[b][color:2881=black][font:2881='Times New Roman']Ashley Michelle Tisdale[/font][/color][/b][color:2881=black][font:2881='Times New Roman'] (born July 2, 1985) is an American actress, singer and television producer. Tisdale's first major acting role was as [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maddie_Fitzpatrick][color:2881=black]Maddie Fitzpatrick[/color][/url] in Disney's [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Suite_Life_of_Zack_%26_Cody][color:2881=black]The Suite Life of Zack & Cody[/color][/url][/i]. She went on to star in the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_School_Musical_(film_series)][i][color:2881=black]High School Musical[/color][/i][color:2881=black] film series[/color][/url] as the female antagonist [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharpay_Evans][color:2881=black]Sharpay Evans[/color][/url]. She made music history by becoming the first female artist to debut with two songs simultaneously on the [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard][color:2881=black]Billboard[/color][/url][/i] [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_100][color:2881=black]Hot 100[/color][/url] with "What I've Been Looking For" and "Bop to the Top", both songs from the first film's soundtrack. [/font][/color]
[color:2881=black][font:2881='Times New Roman']After her first [i]High School Musical[/i] appearance, she pursued a solo music career and signed a record deal with [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records][color:2881=black]Warner Bros. Records[/color][/url]. Her debut album, [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headstrong_(album)][color:2881=black]Headstrong[/color][/url][/i] was released in February 2007 and debuted at number five in the U.S. chart, selling 64,000 copies, and was later [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_recording_sales_certification][color:2881=black]certified Gold[/color][/url]. Tisdale has a supporting voice role as [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candace_Flynn][color:2881=black]Candace Flynn[/color][/url] in Disney Channel's [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phineas_and_Ferb][color:2881=black]Phineas and Ferb[/color][/url][/i]. Her second studio album, [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilty_Pleasure_(album)][color:2881=black]Guilty Pleasure[/color][/url][/i] was first released in June 2009. She also starred in the 2009 feature film, [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliens_in_the_Attic][color:2881=black]Aliens in the Attic[/color][/url][/i] as Bethany Pearson. [/font][/color]
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[color:2881=black]During the late 1990s and early 2000s, Tisdale made minor appearances on several television shows such as [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hughleys][color:2881=black]The Hugh leys[/color][/url][/i], [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_Guy][color:2881=black]Smart Guy[/color][/url][/i], [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7th_Heaven][color:2881=black]7th Heaven[/color][/url][/i] and [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bette_(TV_series)][color:2881=black]Bette[/color][/url][/i], where she co-starred with [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Song][color:2881=black]Brenda Song[/color][/url] for the first time. For her role in [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Public][color:2881=black]Boston Public[/color][/url][/i] she received a 2000 [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Artist_Award][color:2881=black]Young Artist Award[/color][/url] nomination for "best guest performance in a TV drama".Tisdale had minor roles in [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Bug%27s_Life][color:2881=black]A Bug's Life[/color][/url][/i] and [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisper_of_the_Heart][color:2881=black]Whisper of the Heart[/color][/url][/i] and [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Darko][color:2881=black]Donnie Darko[/color][/url][/i]. In 2004, She was cast as [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maddie_Fitzpatrick][color:2881=black]Maddie Fitzpatrick[/color][/url] on [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Suite_Life_of_Zack_%26_Cody][color:2881=black]The Suite Life of Zack & Cody[/color][/url][/i] after auditioning for the roles of Maddie and [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Tipton][color:2881=black]London Tipton[/color][/url]. She later won her first award at [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelodeon_Kids%27_Choice_Awards][color:2881=black]Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards[/color][/url] UK for her role in the show. [/color]
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[color:2881=black][font:2881=Calibri]Tisdale performing at the [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_School_Musical:_The_Concert][color:2881=black]High School Musical: The Concert[/color][/url][/i] tour.[/font][/color]
[color:2881=black]Tisdale was soon cast as [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharpay_Evans][color:2881=black]Sharpay Evans[/color][/url] in [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Channel_Original_Movie][color:2881=black]Disney Channel Original Movie[/color][/url] [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_School_Musical][color:2881=black]High School Musical[/color][/url][/i]. Tisdale's role required her to perform several songs on [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_School_Musical_(soundtrack)][color:2881=black]the soundtrack[/color][/url]. Tisdale became the first female artist to debut two songs simultaneously on the "Billboard Hot 100" with "What I've Been Looking For" and "Bop to the Top". Tisdale also covered "[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_the_Girl][color:2881=black]Kiss the Girl[/color][/url]" and a music video for the song was made. In 2006, she signed a record deal with [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records][color:2881=black]Warner Bros. Records[/color][/url] and covered Wham’s "[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Christmas][color:2881=black]Last Christmas[/color][/url]", which was her first single in her Warner Bros. deal. In December 2006, prior to the release of her debut album, she released a three-song EP, [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Said_She_Said_(song)#He_Said_She_Said_EP][color:2881=black]He Said She Said EP[/color][/url][/i] to promote the album. In late 2006, she participated in the international [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_School_Musical:_The_Concert][color:2881=black]High School Musical: The Concert[/color][/url][/i] tour, performing the songs from the soundtrack and three songs from her debut album. [/color]
