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Revision as of 10:32, 26 March 2009

Vanessa Hudgens

Vanessa Anne Hudgens (born December 14, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She is mostly known for her role as Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical film series.[1]. She pursued a solo music career and released her debut album V on September 26, 2006. The album debuted at number twenty four in the U.S.[2] and was later certified Gold. She reprised her role as Gabriella Montez in High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year. High School Musical 2 was the most-watched basic cable show on record.[3]

Hudgens had released her sophomore album, Identified in July 1, 2008 in the U.S.[4] She will be portraying the role of Sam in the film Bandslam, this July 31, 2009. [5]

Early life

Hudgens was born in Salinas, California, the daughter of Gina (née Guangco) and Greg Hudgens.[6] She has a sister, Stella Teodora Hudgens (born November 13, 1995, San Diego).[7] 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.[8][6] Hudgens has been home-schooled since after her seventh-grade year at the Orange County High School of the Arts.

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.[9] Hudgens began performing at an early age, appearing in musicals starting at age eight. She made her feature film debut in Thirteen as Noel and appeared in the 2004 film Thunderbirds as Tintin.[10] In both her first two films Hudgens appeared alongside Brady Corbet. Her appearances include guest roles on Quintuplets, Still Standing, The Brothers García, Drake & Josh and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.

Career

2005-2007: High School Musical and debut album

Hudgens at the High School Musical: The Concert Tour.

Hudgens's breakout role has been starring in the Disney Channel movie series High School Musical, starring as Gabriella Montez. Hudgens and Efron had won "Best Chemistry" award at the Teen Choice Awards for their roles.[11] Her contributions to the High School Musical soundtrack with several songs. Hudgens started concentrating on her music career by signing a record deal with Hollywood Records in 2006 as the start of her solo career, but first covered the song "Colors Of The Wind" for Disneymania 5 album in that same year.

Hudgens' debut album, entitled V, was released in late 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.[12] Hudgens described V as a 'wide mix of things.' She was ranked #7 in the Top 10 Pop Music Eye Candy 2006.[13] The first single was "Come Back to Me", while the second and final single was "Say OK". Several songs were released as exclusive singles in Radio Disney from the album. [14] Hudgens promoted the album when opening for The Cheetah Girls during their The Party's Just Begun Tour.[11] V was certified Gold for shipments to retailers of 500,000 copies on February 27, 2007,[15] and was nominated as #7 on "Album of The Year" by Billboard Readers' Choice.[16] The album was re-released in Japan in a limited Deluxe Edition format.[17] Hudgens was named the Choice Breakout Singer - Female at the 2007 Teen Choice Awards.[18]

Hudgens performing at the High School Musical: The Concert Tour.

Hudgens launched a tour with the rest of the cast of High School Musical in fall 2006, performing the songs from the soundtrack album as well of the three singles from her debut album.[19] A DVD and an album named High School Musical: The Concert were released in 2007, which includes one song performed live by her. She sang the duet "Still There For Me" with Corbin Bleu for his debut album. Hudgens appeared on the High School Musical 2 soundtrack.

2008-present: Identified and other projects

Her sophomore album was Identified and was released on July 1, 2008.[20] On the first week of the release of her album, Identified sold more than 22,000 copies. Though the album had poor sales its first week. The first single from this album, "Sneakernight". Hudgens launched on July 31, 2008 her first solo tour called "Identified Summer Tour" across United States in order to promote her first two albums and the tour also reached Mexico.

On January 11, 2008, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Hudgens would star in the comedy, Bandslam. Hudgens will play 15-year old Sam and the movie is set to premiere on July 31, 2009.[21][5] Hudgens reprised her role as Gabriella for the third time in High School Musical 3: Senior Year and also appeared on the soundtrack of the movie. She also performed at the 81st Academy Awards with Zac Efron and other celebrities. [22] She will be starring in Sucker Punch which will release in 2010. [23]

Endorsements

In 2007, Hudgens signed a promotional deal for the Eckō Red footwear in which she did two commercials for the brand [24] and she also aproved the brazilian collection.[25] Sears has teamed up with Hudgens for a back-to-school marketing campaign that began in July and had the theme, "Don't Just Go Back. Arrive." Hudgens is also currently a Neutrogena spokesperson and she will be featured in both national TV and print campaigns.[26] In September 2008, she performed in the Neutrogena Fresh Faces Concert. [27]

