Kaycee Stroh
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Kaycee Stroh is an American actress, singer and dancer, best known for her roles in the hit Disney Channel Original Movies, High School Musical
, High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year
. This was a worldwide success. She was a contestant in the VH1 reality show Celebrity Fit Club
.
, High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3 as smart girl Martha Cox, who secretly loved to "pop & lock & jam & break". A professional dance instructor at the Thompson Lane Entertainment Center, her role in the franchise materialized when she took her students to the auditions herself. Along with her fellow cast for the movie, she appeared at the Teen Choice Awards
to accept an honorary award charting the film's instant success and at the American Music Awards of 2007
accepting the award for Favorite Album. Stroh also serves as co-host for the dance-along version of High School Musical 2.
She also has a recurring role in the Disney Channel Original Series, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
as Leslie, a girl who played on the same volleyball team as main characters of the show, London
and Maddie.
She has also been a guest editor for Tiger Beat
magazine.
Stroh was also a member of the supporting cast in a direct-to-DVD musical story from Liken the Scriptures called Ammon & King Lamoni.
She has worked on occasion as a spokesperson and plus size model
for the online retailer Torrid
.
Stroh reprised her role as Martha Cox in High School Musical 3: Senior Year
, released on October 24, 2008.
She was a contestant on Season 7 of Celebrity Fit Club.
, the daughter of Cindy and Bruce Stroh. She has two older sisters, both of whom were dancers.
In an interview with People
, Stroh discussed her obesity and heavy weight gain and being bed-ridden for three months due to a blood clot in her calf after knee surgery. As well as her television
roles, Stroh is also an advocate for Make-A-Wish Foundation
, United Cerebral Palsy
and Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation
.
Stroh married Ben Higginson on January 9, 2009 in the Salt Lake Temple
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Zac Efron
, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale
, Lucas Grabeel
, Monique Coleman
, Olesya Rulin
, Chris Warren Jr.
, Ryne Sanborn
and Kenny Ortega
all attended the ring ceremony and reception.
High School Musical
High School Musical is a 2006 American television film, first in the High School Musical film franchise. Upon its release on January 20, 2006, it became the most successful film that Disney Channel Original Movie ever produced, with a television sequel High School Musical 2 released in 2007 and...
, High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
High School Musical 3: Senior Year is a 2008 American romantic musical film and the third and final installment in the High School Musical trilogy. Its theatrical release in the United States began on October 24, 2008...
. This was a worldwide success. She was a contestant in the VH1 reality show Celebrity Fit Club
Celebrity Fit Club (U.S. TV series)
Celebrity Fit Club is a reality television series which follows eight overweight celebrities as they try to lose weight.This show is based on the British version, which aired on the ITV Network from 2002 until 2006...
.
Career
Stroh appeared in High School MusicalHigh School Musical
High School Musical is a 2006 American television film, first in the High School Musical film franchise. Upon its release on January 20, 2006, it became the most successful film that Disney Channel Original Movie ever produced, with a television sequel High School Musical 2 released in 2007 and...
, High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3 as smart girl Martha Cox, who secretly loved to "pop & lock & jam & break". A professional dance instructor at the Thompson Lane Entertainment Center, her role in the franchise materialized when she took her students to the auditions herself. Along with her fellow cast for the movie, she appeared at the Teen Choice Awards
Teen Choice Awards
The Teen Choice Awards, are an annual awards show that air on the Fox cable channel, that honor the year's biggest biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, voted by teen viewers aged 14 through 17. Winners receive an authentic full size surfboard designed with...
to accept an honorary award charting the film's instant success and at the American Music Awards of 2007
American Music Awards of 2007
The 35th American Music Awards took place on November 18, 2007 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.-Pop/Rock:Favorite Male Artist:*Akon*Timbaland*Justin Timberlake...
accepting the award for Favorite Album. Stroh also serves as co-host for the dance-along version of High School Musical 2.
She also has a recurring role in the Disney Channel Original Series, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody is an American sitcom created by Danny Kallis and Jim Geoghan. The series premiered on Disney Channel on March 18, 2005 with 4 million viewers, making it the most successful premiere for Disney Channel in 2005. It was one of their first five shows available on the...
as Leslie, a girl who played on the same volleyball team as main characters of the show, London
London Tipton
London Leah Tipton is a fictional character in Disney's Suite Life franchise which consists of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and its spin-off The Suite Life on Deck...
and Maddie.
She has also been a guest editor for Tiger Beat
Tiger Beat
Tiger Beat is an American fan magazine marketed primarily to adolescent girls. It is currently published by Laufer Media, Inc. of Los Angeles, California, which also produces its sister publication, Bop....
magazine.
