Vanessa Anne Hudgens (born December 14, 1988) is an American actress and singer. After making her feature film debut in Thirteen (2003), Hudgens rose to fame portraying Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical film series (2006–2008), which brought her significant mainstream success.
The success of the first film led to Hudgens' acquiring a recording contract with Hollywood Records, with whom she released two studio albums, V (2006) and Identified (2008).
Vanessa Hudgens Weighs In on Ex-Boyfriend Austin Butler’s Lasting Commitment to His ‘Elvis’ Voice
usmagazine.comTotally in character! Vanessa Hudgens couldn’t help but take a playful swipe at her ex-boyfriend Austin Butler while chiming in on the debate surrounding his Elvis voice.The High School Musical actress, 34, replied to a screenshot of a headline about Butler, 31, and his commitment to his character in Baz Luhrmann‘s 2022 biopic. “He went to the Lady Gaga school of Oscar campaign acting,” Instagram user @ryinskott captioned the Thursday, January 19, upload.Hudgens teased in the comments section: “Crying.”Butler received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Elvis Presley and won Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama at the 2023 Golden Globes earlier this month.
During his acceptance speech, the California native thanked Priscilla Presley and the late Lisa Marie Presley for their support as he took on the role of a lifetime. (Lisa Marie died at age 54 two days after the awards show after going into cardiac arrest.)Elvis also starred Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson, Dacre Montgomery and more.
Production wrapped on the movie in March 2021, but fans of the Carrie Diaries alum have noticed that his speaking voice still resembles that of the King of Rock n’ Roll.“I don’t think I sound like him still, but I guess I must because I hear it a lot,” Butler told reporters in the Golden Globes press room on January 10. “I had three years where that was my only focus.
So, I’m sure there’s pieces of him in my DNA and I’ll always be linked.”Vocal coach Irene Bartlett, meanwhile, explained the deep “connection” she saw Butler find with Elvis on the set of the biopic. “Because of COVID shutdowns, he was working on it all the time and it’s difficult to switch off something you’ve spent so much focus [and] time on,” she told ABC’s
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