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Zendaya | Dancing with the Stars Wiki
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View source| Zendaya | |
|---|---|
| Celebrity Profile | |
| Birth Date | 1 September 1996 (1996-09-01) (age 26) |
| Hometown | Oakland, California |
| Known For | Disney Star |
| Dancing with the Stars 16 | |
| Partner(s) | Val Chmerkovskiy |
| Placement | 2 |
| Highest Score | 30 (Trio Salsa, Hip-Hop, Samba, Freestyle & Instant Jive) |
| Lowest Score | 22 (Team Paso Doble) |
| Average Score | 27. |
Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman, known professionally as Zendaya, is a celebrity from Season 16 of Dancing with the Stars.
Contents
- 1 Early Life
- 2 Career
- 2.1 2009–14: Shake It Up and Zendaya
- 2.2 2015 – Present
- 3 Other Ventures
- 4 Personal Life
- 5 Dancing with the Stars 16
- 5.1 Scores
- 6 Trivia
- 7 Gallery
- 8 Performances
Early Life
Zendaya was born 1 September 1996 in Oakland, California, to father Kazembe and to mother Claire Stoermer. Her father is African-American and her mother is Caucasian. Zendaya grew as a part of the nearby California Shakespeare Theater in Orinda, where her mother works as the house manager, and additionally trained with the theater's student conservatory program. Zendaya has performed in numerous stage productions. Zendaya also helped her mother seat patrons and sell raffle tickets to benefit the theater.
While she was attending Oakland School for the Arts she starred as Little Ti Moune in Once on This Island at the Berkeley Playhouse and the breakout role of the male character Joe in Caroline, or Change at Palo Alto's TheatreWorks.
She studied her craft at the Cal Shakes Conservatory Program and at the American Conservatory Theater. Her other stage credits include Richard III, Twelfth Night, and As You Like It. Zendaya's official site states that her name derives from the word meaning "to give thanks" in Shona (a Bantu language native to the Shona people of Zimbabwe). She also spent three years dancing with her former dance group called Future Shock Oakland. They danced such dances as Hip Hop and Hula.
Career
2009–14: Shake It Up and Zendaya
Zendaya began her professional career working as a fashion model for Macy's, Mervyns, and Old Navy. She was featured in an iCarly toys ad along with Stefanie Scott. She also appeared as a back-up dancer in a Sears commercial featuring Disney Channel star Selena Gomez.
In 2009, she was a featured performer in the Kidz Bop music video "Hot n Cold", cover by Katy Perry, which was released on Kidz Bop 15. She auditioned in November 2009 for the role of Rocky Blue to join the cast of Dance Dance Chicago, later changed to Shake It Up, and performed Michael Jackson's "Leave Me Alone". In 2011, Zendaya released her debut single "Swag It Out", a independent label song. She also starred in the book trailer for From Bad to Cursed by Katie Alender.
On June 21, she released "Watch Me", a duet with Bella Thorne, and peaked at eighty-six on the Billboard Hot 100. Her first movie role was in the 2012 film Frenemies, a Disney Channel Original Movie. On 29 February 2012 was released "Something to Dance For" for Live 2 Dance. On 2 September 2012, she signed to Hollywood Records.
The lead single "Replay" of her self-titled debut studio album Zendaya was released 16 July 2013. The song peaked at forty on Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum by RIAA.
Zendaya's self-titled debut album was released 17 September 2013 by Hollywood Records and debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 51, selling around 7,458 copies in its first week. In 2014 Zendaya released two promotional videos for the song "My Baby", the album version 28 January and the remix version, featured TY$, Iamsu! and Bobby Brackins, on 15 February. She released the Disney television film Zapped, which garnered 5.67 million viewers, making it the most-watched broadcast on cable that night.
