Ashley Tisdale
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![]() Tisdale perfoming in her music video for
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Born | Ashley Tisdale |
Ashley Michelle Tisdale (born July 2 1985)[1] is an American actress and singer. After appearing in several television roles during the late 1990s and early 2000s, she became known to young audiences for playing Maddie Fitzpatrick on the Disney Channel Original Series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and Sharpay Evans in the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical. Tisdale has also pursued a music career and released her debut album Headstrong on February 6 2007. She also participated in High School Musical: The Concert and will play Sharpay Evans again in High School Musical 2.
Early life
Tisdale was born in Monmouth, New Jersey on July 2, 1985,[2] to Lisa Morris and Mike Tisdale. Her older sister, Jennifer Tisdale, is also an actress. Her maternal grandfather is Arnold Morris, the developer of Ginsu Knives; through her grandfather, she is also related to businessman Ron Popeil.[3][4] Tisdale is Jewish on her mother's side and considers herself Jewish.[5][6] She was discovered by Bill Perlman, who is her current manager, at her hometown mall in Monmouth County, New Jersey when she was three.[7] She began acting, appearing in stage productions of Gypsy: A Musical Fable and The Sound of Music at the Jewish Community Center of Monmouth County.[8] She sang for Bill Clinton at the White House when she was twelve years old.[citation needed]
Career
Film and television
During the late 1990s, Tisdale appeared in episodes of several television series, including Smart Guy, 7th Heaven, Grounded for Life, Boston Public, Strong Medicine, Charmed, and Beverly Hills, 90210. She had a minor role in the 2001 film Donnie Darko and recurring roles on the sitcoms The Hughleys, and Still Standing. In 2002, she starred in a tv commercial for Fruit Gushers (notable for the head transformation) "Photo Booth" and her head transformed into an oversized orange. Then, Tisdale was cast in the role of Maddie Fitzpatrick on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody after auditioning for the roles of Maddie Fitzpatrick and London Tipton.[9] As the series became popular, Tisdale became a featured performer on the Disney Channel and performed a voice role in Whisper of the Heart. She was also cast in Disney's television film High School Musical, which became a major success for the channel after its premiere on January 20, 2006.
Tisdale originally tried out for Gabriella Montez, but was cast as Sharpay Evans.[10] The role required her to perform several songs, including "What I've Been Looking For," "Bop to the Top," and "We're All in This Together." All three managed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Additionally, Tisdale made music history by being the first female artist to ever debut with two songs simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 with "What I've Been Looking For" and "Bop to the Top."[11] She has also recorded versions of the songs "Some Day My Prince Will Come" and "Kiss The Girl" (including a music video)[12] for Disney. In addition, she recorded a version of "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" with the other members of the Disney Channel Circle of Stars, and appeared in the Disney Channel Games 2006 as captain of the Green Team. Tisdale is also appearing in the second rendition of the games, named "Disney Channel Games 2007".
More recently, Tisdale signed a deal with Staples, Inc. to appear in the promotional campaign for the company's "Geared 4 School" sweepstakes that fall. She will star in High School Musical 2, scheduled to air in August 17, 2007.
Tisdale appeared in the second episode of Season 8 of MTV's Punk'd. The skit was, she went to a children's hospital and sang "Kiss the Girl" to a little boy in a coma. After she sang a few lyrics of the song, the boy woke up. As she was singing, the lyrics were being censored out because MTV did not own the rights to the song. She also appeared in an episode where she helped Ashton Kutcher to punk her good friend and High School Musical co-star Zac Efron.
Tisdale told JustJared.com during an interview at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards that she will be filming a movie in August. No other information has been given since she stated she's supersticious.
