The Summer Musical

Olesya Rulin

2010-11-17T18:52:00.000-08:00

Olesya Rulin (Russian: Oлeся Pулин; born March 17, 1986) is a Russian-American actress who is perhaps best known for co-starring in the first three films of the High School Musical franchise as Kelsi Nielsen. She also stars alongside Jessica Simpson in Major Movie Star, and is set to star with Billy Ray Cyrus in the new drama Flying By.

Early life

Rulin was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. She spent her early childhood in the poor, 12-house village Likhoslavl^[1] located three hours north of Moscow.She was eight when she migrated to the United States to rejoin her father who had done so two years earlier. They lived first in Texas then later in Utah. She can read, write and speak in fluent Russian. She is also a trained ballet dancer. When she was 12,she entered a model search contest at the urging of her mother and won representation by four different agencies. Prior to acting full-time, she worked for a year as a certified nursing assistant and also at stores such as Victoria's Secret;she was working at a Nordstrom's when the first High School Musical came out. She was studying economics in Paris when the casting for High School Musical 2 was being done.Rulin graduated from West Jordan High in 2005.

Acting career

In addition to her role in High School Musical and High School Musical 2, and High School Musical 3, her other credits include the Disney Channel Original Movies Halloweentown High, The Poof Point and Hounded, the television series Everwood and the feature films Forever Strong, Mobsters and Mormons and The Dance. Rulin's part in High School Musical 2 was significantly larger than the first movie, including a solo in "You Are The Music In Me" and a few lines in "Work This Out". Rulin reprised her role as Kelsi Nielsen in High School Musical 3: Senior Year, also with a larger part, and performed in three songs, one of them being a duet alongside Lucas Grabeel. Rulin is also set to star alongside Jessica Simpson in Major Movie Star (released in the United States under the title Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous).Rulin will also be starring with Hannah Montana co-star Billy Ray Cyrus in a drama, which though completed has yet to be released. She will play the supportive daughter of a businessman (Cyrus) alongside Oscar winner Patricia Neal, Robert Gossett (TNT's The Closer), Eric Allan Kramer (American Wedding) and Ted Hutton in a family-friendly indie feature.^[9]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	The Poof Point	Annie	made for television (Disney Channel)
2001	Hounded	Girl #1	made for television (Disney Channel)
2002	Touched by an Angel	High School Student	1 episode
2004	Everwood	The Drunk Girl	1 episode
2004	Halloweentown High	Natalie the Pink Troll	made for television (Disney Channel)
2005	Urban Legends: Bloody Mary	Mindy - Samantha's Friend #2	Direct-to DVD movie
2005	Mobsters and Mormons	Julie Jaymes	Main Role
2006	High School Musical	Kelsi Nielsen	made for television (Disney Channel)
2006	Vampire Chicks with Chainsaws	Sariah	Direct-to DVD movie
2007	American Pastime	Cathy Reyes	appearances
	The Dance	Britney	appearances
	High School Musical 2	Kelsi Nielsen	made for television (Disney Channel)
2008	Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous	Petrovich	Main Role
	Forever Strong	Emily's Friend	appearances
	High School Musical 3: Senior Year	Kelsi Nielsen	Supporting Role
2009	Flying By	Ellie	aired on Lifetime and now on DVD
2009	Greek	Abby	recurring role
2010	Apart	Emily Gates	Post Production
	Expecting Mary	Mary	Post Production
	CSI: Miami	Andrea Williams	Television series (Episode "Mommie Deadest")
	The Mentalist	Sam Starks	Television series (Episode "Red Ponies")

Photos of Vanessa

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All About Vanessa Hudgnes

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Background information
Birth name	Vanessa Anne Hudgens
Born	December 14, 1988 (1988-12-14) (age 20)
Origin	Salinas, California, United States
Genres	Pop, Dance, Jazz
Occupations	Actress, singer, songwriter, dancer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Hollywood Records (2006-2009)
Associated acts	Corbin Bleu, Drew Seeley, Lil Mama, Rock Mafia, Windy Wagner
Website	www.vanessahudgens.com

Vanessa Anne Hudgens (born December 14, 1988) is an American actress and singer. After working in local theater plays and television commercials in her childhood, Hudgens made her screen debut in the 2003 drama film Thirteen as Noel. She next starred in the 2004 science-fiction-adventure film Thunderbirds. Hudgens' most prominent role was as Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical series.She earned critical acclaim in the 2009 film Bandslam, which was released on August 14, 2009.

