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Vanessa Hudgens

Vanessa Anne Hudgens (born December 14, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her role as Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical film series.[1] She pursued a solo music career and released her debut album V on September 26, 2006. The album debuted at number twenty four in the U.S.[2] and was later certified Gold. She reprised her role as Gabriella Montez in High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year. Hudgens released her second album, Identified in July 1, 2008 in the U.S. She has three upcoming films: Bandslam, in theaters July 31, 2009,[3] Beastly in 2010, and Sucker Punch![4] in 2011.

Early life

Hudgens was born in Salinas, California, and lived all over the West Coast – from Oregon to Southern California. with her parents, Gina (née Guangco) and Gregory Hudgens and a sister, Stella Hudgens.[5][6] Hudgens and her family moved to Los Angeles after she won a role in a television commercial.[7] Hudgens's father is an American of Irish and Native American descent, and her mother, who grew up in Manila, is of Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese descent.[8][6] Both sets of Hudgens' grandparents were musicians.[7]

Career

Early career

Starting at the age of eight, Hudgens performed in musical theater as a singer, and appeared in local productions of Carousel, The Wizard of Oz, The King and I, The Music Man, and Cinderella, among others.[9] Hudgens was not able to finish her high school in Orange County High School of the Arts after being home schooled after her seventh year. After home school, she went to England and studied drama and music at Kingsbrook Business and Enterprise College and graduated college.[10]

Starring alongside Brady Corbet in Thirteen as Noel and in Thunderbirds as Tintin, she made her feature film debut in her early years. She guested in television shows such as Quintuplets, Still Standing, The Brothers García, Drake & Josh and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.

2006-2007

In early 2006, Hudgens's breakout role has been playing the fictional character Gabriella Montez in the Disney Channel movie series High School Musical. With their performance and good reception from the TV Movie, Hudgens and co-star Zac Efron won the 2006 "Best Chemistry" award at the Teen Choice Awards for their roles. In the movie, she contributed five songs in the soundtrack. Later on, Hudgens also participated in the Disney Channel Games 2006.[11]

Hudgens established a music career under Hollywood Records, citing that Celine Dion and Alicia Keys are her musical influences, were the reason why she pursued a music career.[12] On September 2006, the release of her debut album entitled V, charted on the Billboard 200 at number twenty-four on the chart, with 34,000 copies sold that week, with "Come Back to Me" the first single, and the follow-up was "Say OK". V was certified Gold on February 27, 2007[13] and Billboard readers chose it as the seventh best album of the year.[14] Hudgens was named Female Breakout Singer of the year at the 2007 Teen Choice Awards.[15]

As promotion for the album, she was the opening act for The Cheetah Girls during their The Party's Just Begun Tour.[11] Later on, she participated in the nationwide High School Musical: The Concert tour in fall 2006, performing the songs from the soundtrack album as well as the three singles from her debut album.[16] She sang the duet "Still There For Me" with Corbin Bleu for his debut album. Hudgens also appeared on the High School Musical 2 soundtrack. In December 2007, she sang to the president, in the White House with other singers.[17]

2008-present

Her sophomore album, Identified, was released on July 1, 2008, selling more than 22,000 copies during the first week, debuting at #23 on the Billboard 200. At the same time, she went on the Identified Summer Tour to promote her albums in the U.S. and Mexico.[18]

Hudgens reprised her role as Gabriella in 2008's High School Musical 3: Senior Year and appeared on the movie's soundtrack. She also performed at the 81st Academy Awards in a musical number with other young actors and singers.[19]

On January 11, 2008 it was announced that Hudgens would star in the comedy, Bandslam. Hudgens plays 15-year-old Sa5m, the 5 is silent, explained as an awkward outsider;[20] the film will have a will be theartically released on August 14, 2009.[21] The movie was filmed from Febuary 2, 2008 to April 2, 2008. Hudgens' upcoming projects include starring roles in Sucker Punch, which will release in 2011. Hudgens will star alongside Aly Michalka, and Gaelan Connell. Hudgens' upcoming projects include starring roles in Sucker Punch, which will release in 2011. She plays the role of Blondie, which Hudgens explained as the "tough one".[22] She will play Linda in the film adaptation of Beastly, which is scheduled for a 2010 release.[23]

Personal life and public image

In an October 2007 interview she said is dating her High School Musical series co-star Zac Efron and had been since the filming of High School Musical, and was spotted spending time together filming High School Musical 3: Senior Year at Utah, according to Hudgens' interview with Cosmogirl magazine.[24][25]

