Brenda Song

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Brenda Song
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Brenda Song at the premiere for the film Above (2009)
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Brenda Song (born March 27, 1988 in Carmichael , California ) is an American actress , singer and model .

Song had her breakthrough with the role as London Tipton in the Disney Channel original series Hotel Zack & Cody and Zack and Cody on board . She also played in other productions of the Disney Channel. She also hosted the Disney Channel minishow So Eats the World .

Life

Brenda Song was born in Carmichael, the daughter of a Hmonger and a Thai woman . Her paternal grandparents were from the Xiong tribe. However, when her family emigrated to the United States in 1976, they changed their last name to Song. Her parents were born in Asia and lived in Sacramento . Her father works as a teacher and her mother is a housewife. She has two younger brothers, Timmy and Nathan.

When she was six years old, Song moved to Los Angeles with her mother to support her acting career; the rest of the family moved in with them two years later. As a little girl, Song wanted to take ballet class , while her brother wanted to go to taekwondo . But since her mother wanted to send both to the same course, both attended the Taekwondo course. Although she refused all the time in the first year, she now has the black belt in Taekwondo. Song had private tuition and graduated successfully at the age of 16. She then took courses at the University of California College, majoring in psychology and minor in business administration .

Since May 2010 she was in a relationship with Trace Cyrus . The couple got engaged in October 2011. However, in June 2012 the separation of the two became known.

Career

First roles

Song began her career as a child model in San Francisco after she was discovered by an agent in a mall. She had her first acting experience at the age of five in a commercial for the American fast food chain Little Caesars . In 1995 she got her first role in the film Requiem , a short film by actress Elizabeth Sung. The film is about the waitress / dancer "Fong", who remembers her loving brother and her bittersweet childhood in Hong Kong . The then seven-year-old song played the young version of "Fong" in the film, Tamlyn Tomita played the older version. The film won a Golden Eagle Award in 1996. A little later she appeared in the short film The White Fox . It was also produced by Elizabeth Sung.

Song appeared in two episodes of the television series Thunder Alley and got a lead role in the children's series Fudge , in which she played "Jenny". In 1996 she made her theatrical debut in the independent film Santa with Muscles, alongside professional wrestler Hulk Hogan . After a small role in Leave It to Beaver (1997), she got her first major role in 1999 on the Nickelodeon television series 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd . Then she appeared in various series such as A Heavenly Family , Again with Feeling and Popular in supporting roles. She also had an appearance on the television series Bette , where she met Ashley Tisdale .

In 2000 she played a leading role in the Disney film The Ultimate Christmas Present , for which she received a Young Artist Award in the category "Best Performance in a TV Movie Comedy, Supporting Young Actress". The film is about teenagers Allison Thompson ( Hallee Hirsh ) and Samantha Kwan (Song), who find a weather machine and make it snow in Los Angeles . Her appearance in 2002 in the series The Bernie Mac Show helped her to be nominated for another Young Artist Award in the category "Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series, Guest Starring Young Actress", which she did not win. That same year she starred in the 20th Century Fox film Like Mike , which grossed over $ 60 million. In the film, the American rapper Bow Wow also appeared as a basketball player who plays at NBA level. Song played the role of "Reg Stevens", a 13 year old orphan. Although the film was heavily criticized for its statements about adoption , there was a sequel in which Song no longer played.

In 2002, Song signed a contract with Disney and shortly thereafter appeared in the Disney Channel movie Come up with something! on. After 2002, she made guest appearances in Raven Looks Through and One on One . In the Disney Channel series Phil from the future , she appeared as "Tia" in seven episodes between 2004 and 2005.

In late 2004 she played "Natasha Kwon-Schwartz" in the Disney Channel original movie Stuck in the Suburbs . The TV premiere was seen by 3.7 million viewers. The film revolves around two girls who mistakenly mistake their cell phones for that of a famous singer. Song later said, "It was crazy when Stuck in the Suburbs came out because so many kids recognized us from the movie when we were in Six Flags Park . I think the movie was an important milestone in my career." That same year, Song appeared on the cover of Teen People , along with co-star Lindsay Lohan .

Hotel Zack & Cody

Song at the premiere of the film Cheetah Girls: One World (2008)

In 2005 Song got the role of London Tipton in the Disney series Hotel Zack & Cody . The role was in a first draft of the script in the name of Paris Tipton and is an allusion to Paris Hilton ( London is a parody of Paris and Tipton is the name of her father who owns the hotel). She got the role without an audition and was surprised to find her friend Ashley Tisdale there, who played "Maddie Fitzpatrick" on the show. Song said, "London is a fantastic person, I wish I was her. I wish I had her closet."

The series revolves around the guests and workers at the fictional Tipton Hotel in Boston , but above all the prank twins Zack and Cody Martin ( Dylan and Cole Sprouse ), London Tipton (song) and Maddie Fitzpatrick (Ashley Tisdale). The series premiered on March 18, 2005 on the US Disney Channel. The premiere was seen by over four million viewers, it was the most successful first broadcast in 2005 on the Disney Channel. In 2007, the series was the most watched TV program among children between 6 and 11 years old and the second most watched TV program among children between 9 and 14 years of age. Song became very popular with children between the ages of seven and ten through her role in Hotel Zack & Cody . In 2006 Teen People magazine described the role ("London Tipton") as her breakthrough in the acting business.

