Vanessa Anne Hudgens

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Vanessa Anne Hudgens (born December 14 1988), also known simply as Vanessa Hudgens, is an American actress and singer. She made her screen debut in 2003 and appeared in the Hollywood films Thirteen and Thunderbirds, before reaching fame in the 2006 hit Disney Channel film High School Musical. Hudgens also began a music career and released her debut album, entitled V, in 2006. In 2007, Hudgens became the spokesperson for Neutrogena.<ref>http://www.neutrogena.com/vanessa.asp</ref>

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1 Early life
2 Career
- 2.1 Film and television
- 2.2 Music
3 Personal life
- 3.1 Photo scandal
4 Filmography
5 Discography
- 5.1 Concert tours
- 5.2 DVDs
6 Footnotes
7 External links

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Early life

Hudgens was born in Salinas, California;<ref name=inquirer> Ruben V. Nepales

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Starting at the age of eight, Hudgens performed in musical theater as a singer, and appeared in local productions of Carousel, The Wizard of Oz, The King and I, The Music Man, and Cinderella, among others.<ref name="Vanessa Hudgens Official MySpace"> myspace.com/vanessahudgens

. Vanessa Hudgens Official Myspace (biography)

. Retrieved on July 20 , 2007 . </ref> Hudgens successfully auditioned for a commercial and subsequently moved to Los Angeles with her family, with whom she is still close.

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Career

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Film and television

Hudgens began performing at an early age, appearing in musicals starting at age eight, by taking over a friend who couldn't go to the audition, and moved to Los Angeles after winning an audition for a commercial. She scored roles on shows such as Quintuplets, Cover Me, and Still Standing, then made her feature debut in Thirteen as Noel and appeared in the 2004 film Thunderbirds as Tintin. Her television appearances include guest roles on Quintuplets, Still Standing, The Brothers Garcia and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, as Corrie, a classmate of Maddie and London. Hudgens also appeared on Drake & Josh, playing Drake's girlfriend, Rebecca.

Hudgens' largest role among teenage audiences has been starring in the Disney Channel movie High School Musical, which premiered in January 2006; BBC News said that the film's success turned Hudgens into a "household name" in North America.<ref name="bbc"> BBC News

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As a result of the film's popularity, Hudgens was offered a contract by Old Navy to appear in multiple commercials for the company. Hudgens had previously appeared in a swimwear commercial for the company in 2005.<ref name="oldnavy"> Vanessa Hudgens

. Vanessa Hudgens' Old Navy Commercial

. Retrieved on September 26 , 2006 . </ref> She also appeared in a Blockbuster commercial for no late fees, as the teenage daughter. Also, Hudgens is set to be the new face of Neutrogena in 2007, appearing in both film and print ads. Hudgens is also an endorser of the Ecko line. Hudgens participated in the Disney Channel Games 2006, which was filmed in April 2006 and aired two months later.

Hudgens finished filming High School Musical 2 on April 13, 2007, in St. George and Salt Lake City, Utah. In both films, Hudgens stars as shy, intelligent Gabriella Montez. The film premiered on the Disney Channel on August 17, 2007.

The first High School Musical spawned a hit soundtrack, a worldwide concert tour, a show at Walt Disney World, and even a book series that helped Hudgens land in Forbes magazine's list of top-earning stars under 21." In the list, the 18-year-old Hudgens was No. 7 with estimated earnings of $2 million.<ref>http://www.forbes.com/2007/02/23/celebrities-hollywood-earnings-tech-ent_cz_lg_0226youngstars_slide_8.html?thisSpeed=30000</ref>

After High School Musical, Vanessa Hudgens was offered many roles: she was supposed to be in Prom Night, but turned it down to work on her music.^{[citation needed]}

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Music

Hudgens' debut album, entitled V, was released in early September 2006. She is signed with Hollywood Records, a Disney-owned record label. A music video for her first single, "Come Back To Me", debuted after the world premiere of The Cheetah Girls 2 in late August. The official music video for her second single, "Say OK", was first shown following the premiere of Disney's Jump In!

"Let Go" and "Let's Dance" have both been used in commercials for ABC, "Let Go" for a Desperate Housewives commercial,<ref>TV commercial for Desperate Housewives at YouTube.</ref> and "Let's Dance" for Dancing With The Stars. "Say OK" has also been used in commercials for ABC Family's Lincoln Heights.

Hudgens has stated that she is interested in recording a second album sometime soon. In an August 2007 issue of TV Guide magazine, with the cast of High School Musical on the cover, Hudgens expressed interest in writing songs about the negative side of Hollywood and how it can change people.

In August 2007 at the 2007 Teen Choice Awards, Hudgens was named the Choice Breakout Singer - Female, beating out other noteworthy nominees including American Idol contestant Katharine McPhee, Amy Winehouse, Corrine Bailey Rae and Lily Allen, who all have a decidedly older sound with their music.

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Personal life

Hudgens confirmed in an interview with Teen Magzine that, as of August 2007, she was dating her High School Musical and High School Musical 2 co-star Zac Efron.<ref> Yet recently, there has been sayings of the two becoming just friends."Vanessa Hudgens: 'I'm A Good Kid'", CBS News, 2007-08-30.</ref><ref>COVER STORY SNEAK PEEK: Zac & Vanessa's Real-Life Romance, People.com, 2007-08-22.</ref>

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Photo scandal

On September 6, 2007, controversy erupted after nude photos of Hudgens surfaced online. A statement from her publicist claims that the photo was taken privately and it was "unfortunate" that they were released on the Internet.<ref>"

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 . </ref> Disney Channel spokeswoman Patti McTeague indicated that Disney will still be working with Hudgens, stating, "Vanessa has apologized for what was obviously a lapse in judgment. We hope she's learned a valuable lesson."<ref>Modèle:Citeweb</ref><ref>Modèle:Citeweb</ref>

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Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Still Standing	Tiffany	episode "Still Rocking"
2002	Robbery Homicide Division	Nicole at 10	episode "Had"
2003	Thirteen	Noel
2003	The Brothers Garcia	Lindsey	episode "New Tunes"
2004	Thunderbirds	Tintin
2005	Quintuplets	Carmen	episode "Coconut Kapow"
2006	Drake & Josh	Rebecca	episode "Little Sibling"
	The Suite Life of Zack & Cody	Corrie	4 episodes
	High School Musical	Gabriella Montez	made for television (Disney Channel)
2007	High School Musical 2		made for television (Disney Channel)
2008	High School Musical 3		Main Role