It was announced 16 June 2014 that Zendaya would portray Aaliyah in a new Lifetime TV biopic film titled Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B, the decision to bring on Zendaya to perform as Aaliyah was also met with criticism, as people felt that Zendaya was too light skinned and did not greatly resemble Aaliyah. A few weeks later, it was announced that she dropped out of the movie and the project was put on hold. Zendaya explained her reasons for leaving the production, stating that
"Basically, I just felt that because I love her, and because I respect her so much as an artist, I don’t want to do anything that’s half or anything that’s less for her".
The role was instead given to Alexandra Shipp.
2015 – Present
On 18 January 2015, Zendaya starred as K.C. in the new Disney Channel Original Series K.C. Undercover, her second work in the channel. She also confirmed to Billboard that she had signed a joint deal with Republic Records, becoming the first artist to do so. Timbaland confirmed 6 March 2015 that he was working with Zendaya on her second album. Speaking on the album, Zendaya told MTV News that the music, is a
"new wave of R&B. It’s where I think it should be going, or it should be headed; it’s very old-school vibe, but it’s a new age version."
In July 2015, Zendaya posted a snippet of a song produced by Timbaland on instagram, following this she appeared on a radio station in Duabi and premiered a longer snippet of the song entitled "Close Up". On 8 November, she posted another video of her lip-syncing to an R&B song which would be included on her upcoming album.
She voiced Lola Bunny in the 2021 film Space Jam: A New Legacy.
Other Ventures
In September 2012, Zendaya was featured along with rapper Lil Wayne and NBA player LeBron James in a performance of "Scream and Shout" by will.i.am & Britney Spears for a television commercial for Beats by Dr. Dre Color. On 6 August 2013, Zendaya released her debut book, Between U and Me: How to Rock Your Tween Years with Style and Confidence. She told about the book:
"I actually signed this book deal over a year ago… I worked on the book all summer and fall".
In 2013, Zendaya started work on a clothing line, inspired on her clothes on Shake It Up, the Shake It Up Dance Clothing Line by Zendaya. The collection features fun clothes for active girls, legwarmers, shorts, jackets, headbands and athletic apparel and accessories. In April 2015, Zendaya hosted the Radio Disney Music Awards as well as being nominated for the Artist With Best Style, but the award was won by Becky G.
Zendaya appeared in Taylor Swift's 2015 music video for "Bad Blood", portraying an assassin called "Cut throat."
Zendaya's 87th Academy Awards red carpet look, which was the subject of controversy when Giuliana Rancic joked about her faux dreadlocks on Fashion Police has been immortalized as a Barbie doll.
Personal Life
Zendaya spent three years of dancing in a dance group called Future Shock Oakland. The group did hip hop and hula dances when she was eight. As of November 2010, Zendaya lives in Los Angeles with her family and dog, a Giant Schnauzer named Midnight.
Dancing with the Stars 16
In March 2013, Zendaya became a contestant on the sixteenth season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars. Her professional partner was Valentin Chmerkovskiy. Despite receiving praise from the judges and gaining the highest scores throughout the season, she placed runner-up on the final night.
Scores
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' Scores | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Contemporary / "Feel Again" | 8 | 8 | 8 | No elimination |
| 2 | Jive / "This Head I Hold" | 9 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
| 3 | Prom Group Dance / "The Rockafeller Skank" Viennese Waltz / "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" | Awarded 8 | two 8 | points 8 | Safe |
| 4 | Samba / "Love on Top" | 9 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
| 5 | Argentine Tango / "Discombobulate" | 10 | 9 | 10 | Safe |
| 6 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Do I Do" Team Paso Doble / "Higher Ground" | 10 7 | 9 8 | 10 7 | Safe |
| 7 | Paso Doble / "Buster Voodoo" Jive Dance Off / "Good Golly Miss Molly" | 9 Awarded | 9 three | 9 points | Safe |
| 8 | Foxtrot / "Don't Worry, Be Happy" Salsa (Trio Challenge) / "Dança Molengo" | 9 10 | 10 10 | 9 10 | Safe |
| 9 Semi-finals | Quickstep / "Don't Give Up" Hip-hop / "Fine China" | 8 10 | 8 10 | 9 10 | Last to be called safe |
| 10 Finals | Samba / "Yerbatero" Cha-Cha-Cha Relay / "Treasure" Freestyle / "Beauty and a Beat" Instant Jive / "Rockin' Robin" | 10 Awarded 10 10 | 10 five 10 10 | 10 points 10 10 | Runner-Up |
Trivia
- She was the youngest competitor in Dancing with the Stars history, at the age of sixteen.
