2000s Disney Channel Stars in 2019
11 of the Most Successful Disney Channel Stars to Come Out of the 2000s
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She was the sweet geek girl in High School Musical, but she's a full-on leading lady now. Hudgens starred in several movies straight off of the HSM franchise, but more recently has gone back to her musical roots. In 2015, she made her Broadway debut in Gigi, then had a pair of critically-praised turns in live TV musicals: Rizzo in 2016's Grease Live on Fox and Maureen in the network's 2019 broadcast of Rent. She's next set to co-star in the 2020 Bad Boys sequel Bad Boys for Life.