Hudgens' debut album V was released on September 26, 2006. The album entered the Billboard 200 at number twenty four, and was later certified Gold. Hudgens released her second album, Identified, on July 1, 2008 in the U.S.

Early life and career

Hudgens was born in Salinas, California, and lived all over the West Coast – from Oregon to Southern California – with her parents, Gina (née Guangco) who held a succession of office jobs, and Gregory Hudgens, a firefighter, and a younger sister, Stella Hudgens. Hudgens and her family moved to Los Angeles after she won a role in a television commercial. Hudgens is of mixed cultural descents, as her father is of Irish and Native American descent, and her mother, a native of Manila, is of Chinese-Filipino-Spanish descent. Both sets of Hudgens' grandparents were musicians.

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.Two years after her career in stage plays and musicals, she started auditioning for commercials and TV shows.Her acting career started at the age of 15, and she was not able to finish her high school in Orange County High School of the Arts after being home schooled by tutors.

Career

2003-2007

Hudgens with Drew Seeley at the High School Musical: The Concert tour.

In 2003, Hudgens played a minor role in the independent drama film Thirteen, where she plays Noel, a friend of Tracy (Evan Rachel Wood's character). The film received general favorable reviews, critically successful, and surpassed its $4 million budget. She landed a role, eventually, in the 2004 science fiction-adventure film Thunderbirds as Tintin. Unfortunately, the film was commercially and critically unsuccessful, and received heavy criticism through the Internet prior to its release. In late 2005, she landed the role of shy and meek Gabriella Montez in High School Musical, opposite to Zac Efron.

Before she played her breakout role as Gabriella Montez in High School Musical, Hudgens has already appeared in television shows such as Quintuplets, Still Standing, The Brothers García, Drake & Josh and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. Her performance in High School Musical received numerous nominations and awards. With the success of the film, BBC UK noted that Hudgens will be a "household name" in the US.

Hudgens received a recording contract with Hollywood Records.^[18] On September 2006, the release of her debut album entitled V, charted on the Billboard 200 at number twenty-four on the chart and was certified Gold on February 27, 2007. Her first single, "Come Back to Me" became her highest-charting single and her second single was "Say OK". Billboard readers chose "V" as the seventh best album of the year. Hudgens was named Female Breakout Singer of the year at the 2007 Teen Choice Awards.

Hudgens also participated in the nationwide High School Musical: The Concert tour in fall 2006, performing the songs from the soundtrack album as well as the three songs from her debut album. She sang the duet "Still There For Me" with Corbin Bleu for his debut album. In 2007, Hudgens reprised her role as Gabriella Montez in the sequel of High School Musical, High School Musical 2.Virginia Heffernan of TV Review described Hudgens in her performance in the movie as "matte" as she "glows like a proper ingénue". In December 2007, she sang to George Bush, who was then the president of the U.S., and his family, at The National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. with other singers at a Christmas event.

2008-present

Hudgens at the Melbourne premiere of High School Musical 3: Senior Year which was both critically, and commercially successful.

Hudgens reprised her role as Gabriella Montez in High School Musical 3: Senior Year. Her performance in the film made her win favorite movie actress in the 2009 Kids Choice Awards. Her sophomore album, Identified, which received generally favorable reviews,was released on July 1, 2008, debuting at #23 on the Billboard 200.The album's lead single was "Sneakernight". Hudgens's Identified Summer Tour began on August 1, 2008 and ended in early September 9 of the same year.

Hudgens performed a musical number with other artists during the 81st Academy Awards.On April 8, 2009, Hudgens's participation in a comedic short video entitled "Zac Efron's Pool Party" for the website Funny Or Die was released for public viewing. Hudgens later provided voice roles in Robot Chicken.

Hudgens played a supporting role in a musical comedy Bandslam, which was released theatrically on August 14, 2009. Hudgens plays "Sa5m", a 15-year-old awkward freshman with untapped talents. Although Bandslam was commercially unsuccessful, Hudgens' performance received praise from critics. David Waddington noted that Hudgens "outshines the rest of the cast, failing to fit in with the outcast narrative and making the inevitable climactic ending all the more expected" and Philip French of The Guardian compared her acting to Thandie Newton and Dorothy Parker.

