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 significant mainstream success.
The success of the first film led to Hudgens' acquiring a recording contract with Hollywood Records, with whom she released two studio albums, V (2006) and Identified (2008).
When Vanessa Hudgens, 31, Ashley Tisdale, 34, Corbin Bleu, 31, and more High School Musical stars got together online to perform on ABC’s The Disney Family Singalong, Zac Efron, 32, was noticeably absent.
While he taped a 17 second introduction the number, he didn’t sing along with the rest of the cast as they belted out what has become the unintentional coronavirus lockdown anthem, “We’re All In This Together.” Since HSM launched him to stardom as Troy Bolton in 2006, fans were really bummed that Zac didn’t take part in the singalong, even just for nostalgia’s sake. “Zac has done so much in his career to honor his time with High School Musical, but also not to dwell on it because he wants to grow from that moment.
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