Celebrity photos: Drew Barrymore, Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, ‘The Office’ cast and more

Drew Barrymore (AP Photo/Evan Agostini), Jessica Lange and Jeanne Tripplehorn of “Grey Gardens” attend the premiere of the HBO film in New York on Tuesday. Also on hand were actors Justin Long, Sam Shepard and TV personality Jimmy Fallon.


Zac Efron with cast members Michelle Trachtenberg, Leslie Mann and Matthew Perry for the Los Angeles premiere of “17 Again” on Tuesday. They were joined in the celebration by Vanessa Hudgens, the remaining “American Idol” finalists, the Jonas Brothers and more.


“The Office” celebrates the show’s 100th episode Tuesday at the Calamigos Ranch in Malibu, Calif., with cake all around for actors Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, Brian Baumgartner, Jenna Fischer, Angela Kinsey, Mindy Kaling, and Kate Flannery.

Vanessa Hudgens Rocks Computer Game

Vanessa Hudgens perfected the rock songs in her new film by playing computer games.

The 20-year-old actress - who plays a teenage rocker in 'Bandslam' - has revealed she and her co-stars practised before their scenes by using a Nintendo Wii interactive games console.

The brunette beauty is quoted as saying: "We would not stop playing Rock Band! It was ridiculous. When we had lunch breaks we would go into the trailers and play Rock Band and I sucked at the drums.

"Ryan Donowho, who is the drummer in the movie, was incredible. He could play it on expert and not miss a single beat so I was intimidated by that and everybody else was good at guitar so I usually got stuck with vocals."

Rock Band is an interactive music game that allows users to play a variety of instruments or sing along to popular songs.

This is not the first time Vanessa has been intimidated by a co-star.

She recently revealed she was "freaked out" by 'Beastly' actor Alex Pettyfer's scary costume.

She said: "It was crazy, I saw the picture of his 'Beast' make-up for like a millisecond and then I was like, 'Oh no, I can't look!'

"I waited until I got to see him in person and it moved me in a really weird and peculiar way. It's so mind-blowing the prosthetics they've done on him. He changes as a complete person. I was freaked out, honestly."

Vanessa Hudgens Used Rock Band For Her Rock Band

Vanessa Hudgens perfected the rock songs in her new film by playing with her Wii. The 20-year-old actress - who plays a teenage rocker in "Bandslam" - has revealed she and her co-stars practiced before their scenes by using a Nintendo Wii interactive games console.
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The brunette beauty is quoted as saying: "We would not stop playing Rock Band! It was ridiculous. When we had lunch breaks we would go into the trailers and play Rock Band and I sucked at the drums."
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"Ryan Donowho, who is the drummer in the movie, was incredible. He could play it on expert and not miss a single beat so I was intimidated by that and everybody else was good at guitar so I usually got stuck with vocals."
Rock Band is an interactive music game that allows users to play a variety of instruments or sing along to popular songs.
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This is not the first time Vanessa has been intimidated by a co-star.
She recently revealed she was "freaked out" by "Beastly" actor Alex Pettyfer's scary costume.
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She said: "It was crazy, I saw the picture of his 'Beast' make-up for like a millisecond and then I was like, 'Oh no, I can't look!'"
"I waited until I got to see him in person and it moved me in a really weird and peculiar way. It's so mind-blowing the prosthetics they've done on him. He changes as a complete person. I was freaked out, honestly."

Back to Junior Varsity for Disney’s “High School Musical” Franchise

Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens, in “High School Musical 3,” will not return for the fourth installment, due in 2010.


The Walt Disney Company has cut the “High School Musical” franchise from its varsity line-up, announcing that a fourth installment – with all new lead actors - will premiere on television instead of the big screen. “High School Musical 4,” set for a 2010 premiere, will feature a storyline built around a rivalry with a cross-town school, said Gary Marsh, president of entertainment for Disney Channels Worldwide.

Unclear at this early stage is whether Kenny Ortega, the director of the first three movies, will return. What is clear is that Zak Efron and Vanessa Hudgens will not reprise their starring roles, although some of the franchise’s more minor characters may pop up to add continuity. The writer of the last three movies, Peter Barsocchini, will also pen the new screenplay.

