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Lucas Grabeel first caught our attention in "High School Musical." Since then, he's shown us the many sides of himself as a singer, dancer and thespian. With a hit show (the recently renewed "Switched at Birth") on his hands these days, he's pretty busy and this week's Hump Day Hottie.

Check out this dreamy photo of Lucas, and then keep reading for more details about him!

Vital Stats: This 26-year-old Missouri native has also been an active performer playing a number of instruments, studying dance, singing in an a cappella group and even attending the Missouri Fine Arts Academy at Missouri State University. He then decided to do what many have done before him: move to L.A. and become a professional actor.

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It seems like forever since we've talked about anything "High School Musical"-oriented around here. Not that we've had reason to, well, except for this. Lucky for us, we have Ashley Tisdale's just-released "HSM" spin-off "Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure" to discuss, along with a few words from the lady herself.

When I caught up with Ashley recently, I asked her what made her want to step back into Sharpay's often-sparkly shoes, and whether she's missed playing the character.

"After the first ['High School Musical'] movie it was really funny I remember, because we didn't know if we were going to do a second movie, we had no idea what was going to happen with the first movie," she said of Disney's mega-hit. "I remember taking her shoes off, I was like, 'I'm really going to miss this character,' I had so much fun," she recalled. "Especially because I was playing a character on 'The Suite Life of Zach and Cody' that was always in uniform and I felt that I got to redeem myself with all the clothes I got to wear."

So what made her want to revisit Sharpay in this fourth, "HSM"-related flick?

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In case the rumored roles in those three highly anticipated film versions of young adult book series "The Mortal Instruments," "The Hunger Games" and "The Seventh Son" don't work out for Alex Pettyfer, he's got a future in musicals. Sort of.

During my most recent chat with Alex and his "Beastly" co-star Vanessa Hudgens, I was not only offered the role of making his future career decisions for him, but enjoyed a brief serenade of a most unlikely song: "Breaking Free" from Vanessa's "High School Musical."

Now, how exactly did this come about during a conversation about their modern take on "Beauty and the Beast?" Because I asked Alex and Vanessa if, in the spirit of Disney's most famous and musical version, they felt the need to burst into song on the set of their film.

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When "Glory Daze"'s Drew Seeley asked followers on Twitter today, "New Years is sneaking up quick! What are your resolutions??" plenty of people chimed in with what they plan to change in 2011. But it seems some celebs have no intention of making any whatsoever, including singer Rob Thomas who wrote, "my new years resolution this year is to not make any resolutions." Same goes for "The Hills" star Kristin Cavallari (pictured) who wrote, "I'm not making a new years resolution bc I never stick with it...but if I did, it would be to stop swearing. That'll never happen!"

While many stars may not be making any changes for the new year, there's one thing they are all doing as of late: watching Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis totally bring it in "Black Swan"! Rocker Gavin Rossdale urged, "Black swan is completely brilliant- check it out" and it seems like plenty of moviegoers have already taken his advice. Actress Sophia Bush admitted, "Spent my first 10min awake this AM staring out the window thinking about Black Swan. And I'm still thinking about it! Must see it again..." while "So You Think You Can Dance" finalist Lacey Schwimmer has already viewed it for a second time, telling fans, "Black Swan round 2 was even better! I actually got to see the real story! Beautiful!"

Check out the rest of Thursday's best tweets in Hollywood, including Ke$ha prepping for her big NYE Times Square performance! Follow us @hollywoodcrush to get even more celebrity and pop culture news around the clock!

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Tags Black Swan, Drew Seeley, Gavin Rossdale, High School Musical, Ke$ha, Kristin Cavallari, Lacey Schwimmer, Mila Kunis, Natalie Portman, Rob Thomas, So You Think You Can Dance, Sophia Bush, The Hills, The Twitter Nation, Tweet Dreams, Twitter

With 2011 mere heartbeats away, we couldn't help but reminisce about our favorite portrayals of New Year's Eve on the silver screen. Cinematically, the New Year is a symbol for new beginnings, as exemplified by our top five NYE moments below. If your plans are more of the cuddle-by-the-fire than shimmy-at-the-club variety, consider popping one of these faves into your DVD player to appropriately say sayonara to 2010.

Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens in "High School Musical"
Our favorite Disney couple, Troy (Zac Efron) and Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens), meets at a New Year’s Eve party. They're both tentative when the host picks them for karaoke, but by the end of "Start of Something New," it's obvious these two lovebirds were made to sing and dance together. Oh, Zac and Vanessa, "Get'cha Head in the Game" and get back together!

Ashton Kutcher and Amanda Peet in "A Lot Like Love"
After meeting on a plane (and joining the mile high club), Emily (Amanda Peet) calls Oliver (Ashton Kutcher) in a bout of New Year's Eve loneliness. Thus begins a long-distance friendship that develops into true love. Aww!

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Tags A Lot Like Love, Amanda Peet, Ashton Kutcher, Billy Crystal, Cynthia Nixon, High School Musical, Meg Ryan, New Year's Eve, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sex and the City, Sex and the City: The Movie, The Holiday, Vanessa Hudgens, When Harry Met Sally, Zac Efron

Zac Efron has taken on a few films since the "High School Musical" trilogy that made him a star, but the likes of "Hairspray" and "17 Again" weren't that much of a stretch from the Disney teen genre.

In 2008, Zac filmed "Me and Orson Welles," which received limited release in 2009, but today's "Charlie St. Cloud" is his first big step away from the films that had previously defined him.

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It's looks like 2010 is shaping up to be a year of milestones for Ashley Tisdale. First off, today's her birthday and she's turning the big 2-5. Now, this might not seem like a big deal to some, but trust us, joining the rank of the mid-20s is pretty major (Forever 21 no more — literally we mean. She can totally still shop at the mecca of clothes!).

Of course, Ashley doesn't have much reason to go into early-life crisis mode. As one of the stars of "High School Musical" and more recently the new flick,"Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure," (which will be wrapping up tomorrow according to her Twitter) Ashley's already got a pretty long list of accomplishments behind her.

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Now that so many of their stars are growing up and moving out, Disney is trying to create their next Next Big Thing. The Hollywood Reporter got news that the Disney Channel is ordering a new Original Movie musical based off the novel, "Lemonade Mouth."

Following the "High School Musical" formula, "Lemonade Mouth" by Mark Peter Hughes tells the story of five freshman high schoolers who meet in detention a la "The Breakfast Club," but choose forming a garage band using unusual instruments like ukuleles as their form of teenage rebellion. The script was written by April Blair who wrote the not-so-successful 2008 Jessica Simpson film "Major Movie Star" as well as the upcoming "Monte Carlo."

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By Dana Kasser

We recently learned that “High School Musical” star Ashley Tisdale will be back and fabulous as ever in her very own "HSM"spin-off, set to air on the Disney Channel summer 2011. But, will "mean girl" Sharpay Evans cross paths with her arch-nemesis — if you will — Gabriella Montez?

Well, when MTV News sat down with Vanessa Hudgens to get the low-down on her upcoming summer release “Beastly,” we couldn’t help ourselves but to ask the young actress if she would reprise her role as Gabriella if the opportunity presented itself.

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By Dana Kasser

In the last installment of the "High School Musical" franchise, 2008's "High School Musical 3: Senior Year," Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale), the girl everyone loved to hate, sang about wanting it all: "Don’t you see that bigger is better, and better is bigger, a little bit is never enough…I want it all…the fame and the fortune and more…” Well Sharpay, it seems as though it has come time for your “star on the door…”

Although we already said our goodbyes to the original "HSM" stars, fear not devoted fans because it has been confirmed that Ashley will star in her own spin-off movie.

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Tags Ashley Tisdale, High School Musical, Lucas Grabeel, Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventures