Brenda Song
Brenda Song (born March 27, 1988) is an American actress, model, voice actor, 
host, and singer. Song started in show business as a child fashion model. After many commercials and television roles during the late 1990s, Song won a Young Artist Award for her work in The Ultimate Christmas Present (2000). She went on to appear in feature films aimed at teens, including Like Mike (2002) and College Road Trip (2008). Her movies on the Disney Channel include Get a Clue (2002) and Stuck in the Suburbs (2004).
In 2005, Song was selected for a role in the Disney Channel Original Series, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, in which she played hotel heiress London Tipton. Song earned an Asian Excellence Award nomination for her part in the series. In addition to portraying the character, which she continues in The Suite Life on Deck, Song started a music career in 2005 as part of the Disney Channel Circle of Stars. The Suite Life series is one of Disney Channel's most successful and top rated series.
Her fame increased after she played the title role in Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior.[3][4] Song connected emotionally with the lead character struggling to keep her heritage. The film was one of the top rated Disney Channel Original Movies with over 5.7 million viewers on the night of its premiere,[5] and Song was selected to star in the sequel. Song is set to star in Boogie Town, which is scheduled to be released in the sSong was born in Carmichael, California, a suburb of Sacramento, to a Hmong father and a Thai mother who had been adopted by a Hmong family.[1] Her paternal grandparents were from the Xiong clan but changed their last name to Song when the family immigrated to the United States.[1] Her parents were born in Asia and met as adults in Sacramento. Her father works as a school teacher and her mother is a homemaker. She has two younger brothers, Timmothy and Nathanial.[2]
When she was six, Song moved with her mother to Los Angeles to support her acting career; the rest of the family followed two years later. As a young girl, Song wanted to do ballet, while her younger brother wanted to take taekwondo. She said, "my mom only wanted to take us to one place" so they settled on taekwondo. Although Song cried all the way through her first class,[8] she now holds a black belt. Song was named an All-American Scholar in ninth grade. She was homeschooled and earned a high school diploma at age 16,[1][2] then took courses at a community college and online from the University of California, Berkeley[2] with a major in psychology[1] and a minor in business.Song started in show business as a child fashion model in San Francisco after being spotted in a shopping mall by an agent from a modeling school.[10] She began acting at age five or six in a Little Caesars commercial,[2][11] and then a Barbie commercial.[2] She had a small role in two episodes of the television program Thunder Alley. She was in the 1995 Requiem, an AFI student short film by actress Elizabeth Sung. "She came in confident [at the auditions]. She was very focused, and it was very obvious that she loved what she was doing," said Sung.[8] The seven-year-old Song played a young version of "Fong", who is portrayed as an adult by Tamlyn Tomita. The film won a CINE Golden Eagle award.[12]
Following this, she was in another short film directed by Elizabeth Sung called The White Fox.[1] Her theatrical film debut was in Santa with Muscles, a 1996 film starring professional wrestler Hulk Hogan. After a role in Leave It to Beaver (1997), she acted in television beginning with Nickelodeon's 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd (1999). After this she had a number of small parts in series such as 7th Heaven, Judging Amy, ER, Once and Again and Bette, where she met Ashley Tisdale.
Two of Song's early roles led to recognition in the Young Artist Awards. She starred in the 2000 Disney movie The Ultimate Christmas Present, which won her the award for "Best Performance in a TV Movie Comedy, Supporting Young Actress".[13] Her 2002 appearance on The Bernie Mac Show led to a nomination for "Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series, Guest Starring Young Actress".[14] In the same year, she was in the family film Like Mike, which grossed over $50 million.[15] The film stars rapper Bow Wow as an orphan who can suddenly play NBA-level basketball. Song plays the character Reg Stevens. Although the film was criticized for its "frightening myths about adoption",[16] it was successful enough to spawn a sequel, although Song was not in it.
