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Martha Cox
The following article is a list of characters appearing in the ''High School Musical'' film series. Currently, the characters who appear in ''High School Musical'', ''High School Musical 2'', and '' High School Musical 3: Senior Year'' are listed. The first three films focus on the six main characters. The first film chronicles events occurring over several weeks in their junior year of high school, with the second film taking place the following summer. The third film is set in the final semester of senior year. Classmates and parents of these characters, as well as various other characters, are also featured. Main cast Troy Bolton Troy Bolton is the protagonist of the first three films. Depicted as one of East High's most popular students, Troy is also the captain of the school's varsity basketball team, a position he earned in his junior year after joining the team as a sophomore. The majority of the student body, especially Troy's best friend, Chad Danforth, expects Tro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sterling Knight
Sterling Sandmann Knight (born March 5, 1989) is an American actor, singer, and dancer. He is known for his role as Chad Dylan Cooper in the Disney Channel sitcom '' Sonny with a Chance'' and its spinoff '' So Random!'', Zander Carlson in '' Melissa & Joey'', and Christopher Wilde in the Disney Channel Original Movie '' Starstruck''. Early life Knight was born in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. He has a sister, Samantha Scarlett, and a brother, Spencer Shuga. Career Knight began his career on stage in local productions. He made his acting debut in minor roles in ''Calm'', ''Career Day'', and ''Hi-Jinks''. Knight's first role with Disney was in an episode of ''Hannah Montana'', playing Lilly’s boyfriend Lucas, in 2007. Later in the year, Knight also appeared in two episodes of ''The Closer''. In 2008, Knight appeared in '' Out of Jimmy's Head'' and ''Grey's Anatomy''. In 2009, Knight played the role of Chad Dylan Cooper, an egotistical and self-centered cast member of '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clique
A clique (AusE, CanE, or ; ), in the social sciences, is a small group of individuals who interact with one another and share similar interests rather than include others. Interacting with cliques is part of normative social development regardless of gender, ethnicity, or popularity. Although cliques are most commonly studied during adolescence and middle childhood development, they exist in all age groups. They are often bound together by shared social characteristics such as ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Examples of common or stereotypical adolescent cliques include athletes, nerds, and "outsiders". Typically, people in a clique will not have a completely open friend group and can, therefore, "ban" members if they do something considered unacceptable, such as talking to someone disliked. Some cliques tend to isolate themselves as a group and view themselves as superior to others, which can be demonstrated through bullying and other antisocial behaviors. Terminology With ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Evans
Ryan Evans (born June 19, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Bakken Bears of Denmark's Basketligaen. Standing at and weighing , Evans usually plays at small forward. He played college basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers. High school career Evans attended Phoenix Desert Vista High School, but transferred to Hamilton High School as a junior. He averaged 8.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in his junior season. As a senior, Evans was named to the first team all-state and led Hamilton to the state semifinals. He averaged 18.4 points and 7.4 rebounds per game as a senior. College career Evans committed to Wisconsin and redshirted his freshman year in 2008–09. As a redshirt freshman in 2009–10, he averaged 3.5 points and 3.0 rebounds in 12.8 minutes per game. Evans scored in double figures in four contests. Evans posted averages of 2.8 points and 2.3 rebounds per game as a redshirt sophomore in 2010–11. He appeared in all 33 games and played 11.6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Tisdale
Ashley Michelle Tisdale (born July 2, 1985) is an American actress and singer. During her childhood, she was featured in over 100 advertisements and had minor roles on-screen and in 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 (franchise), ''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 (Ashley Tisdale album), Headstrong'' (2007), which was a commercial success, earning a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Tisdale also provides the voice of Candace Flynn in the Disney Channel animated series ''Phineas and Ferb'' (2007–2015; 2025–present). Tisdale's second studio album, ''Guilty Pleasure (Ashley Tisdale al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrienne Bailon
Adrienne Eliza Bailon-Houghton (née Bailon (); born October 24, 1983) is an American television personality, singer, and actress. She is a former member of the girl groups 3LW and the Cheetah Girls. From 2013 to 2022, Bailon was a co-host of the daytime talk show ''The Real''; for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award. From 2022 to 2023, Bailon-Houghton was a co-anchor of the entertainment news show, ''E! News''. As an actress, Bailon appeared in '' The Cheetah Girls'' films, '' Coach Carter'' and '' All You've Got''. She has guest starred in numerous television series including '' That's So Raven'' as Alana Rivera (a role she reprised for the series' spin-off, '' Raven's Home''), and as herself in '' The Suite Life of Zack & Cody''. In 2013, Bailon became the first Latina host of a daytime talk show in the US when The Real began. In 2019, she competed in '' The Masked Singer'' as the Flamingo, finishing in third place. Life and career 1983–2002: Early life, career beginn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Ortega
