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Vanessa Anne Hudgens was born in Salinas, California on December 14th 1988. She is an American actress and singer. She landed her first commercial when auditioning for friend of hers who couldnt make it, after that she did some modeling and finally got into the big screen. She made her debut in 2003 appearing in the Hollywood films Thirteen and Thunderbirds in 2004 before landing the role that would make her a teen idol and introduce her to real-life love, heartthrob Zac Efron.
The multi-talented star loves acting, singing and dancing, and always wanted to put it all together in theater musicals, before reaching fame in 2006 after appearing as Gabriella Montez in the Disney Channel film High School Musical hit series. Her theater roles credit includes Evita, Carousel, The Wizard of Oz, The King & I, The Music Man, Cinderella and Damn Yankees. Most recently, she got show it all on screen too!
As the smart, sugary sweet songbird Gabriella Montez on the Disney Channel megahit High School Musical, Vanessa Hudgens became tweens' favorite girl next door. Not only her movies but also her soundtrack was a hit, riding on her HSM fame, Hudgens began a music career and released her debut album, V, in 2006. Her sophomore album, Identified, was also released July 1st, 2008.
She is currently a Neutrogena spokesperson, the face of Sears and Ecko footwear, she took her relationship with Efron public, reprised her role in HSM2 and HSM3: Senior Year, and landed on PEOPLE's Most Beautiful list.
Biography
1997~2001
The Early Life
Vanessa Anne Hudgens was born in Salinas, California, the daughter of Gina (née Guangco) and Greg Hudgens. She has a younger sister, Stella Hudgens. Hudgens's father is an American of Irish and Native American descent, and her mother, who grew up in Manila, is a Filipino-born of Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese descent. Hudgens has been home-schooled since after her seventh-grade year at the Orange County High School of the Arts.
The World's A Stage
Hudgens, who has been taking piano, dance and vocal lessons. Starting at the age of eight, Hudgens performed in musical theater as a singer, begins performing in local theater productions of Carousel, The Wizard of Oz, The Music Man, The King and I and Cinderella, among others. She got her first gig when her friend couldn't go to an audition for a commercial and asked if Hudgens could go. Recognizing their daughter's passion for musicals and acting, Greg and Gina Hudgens relocate their family from Salinas, Calif. to L.A. so Vanessa can pursue acting professionally.
2002 October ~2004
Vanessa Goes Professional
Hudgens, 13, makes her TV debut on an episode of the CBS comedy Still Standing before landing in the R-rated coming-of-age drama Thirteen. Appearing in the film with Evan Rachel Wood (right), she plays Noel, a pig-tailed, good-girl classmate of Wood's out-of-control character.
In 2004, she appeared in the film Thunderbirds as Tintin and appearances include guest roles on Quintuplets, Still Standing, The Brothers García and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (episode title - Forever Plaid), as Corrie.
2005
The Naked Truth
Hudgens tapes an episode of the Nickelodeon show Drake & Josh, playing Drake's girlfriend, Rebecca. After the taping, Hudgens, then 16, reportedly takes a nude photo of herself and sends it to show star Drake Bell (left). Bell's rep later tells PEOPLE, "Drake says he never received those photos." Nevertheless, the shot will surface on the web and cause an uproar two years later.
High School Musical Romance
Hudgens' largest role among teenage audiences has been starring in the Disney Channel movie series High School Musical, a new, made-for-TV Disney film, starring as the beautiful, shy, intelligent and brainy good girl Gabriella Montez. She auditioned for Gabriella with the song "Angels" by Robbie Williams. Hudgens meets and eventually begins secretly dating costar Zac Efron (right) and won "Best Chemistry" award at the Teen Choice Awards for their roles. Efron, also a relative unknown, will soon become a world class teen heartthrob. "We kind of hit it off in the very beginning," Hudgens tells CBS's The Early Show in 2007. "He's not a hard guy to get along with, so it's fun."
2006~2007
January 20 2006
The Sound of Music
High School Musical debuts and becomes the highest rated program in Disney Channel history with 7.7 million viewers in its first U.S. broadcast. The soundtrack, on which Hudgens sings lead vocals in several songs, becomes the top-selling album of 2006. Nine original songs make the Billboard "Hot 100", including Hudgens' "When There Was Me and You".