In 2002, Song signed a contract with Disney.[8] After 2002, Song continued to make guest appearances in Disney Channel shows such as That's So Raven, and play minor roles in many American sitcoms. She appeared in Get a Clue in 2002, which was the first Disney Channel Original Movie to receive over one million viewers. She played a recurring role as Tia in the Disney Channel's Phil of the Future, appearing in seven episodes in 2004 and 2005. In late 2004, Song co-starred in the Disney movie Stuck in the Suburbs, portraying Natasha Kwon-Schwartz. The TV premiere received 3.7 million viewers.[17] She said later: "When Stuck came out it was crazy 'cause we went to Six Flags and we were there and so mThe Suite Life of Zack and Cody
In 2005, Song got the role of the spoiled heiress London Tipton in Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. The role was named "Paris" in an early script and is an allusion to "Paris Hilton" (London spoofing Paris, and Tipton is the name of the hotel her fath
er owns in the show).[2][19][20] She got the role without an audition,[21] and was surprised to find her friend Ashley Tisdale working in the show.[22] Song says "London is my fantasy person, I wish I could be her. I wish I had her closet."[2]
The show premiered on the Disney Channel receiving 4 million viewers, making it the most successful premiere for the Disney Channel in 2005.[23] In 2007, the show was the top rated television program among children aged 6 to 11 and was the second top rated television program for children aged 9 to 14.[24] Song's participation in the show led to her becoming highly popular among children between the ages of seven and ten.[25]
The series eventually earned a 2007 Young Artist Award for "Best Family Television Series (comedy)",[26] Emmy nominations for "Outstanding Children's Program" (twice)[27] and "Outstanding Choreography",[28] and three Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award nominations for "Favorite TV show" in 2007, 2008 and 2009.[29] Song earned an Asian Excellence Award nomination for "Outstanding Newcomer" for her part in the series.[30]
After she started on the Suite Life series, Song became a regular on the Disney Channel and had a voice role in Disney's American Dragon: Jake Long series. In 2006, Song had a voice-over role in Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen, which also featured the voices of fellow Disney stars Cole & Dylan Sprouse and Emily Osment. She later starred in an online series called London Tipton's Yay Me! based on the episode "Tiptonline" on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.
host, and singer. Song started in show business as a child fashion model. After many commercials and television roles during the late 1990s, Song won a Young Artist Award for her work in The Ultimate Christmas Present (2000). She went on to appear in feature films aimed at teens, including Like Mike (2002) and College Road Trip (2008). Her movies on the Disney Channel include Get a Clue (2002) and Stuck in the Suburbs (2004).In 2005, Song was selected for a role in the Disney Channel Original Series, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, in which she played hotel heiress London Tipton. Song earned an Asian Excellence Award nomination for her part in the series. In addition to portraying the character, which she continues in The Suite Life on Deck, Song started a music career in 2005 as part of the Disney Channel Circle of Stars. The Suite Life series is one of Disney Channel's most successful and top rated series.
Her fame increased after she played the title role in Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior.[3][4] Song connected emotionally with the lead character struggling to keep her heritage. The film was one of the top rated Disney Channel Original Movies with over 5.7 million viewers on the night of its premiere,[5] and Song was selected to star in the sequel. Song is set to star in Boogie Town, which is scheduled to be released in the sSong was born in Carmichael, California, a suburb of Sacramento, to a Hmong father and a Thai mother who had been adopted by a Hmong family.[1] Her paternal grandparents were from the Xiong clan but changed their last name to Song when the family immigrated to the United States.[1] Her parents were born in Asia and met as adults in Sacramento. Her father works as a school teacher and her mother is a homemaker. She has two younger brothers, Timmothy and Nathanial.[2]
When she was six, Song moved with her mother to Los Angeles to support her acting career; the rest of the family followed two years later. As a young girl, Song wanted to do ballet, while her younger brother wanted to take taekwondo. She said, "my mom only wanted to take us to one place" so they settled on taekwondo. Although Song cried all the way through her first class,[8] she now holds a black belt. Song was named an All-American Scholar in ninth grade. She was homeschooled and earned a high school diploma at age 16,[1][2] then took courses at a community college and online from the University of California, Berkeley[2] with a major in psychology[1] and a minor in business.Song started in show business as a child fashion model in San Francisco after being spotted in a shopping mall by an agent from a modeling school.[10] She began acting at age five or six in a Little Caesars commercial,[2][11] and then a Barbie commercial.[2] She had a small role in two episodes of the television program Thunder Alley. She was in the 1995 Requiem, an AFI student short film by actress Elizabeth Sung. "She came in confident [at the auditions]. She was very focused, and it was very obvious that she loved what she was doing," said Sung.[8] The seven-year-old Song played a young version of "Fong", who is portrayed as an adult by Tamlyn Tomita. The film won a CINE Golden Eagle award.[12]
Following this, she was in another short film directed by Elizabeth Sung called The White Fox.[1] Her theatrical film debut was in Santa with Muscles, a 1996 film starring professional wrestler Hulk Hogan. After a role in Leave It to Beaver (1997), she acted in television beginning with Nickelodeon's 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd (1999). After this she had a number of small parts in series such as 7th Heaven, Judging Amy, ER, Once and Again and Bette, where she met Ashley Tisdale.
