Alyson was featured in a recent article at Toledo Blade in which the article focused on who can become the next Katie Holmes. The article is dated October 1st, Sunday with the heading : 5 Toledo-area actors under age 30 are among new generation of hopefuls in Hollywood. Check out the full article about Alyson below.
In some ways, Alyson Stoner just wants to be a regular teenager.
The 13-year-old former Toledoan likes to go out and set up a lemonade stand. She goes to a public school in L.A. and plays for an area basketball team.
The difference is she's kinda famous.
Not many eighth-graders have been in movies with Steve Martin (Cheaper by the Dozen and its sequel) or music videos with Missy Elliott ("Work It").
Her fellow students have noticed, and sometimes the result is unexpected.
"There's a rumor that I have a glass eye," she said. "You don't really expect that."
Stoner's acting career actually began on the dance floor. She's studied dance since age 3, and later was discovered at a modeling and talent convention in New York. She was represented there by the same local modeling and talent agency that worked with Holmes and Palicki.
The former Maumee Valley Country Day School student made it big by showing off her hip-hop moves in the Missy Elliot videos for "Work It" and "Gossip Folks."
After she'd relocated to L.A. at age 7, she decided, "Why not do it all?" and turned to acting.
Now Stoner can claim roles in the recent dance movie Step Up, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, and a regular gig on the Disney Channel's Mike's Super Short Show, where she helps promote Disney's upcoming features.
Stoner - the daughter of Charlie Stoner, who still lives in the area, and LuAnne and John Hodges, who are with her in California - remains irrepressibly bouncy, though she admits balancing auditions with schoolwork, filming, teaching hip-hop, and living her life can be a bit much.
"There's definitely times when I'm very overwhelmed and I just want to lay down and sleep for three days," she said.
There's also an accompanying slideshow but it's not currently working right now, so, i'll post it once it's finally working. Source.
Awesome news today! Thanks huge muchos to Jets for pointing this out cos' you can now view three clips of Alyson being interviewed about her upcoming DANCE INSTRUCTIONAL DVD that will be coming out soon! As you all know, Alyson is currently teaching dance lessons over at Millennium Dance COmplex alongside Lindsay Taylor, and now we also know that she'll be filming for her very own dance DVD! Exciting stuff!
To check out the video interviews, you can either visit the Millennium Dance COmplex website by clicking HERE, or , you can click on the youtube links below cos' i've uploaded them up for those who don't have Quicktime player. The vids are very short, less than 30 seconds, but they're worth a look! I've also made caps from those videos. She looks great by the way. :)
Happy Children's Day! Lolz, well, it's October 1st here in my country, and we celebrate Children's day today. So, even if you're not in Singapore, i'm just wishing all kids A Happy Children's Day. :) Anyways, first up, I would like to give great thanks to Danielle @ Miss Roberts Online for awarding us their October's Site of the Month! I'll add the award that she gave later.
Next up, keep a lookout for the next MSSS Episode which could either be on the Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior DVD, Cars DVD, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest DVD, or the High School Musical Special Edition DVD. These episodes might be airing soon, and if you manage to spot one, please do give a heads up. ^_^
Also, thanks to Lauren for the heads up, you can now get the chance to learn dancing from Alyson on December 1st this year! check out the poster below to find out more! I've also added several caps of Alyson teaching dance at the Millennium Dance Complex recently.
Alyson updates her site!! Check out ALYSONSTONER.COM in which Alyson gives a really satisfying post to let us know all about her current involvements and projects! She even announced publicly her REAL MYSPACE, though she already warned that she won't be adding fans anytime soon. For those who can't view the website, i've posted the whole post below. It's a really loooong post, but it's a really great one cos' you're finally in the loop of what Alyson has been doing this whole time. Things that she covered includes, Phineas and Ferb, "Alice" movie, starting school again, her love for music, her dancing at Millennium dance complex and lots lots more!. Oh, and since she's already announced publicly her myspace, i'll be adding those pictures in the gallery. Thanks soo much to Alyson for being really open and down to earth about this. :)
Thursday, September 28, 2006 | mYsPaCe
MYSPACE! I got one! please don't believe posers! they're just nooo good...
it's www.myspace.com/97019286
I'm not really adding fans...too much drama last time :) ... but i just wanted to make one and prove it that those other ones are in fact Posers and not real...
thanks a bunch and a bunch and a bunch
SPECIAL SHOUT OUTS
special shout out to Kim and Kaitlynn, i'll take number....5! (inside joke)
special shout out to Amara and Jessica....we're sisters from another mister or sumthin
(SAW)
special shout out to Bailie S. you rock my sox...don't ever give up the dream, and make ur mom let u come to California to visit!...
XOXO
IT'S BEEN WAYY TOO LONG~
HEYYY GUYS!! ok..so its been wayyy too long right??? well...i have some suppperrr exciting news! I'm doin a new movie, called Alice, and yep..u guessed it...I would be "alice"...noooo its not alice in wonderland..its based off a book series...and i don't wanna giv it away so i guess ull just hav to see it right? in a few weeks i start Phineas and Ferb, the animated show with Ashley Tisdale *maddy from suite life* and other disney channel stars...
also, im back in regular junior high! yay! how exciting... so far, i've been in school for about a month and a half or so, and i hav 100.33% in math, 100% history, 100% science, and 98% in english..so i guess u could say im kind of a nerd...it'll pay off later.. I can't imagine life without education...all my friends who are addicted to their cellphones wouldnt hav them without education to invent them in the first place...look at us, ur reading on a computer, some extreme device used to keep intouch across the world! see education is important...
another important thing to remember is, when i get fanmail saying, "wow i wish i was you," of course u can't be ME, but u can do everything i do and more! like seriously, who woulda ever thought some kid from Toledo, Ohio would become an actress...life's full of possibilities i guess!
but enough of that gushhyyy stuff, i've been teaching dance class with the amazing Lindsay Taylor( dancer, singer, actress, model, and everything else!) on friday nights at Millenium Dance Complex in North Hollywood...if you can stop by, starts at 7:30ish til 9ish...some nights itll b easier but others, more challenging exciting dances! so check it out!
wow wutta great subject to talk about...MUSIC! i love it, "the soundtrack to my life" my "everything'' ...without it, i couldn't express any emotions or reach to people any other way besides words...so yeh, def an important part in my life...actually listening to Ashlee Simpson L.O.V.E underground remix featuring Missy Elliott! and definitely without her, i wouldnt be where i am today....
