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22 photos of your favourite Disney Channel stars then and now
Wow @ Zendaya

2006 was a huge year for many reasons, but mainly because it was the year we were gifted with Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale in High School Musical before Miley Cyrus went and kicked off her career to mega superstar as Hannah Montana. Pretty much from then on, the lovely people at Disney have produced a constant stream of TV series and films that launched the careers of so many stars. So, to mark 25 years of the Disney Channel, here's a look back at some of Disney's biggest protégés and how they've changed over the years (or in Zendaya's case, literally not at all).
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