“High School Musical 3: Senior Year” moved the franchise – a giant business for Disney with merchandise, theme park and music extensions – from television to theaters. It sold a huge $250 million in tickets worldwide, but its songs had less of a cultural impact than those from the second installment in the series.

High School Musical: Remix

If only real-life high school had been for me what it is for the student body of the fictitious Albuquerque of High School Musical. No real-life adolescence could remotely begin to replicate the smiles on the faces of these students. You know why? Because this is Disney. In all Disney Channel Original’s there are small obstacles that must be overcome, sure, but by the end the plastic characters always reach euphoria, and life settles into that easy going routine that could never be achieved anywhere else.

The story starts with the “it” boy, the star basketball player of a team going to the championship game, and a new girl who’s always been known as the brainiest in the class. Their first two encounters are a throwback to another high school musical, the 1978 song and dance flick Grease.


Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) and Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Hudgens) meet during winter vacation, expecting never to see one another again—but when classes begin, they discover they now go to the same school. (Oh boy!) Thankfully, Troy dropped Danny Zuko’s “tough guy” exterior for this modern rendition of the exact same opening film sequence, and instead of playing it cool in front of his pals, Troy’s excited at the coincidence.

After reuniting and reminiscing about their karaoke adventure over the break, Troy and Gabriella find themselves inadvertently auditioning for the school musical and landing call backs—only it’s on the same day as the basketball championship and Gabriella’s science competition. What are they going to do? True to form, Disney’s given us likable characters, goals and obstacles—and all the audience needs to do is sit back and watch as the clever leads and ensemble cast sidestep the predicaments, all the while joining each other for choreographed dance routines and never once singing off key.

In order to do this movie justice, I’ll need to give my recommendations separately, divided into two groups.

Children, teens, Disney fans:

See this movie! It’s entertaining for a teen mindset and extremely colorful. The characters are nicely fleshed out with a good mixture of school-related drama and a splash of at-home family drama. Efron and Hudgens are attractive, sweet and endearing (and an off-screen couple too!), which makes for the perfect movie for a young teen in puppy love to live vicariously through the characters. The songs are fairly catchy and upbeat adding a very Disney energy.

Adults, anyone looking for something other than a made-for-TV movie:

Do not see this movie! I actually like other Disney Channel movies like Brink! and Johnny Tsunami. Was it the subject matter? Or the fact that HSM is a musical that makes it especially cheesy? Were the 90s movies just better? It’s hard to say. The story was perfectly fine. The acting from most characters was all right, especially because the over-the-top cartoonish quality was actually demanded of the actors. But the dance sequences. Oh the dance sequences. The musical numbers in High School Musical were nearly unbearable.

For instance, one part that I found particularly cheesy because of its contradictory quality, was on the basketball court. Just moments after Troy is berated by his basketball buddies for wanting to sing in the school play, the team joins together for a choreographed gymnasium number, uniformed and all. The basketball moves are even incorporated into the dance.


This is something I’ve never fully understood about musicals—are the characters not aware that they’ve just sung and/or danced? In films like Moulin Rouge or Chicago (both Oscar winning), the characters seem aware when they’ve broken out into song at random—or at least it’s masked by a dream sequence of sorts. But in the far-from-Oscar-nominated High School Musical, the characters seem aloof most of the time to this. Otherwise, the basketball team would not sashay across the court.

In general, it’s important the audience isn’t aware of blatant irony fixed into the story, but here I suppose it’s relatively allowable being that it is after all a musical, and of course, that it’s Disney. And in a Disney movie, no matter what the basketball team has said in the past—it will end up singing and dancing to best prepare for the big game.

The four long years of real-life high school would be much more tolerable if every struggle culminated with the entire school in all smiles. For most people it’ll be too contrived to be enjoyable, but it’s cute and fun for a younger audience. Although completely unrealistic, good for Disney that it’s been it’s M.O. for decades to churn a fairytale out of something as unpleasant as high school.

