Vanessa Anne Hudgens (born December 14, 1988) is an American actress and singer, who's best identified for her portrayal of the character Gabriella Montez in the Excessive College Musical series. She also earned vital popularity of her function within the 2009 film Bandslam.
As an actress, Hudgens has appeared in a number of television applications including Quintuplets, Still Standing, The Brothers García, Drake & Josh, and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. She made her display screen debut within the 2003 drama film Thirteen as Noel. She bought her first starring role within the 2004 science-fiction-journey film Thunderbirds as Tintin.
Hudgens' debut album V was released on September 26, 2006. The album entered the Billboard 200 at number twenty four, and was later certified Gold. Hudgens released her second album, Recognized, on July 1, 2008 in the U.S.
Hudgens' fame has also been marked by scandal brought on by the discharge of private, self-taken nude pictures of herself on the Internet with out her permission, first in 2007, after which in once more in 2009.
Vanessa Anne Hudgens
Youth
Vanessa Anne Hudgens was born in Salinas, California, and lived everywhere in the West Coast - from Oregon to Southern California - along with her dad and mom, Gina (née Guangco), who held a succession of workplace jobs, and Gregory Hudgens, a firefighter. She was raised as a Roman Catholic and has a youthful sister, Stella Hudgens, who can also be an actress. Hudgens is of combined cultural background, as her father is of Irish and Native American descent, and her mom, a native of Manila, is of Chinese language-Filipino-Spanish descent. All of her grandparents have been musicians.
Starting at the age of eight, Hudgens carried out in musical theater as a singer, and appeared in native productions of Carousel, The Wizard of Oz, The King and I, The Music Man, and Cinderella, among others. Two years after her profession in stage plays and musicals, she started auditioning for commercials and tv reveals, and her household moved to Los Angeles after she won a job in a television commercial. Her acting profession began at the age of 15, and she or he briefly attended Orange County Excessive College of the Arts, adopted by homeschooling with tutors
Vanessa Anne Hudgens
Music profession
Vanessa Anne Hudgens received a recording contract with Hollywood Records. On September 2006 her debut album entitled V was released. It charted on the Billboard 200 at quantity twenty-four, and was licensed Gold on February 27, 2007. Her first single, "Come Back to Me" became her highest-charting single. Her second single was "Say OK". Billboard readers selected "V" as the seventh best album of the year. Hudgens was named Female Breakout Singer of the 12 months on the 2007 Teen Choice Awards.
Vanessa Anne Hudgens additionally participated within the nationwide Excessive College Musical: The Concert tour in fall 2006, performing the songs from the soundtrack album as well as the three songs from her debut album. She sang the duet "Nonetheless There For Me" with Corbin Bleu for his debut album.
In December 2007, she sang to George Bush, who was then the president of the U.S., and his family, at The National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. with other singers at a Christmas event.
Her second album, Identified, which received usually favorable opinions, was launched on July 1, 2008, debuting at 23 on the Billboard 200. The album's lead single was "Sneakernight", which was a average industrial success, peaking at 88 on the Billboard Scorching 100 and 94 on the Australian Singles Chart. Hudgens's Identified Summer time Tour began on August 1, 2008 and ended on September 9 of the identical year.Vanessa Anne Hudgens life