In 2009, it was announced that Hudgens will play Linda Taylor in Beastly, a film based on the book by Alex Flinn, opposite to Alex Pettyfer. She plays the "beauty" in the story. Hudgens was cast as Blondie in an action film Sucker Punch, which will release in March 2011.

Personal life and public image

Hudgens with Zac Efron at the 81st Academy Awards

In an October 2007 interview, Hudgens stated that she is dating her High School Musical series co-star Zac Efron and had been since the filming of High School Musical. The two were not paired together during the audition process and did not meet until the first early rehearsals before filming started. Hudgens is a Catholic^[44] and her height is 5'3.

In 2006, Hudgens' earnings were estimated to be $2 million. Hudgens was included in Forbes richest list in early 2007, it was posted in Forbes website, that Hudgens was included in Young Hollywood's Top Earning-Stars.^[ On December 12, 2008, Hudgens was ranked #20 in the list of Forbes "High Earners Under 30", having reported to have an estimated earnings of $3 million in 2008.

She was number 62 at FHM's Sexiest Women in the World of 2008 and number 42 in the 2009 list. Hudgens is also featured in Maxim' lists. She was included in People's annual "100 Most Beautiful People" 2008 and 2009 lists.

Hudgens is represented by William Morris Agency. She is a spokesperson for Mark Ecko products.Hudgens also promotes Neutrogena and was the 2008 featured celebrity for Sears' back-to school campaign. Hudgens regularly volunteers for charitable activities, including those for Best Buddies International, Lollipop Theater Network,St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the VH1 Save The Music Foundation. Hudgens is also featured in A Very Special Christmas Vol.7 disc which benefits the Special Olympics.

Nude photos

On September 6, 2007, photos of Hudgens appeared online, one showing her posing in lingerie and another showing her nude. A statement from her publicist claims that the photo was taken privately and it was unfortunate that they were released on the Internet. Hudgens later apologized, saying that she was "embarrassed over the situation" and regretted having "taken [those] photos." Hudgens has since released a statement that she doesn't want to talk about the scandal.

OK! magazine speculated that Hudgens would be dropped from High School Musical 3 when naked photos of Hudgens surfaced the Internet in late 2007.The Walt Disney Company denied the reports, saying, "Vanessa has apologized for what was obviously a lapse in judgment. We hope she's learned a valuable lesson."

In August 2009, a new set of pictures showing Hudgens topless emerged on the Internet. Hudgens's representatives have yet to make an official statement. Lawyers have requested the removal of the pictures from the Internet. Hudgens later commented on the photos' impact on her career in the October issue of Allure with, "Whenever anybody asks me, would I do nudity in a film, if I say that it's something I'm not comfortable with, they're like, 'Bullshit, you've already done it.' If anything, it makes it more embarrassing, because that was a private thing. It's screwed up that someone screwed me over like that. At least some people are learning from my mistake."

Lawsuits

Brian Schall sued Hudgens last 2007 for an alleged "breach of contract"; according to the suit, Schall claims he advanced costs and expenses on Hudgens’s behalf for her songwriting and recording career. Schall claims Hudgens owes him $150,000 after helping her earn more than $5 million for her music career. Hudgens argues that she was underage to sign her contract on October 2005 as she was just 16 then.

Hudgens subsequently disaffirmed it on October 9, 2008. Papers filed in court by her lawyer say California's Family Code "provides that the contract of a minor is voidable and may be disaffirmed before (age 18) or within a reasonable time afterward."

In 2008, Hudgens was sued by Johnny Vieira, who claims he is owed a share of the 19-year-old's advances, royalties and merchandising revenue in exchange for his management services. Vieira accuses Hudgens of abandoning her talent team as soon as she became a commercial name in the High School Musical era. In early May 2009, the case was settled.

