Ashley Tisdale Wiki Information
Ashley Michelle Tisdale
(born July 2, 1985) is an American actress, singer and television producer. Tisdale's first major role as an actress was as Maddie Fitzpatrick in Disney's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
. She went on to star in the High School Musical
film series as the female antagonist Sharpay Evans. She made music history by becoming the first female artist to debut with two songs simultaneously on the Billboard
Hot 100 with "What I've Been Looking For" and "Bop to the Top".
After her first High School Musical
appearance, she pursued a solo music career and on February 6, 2007, she released her debut album Headstrong
. The album debuted at number five on the U.S. charts, selling 64,000 copies in the first week, [1] and was later certified Gold. Tisdale has a supporting role as Candace Flynn in Disney Channel's Phineas and Ferb
. Tisdale's second studio album, Guilty Pleasure
was first released on June 16, 2009 and in North America on July 28, 2009. [2] She also starred in the 2009 feature film, Aliens in the Attic
as Bethany Pearson. [3]
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Early life and career beginnings
Tisdale was born in
West Deal,
Monmouth County,
New Jersey on July 2, 1985,
to Lisa (née Morris) and Mike Tisdale, who run a construction company.
[4] She grew up in
Ocean Township. While her elder sister,
Jennifer Tisdale, is also an actress and model, her maternal grandfather, Arnold Morris, developed the
Ginsu Knives; through her grandfather, she is also related to businessman
Ron Popeil.
Tisdale is
Jewish on her mother's side and considers herself Jewish.
[5] [6]
At the age of three, Tisdale was discovered by Bill Perlman, her current manager, at a New Jersey mall. He sent Tisdale on auditions for commercials
[7] and on her first audition, Tisdale landed a JC Penney spot and went on to appear in more than 100 commercials as a kid.
At the age of eight, she was cast in a leading role in the
Broadway musical,
Les Misérables
, and later toured internationally with the cast of
Annie
.
She began her theatrical career by appearing in
Gypsy: A Musical Fable
and
The Sound of Music
at the
Jewish Community Center of Monmouth County.
At the age of twelve, Tisdale sang for
Bill Clinton in the
White House.
Tisdale was a
Ford Model.
[9] During the late 1990s and early 2000s, Tisdale made minor appearances on several television series such as
George Lopez
,
Smart Guy
,
7th Heaven
,
Strong Medicine
and
Bette
, where she co-starred with
Brenda Song for the first time. For her role in
Boston Public
she received a 2000
Young Artist Award nomination for "best guest performance in a TV drama".
Tisdale had a voice role in the 1998 animated movie
A Bug's Life
, and a minor role in the 2001 film
Donnie Darko
. She had recurring roles on
The Hughleys
in 2002 and
Still Standing
in 2003.
Career
2004-2006: Fame rise and career development
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In 2004, Tisdale was cast the role of
Maddie Fitzpatrick on
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
after auditioning for the roles of Maddie and
London Tipton.
[10] She also appeared in
Whisper of the Heart
, the English-language version of the Japanese animated feature,
Mimi wo Sumaseba
. Tisdale was soon cast as
Sharpay Evans in
Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical
. Tisdale's role required her to perform several songs on
the soundtrack. All the songs charted on the
Billboard Hot 100.
[11] Tisdale made music history by becoming the first female artist ever to debut with two songs simultaneously on the "Hot 100" with "What I've Been Looking For" and "Bop to the Top".
The soundtrack became the top-selling album of 2006.
Tisdale also appeared in the
Disney Channel Games 2006
.
In 2006, Tisdale signed a record deal with
Warner Bros. Records. She also covered
Wham!'s "
Last Christmas", which was the first single released in her Warner Bros deal. She also covered "
Some Day My Prince Will Come" with
Drew Seeley for
DisneyMania 4 and covered "
A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" with other members of the
Disney Channel Circle of Stars. She was featured on the music video which was later included on
Cinderella: Platinum Edition
DVD. Tisdale also recorded a cover version of the song "
Kiss the Girl" and shot a music video, which premiered on
Disney Channel and was later included on
The Little Mermaid: Platinum Edition
DVD.
[12] In December 2006, prior to the release of her debut album, she released a three-song EP,
He Said She Said EP
to promote the album.
[13] Tisdale also launched a tour with the cast of
High School Musical
, performing songs from the soundtrack and songs from her debut album. In 2007, a DVD and a live album called
High School Musical: The Concert
was released featuring Tisdale's songs.
2007-2008: Headstrong
and acting roles
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tour.
In February 2007, Tisdale released her first solo album,
Headstrong
which was distributed by Warner Bros Records.
[14] The album debuted at number five on the
Billboard 200 chart, selling 64,000 copies.
Tisdale described
Headstrong
as a chance for her fans to get to know her better. "I want people to know that I’m a real person, and that I’ve been through normal situations, like crushes and heartbreaks", said Tisdale.
[15] "
Be Good to Me" was released as the first single from the album in fall 2006 and "
He Said She Said" was released as the second. In 2008, a third single, "
Not Like That" was released in European countries and
Brazil, while a fourth single, "
Suddenly" had a limited release in
Germany and Brazil.
She reprised her role as Sharpay Evans in
High School Musical 2
. She also appeared in
the soundtrack. Tisdale has a voice role in Disney Channel's
Phineas and Ferb
as
Candace Flynn.
She also voiced
Camille Leon in
Kim Possible
. Tisdale received her first award at
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards UK as "Best TV Actress" for her performance in
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
.
In 2007, Tisdale released a music DVD,
There's Something About Ashley
, with a three-song trilogy comprising music videos and a documentary about the creation of
Headstrong
.
The album was re-released again in a limited Deluxe Edition format in Germany.
[16] The album was
certified Gold in the U.S. for reaching 500,000 copies shipped,
and
Billboard
readers chose it as the sixth best album of the year.
[17]
In 2008, Tisdale starred in the
ABC Family Original Movie,
Picture This
with
Kevin Pollak.
She portrayed Mandy Gilbert and the movie was released on DVD. In addition, Tisdale was credited as one of the executive producers of the movie.
[18] Tisdale reprised her role as Sharpay Evans in
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
and also sang songs on the
the soundtrack.
Tisdale sang the lead vocals in the song "
I Want It All", which received praises from
Billboard
.
[19]
2009-present: Guilty Pleasure
and other projects
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in early 2008. In a April 2008 interview, she stated she has recorded several songs for the album.
Tisdale also stated her album would include "more rock and edgier" music.
in airplay and digital formats.
was released on June 11, 2009 and had a North American release on July 28, 2009.
, selling 25,000 copies in its first week.
.
as Bethany Pearson. In 2009, she guest starred as Maddie Fitzpatrick on
. Tisdale is also a producer,
and as of June 2009, is working in two projects.
to produce a reality show.
.
which is currently being shopped around for distribution.