DVD Extra Features:

The Remix edition Blu-ray is loaded with extras that anyone in the “Children, teens, Disney fans” category will love. It’s got a “Making Of” section, and a “Reunion” section in which the actors are interviewed. These two will be fan-favorites.

The extras get a huge helping of Disney in the three sections in which the audience is invited to sing/dance along with sequences, after they’ve completed the “Learning the Moves” section. And also—there are five “Music Videos” that feature the various musical numbers and the actors creating the sequences for the film, in the recording studio and on the set. The extras are just about as teeny-bopper as it gets, but it’s on par with the movie itself, so as far as extras go—it’s swimming in them.

Judge orders 'High School Musical' star Vanessa Hudgens to pay producer $1,500 in lawsuit

"High School Musical" star Vanessa Hudgens must answer questions about her endorsement deals from lawyers for a man suing her, claiming she owes him $5 million, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Malcolm Mackey also ordered the 20-year-old singer/actress to pay Johnny Vieira's attorneys $1,500 in attorneys' fees for having to go to court and get the order.

Mackey's directive means Hudgens must answer written questions about endorsement deals she had with Neutrogena beauty products, Ecko clothing and accessories and Revolution Clothing and other companies.

Hudgens' lawyers maintained the questions were not relevant to the current lawsuit.

Vieira is suing the 20-year-old singer/actress for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty, and is also asking that a private settlement they agreed on when they parted be rescinded.

The music producer says that after he filed the lawsuit Aug. 11, he found out that Hudgens allegedly withheld hundreds of thousands of dollars she owes him from contracts to promote companies such as Ecko, Neutrogena and Revolution Clothing.

Vieira is also suing the starlet's father, Greg Hudgens, for defamation, saying he wrote in e-mails that Vieira was a "predator" who preyed upon young artists.

Hudgens and her father maintain Vieira received all the money he is entitled to under the private settlement agreement. They also say Hudgens has instructed a recording company to give him executive producer credit on her albums, so they want Mackey to dismiss the case. He is scheduled to hear their motion April 1.

Hudgens' attorney Melissa B. Bonfiglio has characterized the lawsuit as a contract dispute with no evidence that Hudgens did not live up to her obligations. She also says Vieira was the only one who received Greg Hudgens' e- mails.

But Vieira says in a sworn declaration that he was the one who saw something special in Hudgens when he heard her sing at age 16 with a girl group.

"I did my best to help Vanessa secure a record contract," Vieira states in a declaration opposing dismissal of his case. "I worked with her on her vocals, wrote songs and music for her, scheduled meetings with some of the biggest record labels in town and fulfilled all my obligations."

He says their agreement called for Vieira to equally share in advances, royalties and merchandising from Hudgens' career before she obtained her role in "High School Musical," but that she later turned her back on him.

"As soon as Vanessa landed a lead role in Disney's 'High School Musical,' she attempted to get rid of me," Vieira says. "Although Vanessa had no basis to terminate our agreement, I was pressured into a settlement agreement with her ... with the promise of remaining a member of her team."

Vieira further says that although his financial interest was reduced significantly after the settlement, he wanted to continue assisting Hudgens in her career.

"The main goal of each agreement was to help Vanessa become a pop star, which required both of us to work hard and contribute our creativity and talents to that goal," Vieira states.

Films - HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR

Seniors Troy and Gabriella face the prospect of being separated from one another as they head off in different directions to college. Joined by the rest of the Wildcats, they stage an elaborate spring musical reflecting their experiences, hopes and fears about their future. With incredible new music and exciting dance numbers designed to take maximum advantage of the big screen, this motion picture extravaganza delivers plenty of high-energy entertainment from East High's talented ensemble.

HSM3 is 'tween dream on the big screen, topping them all with one dazzling sequence after another. The boys -- and the girls -- are back in style.

