Ashley Tisdale

**Ashley Michelle Tisdale** (born July 2, 1985) is an American actress and singer; she is the younger sister of actress Jennifer Tisdale. She is good friends with many celebrities including Vanessa Hudgens.

## About Ashley

### Early Life and career

Ashley Michelle Tisdale was born in Monmouth County, New Jersey to Lisa Morris and contractor Michael Tisdale. Her father is Christian and her mother is Jewish; she was raised with "a little bit of both" religions. Tisdale's elder sister Jennifer is an actress and producer. She is also related to businessman Ron Popeil through her maternal grandfather Arnold Morris who was best known for being a pitchman for the Ginsu knife. At the age of three, Tisdale met her manager, Bill Perlman, at a New Jersey mall. He sent her to various auditions for commercials, and she was placed in more than one hundred national network TV advertisements as a child. She began her theatrical career by appearing in *Gypsy: A Musical Fable* and *The Sound of Music* at Monmouth County's Jewish Community Center. Tisdale was eight years old when she was cast to play the part of Cosette in the musical *Les Misérables*, and only recalled taking a single singing lesson before landing the role.

### Career

During her childhood, Ashley was featured in over 100 advertisements and had minor roles in television and theatre. She achieved mainstream success as Maddie Fitzpatrick in the Disney Channel teen sitcom *The Suite Life of Zack & Cody* (2005–2008). This success was heightened when she starred as Sharpay Evans in the *High School Musical* film series (2006–2008). The success of the films led to Tisdale's signing with Warner Bros. Records and subsequently releasing her debut studio album, *Headstrong* (2007), which was a commercial success, earning a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Tisdale played the voice role of Candace Flynn in the Disney Channel animated series *Phineas & Ferb* (2007–2015).

Tisdale's second studio album, *Guilty Pleasure* (2009), was released to less commercial success than its predecessor. Tisdale would part ways with Warner Bros. Records following the release of the album. During this time, she began appearing in more films and returned to television with shows such as *Hellcats* (2010). Tisdale's production company Blondie Girl Productions, first formed in 2008, signed a multi-year production deal with Relativity Media in 2010; Tisdale would produce shows such as *Miss Advised* (2012) as part of the deal. Tisdale starred in the *High School Musical* spin-off film *Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure* (2011), also releasing a soundtrack to promote the film.

In 2013, Tisdale announced work on her third studio album, releasing the promotional single "You're Always Here", and starred in the horror comedy film *Scary Movie 5.* She has continued to appear in television roles, joining the main cast of *Clipped* (2015). She also served as executive producer of the ABC Family television series *Young & Hungry* (2014–2018). In 2018, Tisdale returned to music with the release of the singles "Voices in My Head" and "Love Me & Let Me Go". Her third studio album and first in a decade, *Symptoms*, was released in 2019. Recently, Tisdale starred as Jenny Kenney in the CBS-TV sitcom series *Carol's Second Act* (2019–2020), and served as a panelist on the reality competition show *The Masked Dancer*.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bloom, Nate (January 12, 2009). Interfaith Celebrities: Why Pink is a Mixed Bag. *Interfaith Family*.
2. ↑ Laurie, Heifetz (March–April 2007). The Jewish Paparazzi-Funny, Tisdale doesn't sound Jewish!. *American Jewish Life Magazine*.
3. ↑ Ng, Philiana (July 22, 2014). Ashley Tisdale Inks Overall Deal With 'The Kennedys' Producer. *The Hollywood Reporter*.
4. ↑ It's NewIt's ImprovedIt Slices, It Dices, Makes Julienne FriesStep Right Up!. *The Hartford Courant*.
5. ↑ Ashley Tisdale — Biography. *AllMusic*. All Media Network.
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## External links

* Ashley Tisdale article at *Wikipedia*
* Ashley Tisdale at Babepedia
* Ashley Tisdale links at FreeOnes
* Ashley Tisdale on  Famous Birthdays
* Ashley Tisdale on  Famous Fix