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Ashley Tisdale
Tisdale in 2009
Background information
Birth name	Ashley Michelle Tisdale
Born	July 2, 1985 (1985-07-02) (age 24) Monmouth County, New Jersey
Genre(s)	Pop rock, Pop, Dance pop
Occupation(s)	Actress, Singer-songwriter, Producer, Spokesperson
Instrument(s)	Vocal
Voice type(s)	Mezzo-soprano1
Years active	1988-present (actress) 2005-present (singer)
Label(s)	Warner Bros. (2006 — present)
Associated acts	David Jassy Boys Like Girls Kara DioGuardi
Website	AshleyTisdale.com

Ashley Michelle Tisdale (born July 2, 1985) is an American actress, singer-songwriter 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's second studio album, Guilty Pleasure was first released on June 16, 2009 and in North America on July 28, 2009.⁴ Tisdale will be starring in Aliens in the Attic, which will be released on July 31, 2009.⁵

Contents 1 Early life and career beginnings 2 Recording and film career 2.1 2004-2006: Fame rise and career development 2.2 2007-2008: Headstrong and acting roles 2.3 2009-present: Guilty Pleasure and other projects 3 Music influences 4 Products and endorsement 5 Public image and personal life 6 Filmography 6.1 Films 6.2 Television 7 Discography 8 Awards and nominations 9 References 10 External links

Early life and career beginnings

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. 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.⁷ Tisdale is Jewish.⁸⁹

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.¹¹⁰ At the age of twelve, Tisdale sang for Bill Clinton in the White House.¹

Tisdale was a Ford Model.¹¹ 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".¹² 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 2003.¹

Recording and film career

2004-2006: Fame rise and career development

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.¹³ 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 100.¹⁴ 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 2006.⁷ 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.⁷ 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.¹⁵ 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.²

2007-2008: Headstrong and acting roles

In February 2007, Tisdale released her first solo album, Headstrong which was distributed by Warner Bros Records.¹⁶ The album debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 64,000 copies.¹⁶ 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.¹⁷ "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 on the soundtrack. Tisdale has a voice role in Disney Channel's Phineas and Ferb as Candace Flynn.⁷ She also voiced Camille Leon in Kim Possible. Tisdale received her first award at Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards UK as "Best TV Actress" for The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.⁷ 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.⁷ The album was re-released again in a limited Deluxe Edition format in Germany.¹⁸ 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.¹⁹

In 2008, Tisdale starred in the ABC Family Original Movie, Picture This with Kevin Pollak.²⁰ 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.²⁰ Tisdale reprised her role as Sharpay Evans in High School Musical 3: Senior Year and also sang songs on the the soundtrack.⁷ Tisdale sang the lead vocals in the song "I Want It All", which received praises from Billboard.²¹

2009-present: Guilty Pleasure and other projects

	"It's Alright, It's OK" "It's Alright, It's OK" contains pop rock elements.
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Tisdale began working on her second solo album entitled Guilty Pleasure in early 2008. In a April 2008 interview, she stated she has recorded several songs for the album.²² Tisdale also stated her album would include "more rock and edgier" music.²³ The album's lead single, "It's Alright, It's OK", was released on April 14, 2009 in the United States in airplay and digital formats.²⁴ Guilty Pleasure was released on June 11, 2009 and is set for a North American release on July 28, 2009.⁴ Tisdale appears in Boys Like Girls' "Love Drunk" music video.²⁵

Tisdale will star in the 20th Century Fox's film, Aliens in the Attic with Robert Hoffman and Carter Jenkins.⁵, portraying Bethany Pearson. In 2009, she guest starred as Maddie Fitzpatrick on The Suite Life on Deck. Tisdale is also a producer,²⁶ she has a production company named Blondie Girl Productions and as of June 2009, is working in two projects.²⁶ Tisdale also signed a deal with FremantleMedia to produce a reality show.²⁶ She also left Gersh Agency and joined Creative Artists Agency.²⁷ Tisdale has collaborated with Jessica Horowitz to create an animated series, After Midnight which is currently being shopped around for distribution.²⁸

Music influences

	"Not Like That" (2008) "Not Like That" is one of the tracks co-written by Tisdale
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Tisdale has a mezzo-soprano voice range.¹ Her music is predominantly considered pop, but it has also included ballads and contemporary R&B. She stated that she will move to a pop rock style for her second album.²³ Tisdale has cowritten four songs on her debut album, which include "Not Like That" and "Suddenly".²⁹³⁰ She has also cowritten several tracks on Guilty Pleasure.³¹

Her musical influences include Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Michael Jackson³² and many '80 songs.¹³³ In a AOL 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."³⁴

Products and endorsement

In October 2007, Tisdale signed a promotional deal for the Eckō Red clothing brand in which she toured malls across the U.S. Tisdale functioned as spokesperson and performed in conjunction with fashion shows hosted at each mall.³⁵ In 2008, Tisdale teamed up with Huckleberry Toys to produce a limited edition of dolls modelled after herself. The dolls were manufactured by Huckleberry Toys and featured outfits from her music videos.³⁶ She also appeared in commercials for Toys "R" Us, T-Mobile, and appeared in one promotional campaign for Staples, Inc.'s "Geared 4 School" sweepstakes.³⁷³⁸ She was the face of Degree Girl in the United States and recorded multiple commercials to promote the product. She covered several popular '80s songs to promote the product.³⁹ In 2009, Tisdale signed a five-year contract with Italian clothes line, Puerco Espin to be their new face.⁴⁰

Public image and personal life

Tisdale underwent a septoplasty procedure on November 30, 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 interferring with her breathing. She spoke to People magazine about the surgery, saying that it was important to her to be honest with her fans.⁴¹