Story

What story? Does it really matter? Basically, the Wildcats have graduated to the big screen for their senior year with the daunting task of -- guess what? -- putting on a big show. In addition to performance anxiety, the singing and dancing kids must also figure out what to wear and who to bring to the prom. Troy (Zac Efron) and Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens), in particular, have to figure out what is to become of their romance when Gaby goes to Stanford, while Troy stays in Arizona. Adding to the drama is the fact representatives from Julliard will be in attendance at the show and their approval could be just the showbiz break these young talents are looking for. All of this interstitial storytelling is just an excuse to launch into one of the 10 big musical numbers written for this theatrical continuation of the enormously successful Emmy-winning Disney Channel TV films, and although the songs seem to have come out of the same cookie cutter mold, the production values make this HSM an eye-popping celebration of song and dance that's pure entertainment from start to finish.

Acting

This attractive and energetic young cast have used the two previous films to grow into their roles and win instant audience recognition. It's in the expanded and more demanding musical numbers that everyone really gets their turn in the sun, and no one disappoints. Zac Efron channels Justin Timberlake with his athletic and singular "Scream," a breakdance against the walls of the school's hallway that's pretty damn thrilling to watch. It's the hip-hop equivalent of Fred Astaire's classic dance on the ceiling in 1950's Royal Wedding. Equally effective is his intense auto junkyard number with Corbin Bleu (returning as Chad), "The Boys Are Back," is a lively paean to Michael Jackson's '80s videos like Beat It. Hudgens does nicely with the largely forgettable ballads "Walk Away" and "Right Here Right Now" (with Efron). Lucas Grabeel, back as Ryan, goes all top hat and tails on us in the Broadway inspired "I Want It All" -- opposite diva-like Sharpay, played with conniving authority once again by Ashley Tisdale. Monique Coleman as Taylor is right at home here as well along with the other veteran of the earlier films Olesya Rulin as Kelsi. Assuming the series goes on after graduation, a new generation of HSM performers will be required and that is the apparent reason for the generous screen time given to younger, newer cast members: Matt Prokop, Justin Martin and young British import Jemma McKenzie–Brown.

Direction

With director/choreographer Kenny Ortega at the helm, the HSM concept has been opened up to fill the expanse of the big screen. At its core, the musical numbers are much, MUCH larger and grandiose than they ever were in the TV films. Ortega and his team have used bright vivid Technicolor images reminiscent of the heyday of '50s Hollywood musicals and married it to a contemporary approach. Still, he seems to be channeling in some ways the elaborate Busby Berkeley movie musicals of the '30s, particularly in Grabeel's set pieces. Clearly, Ortega 'gets it' and knows what style and verve a musical like this needs -- no matter how young the intended audience. Having the luxury of directing most of his primary cast in the two previous HSM TV outings, he takes that small-screen energy and lets it explode in all its widescreen glory.

Bottom Line

Hollywood.com rated this film 3 1/2 stars.

* Cast:Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Olesya Rulin, Chris Warren Jr., Ryne Sanborn, Kaycee Stroh, Bart Johnson
* Director:Kenny Ortega
* Producer:Bill Borden
* Writer:Peter Barsocchini
* Duration:100
* Official Site:http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/highschoolmusical3/
* Release:In Cinemas Now
* Genre:Musical
* Distributor:Walt Disney Pictures

Vanessa Hudgens: ’My young fans have put me off having kids!’

The starlet, 20, on life after high school musical, her mad tweenie fans, boyfriend Zac efron and how she’s an old romantic


Vanessa Hudgens was once just another drama and music student, dreaming of someday wowing Simon Cowell on American Idol. Then, after graduating, she did a little made-for-TV movie called High School Musical and, well, you know the rest.

An overnight sensation, she is now adored by millions of tweenies as the sweeter-than-sweet Gabriella and everyone, including co-star Zac Efron, has fallen for her charms. Celebs was granted an audience with the (very charming) superstar in a suite at swanky W hotel in Los Angeles.

In the flesh, she is even tinier than she looks on film, a mere 5ft 1in, and looks super cute in a purple floaty vintage top and capri jeans (worn as full-length trews, thanks to her minature proportions). We got the lowdown on her shopping obsession, life after High School Musical and how all those crazy kids have put her off having children of her own…

My lifestyle is so crazy, my perfect day would be hanging out at my house, by my pool, doing absolutely nothing, and switching my phone off. In a perfect world I’d wake up, call my girlfriends over like Ashley Tisdale (HSM’s Sharpay) and (Gossip Girl’s) Brittany Snow and we’d all sit by the pool talking and eating. I love making waffles with my new waffle machine because they’re yummy and they’re multi-grain. I‘d rather do that than go partying.