Filmography

Theatrical Films
Years	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Thirteen	Noel	First theatrical film
2004	Thunderbirds	Tintin	Second film to star with Brady Corbet
2008	High School Musical 3: Senior Year	Gabriella Montez	Third time to reprise her role as Gabriella Montez
2009	Bandslam	Sa5m
2010	Beastly	Linda Taylor	post-production
2011	Sucker Punch	Blondie	filming
Films made for television
Year	Title	Role	Channel
2006	High School Musical	Gabriella Montez	Disney Channel
2007	High School Musical 2	Gabriella Montez	Disney Channel
Television guest appearances
Year	Title	Role	Episode(s)
2002	Still Standing	Tiffany	"Still Rocking" (Season 1, Episode 4)
2002	Robbery Homicide Division	Nicole	"Had" (Season 1, Episode 10)
2003	The Brothers Garcia	Lindsay	"New Tunes" (Season 4, Episode 37)
2005	Quintuplets	Carmen	"The Coconut Kapow" (Season 1, Episode 22)
2006	Drake and Josh	Rebecca	"Little Sibling" (Season 3, Episode 13)
2006	The Suite Life of Zack and Cody	Corrie	"Forever Plaid" (Season 2, Episode 6) "Not So Suite 16" (Season 2, Episode 10) "Neither a Borrower Nor a Speller Bee" (Season 2, Episode 12) "Kept Man" (Season 2, Episode 14)
2009	Robot Chicken	Lara Lor-Van / Butterbear / Erin Esurance	"Especially the Animal Keith Crofford" (Season 4, Episode 19)

Discography

Main article: Vanessa Hudgens discography

Studio albums

2006: V
2008: Identified

Concert tours

2006/2007: High School Musical: The Concert
2008: Identified Summer Tour

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result
2006	Imagen Foundation Awards	"Best Actress - Television"	Nominated
2006	Teen Choice Awards	"Choice TV Chemistry" (shared with Zac Efron)	Won
2007	Teen Choice Awards	"Choice Music: Breakout Artist - Female"	Won
2007	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, or Special (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actress	Nominated
2008	Teen Choice Awards	"Choice Hottie"	Won
2009	Kids Choice Awards	"Favorite Movie Actress"	Won
	MTV Movie Awards	"Breakthrough Female Performance"	Nominated
	MTV Movie Awards	"Best Kiss" (shared with Zac Efron)	Nominated
	Teen Choice Awards	"Choice Movie Actress: Music/Dance"	Nominated
		"Choice Movie: Liplock" (shared with Zac Efron)	Nominated
		"Choice Hottie"	Nominated

Photos of Zac

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All About Zac Efron

2009-09-22T06:20:00.000-07:00

Born	Zachary David Alexander Efron October 18, 1987 (1987-10-18) San Luis Obispo, California, United States
Occupation	Actor, singer
Years active	since 2002

Zachary David Alexander "Zac" Efron (born October 18, 1987) is an American actor and singer. He began acting professionally in the early 2000, and became known to young audiences after his roles in the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical, the WB series Summerland, and the 2007 film version of the Broadway musical Hairspray.In 2007, right before the release of High School Musical 2, Rolling Stone declared him the "poster boy for tweenyboppers" and featured him in their late August 2007 issue.

Early life and background

Efron was born in San Luis Obispo, California and later moved to Arroyo Grande, California. His father, David Efron, is an engineer at a power plant, and his mother, Starla Baskett, is a former secretary who worked at the same power plant. Efron had a self-described "normal childhood" in a middle class family. He has a younger brother, Dylan.Efron is of Jewish ancestry and is an agnostic, having never been religious.^[3]^[5]^[6]^[7] He has said that he would "flip out" if he got a B and not an A in school but endorsed being a class clown.Although self-described as not academically gifted, he remained focused enough to achieve an overall GPA of 4.3. Efron's father encouraged him to begin acting when Efron was eleven. He subsequently appeared in theater productions at his high school, worked in a theater called The Great American Melodrama and Vaudeville, and began taking singing lessons. Efron performed in plays such as Gypsy; Peter Pan, Or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up; Little Shop of Horrors; and The Music Man. Efron was recommended to an agent in Los Angeles by his drama teacher, Robyn Metchik (the mother of actors Aaron Michael Metchik and Asher Metchik). He was later signed to the Creative Artists Agency.

Education

Efron graduated from Arroyo Grande High School in 2006, and was then accepted into the University of Southern California, but he deferred his enrollment while he worked on film projects. He plans to return at some time. Efron also attended Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, a community college located in Santa Maria, California, which provided him with the opportunity to perform as a "young player" during the years of 2000 and 2001.

