Celebrities gathered in Los Angeles to lend a hand to children for the 4^th Annual Please Mr. President Workshop that was in support and in conjunction with the non-profit organization Children Mending Hearts.

Our friends at GiveBackHollywood.com got to speak with the stars at the event that was held last weekend, May 7, and found out why this organization is so important for our youth. High School Musical star Corbin Bleu in particular gave a heart felt message as to why he has gotten so involved with the group.

To find out more about this fantastic event and how you could help the youth find their voice through the arts, visit ChildrenMendingHearts.org.

Vanessa Hudgens now has an excuse to get a little rowdy on camera—she’s now of legal drinking age in the US! And last night, she celebrated the occasion with the Who’s Who of Young Hollywood.

Longtime boyfriend Zac Efron threw the surprise birthday bash at East in Los Angeles with over 100 guests, including Selena Gomez, Brittany Snow, Ashley Tisdale with boyfriend Scott Speer, Corbin Bleu, and many more.

And what did Zac give his lovely lady the big 2-1? A brand-new, high-tech digital camera. Wow, the jokes just write themselves…

What better way to promote your new show than to have your cast pose in the buff?

Ashton Kutcher—with an assist from wifey Demi Moore—has Twittered new promotional flyers for his upcoming series The Beautiful Life featuring naked images of cast members Ben Hollingsworth, Sara Paxton, Ashley Madekwe and Corbin Bleu.

Yes, that Corbin Bleu. My, he sure has come a long way from the squeaky-clean High School Musical franchise. Wonder if he asked any of his old castmates for advice on posing in the altogether.

Let us know in the comments section: Does seeing the cast naked make you more or less likely to watch The Beautiful Life when it airs?

Elle Macpherson, a charter member of the late-’80s supermodel battalion, has accepted a role on the CW’s upcoming model drama, Beautiful Life.

Elle, who briefly delved into acting with 1997′s Batman and Robin and a recurring role on NBC’s Friends, will portray the beautiful but steely head of a fictitious modeling agency.

Reuters reports that Macpherson’s character is named Claudia, the head of the Focus Models agency. Shades of Models Inc.!

Her co-stars in the series will include actress/headband mogul Mischa Barton, Last House on the Left‘s Sara Paxton and, according to Korbi TV, High School Musical alum Corbin Bleu.

Macpherson, 44, has created a cottage industry for herself in recent years, putting her name on lingerie, beauty products and workout DVDs.

Elle also appears to have latched onto Madonna‘s ex, Guy Ritchie. Things haven’t slowed down for her as she enters the early cougar years.

High School Musical 3 is finally here and is soo ready to dominate this weekend’s box office!

The whole gang is back! Trek on over to your local movie spot to catch up with Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, and the rest of the teens as they finish up their senior year at East High School.

Will Troy and Gabriela break up? Will Sharpay finally get her way at the end? And, most importantly, what kind of records will the third movie break?

One thing’s for sure, Zac better be showing off that hot bod!

Their tour of New York City’s thousand-dollar-ice-cream joints now over, Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens returned to Los Angeles Wednesday.

Here’s the pair ducking into a car at LAX while trying to avoid the paparazzi. Geez, can’t they ever get any privacy?

Zanessa are back home just in time, too; High School Musical 3: Senior Year finally hits theaters on Friday.

Meanwhile, the film’s soundtrack was released this week. Here’s hoping it fares better than Hudgens’ most recent solo album did.

The stars of High School Musical 3: Senior Year revealed at a recent press conference that they can’t even use the facilities without crazed fans hitting them up for autographs.

People reports that the cast each has a story involving a toilet stall and someone shoving a pen and paper at them.

“I was at an In-N-Out … and I was actually going to the bathroom and [people] put their napkins underneath the stall!” Ashley Tisdale exclaimed. That’s not sanitary.

Possible flasher Zac Efron‘s chick Vanessa Hudgens says the same thing has happened to her, but she “finished” her “business” before signing.

And it isn’t just the girls who’ve experienced this transgression. So have Corbin Bleu and Zac Efron.

“I think being asked for an autograph while you’re at the urinal is definitely one of the oddest experiences,” Bleu says.

True. And sort of alarming.

The young stars of the third and newest installment of Disney’s wholesome High School Musical have gone all out in their efforts to promote the flick. This third installment is the first of the series to premiere on the big screen.

Kicking off the premiere tour in Paris, Zac Efon, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, and Corbin Bleu delivered the fabulous as they strutted the red carpet like the pros they’ve become!

Moving on to Madrid, then making their way to Munich, followed by London; the HSM3 stars have made a splash in every European city they encountered, attracting masses of fans to each location.

It’s only a matter of time before the cast hits the red carpets again for the U.S. premiere. This one is sure to blow the European premieres out of the water.  Could High School Musical 3: Senior Year be the box office smash of the year; or even the century?  Fans will just have to turn out and make it happen!

Check out the gallery and see the cast in all their European glory!

Maybe Daniel Radcliffe shouldn’t limit whipping his wand out to just Broadway.

Not only is Disney is claiming that advance ticket sales for High School Musical 3: Senior Year are smashing records across the United Kingdom, but Brit cinema chain Odeon “said it had sold £245,205 [or roughly $500,000] in advance tickets, beating the record set by Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire,” reports the BBC.

While that might not seem like much compared to U.S. box office receipts, keep in mind the size difference between the two countries.