This record was later beaten by Willow Shields, who was fourteen when she competed. - Her Shake It Up! co-star Roshon Fegan competed in Season 14, finishing in sixth place.
- She was also Michelle "MJ" Jones on Spider Man: Homecoming and Anne Wheeler on 2017's The Greatest Showman.
Gallery
Performances
Zendaya Coleman & Val - Contemporary - DWTS16
Zendaya Coleman and Val Chmerkovskiy - Jive - Dancing with the Stars Season 16 Week 2
Zendaya Coleman & Val Chmerkovskiy - Viennese Waltz - Week 3
Zendaya Coleman & Val Chmerkovskiy - Samba - Week 4
Zendaya Coleman & Val Chmerkovskiy w Maksim & Anna - Argentine Tango - Week 5
Zendaya Coleman and Val - Cha Cha -Week-6-DWTS'16
Team Pasodoble Dance-Week-6-DWTS'16, (Zendaya)
Zendaya Coleman & Val Chmerkovskiy - Paso Doble - Week 7
Zendaya vs Jacoby Dance-Off! ~ Dancing With The Stars HD ~ Season 16 2013
Zendaya Coleman & Val Foxtrot - DWTS 16-Week 8
Zendaya & Valentin Chmerkovskiy & Gleb Savchenko - Salsa - Dancing With the Stars 2013 - Week 8
Zendaya Coleman & Val Chmerkovskiy - Quickstep - Week 9
Zendaya Coleman & Val Chmerkovskiy - Hip Hop
Zendaya & Valentin Chmerkovskiy - Samba - Dancing With the Stars 2013 - Week 10
Season 16 Cha Cha Cha Relay - Finals
Zendaya & Valentin Chmerkovskiy - Freestyle - Dancing With the Stars 2013 - Week 10
Zendaya & Val DWTS Week 10 - Instant Jive
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Zendaya | Dancing with the Stars Wiki
in: Females, Contestants, Season 16 contestants,
and 4 more
View source| Zendaya | |
|---|---|
| Celebrity Profile | |
| Birth Date | 1 September 1996 (1996-09-01) (age 26) |
| Hometown | Oakland, California |
| Known For | Disney Star |
| Dancing with the Stars 16 | |
| Partner(s) | Val Chmerkovskiy |
| Placement | 2 |
| Highest Score | 30 (Trio Salsa, Hip-Hop, Samba, Freestyle & Instant Jive) |
| Lowest Score | 22 (Team Paso Doble) |
| Average Score | 27. 3 |
Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman, known professionally as Zendaya, is a celebrity from Season 16 of Dancing with the Stars.
Contents
- 1 Early Life
- 2 Career
- 2.1 2009–14: Shake It Up and Zendaya
- 2.2 2015 – Present
- 3 Other Ventures
- 4 Personal Life
- 5 Dancing with the Stars 16
- 5.1 Scores
- 6 Trivia
- 7 Gallery
- 8 Performances
Early Life
Zendaya was born 1 September 1996 in Oakland, California, to father Kazembe and to mother Claire Stoermer. Her father is African-American and her mother is Caucasian. Zendaya grew as a part of the nearby California Shakespeare Theater in Orinda, where her mother works as the house manager, and additionally trained with the theater's student conservatory program. Zendaya has performed in numerous stage productions. Zendaya also helped her mother seat patrons and sell raffle tickets to benefit the theater.
While she was attending Oakland School for the Arts she starred as Little Ti Moune in Once on This Island at the Berkeley Playhouse and the breakout role of the male character Joe in Caroline, or Change at Palo Alto's TheatreWorks.