Kenneth John Ortega (born April 18, 1950) is an American director, producer, choreographer, and concert creator. He is best known for his work with Disney Channel, notably the '' High School Musical'' film trilogy, cult classics such as '' Newsies'' and '' Hocus Pocus'', '' The Cheetah Girls 2'', and the first three '' Descendants'' films. In 2019, he signed a five year deal with Netflix, producing the original series '' Julie and the Phantoms,'' which was cancelled after only one season. He has also choreographed multiple iconic ‘80s films such as, '' Xanadu'', '' One from the Heart'', '' St. Elmo's Fire'', '' Pretty in Pink'', '' Ferris Bueller's Day Off'', and '' Dirty Dancing.'' Ortega has worked on multiple music videos and produced concert tours for the likes of, KISS, Olivia Newton-John, Cher, Madonna, Miley Cyrus, and Michael Jackson, notably the cancelled This is It concert residency. He also wrote, directed, and produced Jackson's posthumous documentary film, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Academic Decathlon
The Academic Decathlon (also called AcDec, AcaDeca or AcaDec) is an annual Student competition, high school academic competition organized by the non-profit United States Academic Decathlon (USAD). The competition consists of seven objective multiple choice tests, two subjective performance events, and an essay. Academic Decathlon was created by Robert Peterson in 1968 for local schools in Orange County, California, and was expanded nationally in 1981 by Robert Peterson, William Patton, first President of the new USAD Board; and Phillip Bardos, Chairman of the new USAD Board. That year, 17 List of states and territories of the United States, states and the District of Columbia participated, a number that has grown to include most of the United States and some international schools. In 2015 Academic Decathlon held its first ever International competition in Shanghai, Shanghai, China. Once known as United States Academic Decathlon, on March 1, 2013, it began operating as the Academic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanessa Hudgens
Vanessa Anne Hudgens ( ; born December 14, 1988) is an American actress and singer. After making her feature film debut in '' Thirteen'' (2003), Hudgens rose to fame portraying Gabriella Montez in the ''High School Musical'' film series (2006–2008), which brought her mainstream recognition. Through Hollywood Records she released two albums, '' V'' (2006) and '' Identified'' (2008). Hudgens appeared in the films '' Bandslam'' (2009), '' Beastly'', '' Sucker Punch'' (both 2011), '' Journey 2: The Mysterious Island'', '' Spring Breakers'' (both 2012), '' Second Act'' (2018), '' Bad Boys for Life'' (2020), and '' Tick, Tick...Boom!'' (2021). She starred in the Netflix Christmas movies '' The Princess Switch'' (2018) and its sequels (2020 and 2021), and '' The Knight Before Christmas'' (2019), and she co-produced the latter three. Hudgens played the role of Emily Locke in the NBC series ''Powerless'' (2017). She made her Broadway stage debut playing Gigi in the musical reviv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Cooper
Elizabeth "Betty" Cooper is one of the main characters appearing in American comic books published by Archie Comics. She is the lead guitarist, percussionist and one of the three singers of The Archies. The character was created by Bob Montana and John L. Goldwater, and first appeared in '' Pep Comics'' #22 ( cover-dated Dec. 1941), on the first page of the first ''Archie'' story, serving as a love interest to Archie Andrews. Betty is in love with Archie, which drives her attempts to win his affections by whatever means possible, and her rivalry with her best friend, vocalist/keyboardist Veronica Lodge, have been among the longest-running themes in the comics. She is portrayed by Lili Reinhart in '' Riverdale'' and Khushi Kapoor in '' The Archies''. Publication history Betty was named for, and originally based on, Betty Tokar Jankovich, a Czech immigrant who briefly dated Archie co-creator Bob Montana in 1939 when she was 18.Gustines, George Gene"At 94, the Real Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archie Love Veronica: Lodge—A Complaint!
Archie or Archy is a given name, almost exclusively masculine, and a diminutive of Archibald, which is derived from the Germanic ''ercan'', meaning “ genuine”, and ''bald'', meaning “ bold.” It has been in use as an independent given name in the Anglosphere since the 19th century. It has increased in use in English-speaking countries in the 21st century. The name has traditionally been well-used in the United Kingdom and has also been well-used in Australia and New Zealand. It was among the top 1,000 names for boys in the United States between 1880 and 1988, but had declined in use until 2018, when it was once again among the top 1,000 names for American boys. It has continued to increase in use following the 2019 birth of Prince Archie of Sussex, son of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, who has brought attention to the name. It may refer to: People Given name or nickname *Archie Alexander (1888–1958), African-American mathematician, engineer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google Search. In January 2024, YouTube had more than 2.7billion monthly active users, who collectively watched more than one billion hours of videos every day. , videos were being uploaded to the platform at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute, and , there were approximately 14.8billion videos in total. On November 13, 2006, YouTube was purchased by Google for $1.65 billion (equivalent to $ billion in ). Google expanded YouTube's business model of generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by and for YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