All this exposure to young children does put me off having them. I love kids, don’t get me wrong, because without them I wouldn’t be where I am today, but they do follow me around to the most peculiar places. And they’re very loud! When they start screaming it’s sweet to see how enthusiastic they are, but I’m going to go deaf sooner than most people. It’s impossible to calm them down when they start, I just cover my ears.

High School Musical changed my life in the best way possible. We had such a great time and I made amazing friends. I miss hanging out with them all. We stay in touch and try to reunite, but it’s not the same. It’s sad, but you grow up. And I have great opportunities now that I wouldn’t have had without it.

I’d like to work with Zac again, for sure. Not right now, but it’d be nice to do something in the future. I’m a romantic person. I think every girl has a bit of hopeless romantic in them. I’m all about the cute little things. Just a simple smile is sweet for me. I like Zac to wear just a T-shirt and jeans, it doesn’t have to be designer. I just prefer the California laid-back look, but it depends on the mood.

I’ve had a few fashion disasters. I went through a phase where I liked short skirts, and it was bad. I look back at pictures now, and how on earth did I think I looked good? But everybody has those moments.

Lady GaGa is great, but her outfits are crazy! I think she is amazing, and I don’t want to diss anybody but I would feel so uncomfortable wearing what she wears.

I’m a shopaholic and I think Topshop in London is amazing. It’s a massive treasure chest to look through. I love UK fashion. I remember the first time I was in England. I was like, ‘Wow! I need to dress like everybody here because it’s incredible.’ It’s so much more over-the-top and I feel everyone takes a lot more risks than people do in LA.

My workout combines Pilates and boxing together and it’s amazing. There is only one woman in LA who does it at the moment, so it’s special. I go with Ashley, and Haylie Duff and I love taking a class with my girlfriends because we keep each other going.

I trained in musical theatre, so I’d love to do Broadway. You hear the applause right then and there, and if you mess up, you’re screwed, unlike film. I actually fell once during The Wizard of Oz when I was a kid. There was a bunch of us munchkins running around the stage when I slid. It was disastrous.

Celine Dion is my idol. When I was little I’d steal my parents’ Celine CD, and I would take out the lyric sheet and sing all the songs like The Power of Love just to try to build my range. I was lucky enough to meet her once and when she left she said, ‘Goodbye Vanessa!’ I thought, ‘Wow, she knows my name! My life is complete.’

I’ve just bought my first house and it’s scary because I’ve never lived alone before, but I love that it’s all mine. Sometimes I’ll dress up and walk around the house wearing a fabulous gown, just because I can. It’s my home, I can do whatever I want.

Reading gossip about myself is so weird. Sometimes I’ll laugh because it will be a hysterical picture. There’s nothing you can do to control it, it’s out of my hands so I might as well just giggle about it.

Travel is one of my favourite things to do and I love going anywhere tropical. It’s just nice being able to get in the ocean when it’s warm and I like hiking in the jungle. I know I don’t seem like an outdoor person, but I just love nature and being outside and I’d like to take a trip camping.


Life after High School Musical
I feel like I’m ready to take the next step in my career. I want to learn and grow as an actor, and I’m excited about working with new directors and trying to improve. Right now I’m shooting Beastly, a modern-day grittier version of the Beauty & The Beast love story.

My character in my new film Bandslam is so rock ’n’ roll, it really shows a different side of me. David Bowie is in the film and when I met him I was so starstruck. I just freaked out. I love him.

I have to get in training for my next role in Sucker Punch, a risqué film about girls in a mental institution, who think it’s a brothel and end up fighting or killing people. It’s pretty out-there. But it’s an empowering role, so I’m looking forward to surprising people and really kicking some butt.

What do you always carry in your purse?
Chapstick for dry lips. Water, because it’s good for your skin. It’s not very exciting in there – it’s kind of messy if anything.

What is your beauty tip?
I’m blessed with long, dark eyelashes, but I love Givenchy’s Pheno-men’eyes mascara. It gives you the fullest lashes.