September 26 2006
Vanessa Goes Solo
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. Hudgens signed a record deal with Hollywood Records in 2006 as the start of her solo career. Hudgens started concentrating on her music career, first by covering the song "Colors Of The Wind" for Disneymania 5 album in 2006. Hudgens auditioned for the role of Julie in Final Destination 3, but lost it to Amanda Crew.
Hudgens is the first High School Musical alum to release her own album, V, was released in early September 2006. V debuted on the Billboard 200 in early October 2006 at number twenty-four on the chart, with 34,000 copies sold that week. 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!.
During the nationwide High School Musical: The Concert tour in fall 2006, she performed the songs from the soundtrack album as well as the three singles from her debut album. A performance of the concert was released in 2007 in DVD and album form. She sang the duet "Still There For Me" with Corbin Bleu for his debut album.
April 29 2007
"Zanessa"
Hudgens, 18, is photographed canoodling and kissing Efron, 19, while they were on vacation in Hawaii. Fans get a hold of the photos and chronicle the couple's vacation on YouTube with slideshows showing them kissing, building sandcastles and lying on the beach. Fans dub the new pair "Zanessa". Efron tells Rolling Stone, "The weird thing that no one expected about Vanessa is that underneath such a sweet girl... is a very, very sexy woman."
August 17 2007 Back to "School"
A record-breaking 17.2 million viewers tune into the premiere of High School Musical 2, in which Hudgens reprises her role as Gabriella. The summer-themed musical is the highest-rated basic cable broadcast in U.S. history. Hudgens appeared on the soundtrack of High School Musical 2, performing several songs such as "Gotta Go My Own Way", "You Are The Music In Me" and "What Time Is It?". The HSM2 soundtrack takes the No. 1 spot on Billboard. The New York Times calls the movie "a wonderful throwback, a candy-colored song-and-dance extravaganza set among teenagers for whom A.D.D. is rhythm and early-onset puberty is romantic comedy."
August 22 2007
Inside Zanessa
Hudgens and Efron open up to PEOPLE about their real-life romance. Although they have kept their relationship relatively low-profile, Efron says their fans would cause "chat-room pandemonium and teen magazine hysteria" over the silver bands they both wear.
August 26 2007
Teen Choice Awards & Album Success
In August 2007 at the 2007 Teen Choice Awards, Hudgens was named the Choice Breakout Singer - Female. Hudgens promoted her debut album V when opening for The Cheetah Girls during their The Party's Just Begun Tour. The album has been certified Gold in the U.S. for reaching 500,000 copies shipped and was re-released in a limited Deluxe Edition format, released only in Japan. Also it was certified Gold for shipments to retailers of 500,000 copies and nominated as #7 on "Album of The Year" by Billboard Readers' Choice, peaks at No. 24 on the Billboard 200 album chart on the strength of the singles, "Come Back to Me" and "Say OK."
September 6 2007
Nude Photo Hits the Web
Controversy erupted after provocative photos of Hudgens surfaced online. Two showed her posing in suggestive lingerie and another showed her nude. Her rep says the shot was taken privately and it was "unfortunate" that they were released on the internet. Hudgens later apologized to her fans, saying that she was "embarrassed over the situation" and regretted having "taken those photos." While many speculate that she will be dropped from the film, HSM 3: Senior Year, Hudgens confirms that she is officially on board. 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."
Later that November, without Efron (he's filming Hairspray), Hudgens sets off on a 40-city concert tour with fellow castmembers, including Ashley Tisdale and Corbin Bleu.
2008
January 2008
New Movie Confirmed
On January 11, 2008, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Hudgens would star in the comedy, Bandslam. Hudgens plays 15-year-old Sa5m, the 5 is silent, explained as an awkward outsider; the film will have a mid-summer 2009 release. February ~ April 2008
Hudgens Breaks Her Silence
Hudgens appears on the cover of Seventeen, where she opens up about her nude photo scandal. "Truthfully I don't like talking about it," she tells the magazine. "It was very traumatic, and I am extremely upset it happened. I hope all my fans can learn from my mistake and make smart decisions." Surprisingly, though, she reveals that her mom was "just so cute. She was like, 'Well, everyone can be naked if they want to.'" Later March, Hudgens reprised her role as Gabriella in 2008's High School Musical 3: Senior Year and appeared on the movie's soundtrack. She was also featured in Sears' 2008 back-to-school campaign, along with Neutrogena, both on television and in print.