Two of Song's early roles led to recognition in the Young Artist Awards. She starred in the 2000 Disney movie The Ultimate Christmas Present, which won her the award for "Best Performance in a TV Movie Comedy, Supporting Young Actress".[13] Her 2002 appearance on The Bernie Mac Show led to a nomination for "Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series, Guest Starring Young Actress".[14] In the same year, she was in the family film Like Mike, which grossed over $50 million.[15] The film stars rapper Bow Wow as an orphan who can suddenly play NBA-level basketball. Song plays the character Reg Stevens. Although the film was criticized for its "frightening myths about adoption",[16] it was successful enough to spawn a sequel, although Song was not in it.
In 2002, Song signed a contract with Disney.[8] After 2002, Song continued to make guest appearances in Disney Channel shows such as That's So Raven, and play minor roles in many American sitcoms. She appeared in Get a Clue in 2002, which was the first Disney Channel Original Movie to receive over one million viewers. She played a recurring role as Tia in the Disney Channel's Phil of the Future, appearing in seven episodes in 2004 and 2005. In late 2004, Song co-starred in the Disney movie Stuck in the Suburbs, portraying Natasha Kwon-Schwartz. The TV premiere received 3.7 million viewers.[17] She said later: "When Stuck came out it was crazy 'cause we went to Six Flags and we were there and so mThe Suite Life of Zack and Cody
In 2005, Song got the role of the spoiled heiress London Tipton in Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. The role was named "Paris" in an early script and is an allusion to "Paris Hilton" (London spoofing Paris, and Tipton is the name of the hotel her fath
er owns in the show).[2][19][20] She got the role without an audition,[21] and was surprised to find her friend Ashley Tisdale working in the show.[22] Song says "London is my fantasy person, I wish I could be her. I wish I had her closet."[2]The show premiered on the Disney Channel receiving 4 million viewers, making it the most successful premiere for the Disney Channel in 2005.[23] In 2007, the show was the top rated television program among children aged 6 to 11 and was the second top rated television program for children aged 9 to 14.[24] Song's participation in the show led to her becoming highly popular among children between the ages of seven and ten.[25]
The series eventually earned a 2007 Young Artist Award for "Best Family Television Series (comedy)",[26] Emmy nominations for "Outstanding Children's Program" (twice)[27] and "Outstanding Choreography",[28] and three Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award nominations for "Favorite TV show" in 2007, 2008 and 2009.[29] Song earned an Asian Excellence Award nomination for "Outstanding Newcomer" for her part in the series.[30]
After she started on the Suite Life series, Song became a regular on the Disney Channel and had a voice role in Disney's American Dragon: Jake Long series. In 2006, Song had a voice-over role in Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen, which also featured the voices of fellow Disney stars Cole & Dylan Sprouse and Emily Osment. She later starred in an online series called London Tipton's Yay Me! based on the episode "Tiptonline" on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.
Ashley Tisdale
Ashley Michelle Tisdale (born July 2, 1985) is an American actress, singer,s
ongwriter and television producer. Tisdale gained her first major role as an actress in 2005 when she played the role of Maddie Fitzpatrick in Disney's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. She went on to appear 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".[2]
After her first Emmy-winning High School Musical performance, 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 over 64,000 copies in the first week,[3] and was later certified Gold. Tisdale has a supporting role as Candace Flynn in Disney Channel's Phineas and Ferb. Tisdale is working on her second studio album, Guilty Pleasure which is scheduled to be released in June 16, 2009.[4] Tisdale will be starring in They Came from Upstairs, which will be released on July 31, 2009.[5]Tisdale was born in Monmouth County, New Jersey on July 2, 1985,[2] to Lisa (née Morris) and Mike Tisdale, who run a construction company.[6] She grew up in Ocean Township.[7] 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.[8] Tisdale is Jewish.[9][10]
At the age of three, Tisdale was discovered by Bill Perlman, her current manager, at South Shores Mall.[2] On her first audition, Tisdale landed a JC Penney spot and went on to appear in more than 100 commercials as a kid.[1] 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.[1] She began her acting career by appearing in Gypsy: A Musical Fable and The Sound of Music at the Jewish Community Center of Monmouth County.[11][1] At age twelve, Tisdale sang for American President Bill Clinton in the White House.[1]
Tisdale was a Ford Model.[12] 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".[13] 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 sitcoms with The Hughleys in 2002 and Still Standing in 2003.In 2004, Tisdale was cast the role of Maddie Fitzpatrick on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody after auditioning for the roles of Maddie Fitzpatrick and London Tipton.[14] 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.[15] 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".[2] The soundtrack became the top-selling album of 2006.[16] Tisdale also appeared in the Disney Channel Games 2006.