What do you never leave home without?
I’m a jewellery addict. I love it and could load it on all day. I’m Catholic, so that’s why I have two crosses on.

Vanessa Hudgens Leaked Photos

Vanessa Hudgens Leaked Photos have again attacked the internet. For some it may be shocking but for others it’s a well thought out step. She wants publicity that’s all.

Just like 2 year back, the web is banged with Vanessa’s sex-arousing pictures in which she appears topless as well as shortest possible clothes. Animation or duplication of faces along with many available evil-genius techniques, it has become too damn easy either to trap someone or get trapped for some ‘special purposes’ behind the game.

Not favoring the hot & sizzling Vanessa who’s got all the guts to do it all by herself or, I mean would be courageous enough to unveil her body, fine. Yet the question is whether the use of above mentioned techniques can be overlooked? I mean what is authenticity of these pictures?

The 2007 Vanessa Hudgens nude poster shocked the viewers but later on it revealed through a statement that yes, it was Vanessa Hudgens and that it was a Private Picture.

No proof yet that the statement was made by V. Hudgens, her publicist or someone else as there was an apology recorded by the Hudgens that it was her mistake.

She had asked forgiveness from her fans when it happened last time. Now too she is free to fire an apology letter.

The photos come merely a few weeks after infamous and rather much publicized peephole video of ESPN sideline reporter Erin Andrews.

Vanessa Hudgens nude photographs may not generate the sort of publicity that Erin Andrews photos and video got, nevertheless it may give her more publicity than anything else.

In a recent interview Hudgens talked at length about biting her tongue, getting her mom, Gina fired and how she really fell in love with acting. Check it:

On getting her mom, Gina, fired from one job: “I got her fired once. I was calling her at work way too much, because I missed her. Back then, I was so shy, I did not want to leave her side. I would call her at work nonstop, to the point where she got fired. It was horrible.”

On how she dealt with life after her nude picture surfaced in the year 2007: “That’s why I’m extremely guarded. I really do try to watch everything I say. Because one little tiny slip, and it’s like the world is coming to an end! It is hard. I do always have a wall up. But I feel by doing it, I keep myself safe.

She goes on to say, “I try to live my life, do what I want, and just let everything else follow along. I try not to read the blogs or what people say about me. Because that’s what brings everybody down—no matter what you do, you’re always going to have haters.”

On how she caught the acting bug: “My parents had Grease lying around, and I watched that and fell in love with it. It was interesting to see people moving stories along with songs—it was exciting and different. West Side Story was one of my favorites. [High School Musical] was the best thing that could and possibly will ever happen to me. I got to make lifelong friends. I had the most incredible time of my life.”

The most tragic thing about the photographs is the fact that she seems to be enjoying the way she was being photographed.

Her lawyers too are finding it difficult to contain the further spread of her nude images. Lawyers acting on behalf of the 20-year-old High School Musical star are battling to remove a series of saucy pictures from the interwebs, because they were reportedly taken when she was underage.

Almost two years ago a series of her nude photographs had appeared online. At that time she apologized to her fans, saying “I want to apologize to my fans, whose support and trust means the world to me. I am embarrassed over this situation and regret having ever taken these photos.”

However, it is now claimed that the new photos are actually from an old set of pictures, that were reportedly taken before the previous set of image.

Twenty year old Vanessa Anne Hudgens is an emerging American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical film series.

She pursued a solo music career and released her debut album V on September 26, 2006. The album debuted at number twenty four in the U.S. and was later certified Gold. Hudgens released her second album, Identified in July 1, 2008 in the U.S. She has three upcoming films: Bandslam, in theaters August 14, 2009, Beastly in 2010, and Sucker Punch! in 2011.

Starting at the age of eight, Hudgens performed in musical theater as a singer, and appeared in local productions of Carousel, The Wizard of Oz, The King and I, The Music Man, and Cinderella, among others.

After home school, she went to England and studied drama and music at Kingsbrook Business and Enterprise College and graduated college.[12] She appears in Thirteen as Noel and in Thunderbirds. She guested in television shows such as Quintuplets, Still Standing, The Brothers García, Drake & Josh and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.

