Biography: Ashley Tisdale: birth name: Ashley Michelle Tisdale, born July 2, 1985, height: 5 ft 3 (160 cm), Zodiac Sign: Cancer. 

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Tisdale was born in Monmouth County, New Jersey. She was first discovered by Bill Perlman, her current manager, at South Shores Mall, when she was three. Ashley became known to young audiences for playing Maddie Fitzpatrick on the Disney Channel Original Series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and Sharpay Evans in the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical, High School Musical 2.