdale appears in the Disney Channel Games, which began airing in June of 2006; she is the captain of the Green Team, the members of which are Lucas Grabeel, Miley Cyrus, Emily Osment, Mitchel Musso, and Kyle Massey. She has appeared on the Today Show with Zac Efron, Vannessa Anne Hudgens, Lucas Grabeel,Corbin Bleu, and Monique Coleman to perform the dance to the song "We're All in this Together" from the TV movie High School Musical.
She recently appeared on the covers of Seventeen and Girl's Life.
Tisdale has signed a record contract with Warner Bros. Records. She has begun work on an album currently scheduled for a release in early 2007.[5]
Filmography
- A Bug's Life, (1998) Lead Blueberry Scout/Additional voices
- Nathan's Choice, (2001) Stephanie
- Donnie Darko, (2001) Dorky girl
- High School Musical, (2006) Sharpay Evans
- Whisper of the Heart, (2006) Yuko Harada
- High School Musical 2, (2007) Sharpay Evans
TV shows and guest appearances
- Smart Guy (1997) - Amy
- 7th Heaven (1997) - Janice
- The Amanda Show (2000) - Number One Fan - Audience Member
- Beverly Hills 90210 (2000) - Nicole jungquist
- Movie Stars (2000) - Female Student
- The Geena Davis Show (2000) - Tracy
- Boston Public (2000) - Carol Prader
- Bette (2001) - Jessica
- Once and Again (2001) - Marni
- Kate Brasher (2001) - Winoa
- Charmed (2001) - Runaway Teen
- The Hughleys (2002) - Stephanie (3 Episodes)
- Malcom in the Middle (2002) - Girl
Starring TV Roles
- The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005) - Maddie Fitzpatrick
- Phineas and Ferb (September 2007) - Candace
References
Footnotes
- ^ "AshleyTisdale.com". Fact Sheet. Retrieved May 9.
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{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ Tisdale mentioned her family relation on The Jimmy Kimmel Show, May 9, 2006
- ^ "MSNBC". What are the High School Musical kids up to?. Retrieved June 10.
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