Stroh was also a member of the supporting cast in a direct-to-DVD musical story from Liken the Scriptures called Ammon & King Lamoni.
She has worked on occasion as a spokesperson and plus size model
Plus-size model
Plus-size model is a term applied to a person who is engaged primarily in modeling plus-size clothing. Plus-size models also engaged in work that is not strictly related to selling large-sized clothing, e.g., stock photography and advertising photography for cosmetics, household and pharmaceutical...
for the online retailer Torrid
Torrid
Torrid is an American retail chain owned by Hot Topic. The store offers plus sized apparel and accessories for women and teenage girls sizes 12 - 26. Torrid began operations in April 2001. The first location opened in the Brea Mall in Brea, California...
.
Stroh reprised her role as Martha Cox in High School Musical 3: Senior Year
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
High School Musical 3: Senior Year is a 2008 American romantic musical film and the third and final installment in the High School Musical trilogy. Its theatrical release in the United States began on October 24, 2008...
, released on October 24, 2008.
She was a contestant on Season 7 of Celebrity Fit Club.
Personal life
Stroh was born in Salt Lake City, UtahUtah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, the daughter of Cindy and Bruce Stroh. She has two older sisters, both of whom were dancers.
In an interview with People
People (magazine)
In 1998, the magazine introduced a version targeted at teens called Teen People. However, on July 27, 2006, the company announced it would shut down publication of Teen People immediately. The last issue to be released was scheduled for September 2006. Subscribers to this magazine received...
, Stroh discussed her obesity and heavy weight gain and being bed-ridden for three months due to a blood clot in her calf after knee surgery. As well as her television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
roles, Stroh is also an advocate for Make-A-Wish Foundation
Make-A-Wish Foundation
The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a 501 non-profit organization founded in the United States that grants wishes to children who have life-threatening medical conditions. The charity now operates in forty-seven countries around the world through thirty-six affiliate offices.The president & CEO of this...
, United Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy is an international nonprofit charitable organization consisting of a network of affiliates. UCP is a leading service provider and advocate for adults and children with disabilities, including cerebral palsy...
and Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation
Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation
The Starlight Children's Foundation is a 501 non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for children with chronic and life-threatening medical conditions. The foundation has chapters and offices located throughout the United States, with the national headquarters located in...
.
Stroh married Ben Higginson on January 9, 2009 in the Salt Lake Temple
Salt Lake Temple
The Salt Lake Temple is the largest and best-known of more than 130 temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the sixth temple built by the church, requiring 40 years to complete, and the fourth operating temple built since the Mormon exodus from Nauvoo,...
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Zac Efron
Zac Efron
Zachary David Alexander "Zac" Efron is an American actor. He began acting professionally in the early 2000s and became known with his lead roles in the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical, the WB series Summerland, and the 2007 film version of the Broadway musical Hairspray...
, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale
Ashley Tisdale
Ashley Michelle Tisdale is an American actress and singer who rose to prominence portraying the candy-counter girl Maddie Fitzpatrick in Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and the female antagonist Sharpay Evans in the High School Musical film series...
, Lucas Grabeel
Lucas Grabeel
Lucas Stephen Grabeel is an American actor, singer, dancer, songwriter, director and producer. As a performer, he is best known for his role as Ryan Evans in Disney Channel Original Movie's High School Musical and its sequels High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year , and as...
, Monique Coleman
Monique Coleman
Adrienne Monique Coleman is an American actress, dancer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist best known for her co-starring role in Disney's High School Musical movies, in which she plays Taylor McKessie. Coleman also had a recurring role on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, as a school girl named...
, Olesya Rulin
Olesya Rulin
Olesya Rulin is a Russian-American actress and singer who is perhaps best known for co-starring in the first three films of the High School Musical franchise as Kelsi Nielsen. She also starred in the films Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous and Flying By .-Early life:Rulin was born Olesya...
, Chris Warren Jr.
Chris Warren Jr.
Chris Warren Jr. is an American actor.-Early life:Warren was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. His half brother shares the same name but goes by Christopher.-Career:...
