Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Kyle Massey


Kyle Orlando Massey (born on August 28, 1991 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American actor and singer While Massey's first acting job was in The Wizard of Oz, his "big break" came after he was cast in the popular Disney sitcom That's So Raven, where he starred as Cory, Raven Baxter's stubborn younger brother who is constantly at odds with her. Massey is the younger brother of Christopher Massey, who plays Michael on the Nickelodeon show, Zoey 101. He has also guest starred alongside his brother on a That's So Raven episode called 'Five Finger Discount'. Massey is also the star of the 2005 Disney Channel original movie Life Is Ruff. His rap single, "It's a Dog", was included in the movie "Life is Ruff". "It's a Dog" was included on the CD Soundtrack for the Disney Movie The Shaggy Dog. He also starred in a music video for Yin Yang Yo, which premiered in September 2006. Kyle's new TV series, Cory in the House, premiered on January 12, 2007 on Disney Channel. He also has admitted he can't rap.
Massey's other significant roles on the Disney Channel have included voiceover work for the Disney Channel animated series American Dragon: Jake Long. He also competed in the first ever Disney Channel Games. He was on the Green Team, along with Disney actors Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Miley Cyrus, Emily Osment and Mitchel Musso, and was voted MVP for the Rock, Paper, Scissors challenge. Kyle was also asked back for Disney Channel Games 2007 and was the captain of the Yellow Team. Kyle also skates like his role in Life is Ruff. Although Massey has released singles for various soundtracks and has starred in numerous music videos for Disney, he stated in an interview with Disney Adventures Magazine that he did not plan on recording an album, since he "can't sing" and does not think that he would be a successful mainstream rapper. He sang a song for the upcoming movie, Underdog.

Anneliese van der Pol


Anneliese Louise van der Pol (born September 23, 1984) is an American actress and singer. After an early career in musical theatre, she was cast as Chelsea Daniels in the Disney Channel Original Series That's So Raven, a role that gained her renown among young audiences. Van der Pol also has a career as a singer, and Van der Pol was born in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Willem van der Pol, who is Dutch and the director of the Physical Plant at the California State University in Fullerton, California, and Dyan Ross, an American from Brooklyn, New York City. Van der Pol's mother named her after Anne Frank, after visiting the house where Frank hid.[1] Van der Pol has two older sisters, Rachel and Sarah, and is of Jewish heritage.[1] Van der Pol's family moved to her mother's native United States when she was three years old, and she retains dual citizenship between the Netherlands and the United States She is fluent in English and speaks a little Dutch.[citation needed]
Van der Pol attended Washington Elementary School in Bellflower, California. Van der Pol began acting in third grade and graduated from the theater program of the acclaimed Orange County High School of the Arts. She played Eva Perón in the Buena Park Civic Theatre production of Evita in 1999, and received positive reviews from the Los Angeles Times. At fifteen years old, she was also one of the youngest actresses to play the role in a professional production.has recorded several songs for The Walt Disney Company.

Orlando Brown



Birth name
Orlando Brown
Born
December 4, 1987 (1987-12-04) (age 19)Los Angeles County, California

Brown was born in Los Angeles County, California.
He portrayed Eddie Thomas, the best friend of a future-seeing teenager on That's So Raven, and also appeared in The Proud Family, in which he portrays a kid named Sticky Webb. He also portrayed the main character, Cornelius Fillmore, in Fillmore!.
Brown also sang and appeared in the Disney Channel Circle of Stars singing Elton Johns "Circle of Life" and "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" songs and music videos. Orlando also had a co-starring role in the Disney Channel Original Movie Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off where he played Frankie, a friend of the main character. He also had a guest role on the Disney Channel Original Series Phil of the Future as Andy Baxley, a trouble making time traveler whom Phil despised. Another Disney movie he appeared in was Max Keeble's Big Move where he played Dobbs. He also made a cameo appearance on southern rapper Trae's music video, "No Help

raven symone



Birth name
Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman
Born
December 10, 1985 (1985-12-10) (age 21)
Origin
Atlanta, Georgia
Genre(s)
R&B, pop
Occupation(s)
Actress, singer, songwriter, dancer, television producer, fashion designer
Years active
1989–present (actress)1992–present (singer)
Label(s)
MCA (1993–1999)Hollywood (2004–present)
Associatedacts
The Cheetah Girls
Website
RavenLive.comAs an infant, Raven worked for Atlanta's Young Faces Inc. Modeling Agency and was featured in local print advertisements. At age two, she worked with Ford Models, Inc. in New York City and appeared in ads for Ritz crackers, Jell-O, Fisher-Price, and Cool Whip. At age three, she auditioned for the film Ghost Dad. She was considered too young for the role, but was recommended for a part in The Cosby Show and was eventually cast as Olivia in February 1989. In 1993, she joined the cast of ABC's sitcom Hangin' with Mr. Cooper as Nicole, the daughter of Mark Curry's character Mark Cooper's cousin

that's so raven