Acting career

In 2002, Efron began to appear in guest roles on several television series, including Firefly, ER, and The Guardian. He portrayed Cameron Bale on the now-cancelled WB series Summerland. Originally introduced as a recurring character, Efron became a regular cast member on the show in the second season in 2004, starring opposite the likes of Kay Panabaker, Lori Loughlin and Jesse McCartney. Since appearing in Summerland, he has also had guest roles on the shows CSI: Miami, NCIS (TV series), The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and The Replacements. In 2003, Efron starred in the Lifetime original television movie Miracle Run. He played Steven Morgan, one of two autistic twins. For his performance, he was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Mini-series or Special — Supporting Young Actor.In 2005, he played a main character in Hope Partlow's music video for her song "Sick Inside." Also in 2005, he played horse-loving Patrick McCardle in The Derby Stallion, where his character wants to beat the town bully at the steeple chase race.

2006: High School Musical

In 2006, Efron starred in the Disney Channel original movie High School Musical as Troy Bolton, the popular student and captain of the basketball team. The film, which he initially made with "low expectations", helped Efron gain recognition among teenage audiences as both an actor and a singer, even though his singing voice was overdubbed. As a result, he placed as high as #4 on the IMDBPro's STARMeter for the week of January 29, 2006.In August 2006, Efron won a Teen Choice Award in the Breakout Star and the TV — Choice Chemistry categories, shared with Vanessa Hudgens. The film's cast, along with Efron, toured Sydney, Australia, London, England, and other locations to promote the film.

Shortly after High School Musical aired, Efron debuted with two simultaneous charted songs on Billboard Hot 100 on February 4, 2006, with "Get'cha Head in the Game" and "Breaking Free", a duet with Vanessa Hudgens from the film. On the following week's chart, Efron had five simultaneous song credits from High School Musical: "Get'cha Head in the Game", "Start of Something New", "What I've Been Looking For: Reprise", "We're All in This Together" and "Breaking Free." "We're All in This Together" was credited to the whole High School Musical cast. "Breaking Free", at the time, made the fastest climb in the history of the Billboard charts, from #86 to #4 between the two weeks; the record was beaten by Beyoncé and Shakira's "Beautiful Liar".Efron also appeared in the 2006 Disney Channel Games as captain of the Red Team.

Efron's singing talents were disputed when it was revealed that Drew Seeley's voice was blended with his on the soundtrack of High School Musical.An August 23, 2007 interview in Rolling Stone magazine revealed that he had been cast in High School Musical after the songs were written, and the songs (written for a tenor) were somewhat out of his baritone vocal range. However, Efron stated in interviews that he felt his future is that of a serious dramatic actor, not necessarily a singer.

2007-present: Recent roles

On April 7, 2007, Efron appeared in an episode of Punk'd. Efron also starred in the music video for Vanessa Hudgens's single "Say OK", where he played her love interest. The video aired on March 16, 2007 on Disney Channel. That year, he was named one of People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People in 2007. A picture and short profile of him was in the section "Coming of Age". In it, he related how he was always the shortest kid in school (he is now^[when?] 5'8") and was teased for the "huge gap" in his teeth^.

In 2006, Efron was cast as Link Larkin in a film version of Hairspray released on July 20, 2007. Efron performed all of his own vocals in the role,which was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, from September 5 to December 2, 2006. He cut and dyed his hair dark brown and gained about 15 pounds for the role. Efron's performance and the film received positive reviews. Efron was not able to perform with his fellow castmates in High School Musical: The Concert because of commitments on the film Hairspray. Drew Seeley took over for him.

High School Musical 2 was released in August 2007, and Efron topped IMDBPro's Star Meter at #1, indicating that he was the most searched celebrity.^{[citation needed]} Additionally, Lycos reported searches for Efron surged by 81%. The film set a new record, becoming the most watched basic cable program in U.S. history, with 17.2 million viewers.Efron also appeared on the cover of the August 2007 edition of Rolling Stone. The article about him revealed that he hoped to someday play an action hero.

Efron presented the 2007 Teen Choice Award for "Favorite Movie" along with Queen Latifah, and later that year, he co-hosted the Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards with The Veronicas on October 10 in Sydney.