Song's work at Hotel Zack & Cody received very positive reviews. In April 2009, andPOP.com published an article, London Tipton, "Song Steals the Spotlight" . They said, “If you 've seen an episode of Hotel Zack & Cody , you have to keep watching it because of one character: London Tipton. Brenda Song plays the role of the selfish hotel heiress London (a nod to Paris Hilton) superbly. ” MSN wrote,“ Song is one of the main reasons the series became one of the most successful shows. ” People magazine featured the role as“ melodramatic ocean-going Diva ”. In 2006, Song was nominated for the Asian Excellence Award in the Outstanding Newcomer category for her work on Hotel Zack & Cody .

After her debut in Hotel Zack & Cody , Song was a regular at Disney and received speaking roles in the Disney series American Dragon and in the animated film Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen . She later hosted an internet series called London Tiptons Yay Me! which is based on the episode "Tiptonline" by Hotel Zack & Cody .

Wendy Wu - The High School Warrior

In 2006, Song got her first lead role in a film. She played the role of Wendy Wu in the Disney Channel Original Movie Wendy Wu - The High School Warrior . With 5.7 million viewers when it first aired, the film is one of the most successful Disney Channel Original Movies . In the beginning it was planned that Wendy Wu would be a comedy, but no suitable actress could be found for the lead role. Lydia Cook, a producer on the film, said, “Brenda was originally slated for a supporting role. After a short time, however, we noticed that she was much better suited for the main role of "Wendy Wu" and swapped roles. She's the perfect mix of wit and martial arts. ”Before Song got the role, she had to smash a brick with her hand.

Song has participated in all Disney Channel Games so far and has always been captain of a team.

Filmography (selection)

Movies

Series

Shows

Guest appearances

Internet series

  • 2006: Disney Channel's Imagineer
  • 2007: London Tipton's Yay Me!

Discography (selection)

Songs

  • 2005: Bling Is My Favorite Thing
  • 2005: Girl Like Me
  • 2006: A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes
  • 2007: I'm Not That Girl
  • 2007: Really Great
  • 2008: All Over My Body

Awards

Tabular overview of awards and nominations
year Award For category result
2001 Young Artist Award The Ultimate Christmas Present Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy), Supporting Young Actress Won
2003 Young Artist Award The Bernie Mac Show Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series, Guest Starring Young Actress Nominated
2006 Asian Excellence Award Hotel Zack & Cody Newcomers Award
Kids' Choice Awards ( UK ) Hotel Zack & Cody Best TV Actress Won
2010 Green Globe Film Awards The Social Network , Boogie Town 10 Outstanding Asians in Hollywood Nominated
2011 Kids' Choice Awards ( USA ) Zack & Cody on board Favorite TV Sidekick

Web links

Commons : Brenda Song  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ About Brenda Song . brendasongsite.com. Retrieved on March 16, 2011.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.brendasongsite.com  
  2. ↑ a b c d Brenda Song Turns Warrior in Disney's 'Wendy Wu' . nytimes.com. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
  3. ↑ a b c The Sweet Life of Brenda Song . mochimag.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 13, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / mochimag.com
  4. ↑ Suite Song . midweek.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 13, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.midweek.com
  5. ↑ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20537270,00.html
  6. ↑ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20603095,00.html
  7. ↑ a b ASIAN POP - Warrior Women . sfgate.com. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  8. ↑ a b Interview with Brenda Song . thestarscoop.com. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  9. ↑ CINE Golden Eagle Film & Video Competition: 1996 Winner Directory (PDF) . cine.org. Archived from the original on April 27, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 15, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.cine.org
  10. ↑ a b 22nd Annual Young Artist Awards . youngartistawards.org. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
  11. ↑ a b 24th Annual Young Artist Awards . youngartistawards.org. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 15, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.youngartistawards.org
  12. ↑ Like Mike box office stats . boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  13. ↑ Like Mike: Lil 'Bow Wow Jumps Through the Hoops . washingtonpost.com. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  14. ^ A b The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Taking Over the Tipton Review . ultimatedisney.com. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  15. ↑ 'Days' wins For ABC; 'Atlantis' a Sci Fi record . allbusiness.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2009. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  16. ^ When London (Brenda Song) Met Paris . gateway.net. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  17. ↑ Interview with Brenda Song . thestarscoop.com. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  18. ↑ Interview with Brenda Song . ultimatedisney.com. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  19. ↑ 'Suite Life' Stars To Meet Fans in Central Illinois Today . buddytv.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 17, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.buddytv.com
  20. ^ The real TGIF, on the Disney Channel . medialifemagazine.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 17, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.medialifemagazine.com
  21. ^ Year of the Pony (and iPod) . online.wsj.com. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  22. ↑ a b Brenda Song was featured in Teen People's 2006 Young Hollywood Issue . brendasongsite.com. Retrieved on March 17, 2011.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.brendasongsite.com  
  23. ↑ Rant 'N Rave: Disney Channel Stars . andpop.com. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  24. ↑ Q&A: Brenda Song of 'The Suite Life on Deck' . msn.com. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  25. ↑ Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior: Kickin 'Addition DVD Review . ultimatedisney.com. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  26. ^ Disney Movie Skips to Another Record . Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  27. ^ The 2010 Green Globe Film Awards . oneasianworld.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 13, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.oneasianworld.com
  28. ↑ KCA 2011 Nominees List , nick.com, Retrieved March 13, 2011
personal data
SURNAME Song, Brenda
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actress, singer and model
DATE OF BIRTH March 27, 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH Carmichael , California