She studied her craft at the Cal Shakes Conservatory Program and at the American Conservatory Theater. Her other stage credits include Richard III, Twelfth Night, and As You Like It. Zendaya's official site states that her name derives from the word meaning "to give thanks" in Shona (a Bantu language native to the Shona people of Zimbabwe). She also spent three years dancing with her former dance group called Future Shock Oakland. They danced such dances as Hip Hop and Hula.
Career
2009–14: Shake It Up and Zendaya
Zendaya began her professional career working as a fashion model for Macy's, Mervyns, and Old Navy. She was featured in an iCarly toys ad along with Stefanie Scott. She also appeared as a back-up dancer in a Sears commercial featuring Disney Channel star Selena Gomez.
In 2009, she was a featured performer in the Kidz Bop music video "Hot n Cold", cover by Katy Perry, which was released on Kidz Bop 15. She auditioned in November 2009 for the role of Rocky Blue to join the cast of Dance Dance Chicago, later changed to Shake It Up, and performed Michael Jackson's "Leave Me Alone". In 2011, Zendaya released her debut single "Swag It Out", a independent label song. She also starred in the book trailer for From Bad to Cursed by Katie Alender.
On June 21, she released "Watch Me", a duet with Bella Thorne, and peaked at eighty-six on the Billboard Hot 100. Her first movie role was in the 2012 film Frenemies, a Disney Channel Original Movie. On 29 February 2012 was released "Something to Dance For" for Live 2 Dance. On 2 September 2012, she signed to Hollywood Records.
The lead single "Replay" of her self-titled debut studio album Zendaya was released 16 July 2013. The song peaked at forty on Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum by RIAA.
Zendaya's self-titled debut album was released 17 September 2013 by Hollywood Records and debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 51, selling around 7,458 copies in its first week. In 2014 Zendaya released two promotional videos for the song "My Baby", the album version 28 January and the remix version, featured TY$, Iamsu! and Bobby Brackins, on 15 February. She released the Disney television film Zapped, which garnered 5.67 million viewers, making it the most-watched broadcast on cable that night.
It was announced 16 June 2014 that Zendaya would portray Aaliyah in a new Lifetime TV biopic film titled Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B, the decision to bring on Zendaya to perform as Aaliyah was also met with criticism, as people felt that Zendaya was too light skinned and did not greatly resemble Aaliyah. A few weeks later, it was announced that she dropped out of the movie and the project was put on hold. Zendaya explained her reasons for leaving the production, stating that
"Basically, I just felt that because I love her, and because I respect her so much as an artist, I don’t want to do anything that’s half or anything that’s less for her".
The role was instead given to Alexandra Shipp.
2015 – Present
On 18 January 2015, Zendaya starred as K.C. in the new Disney Channel Original Series K.C. Undercover, her second work in the channel. She also confirmed to Billboard that she had signed a joint deal with Republic Records, becoming the first artist to do so. Timbaland confirmed 6 March 2015 that he was working with Zendaya on her second album. Speaking on the album, Zendaya told MTV News that the music, is a
"new wave of R&B. It’s where I think it should be going, or it should be headed; it’s very old-school vibe, but it’s a new age version."
In July 2015, Zendaya posted a snippet of a song produced by Timbaland on instagram, following this she appeared on a radio station in Duabi and premiered a longer snippet of the song entitled "Close Up". On 8 November, she posted another video of her lip-syncing to an R&B song which would be included on her upcoming album.
She voiced Lola Bunny in the 2021 film Space Jam: A New Legacy.
Other Ventures
In September 2012, Zendaya was featured along with rapper Lil Wayne and NBA player LeBron James in a performance of "Scream and Shout" by will.i.am & Britney Spears for a television commercial for Beats by Dr. Dre Color. On 6 August 2013, Zendaya released her debut book, Between U and Me: How to Rock Your Tween Years with Style and Confidence. She told about the book:
"I actually signed this book deal over a year ago… I worked on the book all summer and fall".
