Alyson Stoner facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Alyson Stoner
Stoner at the American Music Awards in 2019
Born	Alyson Rae Stoner (1993-08-11) August 11, 1993 (age 32) Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation	Actor singer dancer
Years active	2001–present
Musical career
Genres	Pop R&B
Instruments	Vocals

Alyson Rae Stoner (born August 11, 1993) is an American actor, singer, and dancer. They are known for their roles in popular movies and TV shows. Alyson has appeared in films like the Cheaper by the Dozen (franchise) series and the Step Up movies. On television, they hosted Disney Channel's Mike's Super Short Show and played Max in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. They also voiced Isabella Garcia-Shapiro in Phineas and Ferb and played Caitlyn in Camp Rock and Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam.

Alyson Stoner has also been a background dancer for famous artists such as Missy Elliott and Eminem. As a voice actor, they lent their voice to characters like Kairi and Xion in the Kingdom Hearts video game series. They have also released several songs and two music collections called extended plays.

Early Life and Beginnings

Alyson Stoner was born in Toledo, Ohio. Growing up, they attended Maumee Valley Country Day School. They also learned different dance styles like ballet, tap dance, and jazz dance. Alyson also worked as a model and trained at the Margaret O'Brien Modeling Studio. In 2000, they won the Best Model of the Year award at a big event in New York City.

Career Highlights

Acting Roles

In 2001, Alyson Stoner started co-hosting the Disney Channel show Mike's Super Short Show. This show shared information about upcoming Disney movies. Later, in 2003 and 2005, they played Sarah Baker in the funny movies Cheaper by the Dozen and Cheaper by the Dozen 2. They also appeared in other TV shows popular with young audiences, including The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, That's So Raven, and Drake & Josh.

Stoner in 2008

In 2006, Alyson had a role in the movie Step Up as Camille, the younger foster sister of Channing Tatum's character. From 2007 to 2015, they voiced Isabella Garcia-Shapiro in the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb. In 2008, they starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock as Caitlyn Gellar, who wanted to be a music producer. People really liked their performance in Camp Rock. Alyson also starred as Alice McKinley in the movie Alice Upside Down. This was their first main role where they were in almost every scene.

In 2010, Alyson Stoner returned to play Camille in the third Step Up movie, Step Up 3D. They also came back as Caitlyn Gellar in Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam, the sequel to Camp Rock. Alyson also appeared as a guest star in the TV show House.

They also appeared in videos for the Wii video game console, showing how to do balance exercises for Wii Fit. Alyson took over as the voice of Kairi in Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories and Xion in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. They voiced both characters again in Kingdom Hearts III. They also voiced the character Opal in seasons three and four of The Legend of Korra.

Music Career

In 2008, Alyson sang two songs, "Lost and Found" and "Free Spirit," for the soundtrack of Alice Upside Down. They also recorded a cover of the song Dancing in the Moonlight for the 2009 movie Space Buddies.

In April 2010, Alyson announced their first song, "Flying Forward". They released their first collection of songs, called an EP, titled Beat the System in 2011.

Dancing Skills

After training in Los Angeles, Alyson Stoner became a backup dancer in many music videos. These included Missy Elliott's "Work It" and "Just Lose It" by Eminem. Alyson also danced for Outkast at the 2004 Kids' Choice Awards and for Will Smith at the 2005 show. They were part of a dance group called The JammX Kids from 2003 to 2006.

Alyson Stoner teaches hip hop dance classes and is known as the youngest person to teach a master class at the Millennium Dance Complex. In February 2015, they released a dance video that honored Missy Elliott. This video featured a mix of Missy Elliott's songs that Alyson had danced to when they were younger. The video quickly gained over 12 million views. Because of this, Missy Elliott invited Alyson to perform "Work It" with her at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards.

Writing and Publishing

Alyson Stoner was the "dance editor" for KEWL Magazine. In February 2009, they released The Alyson Stoner Project. This was a dance video that mixed different styles of entertainment. It was directed by Kevin Schmidt, who was their co-star in Cheaper by the Dozen.

In 2025, Alyson announced that they would release their memoir, Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything. This book talks about their experiences as a child star.

Personal Life

Alyson Stoner has shared that they are attracted to different people. In June 2023, Alyson stated that they use they/them pronouns.

Filmography

Movies

Television Shows

Music Videos

Web Series

Video Games

Music Releases

Extended Plays (EPs)

Singles

Songs Featuring Alyson Stoner

Other Song Appearances

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Alyson Stoner para niños