Making New Mileys: Disney’s Teen-Star Factory
A wholesome celebrity- academy graduate, Bridgit Mendler, 16, is the star of the next new Disney Channel sitcom.
Bridgit Mendler is a willowy, blond teen with a sweet singing voice and decent comic timing. She’s also the show-biz equivalent of the next iPhone — a young Disney star-in-waiting. Mendler, 16, is getting the full Disney Channel rollout. Introduced with recurring guest spots on two of its hit shows, Jonas and Wizards of Waverly Place, she will star in her own series, Good Luck Charlie, in 2010. “I’ve been told to brace myself,” says Mendler. “If we have the success I hope we have with the show, everything will change.”
Mendler is following a path to fame the channel has mapped over the past three years as it has launched serial stars into orbit: the supernova Miley Cyrus in 2006, Selena Gomez in 2007, the Jonas Brothers in 2008 and Demi Lovato this year.
Source: Time (click to view full story)
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November 30th, 2009
the hope of many intelligent, teen TV wannabes is that they, well, keep working… more than that, though, it seems they would also want to share their uniquely creative voice and vision (if they actually have one) in a way that runs parallel to what “the factory” wants to do with them for however long that train keeps rolling.
break a leg, Bridgit, but stay sharp and smart.
b.