Alyson Stoner

**Alyson Rae Stoner** (born August 11, 1993) is an American actor, singer, voice actor and dancer. Their film roles include *Cheaper by the Dozen* (2003), *Cheaper by the Dozen 2* (2005), and the *Step Up* franchise (2006–2014). Their television roles include serving as the host of Disney Channel's *Mike's Super Short Show* (2001–2007), playing Max in *The Suite Life of Zack & Cody* (2005–2007) and voicing Isabella Garcia-Shapiro in *Phineas and Ferb* (2007–2015), and portraying Caitlyn in *Camp Rock* (2008) and *Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam* (2010).

Stoner has been a background dancer for several artists including Missy Elliott, Eminem, Kumbia Kings, Outkast, and Will Smith. They lent their voice to the *Kingdom Hearts* franchise (2008–2020) and the *Holly Hobbie & Friends* series of animated television specials (2006–2008). They also released twelve singles and two extended plays.

## Early life

Stoner was born in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of LuAnne Hodges Stoner (née Adams), a former executive secretary at Owens-Illinois, and Charlie Stoner. While growing up in Toledo, Stoner attended Maumee Valley Country Day School and studied ballet, tap dance, and jazz dance at the O'Connell's Dance Studio. They also modeled and trained at the Margaret O'Brien Modeling Studio. They won Best Model of the Year at the International Modeling and Talent Association Convention in New York City under O'Brien's studio in 2000.

## Career

In 2001, Stoner became the co-host of the Disney Channel *Mike's Super Short Show* along with Michael Alan Johnson, an infomercial segment regarding forthcoming Disney releases. In 2003 and 2005, they appeared as Sarah, one of the twelve Baker children, in the successful comedies *Cheaper by the Dozen* and *Cheaper by the Dozen 2*. they has also appeared in several television shows aimed at the preteen audience, including *The Suite Life of Zack & Cody*, *That's So Raven* and *Drake & Josh*.

In 2006, Stoner had a small film role in *Step Up* as Camille, Channing Tatum's character's younger foster sister. They provided the voice of Isabella Garcia-Shapiro and Jenny (until Season 4) in the Disney Channel animated series *Phineas and Ferb* from 2007 to 2015. In 2008, they starred in the Disney Channel Original movie *Camp Rock* as Caitlyn Gellar, an aspiring music producer. Their reception in *Camp Rock* was particularly strong, with various media outlets suggesting it was about time they played a main character role having backed up for other big names such as Will Smith and Eminem. Stoner starred as Alice McKinley in the movie *Alice Upside Down*, based loosely on the *Alice* series, particularly *The Agony of Alice* by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. This was their second starring role and, according to an interview that appears on the direct-to-DVD release, Alyson states that this was the first time they have had to appear in every scene in a movie.

In 2008, Alyson sang two songs, "Lost and Found" and "Free Spirit", from the soundtrack of the movie *Alice Upside Down*, in which they plays the lead role. Alyson also has recorded a cover version of the song Dancing in the Moonlight for the 2009 Disney DVD/Blu-ray movie, *Space Buddies*. In 2010, Stoner appeared in the third *Step Up* film *Step Up 3D* opposite Adam Sevani where they reprised the role. Stoner uploaded a video onto their official YouTube page of their final dance rehearsal which introduced other cast members. The same year, Stoner returned to reprise their role as Caitlyn Gellar in *Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam*, a sequel to *Camp Rock*. Stoner also guest-starred in the television drama series House as a skater.

In 2011, Stoner started working with record producers, songwriters and a vocal coach to change their vocal style from "kiddie-pop" to a more soulful pop vibe with a little alternative edge for their first studio album. On April 4, 2010, Stoner posted a video to her YouTube Channel announcing the release of their debut single "Flying Forward" on April 20, 2010. Stoner released their debut EP entitled *Beat the System* in 2011. Alyson also appeared in *Wii Fit* related videos on the Nintendo Channel on the Wii video game console demonstrating balance exercises. Stoner replaced Hayden Panettiere as the voice of Kairi in *Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories*, Xion in *Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days*, and both characters in *Kingdom Hearts III*. Alyson also voiced the character Opal in seasons three and four of *The Legend of Korra*.

## Personal Life

In March 2018, Stoner came out in an article on *Teen Vogue*, stating they were "attracted to men, women, and people who identify in other ways." Later that year they stated in an interview "I don't feel comfortable labeling my sexual orientation or even faith at the moment."

In a June 2023 interview, Stoner came out as non-binary and stated that they used "they/them" pronouns and that they had been fired from a television show after coming out as queer.

## Filmography

### Animation Dubbing

#### Animated Films

* *Kung-Fu Magoo* (2010) - Lorelei Tan Gu
* *Huevos: Little Rooster's Egg-cellent Adventure* (2015) - Sweet Pea

### Video Game Dubbing

* *Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories* (2007) - Kairi
* *Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days* (2009) - Xion, Kairi
* *Kingdom Hearts III* (2019) - Kairi, Xion

## External Links

* Alyson Stoner at the Internet Movie Database
* Alyson Stoner at Anime News Network's encyclopedia