Best known for her roles as %Sharpay Evans in the remarkably popular Disney Channel movie #High School Musical and %Maddie Fitzpatrick in the series #The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, New Jersey-born actress/singer/model Ashley Tisdale began her career in show business at age three, and sang for President Bill Clinton at age 12. Manager %Bill Perlman discovered her in a New Jersey mall and sent Tisdale on auditions for commercials; she ended up appearing in over 100 national network TV ads. She began a theatrical career as well, performing in productions of +The Sound of Music and +Gypsy: A Musical Fable at ~the Jewish Community Center of Monmouth County. A leading role in a national touring production of +Les Miserables and a role in an international touring production of +Annie followed.