[color:2881=black]In February 2007, Tisdale released her first solo album, [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headstrong_(album)][color:2881=black]Headstrong[/color][/url][/i] which was distributed by Warner Bros Records.[sup][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Tisdale#cite_note-bb2-15][color:2881=black]][/color][/url][/sup] The album debuted at number five on the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_200][color:2881=black]Billboard 200[/color][/url] chart, selling 64,000 copies. "[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be_Good_to_Me][color:2881=black]Be Good to Me[/color][/url]" was released as the first single from the album in fall 2006 and "[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Said_She_Said_(song)][color:2881=black]He Said She Said[/color][/url]" was released as the second. In 2008, a third single, "[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_Like_That][color:2881=black]Not Like That[/color][/url]" was released in European countries, while a fourth single, "[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suddenly_(Ashley_Tisdale_song)][color:2881=black]Suddenly[/color][/url]" was released in [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany][color:2881=black]Germany[/color][/url].[/color]
[color:2881=black]She later reprised her role as Sharpay Evans in [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_School_Musical_2][color:2881=black]High School Musical 2[/color][/url][/i]. She also appeared in [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_School_Musical_2_(soundtrack)][color:2881=black]the soundtrack[/color][/url]. Tisdale has a voice role in Disney Channel's [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phineas_and_Ferb][color:2881=black]Phineas and Ferb[/color][/url][/i] as [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candace_Flynn][color:2881=black]Candace Flynn[/color][/url]. She also voiced [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camille_Leon][color:2881=black]Camille Leon[/color][/url] in [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Possible][color:2881=black]Kim Possible[/color][/url][/i]. In 2007, Tisdale released a music DVD, [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There%27s_Something_About_Ashley][color:2881=black]There's Something About Ashley[/color][/url][/i], with a three-song trilogy comprising music videos and a documentary about the creation of [i]Headstrong[/i]. The album was [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_recording_sales_certification][color:2881=black]certified Gold[/color][/url] in the U.S. for reaching 500,000 copies shipped, and [i]Billboard[/i] readers chose it as the sixth best album of the year. [/color]
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[color:2881=black]In 2008, Tisdale starred in the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_Family_Original_Movie][color:2881=black]ABC Family Original Movie[/color][/url], [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picture_This_(film)][color:2881=black]Picture This[/color][/url][/i] with [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Pollak][color:2881=black]Kevin Pollak[/color][/url]. She portrayed Mandy Gilbert and the movie was released on DVD. She was also credited as one of the executive producers of the movie. Tisdale reprised her role as Sharpay Evans in the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_Pictures][color:2881=black]Walt Disney Pictures[/color][/url] film [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_School_Musical_3:_Senior_Year][color:2881=black]High School Musical 3: Senior Year[/color][/url][/i] and also sang songs on the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_School_Musical_3:_Senior_Year_(soundtrack)][color:2881=black]the soundtrack[/color][/url]. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Gleiberman][color:2881=black]Owen Gleiberman[/color][/url] of [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entertainment_Weekly][color:2881=black]Entertainment Weekly[/color][/url][/i] acclaimed Tisdale as the breakout star in the film, and also said her character makes "narcissism a goofy, bedazzled pleasure". Tisdale also sang the lead vocals in the song "[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Want_It_All_(High_School_Musical_song)][color:2881=black]I Want It All[/color][/url]", which was praised by [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Magazine][color:2881=black]Billboard[/color][/url][/i]. [/color]
[color:2881=black]Tisdale began working on her second solo album, [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilty_Pleasure_(album)][color:2881=black]Guilty Pleasure[/color][/url][/i] in early 2008. Tisdale said the album includes "more rock and edgier" music. The album's lead single, "[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Alright,_It%27s_OK][color:2881=black]It's Alright, It's OK[/color][/url]", was released on April, 2009 in the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States][color:2881=black]United States[/color][/url] in airplay and digital formats. [i]Guilty Pleasure[/i] was first released in June, 2009 in several countries and in July of the same year in North America. The album debuted at number twelve on [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_200][color:2881=black]Billboard 200[/color][/url], selling 25,000 copies in its first week. "[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crank_It_Up_(Ashley_Tisdale_song)][color:2881=black]Crank It Up[/color][/url]" is the album's second single and will be released in October 2009. She is featured in [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boys_Like_Girls][color:2881=black]Boys Like Girls[/color][/url]' "[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Drunk_(song)][color:2881=black]Love Drunk[/color][/url]" music video and in the [i]Phineas and Ferb[/i] [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phineas_and_Ferb_(soundtrack)][color:2881=black]soundtrack[/color][/url]. [/color]