Efron reprised his role in High School Musical 3: Senior Year, which was theatrically released on October 24, 2008. His next role was in 17 Again, a high school-set comedy-drama produced by Adam Shankman and based on a pitch by Jason Filardi; the plot involved an adult who is transformed into a 17-year old (played by Efron). 17 Again was released in 2009.

In early 2008, Efron was cast as the lead role in the film Me and Orson Welles. Based on Robert Kaplow's novel of the same name, the story, set in 1937 New York, tells of a teenager hired to star in Orson Welles' production of Julius Caesar, where he becomes attracted to a career-driven production assistant. The film was shot in the Isle of Man, London and New York, during February — April 2008. It was introduced to North America via the Toronto Film Festival on September 5, 6, and 11, 2008 and scheduled for release in 2009.

Efron was also scheduled to star in Paramount's musical remake of the film Footloose,^[31] and has said that he would like to add his "own little bit of flair" to the role originated by Kevin Bacon. In March 2009 he dropped out of the film. Efron was quoted as saying that while it was a promising gig, he left the project because he "was looking for a new challenge, and this was another musical."

Efron signed on to play a role in the movie "The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud"

In 2009, Efron was revealed to be connected to the live action rendition of the Japanese anime Full Metal Panic, simply entitled "Panic". He is also starring in the title role of the live-action adaptation of the Jonny Quest cartoons.

On April 8, 2009, Efron's participation in a comedic short video entitled "Zac Efron's Pool Party" for the website Funny Or Die was released for public viewing. On April 11, 2009, Efron hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live.

In early June 2009 it was confirmed that Efron would be making a guest appearance during the sixth season of HBO's comedy series Entourage.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Efron owns an apartment in Los Angeles, California and has two dogs, Australian shepherds named Dreamer and Puppy. He also has a Siamese cat named Simon.

On January 15, 2008, Efron was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for an emergency appendectomy.

Efron was also on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list in 2008, as number 92 with an estimated earning of $5.8 million from June 2007 to June 2008. As of April 5, 2009, his personal wealth equaled about $10 million.

Vanessa Hudgens confirmed, in an October 2007 interview with Teen Magazine, that she and Efron had been dating since the filming of High School Musical, which took place in 2005.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Other notes
2002	Firefly	Young Simon Tam	Ep. "Safe"
2003	Melinda's World	Stuart Wasser
	The Guardian	Luke Tomello	Ep. "Without Consent"
	ER	Bobby Neville	Ep. "Dear Abby"
	The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke	Pete Laemke
2004	Miracle Run	Steven Morgan
	Room Raiders	Himself	Guest star
	Triple Play	Harry Fuller
2005	Sick Inside by Hope Partlow	Love Interest	Music video
	Summerland	Cameron Bale	16 episodes (26 in series)
	CSI: Miami	Seth Dawson	Ep. "Sex & Taxes"
	The Replacements	Davey Hunkerhoff	Ep. "Davey Hunkerhoff / Ratted Out"
	The Derby Stallion	Patrick McCardle
2006	If You Lived Here, You'd be Home Now	Cody
	Heist	Pizza Delivery Guy	Ep. "Pilot"
	The Suite Life of Zack & Cody	Trevor	Ep. "Odd Couples"
	High School Musical	Troy Bolton
	NCIS	Danny	Ep."Deception"
2007	Punk'd	Himself	Feat. Ashley Tisdale
	Hairspray	Link Larkin
	High School Musical 2	Troy Bolton
2008	High School Musical 3: Senior Year	Troy Bolton
2008	Robot Chicken	Billy Joel	Ep. "Tell My Mom"
2009	Saturday Night Live	Himself/Host
	17 Again	Mike O'Donnell (teen)
	Me and Orson Welles	Richard Samuels
	Saturday Night Live	Himself	Ep. "Chat with the Stars"
	Entourage^[45]	Himself	Ep. "Security Briefs"
2010	The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud	Charlie St. Cloud
2011	Jonny Quest	Jonny Quest

Discography

Soundtracks

2007: Hairspray Soundtrack – July 10, 2007
2007: High School Musical 2 Soundtrack - August 14, 2007
2008: High School Musical 3: Senior Year Soundtrack - October 21, 2008