In 2013, Zendaya started work on a clothing line, inspired on her clothes on Shake It Up, the Shake It Up Dance Clothing Line by Zendaya. The collection features fun clothes for active girls, legwarmers, shorts, jackets, headbands and athletic apparel and accessories. In April 2015, Zendaya hosted the Radio Disney Music Awards as well as being nominated for the Artist With Best Style, but the award was won by Becky G.
Zendaya appeared in Taylor Swift's 2015 music video for "Bad Blood", portraying an assassin called "Cut throat."
Zendaya's 87th Academy Awards red carpet look, which was the subject of controversy when Giuliana Rancic joked about her faux dreadlocks on Fashion Police has been immortalized as a Barbie doll.
Personal Life
Zendaya spent three years of dancing in a dance group called Future Shock Oakland. The group did hip hop and hula dances when she was eight. As of November 2010, Zendaya lives in Los Angeles with her family and dog, a Giant Schnauzer named Midnight.
Dancing with the Stars 16
In March 2013, Zendaya became a contestant on the sixteenth season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars. Her professional partner was Valentin Chmerkovskiy. Despite receiving praise from the judges and gaining the highest scores throughout the season, she placed runner-up on the final night.
Scores
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' Scores | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Contemporary / "Feel Again" | 8 | 8 | 8 | No elimination |
| 2 | Jive / "This Head I Hold" | 9 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
| 3 | Prom Group Dance / "The Rockafeller Skank" Viennese Waltz / "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" | Awarded 8 | two 8 | points 8 | Safe |
| 4 | Samba / "Love on Top" | 9 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
| 5 | Argentine Tango / "Discombobulate" | 10 | 9 | 10 | Safe |
| 6 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Do I Do" Team Paso Doble / "Higher Ground" | 10 7 | 9 8 | 10 7 | Safe |
| 7 | Paso Doble / "Buster Voodoo" Jive Dance Off / "Good Golly Miss Molly" | 9 Awarded | 9 three | 9 points | Safe |
| 8 | Foxtrot / "Don't Worry, Be Happy" Salsa (Trio Challenge) / "Dança Molengo" | 9 10 | 10 10 | 9 10 | Safe |
| 9 Semi-finals | Quickstep / "Don't Give Up" Hip-hop / "Fine China" | 8 10 | 8 10 | 9 10 | Last to be called safe |
| 10 Finals | Samba / "Yerbatero" Cha-Cha-Cha Relay / "Treasure" Freestyle / "Beauty and a Beat" Instant Jive / "Rockin' Robin" | 10 Awarded 10 10 | 10 five 10 10 | 10 points 10 10 | Runner-Up |
Trivia
- She was the youngest competitor in Dancing with the Stars history, at the age of sixteen.
This record was later beaten by Willow Shields, who was fourteen when she competed. - Her Shake It Up! co-star Roshon Fegan competed in Season 14, finishing in sixth place.
- She was also Michelle "MJ" Jones on Spider Man: Homecoming and Anne Wheeler on 2017's The Greatest Showman.