Music
Tisdale's first solo album, Headstrong, is distributed by Warner Bros. Records and was released on February 6 2007. The album debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 album charts, selling 64,000 copies.[13] Her first single "He Said She Said," written by Jonathan "J.R." Rotem and Evan "Kidd" Bogart, was released on December 19 2006. There are three versions of the song: the Radio Disney version, which is more geared towards children; a version which Tisdale sings during the High School Musical Tour, and a version which is more "mature" than the other versions and has some "mature" content like touching and kissing. She filmed a music video on January 25, 2007 for "He Said, She Said." Her second single, Be Good to Me was released on iTunes on January 9, 2007, with a music video that was played on the Disney Channel and AOL. The songs were released on iTunes & Napster. On January 2007, Tisdale was declared the 2nd Hottest Woman of Pop/R&B by Blender Magazine, which stated: "Tisdale has a gift. Not an angelic voice or a dazzling personality, but an even rarer commodity: millions of 'pre-sold' preteens eager to buy her debut album!"[14] In March of 2007, Tisdale told Blender that she was drug and alcohol-free, going on to say "my mom really instilled confidence in me, so I'm not somebody who'd be under peer pressure."[15] Recently a Brazilian newspaper claimed that Ashley's new album Headstrong sold 23,000 copies in Brazil and over 500,000 copies worldwide.[16]
Music Videos
Ashley has made two music videos on for Be Good To Me, off her album Headstrong, which is on the High School Musical: The Concert DVD. Ashley has also made a music video for Kiss The Girl, the remake of the song from The Little Mermaid, which can be found on The Little Mermaid Special Edition DVD. You can also buy the music videos of What I've Been Looking For and We're All In This Together from High School Musical on iTunes. High School Musical the movie and concert version can also be bought on iTunes.
Music Videos Table
Song | Movie/CD | Others Involved |
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Be Good To Me | Headstrong | Ashley Alone |
Kiss The Girl | The Little Mermaid Special Edition DVD | Ashley Alone |
What I've Been Looking For | High School Musical | Lucas Grabeel |
I Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You | High School Musical | Lucas Grabeel, Zac Efron, & Vanessa Anne Hudgens |
We're All in this Together | High School Musical | Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Monique Coleman, Corbin Bleu, & Lucas Grabeel |
What Time Is It? | High School Musical 2 | Lucas Grabeel, Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Monique Coleman, & Corbin Bleu |
Not Like That | Headstrong | Ashley Alone |
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | High School Musical 2 | Sharpay Evans | TV movie |
2006 | Phineas and Ferb | Candace | voice over |
High School Musical | Sharpay Evans | TV movie | |
2002 | The Mayor of Oyster Bay | TV movie | |
2001 | Donnie Darko | Kim, the Dorky girl | |
Nathan's Choice | Stephanie | TV movie | |
1998 | A Bug's Life | Lead Blueberry Scout/additional voices | voice over |
1995 | Whisper of the Heart | Yuko Harada | voice over |
Discography
Albums
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Headstrong
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Soundtracks
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High School Musical Soundtrack
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High School Musical 2 Soundtrack
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Singles
Year | Title | Album | Chart positions | |||||||||
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U.S. | Disney | CAN | IRE | NZ | SPA | AUS | CHI | BRA | UK | |||
2005 | "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" (with Disney Channel Circle of Stars) |
DisneyMania, Vol. 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2006 | "What I've Been Looking For" (with Lucas Grabeel) |
High School Musical OST | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — |
"Stick to the Status Quo" (with High School Musical Cast) |
43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Bop to the Top" (with Lucas Grabeel) |
62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"We're All in This Together" (with High School Musical Cast) |
34 | — | — | 31 | 14 | — | — | 44 | — | 40 | ||
"Kiss The Girl"[19] | The Little Mermaid Special Edition OST | 81[20] | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Last Christmas" | Last Christmans - Single | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2007 | "Be Good to Me" [18] | Headstrong | 80 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | TBR |
"Not Like That" | - | — | - | — | — | — | — | - | — | TBR | ||
"What Time Is It?" | High School Musical 2 Soundtrack | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"He Said She Said" | Headstrong | 77 | — | 2 | — | — | — | - | 45 | — | — |
Other charting songs