Now, I don't mean to make this take forever, and you get sick of reading, but it's been awhile...
OOOOHHH!! Latest rumors...haha I do NOTTTT hav a glass-eye! and for reallzzz, im super nice, i try and help people as much as possible..with any problems, they can come to me, and you can trust me for sure!
TIME FOR BASKETBALL... my team is 9-0 right now...two-time undefeated champs at Battle at the Beach tournament! yeh Synergy!! now this weekend is my last game with them for awhile...*tear* while i film in Missouri on Alice...but i'll b bakk..dont worry about that...this team has beecomme theee closest team in the world...one huge Synergy family..i love u guys! and thanks to Coach Todd, i GUESSS i've gotten a tad bit better...haha just kidding!
well thats it for now!
p.s. keep ya posted on myspace rumors...
Isn't she the greatest? Million thanks again to Alyson for this wonderful update on her official site.
Check out the latest Mike's Super Short Show episode featuring Ashley Tisdale's music video ont he set of The Little Mermaid for the song "Kiss the Girl". YOu've seen the promotional still like a couple of months ago, so check out the video here! I've also added the caps from the vid to the gallery. This video is courtesy of Jordan. :)
Also, i've recently added an image from the Jacob De Long Fundraiser which Alyson attended with Taylor, but this was the original image, not the scan from the magazine. Check it out below.
wANNA BE AN EXTRA IN "ALICE" THE MOVIE? Well, now you can. I stumbled upon this piece of information in which they are searching for people to be extras in the latest Alyson movie - "Alice". Along with this piece of information, we find out more about the movie.
Alice, a feature film directed by Sandy Tung (Saving Shiloh) will shoot in St. Louis from Oct. 9th to Nov. 15th. St. Louis casting director, Joni Tackette, is casting the background for this family film Alice is based on the series of books "The Agony of Alice." It is the story of Alice McKinley, a 12 year old who just moved to a new town, and who is navigating her way thru the perils of middle school and adolescence.
"Alice" will start shooting on 10/9/2006 and stars Alyson Stoner and Jason Grebeel (they mispelled Lucas Grabeel's name wrongly)
For more information, head on to this Link if you want to give it a try to be an extra. Who knows, you might be the lucky one! They're basically looking for both kids, teens and adults.
I'm sure you've seen the new layout, and it's temporary cos' i'm still waiting until Refreshing-Alyson.net to return. Anyways, either you like it or not, well, it's going to remain up cos' it'll be easier for me to maintain. Besides that, thanks to Sarah for the heads up, the Mike's Super Short Show official Site has been recently updated with the latest new episode, The Little Mermaid DVD. I've added the caps to the gallery which you can view below. She looks really pretty and i love her hair...it's very shiny. ^_^
I'm sorry for being rather lazy these few days, but particularly, i've been trying to search for more Alyson news but i've exhausted all search options that there's nothing new left. Oh well, let's just wait till Alyson updates her official site.
Exclusive and rare! I Stumbled upon some rare images of Alyson in which she filmed a library commercial back in her former hometown Toledo and gave talks to more than 400 kids about reading. Check out the images below! This was taken in May 2006. If you noticed,she was wearing the same outfit that she wore when she taught the Dance Masterclass a while back. It could have happened on the same day, or maybe she just reused the same outfit. Either ways, she still looks great! :) Also, i'll try and see if i can find the commercial for you guys.
[EDIT]: OMG! I hit a jackpot!!! I found the commercial that Alyson filmed for back then in May 2006!!! Check out the youtube video below! I've also added caps from the commercial. ^_^ Enjoy!!! Only here at Refreshing Aly. Keep refreshing for more stuff.
Sorry for not updating in a while, cos' there's a lack of news to share, though i've updated the gallery with several new stuff which you can check out for yourself. Anyways, just a reminder that Dance Revolution on CBS will be showing on September 16th, so don't miss that out! Alyson will be a guest judge on one of the shows if i'm not mistaken.
[EDIT]: Oh, thanks to Shelby for the heads up, you can check out Alyson at the curtain call of the episode of Club Twin which someone went to the taping and recorded it. Check it out below! She appeared for several seconds. Click on the youtube vid below.
Thanks to Lissie for the heads up, ALYSON'S OFFICIAL SITE has been updated with a cool new movie that she's currently filming! Also, Lucas Grabeel is also starring in it as her older brother. Now that's something to look forward to!
[EDIT]:CHeck this out!! You can try this contest and enter a chance to win a part as extras on the movie Alice!! It seems that the movie is a theatrical motion picture based on the book from Newberry Award Winning author Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. Check out by clicking the banner below.
NEW ARTICLE!
Era | 03.10.06 | + Posted at 2:39Pm + 
Alyson was featured in a recent article at Toledo Blade in which the article focused on who can become the next Katie Holmes. The article is dated October 1st, Sunday with the heading : 5 Toledo-area actors under age 30 are among new generation of hopefuls in Hollywood. Check out the full article about Alyson below.
LAYOUT + MSSS 
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