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Alyson Stoner

Alyson Rae Stoner (born August 11, 1993 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American actress, singer, rapper, and dancer. Stoner is best known for her roles in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody (Playing Max), Cheaper By The Dozen, Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (playing Sarah Baker), Mike's Super Short Show (as Sally), and Camp Rock (playing Caitlyn Gellar). She has also been a background dancer for Missy Elliott and Eminem. She is also known for her voice as Isabella in the Disney series Phineas and Ferb.

Biography

Stoner was trained at the O'Connell Dance Studio in Holland, Ohio and the Margaret O'Brien Modeling Studio. She went to Maumee Valley Country Day School in Toledo, a very elite private school. Stoner started acting in 1999, when she went to the International Modeling and Talent Association. Consequently, she received several awards for acting, modeling, and dance (including an honorable mention for best model of the year at the IMTA convention).

In 2002, Stoner became the co-host of the Disney Channel's Mike's Super Short Show along with Michael Alan Johnson, an infomercial segment regarding forthcoming Disney releases.

After choreography training in Los Angeles, Stoner famously appeared as a background dancer in the music video for Missy Elliott's "Work It" and "Gossip Folks", as well as Eminem's "Just Lose It" and the lesser known "No Tengo Dinero" by the Kumbia Kings. She danced with a dancing group called the JammXKids between 2003 and 2006. She quit the group in early 2006 due to scheduling conflicts, but continues to work with the individual kids in different jobs. She was also one of the dancers in the special features for the Shark Tale DVD. Stoner teaches hip hop currently at millennium dance complex, and is credited as the youngest person to teach a master class there.

In 2003 and 2005, she appeared as one of the twelve Baker children (Sarah) in the successful comedies Cheaper by the Dozen and Cheaper by the Dozen 2. She has also appeared in several television shows aimed at the preteen market, including The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, That's So Raven and Drake and Josh.

In 2005 Alyson recorded a cover version of the song "Baby It's You" by JoJo. She is currently planning to take vocal lessons in order to focus on transitioning her style from "kiddie-pop" to a richer tone and texture.

In 2006 she had a small film role in Step Up as Channing Tatum's younger sister. Stoner will be starring in the movie Alice Upside Down, based on the best selling Alice series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. She currently provides the voice of Isabella in the new Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb.

Stoner is the "dance editor" for KEWL Magazine. She also recently hosted a global fan summit on Amazon.com with good friend and Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus. Stoner appeared in the Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock, along with the Jonas Brothers. Her next film will be Ghosttown. Stoner is currently working on a "top-secret" "Alyson Stoner Project" described as "a dance video hybrid - melding many styles of entertainment into one package." It has a tentative release date for this summer and is being directed by Kevin Schmidt, her co-star from Cheaper by the Dozen. Behind the scenes videos and pics are available at her YouTube and new MySpace account. In the summer of 2008, she appeared in the Disney Channel Games as a member of the Blue Lightning Team along with the Kiely Williams, Demi Lovato, her Camp Rock castmate, Shin Koyamada, Roshon Fegan, Cole Sprouse and several overseas Disney Channel actors. Stoner has also appeared in Wii Fit related videos on the Nintendo Channel on the Wii video game console demonstrating how to do balance exercises.

Recently, Stoner starred in the movie Alice Upside Down, in which she plays the lead role of Alice McKinley, this was her first starring role, and, according to an interview, that appears on the direct-to-DVD release, she states that this was the first time she had to appear in every scene in the movie, she also performed two songs, which appear on the soundtrack, which is sold as a bonus only available through Wal-Mart, the names of the songs, are "Lost and Found", and "Free Spirit", the movie is based loosely on the Alice series, and in particular "The Agony of Alice", by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002 - 2006	Mike's Super Short Show	Sally	Main character (25 episodes)
2004	Drake & Josh	Wendy	"Number One Fan"
2004	I'm with Her	Dylan Cassidy	"The Kid Stays in the Picture"
2005	The Suite Life of Zack & Cody	Max	Recurring 2005-2008 (7 episodes)
	That's So Raven	Ally Parker	"Goin' Hollywood"
	Lilo & Stitch: The Series	Victoria (voice)	"Snooty: Experiment #277"
2006	W.I.T.C.H	Lilian	Voice only (4 episodes)
2006	Joey	Kaley	"Joey and the Critic"
2008	Phineas and Ferb	Isabella (voice)	Main role
2008	Disney Channel Games	Herself	Blue team

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Cheaper By The Dozen	Sarah Baker	Feature film
2004	Garfield	Kid Rat (call)	Animated feature
2005	Cheaper by the Dozen 2	Sarah Baker	Feature film/ Movie Sequel
2007	Step Up	Camille/Sister	Feature film
2008	Alice Upside Down	Alice	Family film
	Camp Rock	Caitlyn Gellar	Disney Channel Original Movie
	Alyson Stoner Project	Herself