Alyson Rae Stoner
(born August 11, 1993) [1] is an American teen actress, dancer, singer and model. Stoner is best known for her roles in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
(as Max), Cheaper By The Dozen
, Cheaper by the Dozen 2
(as Sarah Baker), Mike's Super Short Show
(as Sally), Step Up
(as Camille Gage), Alice Upside Down
(as Alice) and Camp Rock
(as Caitlyn Gellar). She has been a background dancer for several stars, such as Missy Elliott, Eminem, Outkast and Will Smith. She is also known for her voice as Isabella in the Disney Channel series Phineas and Ferb
, and The Alyson Stoner Project
, which was released on DVD in February 2009.
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Personal life
While growing up, attending Maumee Valley Country Day School, she studied
Ballet,
Tap Dance,
Jazz Dance, at the O'Connell's Dance Studio in her hometown, Toledo, Ohio. She also modeled and trained at the
Margaret O'Brien Modeling Studio there. She won best model of the year at the IMTA Convention in New York City with Ms. O'Brien's studio in 2000, and she won many awards in acting and dance. After this, Alyson decided to try hip-hop dancing, including appearing in the Missy Elliot music video for
Gossip Folks
.
Career
Dancing
After choreography training in Los Angeles, Stoner famously appeared as a background dancer in the music video for
Missy Elliott's "
Work It", "
Gossip Folks", and "
I'm Really Hot" and as well as
Eminem's "
Just Lose It" alongside a one male and
No Tengo Dinero by the
Kumbia Kings. She has also been a back-up dancer for
Will Smith at the 2005
Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards
, and for
OutKast at the 2004
Kid's Choice Awards
. Stoner danced with a dancing group called the
JammXKids between 2003 and 2006. She quit the group in early 2006 due to scheduling conflicts, but continues to work with the individual kids in different jobs. She was also one of the dancers in the special features for the
Shark Tale
DVD. Stoner teaches hip hop currently at millennium dance complex, and is credited as the youngest person to teach a master class there.
Film
In 2002, Stoner became the co-host of the
Disney Channel Mike's Super Short Show
along with Michael Alan Johnson, an infomercial segment regarding forthcoming
Disney releases.
In 2003 and 2005, she appeared as Sarah, one of the twelve Baker children, in the successful comedies
Cheaper by the Dozen
and
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
. She has also appeared in several television shows aimed at the preteen market, including
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
,
That's So Raven
and
Drake & Josh
.
In 2006, she had a small film role in
Step Up
as
Channing Tatum's younger sister, Camille. She currently provides the voice of Isabella in the Disney Channel animated series
Phineas and Ferb
, it was Stoner that came up with her character's catchphrase "Whatcha doin'?"
In 2007, she starred in the hit Nickelodeon movie "
The Naked Brothers Band" as a huge fan of the band that hangs out with them everyday in the studio.
In 2008, she starred in the Disney Channel Original movie
Camp Rock
as Caitlyn Gellar, an aspiring music producer. Her reception in Camp Rock was particularly strong, with various media outlets suggesting it was about time she played a main character role, having backed up for other big names such as
Will Smith and
Hannah Montana.
[2]
Recently, Stoner starred as Alice McKinley in the movie
Alice Upside Down
, based loosely on the Alice series, particularly
The Agony of Alice
, by
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. This was her second starring role, and, according to an interview that appears on the direct-to-DVD release, she states that this was the first time she has had to appear in every scene in a movie.
She also plays the new voice of Malani from
Star Wars: Ewoks
in
Walt Disney Pictures' traditional animated film version of
Star Tours
.
Stoner has recently finished filming the third
Step Up flim;
Step-Up 3-D, the first dance movie to be shown in 3D. Alyson herself confimed
Adam Sevani will star. Stoner will reprise the role of Camille Gage, Tylers younger sister. Stoner has recently uploaded a video onto her official youtube page of her final dance rehearsal, which introduces other/potential cast members. It will be released at the cinemas in 2010.
[3]
Music
Music has been one of Stoner's long-time passions.
In 2004, Alyson appeared in rap singer;
Eminem's Music Video for
Just Lose It, one of his leading singles. In 2005, she recorded a cover version of the song
In 2005, she sang two songs from the soundtrack of the movie "
Alice Upside Down"
Lost and Found
, and
Free Spirit
,
in which she plays the lead role.
She has also recorded a cover version of the song
Dancing in the Moonlight
for the 2009 Disney DVD/Blu-Ray movie,
Space Buddies
.