Hudgens was the first cast member of High School Musical to be included in Forbes richest list. In early 2007, it was posted in Forbes website, that Hudgens was included in Young Hollywood's Top Earning-Stars.[26] On December 12, 2008, Hudgens was ranked #20 in the list of Forbes "High Earners Under 30".[27]

With the success of the High School Musical film franchise, she was featured in mainstream lists and magazines which included ranking number 62 at FHM's Sexiest Women in the World of 2008 and number 42 in the 2009 list.[28][29] Hudgens is also featured in Maxim' lists.[30] She was included in People's annual "100 Most Beautiful People" 2008 and 2009 lists.[31][32]

Controversies

Nude photo scandal

On September 6, 2007, controversy erupted after provocative photos of Hudgens surfaced online. Two showed her posing in suggestive lingerie, and another showed her nude. A statement from her publicist claims that the photo was taken privately and it was unfortunate that they were released on the Internet.[33] Hudgens later apologized, saying that she was "embarrassed over the situation" and regretted having "taken [those] photos."[34]

Despite early speculation that Hudgens would be dropped from High School Musical 3 due to the scandal,[35] The Walt Disney Company denied the reports, saying, "Vanessa has apologized for what was obviously a lapse in judgment. We hope she's learned a valuable lesson."[36][37][38]

Lawsuits

Brian Schall sued Hudgens last 2007 for an alleged "breach of contract", that according to the suit, Schall claims he advanced costs and expenses on Hudgens’ behalf for her songwriting and recording career.[39] Hudgens was later sued by music producer Johnny Vieira, who claims she reneged on a deal to share her earnings with him after he helped make her a star. Hudgens was ordered to pay Vieira's attorneys $1,500 in fees. The case was settled on May 2, 2009 out of court on unreleased terms.[40]

Filmography

Theatrical Films
Years Title Role Notes
2003 Thirteen Noel First film to star with Brady Corbet
2004 Thunderbirds Tintin Second film to star with Brady Corbet
2008 High School Musical 3: Senior Year Gabriella Montez Third time to reprise her role as Gabriella Montez
2009 Bandslam Sa5m To be released August 14, 2009
2010 Beastly Linda Taylor filming
2011 Sucker Punch! Blondie pre-production
Films made for television
Year Title Role Channel
2006 High School Musical Gabriella Montez Disney Channel
2007 High School Musical 2
Television guest appearances
Year Title Role Episode(s)
2002 Still Standing Tiffany "Still Rocking" (Season 1, Episode 4)
Robbery Homicide Division Nicole "Had" (Season 1, Episode 10)
2003 The Brothers Garcia Lindsay "New Tunes" (Season 4, Episode 37)
2005 Quintuplets Carmen "The Coconut Kapow" (Season 1, Episode 22)
2006 Drake and Josh Becca "Little Sibling" (Season 3, Episode 13)
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody Corrie "Forever Plaid" (Season 2, Episode 6)
"Not So Suite 16" (Season 2, Episode 10)
"Neither a Borrower Nor a Speller Bee" (Season 2, Episode 12)
"Kept Man" (Season 2, Episode 14)

Discography

Main article: Vanessa Hudgens discography

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result
2006 Imagen Foundation Awards "Best Actress - Television" Nominated[41]
Teen Choice Awards "Choice TV Chemistry" (shared with Zac Efron) Won[42]
2007 "Choice Music: Breakout Artist - Female" Won[43]
Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, or Special (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actress Nominated[44]
2008 Teen Choice Awards "Choice Hottie" Won
2009 Kids Choice Awards "Favorite Female Movie Star" Won[45]
MTV Movie Awards "Breakthrough Female Performance" Nominated[46]
"Best Kiss" (shared with Zac Efron) Nominated
Teen Choice Awards "Choice Movie Actress: Music/Dance" Nominated
"Choice Movie: Liplock" (shared with Zac Efron) Nominated
"Choice Hottie" Nominated

References

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  4. ^ Zack Snyder adds two to 'Sucker Punch!' (April 20, 2009)
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  7. ^ a b Vanessa Hudgens Biography KidzWorld.com
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  15. ^ Cidoni, Michael (August 27, 2007). "'Pirates,' Sophia Bush Top Teen Awards". Associated Press. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
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  46. ^ "Twilight, Slumdog hog MTV movie awards". May 5, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-30.

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Preceded by Teen Choice Award: Choice Music Breakout Artist, Female
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Preceded by Teen Choice Award: Choice Female Hottie
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