From Disney ... to Superstardom
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Miley Cyrus
It's no secret that Miley Cyrus got her start as a Disney star with her hit show, 'Hannah Montana.' But what has taken the music world by surprise is her whirlwind success since the show started just a year ago. With her number one record, new 'Hannah Montana' fashion line and hit series, Disney's already launched Miley's career into the stratosphere.
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Shia LaBeouf
In 1999, a little-known actor named Shia LaBeouf was cast as the star of a new Disney show, 'Even Stevens.' Four years and 66 episodes later, the newbie kid would emerge from the Dis-cubator as a rising Hollywood star. This year alone, the Disney alum commanded global box-office blowouts as the lead in 'Transformers.'
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Hilary Duff
Could this innocent little face be the same person who made out in an elevator in a recent video? And whose former BF is now gonna be Nicole Richie's baby daddy? AND who built an empire with a perfume line, fashion line, movies and record deals? Hilary Duff maybe a gorgeous young star with a lot of power, but we'll always know her as Lizzie McGuire.
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Justin Timberlake
It's hard to believe that a star that's now synonymous with 'sexy' could have started his career as a singing mouse. Even more scary is realizing that if not for that Mouseketeer gig in 1993, the world may never have known Justin Timberlake -- or ever gotten sexy back. Phew! We can only thank the casting folks who plucked him from a crowd of squeakers.
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The 'HSM' Cast
You know who they are. But you wouldn't if it weren't for the blockbuster hit/star-making wonder/record-breaking sales that are known as 'High School Musical.' In what is now the Ddisney playbook for success, the formerly unknown performers took their success and used it as a massive launchpad to uber-stardom -- but you knew that already.
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Britney Spears
Remember when Britney Spears was a sultry sexpot who had problems like 'Toxic' love -- not toxic hangovers? Her girl-next-door appeal may have stemmed not from her Louisiana upbringing, but from her grooming as a member of the Mickey Mouse Club. As a teen star, she performed alongside future BF Justin Timberlake -- but that's another story.
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Ryan Gosling
It's tough to think of Ryan Gosling in the same category as Christina Aguilera or even Britney Spears, but it's true: At age 12, the indie actor auditioned for the revival of the Mickey Mouse Club, and soon he was on his way to starring roles in shows like 'Young Hercules' and 'Breaker High.'
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The Sprouses
OK, so a lot of stars get their big breaks on the Disney Channel. But not a lot of them get taken under the wing of mega-gajillionaires Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen as the male heirs apparent to their self-made empire. Don't worry -- Dylan and Cole Sprouse are still the stars of 'The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.' But get ready for the next twin emipire.
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Christina Aguilera
Despite her start in the Mickey Mouse Club in the early 1990s, Christina Aguilera quickly shed the Disney good-girl veneer with her debut album, 'Stripped.' Soon after, Aguilera got 'Dirrty,' and at that point, we totally forgot about Magic Kingdoms, mice and being fully clothed. Of course, Xtina then released more CDs, covered up and become a huge superstar (yawn).
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JC Chasez
We know, we know. Fellow former *NSYNCer Justin Timberlake may have gone on to eclipse JC Chasez as a musician, actor, sexpot -- OK, as just about everything. But that doesn't take anything away from him -- OR from his solid start as a Mouseketeer. 'Cause afterward, he joined this little band ...
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Keri Russell
Keri Russell may have become a household name as 'Felicity,' but it was really her role on the 1993 Disney show 'Emerald Cove' that got her in the spotlight. That show was soon followed by 'Malibu Shores' (huh?) before she eventually stopped pursuing short-lived TV roles and hit the big screen. (Mostly in movies we haven't seen. But still.)
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Raven
Raven-Symone got her start at age three on 'The Cosby Show,' but it was her roles in two Disney productions starting in '03 -- 'That's So Raven' and 'The Cheetah Girls' -- that catapulted her to the spotlight as a young adult star, not to mention helping her become one of Hollywood's top young earners.
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