And this is all before Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Corbin Bleu and Ashley Tisdale even touch down in London for the U.K. premiere of HSM3.

Chow down on a chocolate croissant, kids—you’ve earned it!

Entertainment Tonight reports that the High School Musical 3 cast (Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu) had Paris all abuzz at their French premiere.

The film will be released on October 24.

Teen heartthrob Zac Efron looks very George Clooney-esque in a Mad Men-type gray suit.

And Ashley and Zac’s girlfriend Vanessa look angelic in white frocks.

Vanessa recently bought a very expensive house in Los Angeles; so expect to see her doing A LOT of publicity for her new flick.

A mortgage is a whole new life chapter for a girl, and this movie needs to hit #1

Don’t think the High School Musical 3: Senior Year juggernaut is going to be restricted to U.S. shores.

Zac Efron, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu and Vanessa Hudgens signed autographs at the Paris, France, Virgin Megastore to promote the flick before heading off to the HSM3 premiere in the City of Lights.

Notably absent were the film’s other lead actors, Monique Coleman and Lucas Grabeel (who also stars in this fall’s gay epic Milk).

Below is a new TV spot for the movie, which had a perfectly targeted-to-demo airing during Gossip Girl on Monday:

The megabucks cast next heads off to Germany, Spain and the U.K., before zipping back to Los Angeles for the Disney film’s American premiere.

The show-biz crowd sent a “bring out the vote” message from Hollywood last night, as voter-registration campaign Declare Yourself held an event at the Green Door nightclub.

The Cheetah Girls‘ Adrienne Bailon, Hayden Panettiere and High School Musical‘s Corbin Bleu were among those on hand to champion the cause.

But noted political activist Aubrey O’Day may have made the biggest impression. Aubrey toted a red, white and blue pooch that, judging from its shirt, is a Dem supporter. O’Day’s group, Danity Kane, also performed at the event. Clearly, she wasn’t just paying lip service with her appearance.

Good show, guys, but you forgot one crucial detail: If you really want to make an impact, every voter-registration effort should include Jessica Alba in bondage gear.

Let the games begin!

Stars have begun piling into Paramount Studios in Hollywood for tonight’s 2008 Video Music Awards ceremony. Perhaps no celebrity made a more impressive splash than rapper T-Pain, who arrived at the event venue atop an elephant. (Hmm; pachyderms seem to be a running theme with this year’s VMAs.)

Also making their presence known on the red carpet: Hills babes Audrina Patridge, Lauren Conrad and Stephanie Pratt; Melanie Brown; Chris Brown; Rihanna; Akon; Solange Knowles; Korn frontman Jonathan Davis, High School Musical‘s Corbin Bleu; Taylor Swift; and…Cojo!

Click through the gallery on the right for the red-carpet pageantry.

Corbin Bleu may play second fiddle to the ever-growing public appeal of Zac Efron in their mega-successful High School Musical franchise, but Corbin’s anything but ordinary. 

Corbin was born on February 21, 1989, in Brooklyn, New York, but his folks knew he was talented—and handsome. They moved him over to Hollywood when he was just seven. He modeled for big names like Target, Toys R Us, and Tommy Hilfiger, and landed small parts in many TV shows and films. The work paid off when he caught the ultimate money role as Zac’s best friend on HSM.

Corbin’s first album came out last year; so he’s been a very busy boy! And, since there are already plenty of partiers and strippers around, he’s a breath of fresh air. 

Get ready to see a lot more of his trademark hair!  

Caffeine-addicted Ashley Tisdale continues making Zac Efron wet in the soggy clip below from the set of High School Musical 3.

Well, okay, Zac’s other co-stars Corbin Bleu and Lucas Grabeel, plus lady love Vanessa Hudgens, were also in on the gag.

“I’ve been getting them with water balloons, slowly, the whole movie,” says prankster Efron. “And I just got destroyed.”

This goes a long way to explaining why the shaggy-tressed hunk is always on the run.

Promotional images of High School Musical stars Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Monique Coleman and Corbin Bleu have emerged, whipping fans of the highly successful Disney feature into a long-awaited frenzy.

The images read like the pages of the HSM 3 senior yearbook. Signatures from the movie’s characters send off their classmates with wistful good wishes for the summer.

It would all seem very depressing, except audiences are holding out hope for a reunion in the fall on some idyllic college campus where spontaneous song and choregraphed dance isn’t unheard of.

Aren’t they pretty? Just look at those fresh-scrubbed faces, with such big dreams and dollar signs in their eyes.

From sweet thing Zac Efron to self-style sex kitten Vanessa Hudgens to newly nosed Ashley Tisdale, the High School Musical: Senior Year kids were paraded out for a pre-filming press conference in a Salt Lake City high school auditorium.

Filmed entirely in Utah once again, the third installment finds the East High Wildcats at a crossroads as they prepare to go their separate ways. (High School Musical: The College Years, anyone?!)

And everyone towed the Disney Company line. No Miley-size surprises, just a High School reunion and enough juice to whet teen appetites. “Being back here with everyone, it’s amazing,” Vanessa said, with Zac echoing, “I couldn’t imagine filming anywhere else.”

All together now: Awwww! Now, go start upending your couch cushions for change for the inevitable onslaught of HSM 3 gewgaws, ’cause your kids will think they’re SO much better than that old 2 crap.

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