Charted songs

Year	Single	Peak chart positions				Album
Year	Single	US	US Pop	UK	AUS	Album
2007	"Ladies Choice"	—	—	96^[46]	—	Hairspray (soundtrack)
	"What Time Is It?"	6	6	20	20	High School Musical 2 (soundtrack)
	"Bet on It"	46	35	65	—
	"You Are the Music In Me" (with Vanessa Hudgens and Olesya Rulin)	31	28	26	86
	"You Are the Music In Me (Sharpay Version)" (with Ashley Tisdale)	—	95	89	—
	"Gotta Go My Own Way" (with Vanessa Hudgens)	34	31	40	—
	"Everyday" (with Vanessa Hudgens)	65	46	55	—
2008	"Now or Never" (with High School Musical 3 cast)	68	41	41	92	High School Musical 3: Senior Year (soundtrack)
	"A Night to Remember" (with High School Musical 3 cast)	108	—	—	96
	"Right Here, Right Now" (with Vanessa Hudgens)	119	—	—	—
	"Can I Have This Dance" (with Vanessa Hudgens)	98	—	—	84
	"The Boys Are Back" (with Corbin Bleu)	101	—	—	72
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Awards and nominations

Awards

2006 - Teen Choice Award: Choice Breakout Star
2006 - Teen Choice Award: Choice Chemistry for High School Musical (with Vanessa Hudgens)
2007 - Kids' Choice Award: Best Male Actor
2007 - Teen Choice Award: Choice Male Hottie
2007 - Hollywood Film Award: Ensemble of the Year (shared with the rest of the Hairspray cast)
2007 - Young Hollywood Award: One to Watch in Hairspray
2008 - MTV Movie Award: Breakthrough Performance for Hairspray
2009 - MTV Movie Award: Best Male Performance for High School Musical 3: Senior Year
2009 - Teen Choice Award: Choice Movie Actor Comedy for 17 Again
2009 - Teen Choice Award: Choice Movie Actor Music/Dance for High School Musical 3: Senior Year
2009 - Teen Choice Award: Choice Rockstar Moment for 17 Again

Nominations

2005 - Young Artist Award: Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special by a Supporting Actor for Miracle Run
2007 - Young Artist Award: Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special by a Lead Actor for High School Musical
2008 - Critics Choice Award: Best Song for Hairspray (2007) Shared With: Queen Latifah, Nikki Blonsky, Elijah Kelley — "Come So Far".
2009 - MTV Movie Award: Best Kiss for High School Musical 3: Senior Year (shared with Vanessa Hudgens)

we are in this together

2009-05-30T07:58:00.000-07:00

All right, All right here we go
Together, together,
together everyone
together together

cmon lets have some fun

together, were there for,
each other, every time
together, together
cmon lets do this right

here and now,
its time for celebration,
I finally figured out
yeah yeah
that all our dreams
have no limitations
thats what it is all about

come on now

Everyone
is special in their own way,
we make each other strong (each other strong)
were not the same, were different in a good way
toogether is where we belong
(chorus)
We're all in this together
once we know
that we are
were all stars and we see that,
were all in this together
and it shows,
when we stand,
hand in hand
make our dreams come true

Everybody now,
together together everyone
together, together
come on lets have some fun
together
were there for
each other
everytime
together, together come on let's do this right

were all here,
and speaking out with one voice,
were gonna rock the house (rock the house) yeah yeah
the party's on (on),
now everybody make some noise
(yelling and whooping)
come on scream and shout

We've arrived because we stuck together,
champion one and all

(chorus 2)
We're all in this together
once we know
that we are
were all stars and we see that,
were all in this together
and it shows,
when we stand,
hand in hand
make our dreams come
we're all in this together
when we reach, we can fly
though inside,
we can make it
We're all in this together
once we see,
there's aa chance,
that we have,
and we take it

Wildcats sing along,
they really got it going on,
wildcats in the house,
everybody sing out,
everybody sing out,
wildcats everywhere
wave your hands up in the air
that's the way we do it
lets get to it time to show the world

(instrumental)

hey
ho
hey, ho
allright here we go

(chorus 2)
We're all in this together
once we know
that we are
were all stars and we see that,
were all in this together
and it shows,
when we stand,
hand in hand
make our dreams come
we're all in this together
when we reach, we can fly
though inside,
we can make it
We're all in this together
once we see,
there's a chance,
that we have,
and we take it

Wildcats everywhere,
wave your hands up in the air
that's the way we do it
let's get to it
cmon everyone!