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Vanessa Hudgens
“High School Musical” sensation Vanessa Hudgens dazzled audiences as Gabriella in the Disney Channel hit movie and equally popular sequel “High School Musical 2.” Last year she released her debut solo album “V” — a captivating variety of rock, electronic and R&B styles — and toured with the Cheetah Girls. Her second album is set to be released this summer.
Hudgens began her career in the world of musical theatre at the age of 8. These early roles in such productions as “Evita,” “Carousel,” “The Wizard of Oz,” “The King & I,” “The Music Man,” “Cinderella” and “Damn Yankees” gave her the opportunity to showcase her impressive singing and acting skills. The recognition she received quickly brought her to the screen with a feature film debut in Catherine Hardwicke’s “Thirteen” starring Holly Hunter and Evan Rachel Wood. Soon thereafter, she co-starred in the action-adventure film “Thunderbirds” and was a recurring guest star on Disney Channel’s “The Suite Life of Zach & Cody.” Her other television credits include appearances on “Quintuplets,” “Brothers Garcia,” “Still Standing” and “Robbery Homicide Division.”
Vanessa is currently filming “Will”, directed by Todd Graff, a film which centers around a high school misfit and a popular girl who form an unlikely bond through their love for music and “High School Musical 3: Senior Year,” which is set to be released in October.
Corbin Bleu
As a singer, dancer and actor, Corbin Bleu combines his talents in smash hits like Disney Channel’s “High School Musical,” “High School Musical 2” and “Jump In!” and is currently filming “High School Musical 3.” He released his debut solo album, “Another Side,” in 2007.
Corbin Bleu began appearing in television commercials at the age two, for products such as Life cereal, Bounty, Hasbro, and Nabisco. It was at that time he also discovered his love for dance when he began taking jazz and ballet classes, usually the only boy in the class. By the age of four he was a model with the Ford Modeling Agency in New York. He appeared in print ads for stores such as Macy’s, Gap, Target and Toys R Us, and fashion spreads in Child, Parent and American Baby magazines, as well as having his image on toys and game packaging. At age six Corbin appeared in his first professional theatre production off Broadway playing an abandoned homeless mute in the play “Tiny Tim is Dead.”
Corbin and his family moved to Los Angeles in 1996 and he quickly landed a recurring role on the television series “High Incident.” He continued to land small roles in such feature films as “Soldier” with Kurt Russell, “Mystery Men” with Ben Stiller, William H. Macy and Greg Kinnear, and “Galaxy Quest” with Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman. He also guest starred on such television shows as “E.R.,” “Malcolm & Eddie,” “Cover Me” and “The Amanda Show.” Corbin also continued dancing, eventually becoming one of the first students at the prestigious Debbie Allen Dance Academy. He then attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts as a theatre major.
While in his freshman year Corbin was cast in his first lead role in the feature film “Catch That Kid.” Back in school in his sophomore year he played the lead role of Ren in the musical “Footloose” and the role of Sonny in the musical “Grease.” That same year Corbin was honored with the award of Theatre Student of the Year. In the summer of 2004 Corbin became a part of the ensemble cast for the new Discovery Kids television series “Flight 29 Down,” filmed on location in Hawaii on the island of Oahu.

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