The Next Course Load

1. Ashley Tisdale, 22
(Elle Woods wannabe Sharpay), is a voice on Disney Channel's new animated series Phineas and Ferb; can be seen as Maddie on the network's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody; and is filming a DVD feature for MGM called Picture This.

2. Corbin Bleu, 18
(class jock Chad), wraps his Discovery Kids series Flight 29 Down with an Aug. 25 TV movie and will record a follow-up to his debut CD, Another Side.

3. Lucas Grabeel, 22
(Sharpay's stylish twin bro), has made two indies: Alice Upside Down, a family drama with Penny Marshall; and The Adventures of Food Boy, a comedy about a kid with the ability to make food appear out of thin air.

4. Vanessa Hudgens, 18
(sweetheart bookworm Gabriella), is working on the follow-up to her 2006 solo CD, V.

5. Monique Coleman, 26
(sassy Taylor), is penning a motivational book for aspiring actors.

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