Bridgit Mendler

The topic of this page has a wikia of it's own: Bridgit Mendler Wiki.

Bridgit Mendler
General Information
Birth name	Bridgit Claire Mendler
Born	December 18, 1992 (age 32) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Occupation	Actress, singer, songwriter, producer
Nicknames	Bib
Years active	2004-present
Genres	R&B, pop, reggae fusion, soul funk
Labels	Hollywood, Black Box
Image Gallery

Bridgit Claire Mendler (born December 18, 1992), known professionally as Bridgit Mendler, is an American actress, singer, and songwriter.

She co-starred in both Lemonade Mouth and Wizards of Waverly Place alongside Hayley Kiyoko. She is also featured on the songs More Than a Band, Here We Go and Breakthrough.

Life

Mendler was born in Washington, D.C. She has a younger brother named Nick. She moved with her family to Mill Valley, California at the age of eight. It was there where she first expressed interest in acting and began working in plays. When she was eight years old, Mendler began taking part in local roles in both dramatic and musical theatre, and became the youngest performer in the San Francisco Fringe Festival. When she was 11 years old, she hired an agent to help her get acting jobs. Mendler is the niece of psychologist Christine Blasey Ford.

Career

Bridgit Claire Mendler was born in Washington, D.C. on December 18, 1992. She moved with her family to the San Francisco area town of Mill Valley at age eight. It was there where she first expressed interest in acting and began working in plays. On the decision, Mendler stated "I was 11 when I did a play out in Northern California and I really enjoyed it and I decided that I wanted to pursue a career and so I got an agent and did commercials and voice-overs and that sort of thing." She became the youngest performer in the San Francisco Fringe Festival.

In 2009, Mendler became a recurring character in the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place. Mendler portrayed the role of Juliet Van Heusen, a vampire who later forms a romance with David Henrie's character Justin Russo. This lasts until the series finale.

In 2011, she starred as Olivia White, the lead role in the Disney Channel Original Movie Lemonade Mouth, watched by 5.7 million viewers on its premiere night. Mendler performed numerous songs for the film's soundtrack, which was released on April 12, 2011 by Walt Disney Records. The first single released from the soundtrack, titled Somebody, was released on March 4, and peaked at number 89 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The second single, Determinate, charted in numerous other countries and peaked at number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100. In an interview with Kidzworld Media, Mendler confirmed that there will not be a sequel to Lemonade Mouth, commenting: "There’s not [going to be a sequel to Lemonade Mouth] unfortunately. We had such a great experience working on the movie, and they tried to figure something out for a sequel, but everyone at Disney felt like the movie had completed its story in the first movie. It was a great experience, and I loved working with the cast members and still see them frequently." In 2011, Mendler had the supporting role of Appoline in the straight to DVD film Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2. Mendler recorded the song This Is My Paradise for the film, which was released as a promotional single on January 11, 2011 with a music video directed by Alex Zamm.

She has released one studio album titled Hello My Name Is... though her career has been uneventful after that.

Collaborations

• "More Than a Band"
• "Here We Go"
• "Breakthrough"

References

Lemonade Mouth
April 12, 2011 • 28:32 • Walt Disney Records
Songs
Released	And The Crowd Goes • Breakthrough • Determinate • Don't Ya Wish U Were Us • Here We Go • Livin' On A High Wire • More Than A Band • She's So Gone • Somebody • Turn Up The Music
Artists
Adam Hicks • Blake Michael • Bridgit Mendler • Hayley Kiyoko • Naomi Scott