[4]
Stoner is currently working with
record producers,
songwriters and a
vocal coach in order to focus on transitioning her style of voice, from "kiddie-pop" into a more soulful pop vibe with a little alternative edge, so she can start working on her first
studio album.
[5]
Publishing
Stoner is the "dance editor" for
KEWL Magazine
. She also recently hosted a global fan summit on
Amazon.com with
Hannah Montana
star
Miley Cyrus. Stoner appeared in the
Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock
, along with the
Jonas Brothers. She stars in a webseries called
Ghost Town
shown on Dailymotion's newly launched DM Kids site.
[6] In February 2009, Stoner released the
Alyson Stoner Project
described as "a dance video hybrid - melding many styles of entertainment into one package".
[7] It was directed by
Kevin Schmidt, her co-star from
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film)
.
[ Behind the scenes videos and pics are available at her YouTube [8] and MySpace accounts. [9]
]
In the summer of 2008, she appeared in the Disney Channel Games as a member of the Blue Lightning Team along with the Kiely Williams, Demi Lovato, Roshon Fegan, her Camp Rock
castmates, Shin Koyamada, Cole Sprouse and several overseas Disney Channel actors. Stoner has also appeared in Wii Fit
related videos on the Nintendo Channel on the Wii video game console demonstrating how to do balance exercises. She voiced the character Kairi for the video game Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories
, and Xion in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
.
Filmography
Film
Year
| Title
| Role
| Notes
|
2003
| Cheaper By The Dozen
| Sarah Baker
| Feature film
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2004
| Garfield
| Kid Rat (Voice)
| Animated feature
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2005
| Cheaper by the Dozen 2
| Sarah Baker
| Feature film/ Movie Sequel
|
2006
| Step Up
| Camille Gage
| Feature film
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2008
| Alice Upside Down
| Alice
| Lead role
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Camp Rock
| Caitlyn Gellar
| Disney Channel Original Movie
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2010
| Step-Up 3-D
| Camille Gage
| Feature Film, Filming
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2010
| Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam
| Caitlyn Gellar
| Production starts late summer 2009 [10]
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Television
Year
| Title
| Role
| Notes
|
2002 - 2006
| Mike's Super Short Show
| Sally
| Main character (25 episodes)
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2004
| Drake & Josh
| Wendy
| Guest star
|
I'm with Her
| Dylan Cassidy
| "The Kid Stays in the Picture"
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2005
| The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
| Max
| Recurring 2005-2008 (8 episodes)
|
That's So Raven
| Ally Parker
| "Goin' Hollywood"
|
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
| Victoria (voice)
| "Snooty: Experiment#277"
|
2006
| W.I.T.C.H
| Lilian
| Voice only (4 episodes)
|
Joey
| Kaley
| "Joey and the Critic"
|
2007
| Naked Brothers Band
| Herself
| Main role
|
2007 -present
| Phineas and Ferb
| Isabella (voice) "Jenny" (voice)
| Main role
|
2008
| Disney Channel Games
| Herself
| Blue team
|
Music
Year
| Title
| Notes
|
2005
| "Baby It's You"
| covered of JoJo
|
2008
| "Lost & Found"
| Alice Upside Down
OST
|
"Free Spirit"
|
"We Rock"
| Camp Rock
|
"Our Time Is Here"
| Camp Rock
|
"S'Winter
| Phineas And Ferb
|
"In The Mall"
|
2009
| "Dancin' in the Moonlight"
| Space Buddies
OST
|
"How About Today"
| Phineas and Ferb
|
"Fly Away Home"
| Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
|
Video games
Year
| Title
| Role
| Notes
|
2008
| Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories
| Kairi
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2009
| Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
| Xion
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Television appearances
Stoner has appeared on such shows as The Ellen DeGeneres Show
, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
, Saturday Night Live
, The Maury Povich Show
, American Music Awards
, Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
, NAACP Image Awards
, Dance Dance Revolution
, The Bonnie Hunt Show
and the Disney Channel Games
.
References
- Alyson Stoner
- The Alyson Stoner Project: Out Now!
- http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/06/75678/index.html
- [1]
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- ''Ghost Town'' Finds Home With Dailymotion Kids
- The Alyson Stoner Project MySpace
- The Alyson Stoner Project
- Alyson Stoner Project scoop! *UPDATE*
- http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/DNR/2009/doc/CRK2_finaljam.doc