May 2008
Vanessa's Beautiful Territory
After returning to the Utah set of HSM 3: Senior Year and filming her non-Disney effort, Bandslam (earlier names: Will, Rock On), Hudgens lands on PEOPLE's Most Beautiful list - without a stitch of makeup. "Just recently I've learned to be okay with myself without wearing makeup," the Neutrogena spokesmodel tells PEOPLE. "I think it was a special someone telling me that I didn't need it." She was also ranked as FHM's 62nd Sexiest Woman and Maxim' lists.
July 2008
Identified
On July 1st 2008, Hudgens releases her more grown-up sophomore album, Identified, selling more than 22,000 copies during its first week, which she tells EW is "definitely sophisticated. But it's also funky and fun - something that I would, like, actually listen to." Her first single, "Sneakernight," "is a fun song about hanging out with girlfriends and wearing sneakers (by EckoRed, in 2007, Hudgens endorsed Mark Ecko's Ecko footwear line)," the singer-actress explains. At the same time, she went on the "Identified Summer Tour," to promote her albums in the U.S. and Mexico.
Fall 2008 ~ Present
Last Song
Hudgens and her HSM costars cover PEOPLE's HSM3: Senior Year special issue. "We spent three years together," Hudgens tells PEOPLE. "I got to go to prom. I wore a cap and gown. HSM was my version of high school." And as for the future? "No one says it's the last time." When the film opens in October, it takes the No. 1 spot, making $42 million in its first week.
On December 12, 2008, Hudgens was ranked #20 in the list of Forbes "High Earners Under 30". She is, once again, included in People's annual "100 Most Beautiful People" in 2009 lists and has been the cover girl for several mainstream magazines including CosmoGirl, Lucky and Self. She also performed at the 81st Academy Awards in a musical number with other young actors involving the theme of Young Hollywood.
Lawsuits
Hudgens was sued by music producer Johnny Vieira, who claims she reneged on a deal to share her earnings with him after he helped make her a star. In the lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Vieira accuses Hudgens and father, Greg Hudgens, of breach of contract and fraud, seeking more than $27 million in damages. According to the suit, they subsequently reached a settlement under which Hudgens agreed to pay Vieira a percentage of her earnings from her first three albums under her solo recording contract with Hollywood Records. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Malcolm Mackey also ordered the 20-year-old singer/actress to pay Johnny Vieira's attorneys $1,500 in attorneys' fees for having to go to court and get the order. The case was settled on May 2, 2009 out of court on unreleased terms, nine days before trial.
Future Projects
Hudgens' upcoming projects include starring roles in Sucker Punch, which will release in 2011, where she plays the role of Blondie, which she explains as the "tough one" and the movie adaptation of Beastly release in 2010 where she will be joined by Alex Pettyfer, as Linda and Kyle, respectively. Hudgens told Brazilian's Caras Magazine that she is planning to write songs on her new album based on her experiences.
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Bandslam
Beastly
The Early Life
Vanessa Goes Professional
Hudgens tapes an episode of the Nickelodeon show Drake & Josh, playing Drake's girlfriend, Rebecca. After the taping, Hudgens, then 16, reportedly takes a nude photo of herself and sends it to show star Drake Bell (left). Bell's rep later tells PEOPLE, "Drake says he never received those photos." Nevertheless, the shot will surface on the web and cause an uproar two years later.
She sang the duet "Still There For Me" with Corbin Bleu for his debut album.
"is a fun song about hanging out with girlfriends and wearing sneakers (by EckoRed, in 2007, Hudgens endorsed Mark Ecko's Ecko footwear line)," the singer-actress explains. At the same time, she went on the "Identified Summer Tour," to promote her albums in the U.S. and Mexico.
Hudgens and her HSM costars cover PEOPLE's HSM3: Senior Year special issue. "We spent three years together," Hudgens tells PEOPLE. "I got to go to prom. I wore a cap and gown. HSM was my version of high school." And as for the future? "No one says it's the last time." When the film opens in October, it takes the No. 1 spot, making $42 million in its first week.