, Ryne Sanborn
Ryne Sanborn
Ryne Andrew Sanborn is an American actor best known for his role as Jason Cross in the Disney High School Musical films.-Biography:...
and Kenny Ortega
Kenny Ortega
Kenneth John "Kenny" Ortega is an American producer, director, and choreographer. He is known for directing the High School Musical trilogy and Michael Jackson's This Is It concert tour.-Life and career:...
all attended the ring ceremony and reception.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Ammon & King Lamoni | Dancer | Direct-to-video Direct-to-video Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television... film |
| 2006 | High School Musical High School Musical High School Musical is a 2006 American television film, first in the High School Musical film franchise. Upon its release on January 20, 2006, it became the most successful film that Disney Channel Original Movie ever produced, with a television sequel High School Musical 2 released in 2007 and... |
Martha Cox | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| 2006–2008 | Leslie | TV series, episodes" "Benchwarmers" and "Volley Dad" | |
| 2007 | High School Musical 2 | Martha Cox | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| 2008 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year High School Musical 3: Senior Year High School Musical 3: Senior Year is a 2008 American romantic musical film and the third and final installment in the High School Musical trilogy. Its theatrical release in the United States began on October 24, 2008... |
Martha Cox | Minor role |
| 2008 | Mother Goose Parade | Honorary Grand Marshall | TV movie |
| 2009 | Hannah Montana: The Movie Hannah Montana: The Movie Hannah Montana: The Movie is a 2009 Walt Disney Pictures musical comedy film based on the Disney Channel show Hannah Montana which was released on April 10, 2009, by Walt Disney Pictures, it was the second Disney Channel series to have a movie for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by... |
Herself | Cameo (non-speaking role) |
| 2010 | Celebrity Fit Club | Herself | |
| 2010 | TV series, episode: "High School Reunion" | ||
| 2011 | Holly, Jingles and Clyde 3D | Tara | Pre-production |
| 2011 | My Ugly Ducking | Big Bertha | In production |
| 2011 | House of Wax 2 House of Wax (2005 film) House of Wax is a 2005 horror film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. It shares the name of a 1953 horror film, which was a remake of the 1933 film Mystery of the Wax Museum. It was released in theaters on May 6, 2005 to negative reviews, but a financial success... |
Elise | In development |
Soundtracks
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 2006 | High School Musical OST High School Musical (soundtrack) * Are not on the first disc of the two-disc special edition version. ** Drew Seeley sang in several of the songs, his voice being mixed with Zac Efron's... |
| 2007 | High School Musical 2 OST High School Musical 2 (soundtrack) High School Musical 2 is the soundtrack album for the Disney Channel Original Movie of the same name. It is the third best selling album of 2007, behind Josh Groban's Noël and Daughtry's Daughtry in the U.S.... |
| 2008 | DisneyMania 6 DisneyMania 6 Disneymania 6 is the sixth installment in the Disneymania series. It features contemporary performers' takes on classic Disney songs. It was released on May 20, 2008.-Track listing:... |
| 2008 | Princess DisneyMania Princess DisneyMania Princess Disneymania is Disney's first compilation album in the Disneymania series. It was released on September 30, 2008. The album features various artists renditions of classic songs sung by the Disney Princesses... |
| 2008 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year OST High School Musical 3: Senior Year (soundtrack) -2-Disc Premiere edition:On the same day the soundtrack was released, Walt Disney Records released High School Musical 3: Senior Year 2-Disc Premiere edition Soundtrack, a special two-disc set of the High School Musical 3: Senior Year soundtrack. It is only available for a limited time at... |
Singles
| Year | Title | Album | Hot 100 Chart Peak |
Pop 100 Pop 100 The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009... Chart Peak |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "Stick to the Status Quo" (credited as High School Musical Cast High School Musical High School Musical is a 2006 American television film, first in the High School Musical film franchise. Upon its release on January 20, 2006, it became the most successful film that Disney Channel Original Movie ever produced, with a television sequel High School Musical 2 released in 2007 and... ) |
High School Musical OST High School Musical (soundtrack) * Are not on the first disc of the two-disc special edition version. ** Drew Seeley sang in several of the songs, his voice being mixed with Zac Efron's... |
43 | 37 | - |
| 2007 | "Work This Out High School Musical 2 (soundtrack) High School Musical 2 is the soundtrack album for the Disney Channel Original Movie of the same name. It is the third best selling album of 2007, behind Josh Groban's Noël and Daughtry's Daughtry in the U.S.... " (credited as High School Musical 2 Cast High School Musical High School Musical is a 2006 American television film, first in the High School Musical film franchise. Upon its release on January 20, 2006, it became the most successful film that Disney Channel Original Movie ever produced, with a television sequel High School Musical 2 released in 2007 and... ) |
High School Musical 2 OST High School Musical 2 (soundtrack) High School Musical 2 is the soundtrack album for the Disney Channel Original Movie of the same name. It is the third best selling album of 2007, behind Josh Groban's Noël and Daughtry's Daughtry in the U.S.... |
110 | 73 | 78 |