In January 2007, Blender magazine stated, "Tisdale has a gift. Not an angelic voice or a dazzling personality, but an even rarer commodity: millions of "pre-sold" tweens eager to buy her debut album!".⁴² Tisdale was romantically involved with Jared Murillo until March 2009.⁴³ In March 2007, Tisdale told Blender 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".⁴⁴ She was ranked #10 in Maxim's 2008 Hot 100 list.⁴⁵ In June 2008, Tisdale was ranked at #94 on Forbes' Celebrity 100 list.⁴⁶ Tisdale has appeared on the magazine cover of Seventeen, Cosmopolitan, Shape and other magazines. Tisdale is cited several times in David Denby's book Snark. ⁴⁷ Tisdale was ranked #6 in Forbes Hollywood's 10 Top-Paid Tweens list.⁴⁸ Tisdale earned $2.8 million from High School Musical 3.⁴⁹ In 2008, Tisdale was ranked #17 in the list of Forbes High Earners Under 30.⁵⁰

Filmography

Films

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1998	A Bug's Life	Blueberry Scout	Vocal role
2001	Donnie Darko	Kim
	Nathan's Choice	Stephanie
2002	The Mayor of Oyster Bay	Jennifer	made-for-TV movie
2006	High School Musical	Sharpay Evans	DCOM
	Whisper of the Heart	Yuko Harada	Vocal role
2007	High School Musical 2	Sharpay Evans	DCOM
	Bring It On: In It to Win It	Herself	direct-to-DVD
2008	Picture This	Mandy Gilbert (also executive producer)	direct-to-DVD ABC Family television premiere
	High School Musical 3: Senior Year	Sharpay Evans
2009	Aliens in the Attic	Bethany Pearson

Television

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005—08	The Suite Life of Zack & Cody	Maddie Fitzpatrick	Main Role
2007—present	Phineas and Ferb	Candace Flynn	Voice
Television guest appearances
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Smart Guy	Amy	"A Little Knowledge" (episode 6, season 1)
	7th Heaven	Janice	"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (episode 5, season 3)
2000	Beverly Hills, 90210	Nicole Loomis	"Fertile Ground" (episode 15, season 10)
	Movie Stars	Female Student	"Stand by Me" (episode 10, season 2)
	The Amanda Show	Cold-Curer	3 episodes
	The Geena Davis Show	Tracy	"Motherly Advice" (episode 5, season 1)
	Boston Public	Carol Prader	"Chapter Five" (episode 5, season 1)
2001	Bette	Jessica	"The Invisible Mom" (episode 14, season 1)
	Once and Again	Marni	"Best of Enemies" (episode 18, season 2)
	Kate Brasher	Winona	"Georgia" (episode 6, season 1)
	Charmed	Runaway Teen	"Look Who's Barking" (episode 21, season 3)
2002	The Hughleys	Stephanie	3 episodes, season 4
2003	Strong Medicine	Sherry Lowenstein	"Addicted to Love" (episode 20, season 3)
	Grounded for Life	Leah	"Just Like a Woman" (episode 5, season 3)
	George Lopez	Olivia	"I Only Have Eyes for You" (episode 21, season 2)
	Still Standing	Bonnie	4 episodes, season 1—2
2006	That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana	Maddie Fitzpatrick	Disney Channel special
	Disney Channel Games 2006	Herself	Disney Channel special
2007	Kim Possible	Camille Leon (voice)	(3 episodes, season 4)
	Disney Channel Games 2007	Herself	Disney Channel special
2008	Studio DC: Almost Live	Herself	Disney Channel special
2009	The Suite Life on Deck	Maddie Fitzpatrick	"Maddie on Deck" (episode 13, season 1)

Discography

Studio albums 2007: Headstrong 2009: Guilty Pleasure DVDs 2007: There's Something About Ashley

EPs 2006: He Said She Said Tours 2006/2007: High School Musical: The Concert 2007: Headstrong Tour Across America

Awards and nominations

Year	Result	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Link
2000	Nominated	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a Television Drama Series	Boston Public	12
2007	Won	Nickelodeon UK Kids Choice Awards	Best TV Actress	The Suite Life of Zack and Cody	7
	Nominated	Premios Oye!	International Breakthrough Artist	Headstrong	51
2009	Won	MTV Movie Awards	Breakthrough Performance Female	High School Musical 3: Senior Year	52
	Nominated	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Best Actress: Music/Dance		53

References

External links

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by None	Nickelodeon UK Kids Choice Awards Best TV Actress 2007 for The Suite Life of Zack & Cody	Succeeded by Miley Cyrus for Hannah Montana
Preceded by Rachel McAdams for Mean Girls (2005)	MTV Movie Awards Breakthrough Performance Female 2009 for High School Musical 3: Senior Year	Succeeded by incumbent

v • d • e Ashley Tisdale Studio albums Headstrong (2007) · Guilty Pleasure (2009) DVDs There's Something About Ashley (2007) Singles "Kiss the Girl" · "Last Christmas" · "Be Good to Me" · "He Said She Said" · "Not Like That" · "Suddenly" · "It's Alright, It's OK" Promotional singles "Headstrong"  · "So Much for You" Filmography The Suite Life of Zack & Cody · Kim Possible · Phineas and Ferb · A Bug's Life · Donnie Darko · Whisper of the Heart · High School Musical  · High School Musical 2 · Picture This! · High School Musical 3: Senior Year · Aliens in the Attic Related Discography · All songs · Disney Channel Circle of Stars · Maddie Fitzpatrick · Sharpay Evans · Jennifer Tisdale

Persondata
NAME	Tisdale, Ashley Michelle
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	American singer, actor
DATE OF BIRTH	July 2, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH	Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH