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Ashley Tisdale Explains Why Sharpay Evans Wasn’t the ‘Popular Girl’ in High School Musical

Ashley Tisdale exclusively told PEOPLE why she doesn’t think her ‘High School Musical’ character Sharpay Evans was the ‘popular girl’ — despite playing the character that way.

Tisdale, 39, who played musical theater queen bee Sharpay Evans in the hit Disney franchise, recently caught up with PEOPLE and she exclusively shared what she thought was “so funny” about the role. Tisdale — who also voices Candace Flynn in the hit animated series Phineas and Ferb — went on to say how lucky she feels to have been a part of multiple franchises that have reached cult status. It generated two popular sequel films, the third of which was released in theaters in 2008 and earned more than $250 million worldwide at the box office, per Variety.

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