Gallery
Performances
Zendaya Coleman & Val - Contemporary - DWTS16
Zendaya Coleman and Val Chmerkovskiy - Jive - Dancing with the Stars Season 16 Week 2
Zendaya Coleman & Val Chmerkovskiy - Viennese Waltz - Week 3
Zendaya Coleman & Val Chmerkovskiy - Samba - Week 4
Zendaya Coleman & Val Chmerkovskiy w Maksim & Anna - Argentine Tango - Week 5
Zendaya Coleman and Val - Cha Cha -Week-6-DWTS'16
Team Pasodoble Dance-Week-6-DWTS'16, (Zendaya)
Zendaya Coleman & Val Chmerkovskiy - Paso Doble - Week 7
Zendaya vs Jacoby Dance-Off! ~ Dancing With The Stars HD ~ Season 16 2013
Zendaya Coleman & Val Foxtrot - DWTS 16-Week 8
Zendaya & Valentin Chmerkovskiy & Gleb Savchenko - Salsa - Dancing With the Stars 2013 - Week 8
Zendaya Coleman & Val Chmerkovskiy - Quickstep - Week 9
Zendaya Coleman & Val Chmerkovskiy - Hip Hop
Zendaya & Valentin Chmerkovskiy - Samba - Dancing With the Stars 2013 - Week 10
Season 16 Cha Cha Cha Relay - Finals
Zendaya & Valentin Chmerkovskiy - Freestyle - Dancing With the Stars 2013 - Week 10
Zendaya & Val DWTS Week 10 - Instant Jive
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| Date of birth | September 1, 1996 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Height | 178 cm |
| Career | Actress, producer, screenwriter, singer, dancer, model |
| Genres | Dramas, Melodramas, Youth |
| Awards and prizes | Emmy (2020) |
| Notable works | Euphoria Season 2 (2022), Euphoria Season 1 |
| Interesting facts | From an early age, Zendaya is fond of vegetarianism. She also loves sports and leads a healthy lifestyle. The actress is also engaged in the design of youth clothing and writing books. |
Zendaya Marie Stormer Coleman is an American actress, singer, dancer, and model. She was born on September 1, 1996 in Oakland, California. The father is of African-American descent, mixed with Nigerian, Macedonian and Irish, and the mother was of German, Irish and Scottish ancestry.
The future actress spent her childhood at the California Theater. William Shakespeare. Her mother worked here as a theater manager. Young Zendaya dreamed of becoming an artist since childhood. And she fell in love with the theater since childhood. After school, she entered the Oakland School of Art.
And successfully graduated from this institution. Almost immediately, the young actress began to try her hand at the theater stage. She also studied acting at the California Shakespeare Theater Conservatory and the American Conservatory Theater. There she also acted in productions.
Initially, Zendaya tried herself in the modeling business. She had all the parameters to succeed in this field.
The actress was very fond of singing, and together with her father tried herself in this direction. Later, her singing talent reached a higher level. In 2011, she released a track called Swag It Out. And in 2013, Zendaya released her debut album, which she named after herself. Collaborated with actress Bella Thorne. Creative personalities worked well together and even made several short films together.
In 2013 she took part in the 16th season of the show Dancing with the Stars. Her partner was the famous dancer Val Chmerovsky. Together they achieved great success reaching the final.
Later she became one of the judges in the fashion program "America's Next Top Model".
The film debut happened in 2009. Zendaya appeared in the TV series "Dance Fever" , playing a striking role - dancer Rocky Blue. The charismatic and flexible actress was able to achieve success in this project. Both directors and film critics, as well as the audience, learned about it.
Zendaya became wildly popular in 2017, appearing in the movie "Spider-Man: Homecoming" . She played a classmate of Peter Parker. Filming took place in the US state of Georgia. Her shooting partner was Tom Holland. Not only the fantastic action movie was a huge success with the audience, but also the cast, Zendaya was no exception. After this project, the artist woke up famous: they began to recognize her on the streets, fans asked for autographs and confessed their feelings to her without hesitation.
In 2019, there was another breakthrough in the cinematic biography of the actress.
Zendaya played a major role in the acclaimed TV series Euphoria. She reincarnated as 17-year-old Rue Bennett, who suffered from drug addiction. Despite treatment in a rehabilitation center, the heroine still broke down and returned to her former life. Soon, having met at a party with Jules, Ru learns all the joys of same-sex love. And it is this bright feeling that gives her hope for a wonderful future. Bennett hopes that her crush will help her overcome her drug addiction. But is it?..
The multi-episode drama was highly appreciated by both the audience and film critics. Therefore, the project was continued. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the filming process in 2020 had to be postponed indefinitely. But there is no doubt that the second season will definitely be released.
