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  Name of Birth: Vanessa Anne HudgensDate of Birth: 14th Place of Birth: Salinas, California, USA Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m) Sun Sign: Sagittarius Chinese Horoscope Sign: Dragon Parents: Greg Hudgens (fire fighter) and Gina Hudgens Siblings: Younger sister named Stella Ethnicity: Filipino, Chinese, and Latina (from her mother) and Irish and American Indian (from her father) Pets: A dog named Shadow, three turtles, fish and a bunny Talents: Acting, singing, dancing Musical Theater Roles in: Evita, Carousel, The Wizard of Oz, The King & I, The Music Man, Cinderella, Damn Yankees. Favourite Singers: Alicia Keys and Celine Dion Favourite Style of Music: Rock Favourite Movies: Night before Christmas and Moulin Rouge (horror movies) Favourite TV Shows: Family Guy, South Park, Degrassi, and It's a Notion Favourite Cartoons: SpongeBob SquarePants and Courage the Cowardly Dog Favorites as a kid: Barney, Sesame Street, frozen yogurt, chocolate and her Baby Cherry doll Favorite Filipino Foods: Adobo, pancit, Halo-halo Least Favourite Food: Carrots Favorite Snack: Peanut butter crackers Favourite Jeans: Frankie B Jeans Favourite Car: Porsche Carerra GT Favourite Colour: Red Favourite Sound: Her mom's laugh Favourite Scent: Cotton candy or anything that smells sweet Favourite Animal: Cheetah Favourite School Subject: Science Favourite Time of the Day: Night time Favourite Time of the Year: Summer Favourite Topic of Conversation: Anything  She has brown eyes and dark brown hair. The childhood games that Vanessa played include: tug-of-war, hide and seek, and hula hoop. Her nickname is "Nessa", she says all of her friends call her that, but she also says that she is also called "Van", but that only her parents can call her that. She homeschooled since 8th Grade and is now a high school graduate. She plans to study business in the future. She likes very unique clothes and funky styles. If there is something fun and funky she will buy it. She likes mascara and takes it in her purse. She likes cereal made of whole wheat. She always tries so hard to set a good example for her sister Stella. She does not like cake, but she does like ice-cream cake. Her favorite foods are chocolate and sushi, she only eats cereals if they are made from whole grains and she can't stand carrots, they make her gag. She has three earholes on each side of her ear. She also has a belly button ring. She says that almost everything makes her laugh. She would like to visit the Philippines. At one point, her plan was to audition for American Idol. In 1999 at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego, California; she played the role of Cindy Lou Who in a production of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. She went to Guajome Park Academy when she was in 6th grade in 2001. She is afraid of heights if she is in one spot up high for a long time. She moved away from Oregon because the small town she lived in failed to accommodate enough opportunities for her to flourish in the entertainment industry. She co-starred with Brady Corbet in both of her first two films; Thirteen where she played Noel and Thunderbirds where she played Tintin. Her debut solo album is titled "V". Her first solo album V debuted at #24 on the US Billboard album chart with over 34,000 copies sold during it's first week. Her debut album has sold over 500,000 copies and it was certified gold for the first time in 2007. Her song "Say OK" was used to advertise the 2nd season of ABC Family's Hit Original Series,"Lincoln Heights." Her music video for "Say OK" was shot at a bowling alley and a beach in L.A., Zac Efron appeared in it. Her music video "Say Ok" premiered on January 12, right after Disney Channel's new original series Cory in the House. Her sister Stella, dog Shadow, and her best friend are all featured in her video "Come Back To Me". Her music video for her new single "Come Back To Me", premiered, right after the premiere of "The Cheetah Girls 2." She made a special appearance in "Disney Channel's Totally Suite New Year's Eve" as one of Ashley Tisdale's friends from High School Musical. She said she differs from her brainy character Gabriella because she enjoys spending time with friends and watching movies more than reading. She enjoyed staying in "Little America" in Utah and had a blast filming High School Musical with all her co-stars. She sang Jessica Simpson's "Angels" for her High School Musical audition. Her favourite song to perform is "Let's Dance", she says that she and her dancers have so much fun dancing to that song. Her favourite song from High School Musical is Get Cha' Head In The Game. Her favorite scene of High School Musical to film was the part where the entire cast sang and danced to the song, We're All in This Together. It was very enjoyable for her. Her duet, Breaking Free with Zac Efron rapidly became #4 on the billboard charts. She can't whistle. She is a big fan of wearing red lipstick. Her best friend Ashley Tisdale describes her as "Thoughtful, trustworthy, kind, and considerate". She is the third star of High School Musical to guest-star in Suite Life of Zack and Cody. The first was Monique Coleman and the second was Zac Efron. Ashley Tisdale stars in both. She used to be really afraid of swimming pools. She was in a commercial for Old Navy swimwear. She was named "The Heartbreaker" in Disney Channel's first DC games in 2006. Her song "Whatever Will Be" is a song that reflects on her motto. Her role model is her mother. She also admires the late Natalie Wood as a role model. She got her first gig when her friend couldn't go to an audition for a commercial and asked if Vanessa could go instead. She is good friends with High School Musical co-stars, Ashley Tisdale, Zac Efron, and Corbin Bleu, along with Zoey 101's Alexa Nikolas, The Suite Life's Brenda Song, and Hannah Montana's Miley Cyrus. High School Musical made history when it became the first full length feature film available to Apple iTunes users at the Music Store. High School Musical Soundtrack broke records on the Billboard Top 100 for being the first original TV movie soundtrack ever charted at No. 1 and the first TV soundtrack to hit the top spot since 1986 (the "Miami Vice" album). She started dating Zac Efron after filming High School Musical. She actually posed nude in private pictures, in which she apologized for her lapse of judgement. But the nude pictures were taken when she was sixteen, and meant for her boyfriend at the time, not her current boyfriend, Zac Efron. Someone, unfortunately, leaked the pictures over the internet and it became a tragic phenomenon. Although she sang the duet "Still There For Me" with Corbin Bleu, she did not actually go into the the recording studio with him but instead sang it, recorded it, and then the song was given to Corbin to sing. After Hawaiian vacation photos of Vanessa Hudgens and High School Musical costar Zac Efron were published in 2007, fans dubbed the two "Zanessa" and posted dozens of YouTube video tributes to the tween power couple. She has three closets dedicated entirely to shoes. Her favorites are Christian Louboutin stilettos. Along with real-life love Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens won a 2006 Teen Choice Award for best on-screen chemistry in High School Musical. She won the "Choice Female Breakout star" on the 2007 Teen Choice Awards. The High School Musical cast also won "Choice TV Movie". In 2007, Vanessa's income was $2 million. She was voted Bop Magazine's 7th Hottest Star as "Hot Breakout Star", in 2007. She was ranked #12 in Maxim's Hot 100 Women 2008. She loves Neutrogena products and her favorite is the blush Stila Color push-up in Rose. She referenced in the Gossip Girl episode "All About My Brother" for dating Zac Efron. Her sophomore album is called Identified. It was released on July 1, 2008. "Sneakernight" was the first single off this album. She once got mobbed while shopping in Hollister with Ashley Tisdale and Miley Cyrus. They closed the store down for the three of them so they could shop. As a joke, she said her favorite sport is shopping and even admits to being a "shop-a-holic". She was a spokesperson for Neutrogena skin care products. Both sets of her grandparents were musicians during the Big Band Era. Singer Chris Brown says he has a crush on Vanessa Anne Hudgens. |