Her sophomore album, Identified, was released on July 1, 2008, selling more than 22,000 copies during the first week, debuting at #23 on the Billboard 200. At the same time, she went on the Identified Summer Tour to promote her albums in the U.S. and Mexico. She also performed at the 81st Academy Awards in a musical number with other young actors and singers.

There are people who say that the photos were deliberately leaked to keep her in the limelight.

Vanessa Hudgens is Parade Pretty

Vanessa Hudgens recently caught up with Parade magazine to chat about her upcoming movie, Bandslam.

The 20-year-old actress dished to the mag about biting her tongue, getting her mom, Gina fired and how she really fell in love with acting. Check it:

On getting her mom, Gina, fired from one job: “I got her fired once. I was calling her at work way too much, because I missed her. Back then, I was so shy, I did not want to leave her side. I would call her at work nonstop, to the point where she got fired. It was horrible.”

On how she dealt with life after her nude picture surfaced: “That’s why I’m extremely guarded. I really do try to watch everything I say. Because one little tiny slip, and it’s like the world is coming to an end! It is hard. I do always have a wall up. But I feel by doing it, I keep myself safe. I try to live my life, do what I want, and just let everything else follow along. I try not to read the blogs or what people say about me. Because that’s what brings everybody down—no matter what you do, you’re always going to have haters.”

On how she caught the acting bug: “My parents had Grease lying around, and I watched that and fell in love with it. It was interesting to see people moving stories along with songs—it was exciting and different. West Side Story was one of my favorites. [High School Musical] was the best thing that could and possibly will ever happen to me. I got to make lifelong friends. I had the most incredible time of my life.”

Vanessa’s Parade cover will be in Sunday’s newspapers nationwide this weekend, July 26. Bandslam hits theaters Friday, August 14.

Vanessa Hudgens Perfected Rock Songs in New Film with Computer Games

Twenty-year-old actress Vanessa Hudgens -- who plays a teenage rocker in Bandslam -- has revealed she and her co-stars practiced before their scenes by using a Nintendo Wii interactive games console.

The brunette beauty is quoted as saying:
We would not stop playing Rock Band! It was ridiculous. When we had lunch breaks we would go into the trailers and play Rock Band and I sucked at the drums.

Ryan Donowho, who is the drummer in the movie, was incredible. He could play it on expert and not miss a single beat so I was intimidated by that and everybody else was good at guitar so I usually got stuck with vocals. This is not the first time Vanessa has been intimidated by a co-star. She recently revealed she was "freaked out" by Beastly actor Alex Pettyfer's scary costume. She said:
It was crazy, I saw the picture of his "Beast" make-up for like a millisecond and then I was like, 'Oh no, I can't look!'

I waited until I got to see him in person and it moved me in a really weird and peculiar way. It's so mind-blowing the prosthetics they've done on him. He changes as a complete person. I was freaked out, honestly.

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Vanessa Hudgens is a Caras Cover Girl

Vanessa Hudgens takes the June 2009 cover of Brazil magazine, Caras.

Now we know what the 20-year-old actress and boyfriend Zac Efron were really doing in Brazil!

Vanessa dished about her music plans, musicals and what she loves about Brazil. Check it:

On if she’d make another musical in the future: “Without a doubt. But right now, I want something more mature to perhaps shock the fans. I’m only 20 and can’t play a high school student forever. I want other challenges.”

On her next album and musical background: “I started singing because of Celine Dion. I couldn’t stop singing her songs, so I became a singer. Also I adore Christina Aguilera and I listened to her album, Stripped. I thought, ‘She is this insane person,’ but I love her sound. I want to discover my style and when people hear it, I want them to know that it’s me. For the next record, I plan to write songs based on my experiences.”

On what she loves about Brazil: “[It's] incredible. The water is clear and pretty. It’s not cold as Los Angeles (in January). I use these trips to my advantage so I can relax and find a peace of mind. It is good because I come back refreshed. In the States, it’s still a bit cold and I adore heat. I love walking barefoot and having contact with nature here, but I don’t like the ants.”

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