The actress has more than 40 paintings. Zendaya has played in such projects as "Frenemies" , "Black Comedy" , "OA" , "The Greatest Showman" , "Spider-Man: Far From Home" , "Dune", etc.
The personal life of the actress has always been of interest not only to fans, but also to the media. In 2019, on the set of Euphoria, she met artist Jacob Elrodi. Initially, the couple hid their relationship, but later did not hesitate to boldly show their feelings in public. However, in 2020, rumors surfaced that Zendaya and Jacob had broken up. Soon the actor was spotted with model Kaia Gerber, daughter of Cindy Crawford.
On her Instagram page, Zendaya does not share joint pictures with boyfriends and friends. And he tries to keep his personal life a secret.
Full biography can be read on Wikipedia.
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Zendaya Coleman, height and weight
Childhood and youth
In Oakland, California, on September 1, 1996, actress Zendaya was born under the sign of the zodiac.
Parents are Claire Stormer and Kazembe Ajam. She grew up as an only child in the family, but on her father's side she has five brothers and sisters.
The nationality of the celebrity is mixed. The father is an African American with Nigerian, Macedonian and Irish roots. And my mother had Germans, Irish and Scots in her family. The mixing of blood resulted in such an unusual appearance.
Most of the time Zendaya was in the California theater. William Shakespeare located in Orinda. Here her mother worked as a theater manager.
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Zendaya received her professional education at the Auckland School of the Arts. At this time, the actress tried herself on stage. She got the role of Tee Maun in the musical Once Upon a Time on This Island.
An unusual experience is associated with the school theater. In the production of Caroline, or Change, Zendaya was entrusted with the role of a guy named Joe.
Later, the artist ended up at the California Shakespeare Theater Conservatory and the American Conservatory Theatre. Here she studied acting and improved it in the performances of As You Like It, Twelfth Night, Richard the Third.
Zendaya's personal life is the actress's boyfriend
Zendaya tries not to advertise her personal life, but something is known about her. In all likelihood, the actress's boyfriend is Tom Holland, with whom they starred together in the movie about Spider-Man. He was the lead actor, while Zendaya also got the female lead.
Having met on the set, young people quickly found a common language with each other, transferring communication beyond the filming process. Zendaya and her boyfriend have so far officially denied that they are in a relationship, referring simply to friendship.
However, judging by the information on social networks, it seems that Zendaya is still dating Tom.
Thomas Stanley Holland was born on 06/01/96 in London. He is an Englishman by origin, but became famous mainly due to American cinema. At the moment, it is he who is the main actor who plays the role of the famous "Spider-Man", closely collaborating with the Marvel film company. Zendaya's boyfriend began his acting career in 2012, the first role of Spider-Man was played by him in 2021.
Although he should not be inextricably linked with this particular role - Thomas Holland's first popularity came after the release of the British film "The Impossible", and even now there are often news that the young actor is taking part in filming not related to the Marvel Universe .
Perhaps interesting: Personal life of Nina Dobrev, Personal life of Klava Koka.
Music and films
Zendaya's professional biography began with a modeling career. She has model parameters - an unusual appearance and a height of 178 cm with a weight of 62 kg.
The actress has been featured in campaigns for Macy's, Mervyns and Old Navy. With Selena Gomez, she starred in a Sears commercial. In 2009, the producers of the series Dance Fever noticed the model. Zendaya successfully passed the audition, after which she was invited to the project. The heroine of the actress was the dancer Rocky Blue.
Zendaya's love for theatrical and film arts, but at a young age, the girl sang with her father with pleasure. Later, she began to realize her singing talent at a higher level. In particular, in 2011 she presented the song Swag It Out. After that, Coleman decided to collaborate with Bella Thorne. The collaboration led to the filming of several short films.
In 2012, Disney invited an aspiring actress to one of the roles in the film Frenemies. Together with other guys, Zendaya started working on the soundtracks for the tape. In September, she signed an important career contract with Hollywood Records. A year later, the actress was attracted to the filming of the show "Dancing with the Stars.