Year | Title | Album | Chart positions | ||||||||
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U.S. | Disney | CAN | UK | IRE | NZ | SPA | AUS | CHI | BRA | ||
2007 | "Headstrong" | Headstrong | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Songs
Year | Title | Album |
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2006 | "I Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You" (with Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, and Lucas Grabeel) |
High School Musical OST |
"Some Day My Prince Will Come" (feat. Andrew Seeley) |
DisneyMania, Vol. 4 |
Soundtracks
Year | Album | Notes |
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2007 | High School Musical 2: The Soundtrack | |
2007 | What TIme Is It? - Single | |
2006 | The Little Mermaid 2006 Special Edition Soundtrack | |
High School Musical: The Soundtrack |
TV shows and guest appearances
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005-present | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Maddie Fitzpatrick | |
2007 | Punk'd | Herself | sang Kiss the Girl |
Kim Possible | Camille Leon | voice over in 2007, episode "Trading Faces" and returned in "Fashion Victim" | |
Late Night With Conan O'Brien | Herself | Aired on February 8; Guest | |
The Life of Eddie | Verny | ||
Phineas and Ferb | Candace | voice over | |
Good Morning America | Herself | Aired on February 6; performed Be Good to Me | |
Regis and Kelly | Herself | Aired on February 7; performed Be Good to Me | |
Total Request Live | Herself | Aired on February 7 | |
2006 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Herself | Aired on August 9 |
Total Request Live | Herself | Co-host with Miley Cyrus on June 20; guest with Zac Efron | |
Hannah Montana | Maddie Fitzpatrick | Episode On the Road Again which was part of the That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana special. | |
Disney Channel Games 2006 | Herself | Captain for the green team | |
2003 | Still Standing | Bonnie | Was Bonnie in the episodes Still Interfering, Still The Bad Parents, Still Hairdressing, & Still Romancing |
George Lopez | Olivia | ||
Grounded for Life | Leah | ||
Strong Medicine | Sherry Lowenstein | ||
2002 | Malcolm in the Middle | Girl | |
The Hughleys | Stephanie | Three episodes | |
2001 | Charmed | Runaway Teen | Season 3, Episode 21: "Look Who's Barking" |
Kate Brasher | Winona | ||
Once and Again | Marni | ||
Bette | Jessica | ||
2000 | Boston Public | Carol Prader | |
The Geena Davis Show | Tracy | ||
Movie Stars | Female Student | ||
The Amanda Show | Number One Fan - Cold-Curer | ||
Beverly Hills 90210 | Nicole Jungquist | ||
1997 | 7th Heaven | Janice | |
Smart Guy | Amy | as Ashley Michelle Tisdale |
Footnotes
- ^ Tisdale, Ashley. "Fact Sheet". BOP. Retrieved 2006-05-09.
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(help) - ^ Background info on Tisdale's maternal family found at "the New Yorker". The Pitchman.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Tisdale mentioned her family relation on The Jimmy Kimmel Show, May 9 2006
- ^ Bloom, Nate (2007-01-30). "All About Ashley". InterfaithFamily.com. Retrieved 2007-01-30.
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(help) - ^ Heifetz, Laurie (3-4/07). "The Jewish Paparazzi - Funny, Tisdale doesn't sound Jewish". American Jewish Life Magazine. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
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(help) - ^ "About Ashley". AshleyTisdale.com. 2006-08-25. Retrieved 2007-01-30.
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(help) - ^ "Celebrity Premiers Video in Deal ([[2006-07-11]])". JCC of Greater Monmouth County. 2006-07-11. Retrieved 2007-01-30.
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(help) - ^ High School Musical Pop-up Edition
- ^ Bronson, Fred (2006-02-02). vnu_content_id=1001956364 "Chart Beat". Billboard. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
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(help) - ^ "Ashley Tisdale 'Kiss The Girl' Music Video". Ashley Tisdale. Retrieved 2006-10-26.
- ^ Hasty, Katie (2007-02-14). "Fall Out Boy Hits 'High' Note With No. 1 Debut". Billboard. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
- ^ "High School Musical star tries a more challenging medium: pop songs". Blender. Retrieved 2007-02-06.
- ^ Gross, Michael Joseph. "Ashley Tisdale's After School Special". Blender. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ^ [1] 'oglobo.Globo.com
- ^ http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=45541
- ^ a b "Just In!". Ashley-Web.org. Retrieved 2007-01-17.
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(help) - ^ "The Little Mermaid DVD". MySpace. 2007-01-24. Retrieved 2007-01-30.
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External links
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- The Official Ashley Tisdale Site
- The Official Ashley Tisdale Music Site
- Ashley Tisdale at IMDb
- Ashley Tisdale at TV.com
- Ashley Tisdale at MySpace
- Ashley Tisdale at YouTube