[color:2881=black]Tisdale starred in the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century_Fox][color:2881=black]20th Century Fox[/color][/url] film, [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliens_in_the_Attic][color:2881=black]Aliens in the Attic[/color][/url][/i] with [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hoffman_(actor)][color:2881=black]Robert Hoffman[/color][/url] and [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_Jenkins][color:2881=black]Carter Jenkins[/color][/url], as Bethany Pearson. In 2009, she guest starred as Maddie Fitzpatrick on [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Suite_Life_on_Deck][color:2881=black]The Suite Life on Deck[/color][/url][/i]. Tisdale is also a producer, she has a production company named [i]Blondie Girl Productions[/i] and is working in two projects. Tisdale also signed a deal with [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FremantleMedia][color:2881=black]Fremantle Media[/color][/url] to produce a reality show. She also left [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gersh_Agency][color:2881=black]Gersh Agency[/color][/url] and joined [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Artists_Agency][color:2881=black]Creative Artists Agency[/color][/url]. Tisdale has collaborated with Jessica Horowitz to create an animated series, [i]After Midnight[/i] which is currently being shopped around for distribution. In early October 2009, Tisdale was cast in the film, [i]Sleepless Beauty[/i]. [/color]
[color:2881=black]Tisdale's music is predominantly [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_music][color:2881=black]pop[/color][/url] and has included [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballads][color:2881=black]ballads[/color][/url] and [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music][color:2881=black]rock[/color][/url]. Tisdale decided to move to a [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_rock][color:2881=black]pop rock[/color][/url] style in her second album. Love and heartbreak are major themes in Tisdale's songs and her output makes use of electronic instruments such as drum machines and guitars. She co-wrote several songs on [i]Headstrong[/i] and [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilty_Pleasure_(album)][color:2881=black]Guilty Pleasure[/color][/url][/i]. Her musical influences include [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariah_Carey][color:2881=black]Mariah Carey[/color][/url], [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Aguilera][color:2881=black]Christina Aguilera[/color][/url], [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britney_Spears][color:2881=black]Britney Spears[/color][/url], [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson][color:2881=black]Michael Jackson[/color][/url][sup][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Tisdale#cite_note-34][color:2881=black][35][/color][/url][/sup] and many popular 1980s songs. In a [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL][color:2881=black]AOL[/color][/url] interview, Tisdale said, "I’ve been a big fan of Pink ever since she started. I love Katy Perry’s sense of humor and her pop/rock feel. I love Pat Benatar's music. I’m inspired by all these women when I’m going into the studio, but almost anything inspires me." [/color]
[b][color:2881=black]Public image and personal life[/color][/b]
[color:2881=black]In 2007, Tisdale appeared in a promotional campaign for [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staples,_Inc.][color:2881=black]Staples, Inc.[/color][/url]'s "Geared 4 School" sweepstakes and appeared in promotional campaigns for [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eck%C5%8D][color:2881=black]Eckō[/color][/url] Red clothing brand, she toured malls in the U.S. and performed in fashion shows hosted at each mall as part of her deal. Tisdale was romantically involved with [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Murillo_(dancer)][color:2881=black]Jared Murillo[/color][/url] but ended their relationship by March 2009. In March 2007, Tisdale told [i]Blender[/i] she was drug and alcohol-free, and doesn't smoke and went on to add, "my mom really instilled confidence in me, so I'm not somebody who'd be under peer pressure". She was ranked #10 in [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxim_(magazine)][color:2881=black]Maxim[/color][/url][/i]'s 2008 Hot 100 list and was ranked #94 on [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrity_100][i][color:2881=black]Forbes'[/color][/i][color:2881=black] 2008 Celebrity 100 list[/color][/url]. She has appeared on the cover of several magazines, including [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventeen_(Magazine)][color:2881=black]Seventeen[/color][/url][/i], [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmopolitan_(magazine)][color:2881=black]Cosmopolitan[/color][/url][/i] and [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shape_(magazine)][color:2881=black]Shape[/color][/url][/i].[/color]
[color:2881=black]She underwent a [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septoplasty][color:2881=black]septoplasty[/color][/url] procedure on November 2007 to correct her partially deviated septum. According to Tisdale, this was done for health-related reasons and not out of a belief in plastic surgery;" The procedure also corrected two small fractures in her nose which were interfering with her breathing. She spoke to [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_(magazine)][i][color:2881=black]People[/color][/i][/url] magazine about the surgery, saying that it was important to her to be honest with her fans. [/color]
[color:2881=black]In 2008, Tisdale was ranked #17 in "Forbes' High Earners Under 30" list and earned $2.8 million from [i]High School Musical 3[/i]. She also teamed up with Huckleberry Toys to produce a limited edition of dolls modeled after her. The dolls featured outfits from her music videos. She was the face of [i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degree_(deodorant)][color:2881=black]Degree Girl[/color][/url][/i] in the United States and recorded multiple commercials to promote the product. She covered several popular '80s songs to promote the product. In 2009, Tisdale signed a five-year endorsements contract with Italian clothes line, [i]Puerco Espin[/i]. She is a volunteer for the 2009 "Get on the Bus" charity campaign. [/color]
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