In 2006, Tisdale signed a record deal with Warner Bros. Records. The same year, she covered Wham!'s "Last Christmas", which was the first single in her deal with Warner Bros. 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. 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.[17] 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.
ongwriter and television producer. Tisdale gained her first major role as an actress in 2005 when she played the role of Maddie Fitzpatrick in Disney's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. She went on to appear 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".[2]After her first Emmy-winning High School Musical performance, 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 over 64,000 copies in the first week,[3] and was later certified Gold. Tisdale has a supporting role as Candace Flynn in Disney Channel's Phineas and Ferb. Tisdale is working on her second studio album, Guilty Pleasure which is scheduled to be released in June 16, 2009.[4] Tisdale will be starring in They Came from Upstairs, which will be released on July 31, 2009.[5]Tisdale was born in Monmouth County, New Jersey on July 2, 1985,[2] to Lisa (née Morris) and Mike Tisdale, who run a construction company.[6] She grew up in Ocean Township.[7] 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.[8] Tisdale is Jewish.[9][10]
At the age of three, Tisdale was discovered by Bill Perlman, her current manager, at South Shores Mall.[2] On her first audition, Tisdale landed a JC Penney spot and went on to appear in more than 100 commercials as a kid.[1] 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.[1] She began her acting career by appearing in Gypsy: A Musical Fable and The Sound of Music at the Jewish Community Center of Monmouth County.[11][1] At age twelve, Tisdale sang for American President Bill Clinton in the White House.[1]
Tisdale was a Ford Model.[12] 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".[13] 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 sitcoms with The Hughleys in 2002 and Still Standing in 2003.In 2004, Tisdale was cast the role of Maddie Fitzpatrick on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody after auditioning for the roles of Maddie Fitzpatrick and London Tipton.[14] 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.[15] 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".[2] The soundtrack became the top-selling album of 2006.[16] Tisdale also appeared in the Disney Channel Games 2006.
In 2006, Tisdale signed a record deal with Warner Bros. Records. The same year, she covered Wham!'s "Last Christmas", which was the first single in her deal with Warner Bros. 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. 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.[17] 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.
In February 2007, Tisdale released her first solo album, Headstrong which was distributed by Warner Bros Records.[18] The album debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 album charts, selling 64,000 copies.[18] 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.[19] "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.
Tisdale performing at the High School Musical: The Concert tour.
She reprised her role as Sharpay Evans in High School Musical 2. She also appeared on 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 aw
ard at Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards UK as "Best TV Actress" for 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 in 2007 in a Holiday Edition.[20] The album was re-released again in a limited Deluxe Edition format in Germany.[21] The album was certified Gold in the U.S. for reaching 500,000 copies shipped,[3] and Billboard readers chose it as the sixth best album of the year.[22]
In 2008, Tisdale starred in the ABC Family Original Movie, Picture This. The movie was released on DVD in 2008. In addition, Tisdale was credited as one of the executive producers for the movie.[23] Later that year, 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 leading vocals in the song, "I Want It All", which received praises from Billboard. [24]
Tisdale performing at the High School Musical: The Concert tour.
She reprised her role as Sharpay Evans in High School Musical 2. She also appeared on 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 aw
ard at Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards UK as "Best TV Actress" for 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 in 2007 in a Holiday Edition.[20] The album was re-released again in a limited Deluxe Edition format in Germany.[21] The album was certified Gold in the U.S. for reaching 500,000 copies shipped,[3] and Billboard readers chose it as the sixth best album of the year.[22]In 2008, Tisdale starred in the ABC Family Original Movie, Picture This. The movie was released on DVD in 2008. In addition, Tisdale was credited as one of the executive producers for the movie.[23] Later that year, 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 leading vocals in the song, "I Want It All", which received praises from Billboard. [24]
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