Personal life

Hudgens confirmed, in an October 2007 interview with Teen magazine, that she was dating her High School Musical series co-star Zac Efron and had been since the filming of High School Musical. [28] In 2007, US Magazine considered her as one of the best-dressed celebrities in US Magazine's Hot Hollywood Party in 2007 .[29]

In 2008, she was ranked as FHM's 62nd Sexiest Woman[30] and Maxim's number 12 in their 100 Hot List.[31] Currently, she is to be voted in the FHM's 2009 list for Sexiest Women in The World. [32] She was included in People's annual "100 Most Beautiful People" list in May 2008. She was the cover girl for several magazines, including CosmoGirl, Lucky [33].

On December 12, 2008, Hudgens was ranked #20 in the list of Forbes "High Earners Under 30".[34] Hudgens made only $2 million for the film, reportedly due to the photo scandal that hurt her image.[35] She ranked #7 at the ten best dressed list for October 2008.[36] She was ranked #61 in AskMen.com's Top 99 Women of 2009 internet poll.[37] Moreover, she is ranked #10 in Cosmopolitan magazine's Best Dressed Celebs of 2008.[38] In January 2009, Teen Vogue included Hudgens in the list of the January's Ten Best Dressed in the fifth position.[39]

Controversies

Nude photo scandal

On September 6, 2007, controversy erupted after provocative photos of Hudgens surfaced online. Two showed her posing in suggestive lingerie, and another showed 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.[40] Hudgens later apologized, saying that she was "embarrassed over the situation" and regretted having "taken [those] photos."[41] 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."[42]

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.[43] 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.[44] 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. [45]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Thirteen Noel Debut role
2004 Thunderbirds Tintin Science fiction-adventure film
2006 High School Musical Gabriella Montez Made by Disney Channel.
2007 High School Musical 2 Made by Disney Channel.
2008 High School Musical 3: Senior Year Was released by Walt Disney Pictures October 24, 2008.
2009 Bandslam Sam Finished
2010 Sucker Punch Blondie Pre-Production

Guest appearances

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Still Standing Tiffany Episode "Still Rocking"
The Brothers Garcia Lindsey/Tall Girl 2 episodes
Robbery Homicide Division Nicole at 10 Episode "Had"
2005 Drake & Josh Rebbecca Episode "Little Sibling"
Quintuplets Carmen Episode "Coconut Kapow"
2006 Disney Channel Games Herself Disney Channel special
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Corrie 4 episodes, made by Disney Channel.

Discography

Main article: Vanessa Hudgens discography

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result
2006 Imagen Foundation Awards "Best Actress - Television" Nominated[46]
Teen Choice Awards "Choice TV Chemistry" (shared with Zac Efron) Won[47]
2007 "Choice Music: Breakout Artist - Female" Won[48]
Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, or Special (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actress Nominated[49]
2008 Teen Choice Awards "Choice Hottie" Won[50]
2009 Kids Choice Awards "Favorite Female Movie Star" Nominated[51]

References

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  2. ^ Hasty, Katie (October 4, 2006). "Ludacris Scores Third No. 1 With 'Release Therapy'". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2008-07-24. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
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  4. ^ Vanessa Hudgens 'Identified' Vanessa Hudgens releases her second album, 'Identified'. (July 1, 2008) Retrieved July 1, 2008.
  5. ^ a b Borys Kit (The Hollywood Reporter) (January 11, 2008). "'Musical' star fills 'Will' bill". Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  6. ^ a b Ruben V. Nepales (August 9, 2007). "Vanessa Hudgens: 'I love being a Filipina '". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
  7. ^ California Births 1905-1995
  8. ^ Lynn Barker (May 17, 2006). "Interview: Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens: High School Musical". TeenHollywood. Retrieved 2007-01-06. Vanessa: Gosh, I'm everything. Pretty much I'm Filipino and Caucasian but within that, I'm Spanish, Chinese, American Indian, Irish.
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  14. ^ "RadioDisney List of Songs". Radio Disney. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
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  22. ^ Zac and Vanessa to perform at the Oscars(2009) February 20, 2009
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  25. ^ SEGS PORTAL NACIONAL Hudgens (BRAZIL)
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  34. ^ "High Earners Under 30". (December 12, 2008) Forbes. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
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