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Alyson Rae Stoner (born August 11, 1993 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American actress and dancer.
[edit] Early life
Alyson Stoner trained at the O'Connell Dance Studio (in Holland, Ohio) and the Margaret O'Brien Modeling Studio. Consequently, she received several awards for acting, modeling, and dance (including the award for best model of the year at the IMTA convention). After choreography training in Los Angeles, Stoner appeared as a background dancer in music videos for Missy Elliott and Eminem, and danced with a dancing group called the JammXKids between 2004 and 2006. She quit the group in early 2006 due to scheduling conflicts and disagreements with the managers and was quickly replaced with Lauren Briana.
[edit] Career
In 2002, Alyson Stoner became the co-host of the Disney Channel's Mike's Super Short Show, an infomercial segment regarding forthcoming Disney releases. She was also one of the dancers in the Special Features for the Shark Tale DVD. In 2003 and 2005, she appeared as one of the twelve Baker children 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 pre-teen market, including Drake & Josh, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and That's So Raven. In 2007, Stoner will be starring in the movie Alice, based on the best selling Alice series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. In summer 2007, she will be the voice of Isabella in the new Disney Channel animated series, Phineas and Ferb. Continuing with dance, she also regularly teaches a hip-hop dance class at the Millennium Dance Complex.
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[edit] Television
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Toledo, Ohio, USA
