Demi Lovato had to work for it It took Lovato two tryouts at Disney before she was cast in “As the Bell Rings,” according to the Wall Street Journal. The Texas native went to a Disney talent search in Austin with soon-to-be “Wizards of Waverly Place” star Selena Gomez. Gomez got a gig and Lovato went home, reported the paper. Lovato later attended a second Disney talent search in Dallas, and was cast in “As the Bell Rings.”
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Demi Lovato had to work for it It took Lovato two tryouts at Disney before she was cast in “As the Bell Rings,” according to the Wall Street Journal. The Texas native went to a Disney talent search in Austin with soon-to-be “Wizards of Waverly Place” star Selena Gomez. Gomez got a gig and Lovato went home, reported the paper. Lovato later attended a second Disney talent search in Dallas, and was cast in “As the Bell Rings.”

Demi Lovato had to work for it

It took Lovato two tryouts at Disney before she was cast in “As the Bell Rings,” according to the Wall Street Journal. The Texas native went to a Disney talent search in Austin with soon-to-be “Wizards of Waverly Place” star Selena Gomez.

Gomez got a gig and Lovato went home, reported the paper. Lovato later attended a second Disney talent search in Dallas, and was cast in “As the Bell Rings.” (Disney Channel)

Demi Lovato has a sweet tooth “I love homemade Rice Krispie treats,” gushed Lovato in a video interview with one of her fans. “Like the extra-gooey kind!” Lovato also has a soft spot for Aero bars and M&Ms.

Demi Lovato has a sweet tooth

“I love homemade Rice Krispie treats,” gushed Lovato in a video interview with one of her fans. “Like the extra-gooey kind!”

Lovato also has a soft spot for Aero bars and M&Ms. (Andrew H. Walker / Getty Images)

Demi Lovato isn't Disney underneath Does Lovato have a heavy-metal album in her future? Time will tell, but she recently told Billboard that the subject matter of most of her music wouldn’t be safe for Disney. Said Lovato: "It's too dark. My mom's like, 'Oh my gosh, go to therapy.' So I came to [the Jonas Brothers] like, 'Ummmm ... I need help writing catchy stuff just because, well, my target audience isn't metal music."'

Demi Lovato isn’t Disney underneath

Does Lovato have a heavy-metal album in her future? Time will tell, but she recently told Billboard that the subject matter of most of her music wouldn’t be safe for Disney.

Said Lovato: “It’s too dark. My mom’s like, ‘Oh my gosh, go to therapy.’ So I came to [the Jonas Brothers] like, ‘Ummmm ... I need help writing catchy stuff just because, well, my target audience isn’t metal music.”’ (Matt Stroshane / Associated Press)

Demi Lovato can’t get used to fame “It’s still surreal to me,” marveled Lovato during an interview with "Access Hollywood." She had just experienced having her car mobbed by photographers for the first time, and wasn’t sure how to react. “I kinda got nervous and a little claustrophobic,” admitted Lovato.

Demi Lovato can’t get used to fame

“It’s still surreal to me,” marveled Lovato during an interview with “Access Hollywood.” She had just experienced having her car mobbed by photographers for the first time, and wasn’t sure how to react.

“I kinda got nervous and a little claustrophobic,” admitted Lovato. (Andrew H. Walker / Getty Images)

Demi Lovato loves the Duff “I’d love to have [Hilary Duff’s] career,” Lovato told "Access Hollywood." “I respect her a lot.” The Disney dream girl also has a place in her heart for stars like Natalie Portman and Matt Damon who are “not in the tabloids at all.”

Demi Lovato loves the Duff

“I’d love to have [Hilary Duff’s] career,” Lovato told “Access Hollywood.” “I respect her a lot.”

The Disney dream girl also has a place in her heart for stars like Natalie Portman and Matt Damon who are “not in the tabloids at all.” (Scott Gries / Getty Images)

Demi Lovato gets by with a little help from her friends While Lovato was on Disney’s radar, having already been cast on “As the Bell Rings,” it was her pal, Selena Gomez (pictured), that reportedly moved things along. During a break in filming, the “Wizards of Waverly Place” star called Lovato out of the audience, and had her sing an on-the-spot version of Christina Aguilera’s "Ain't No Other Man,” reported the Wall Street Journal.

Demi Lovato gets by with a little help from her friends

While Lovato was on Disney’s radar, having already been cast on “As the Bell Rings,” it was her pal, Selena Gomez (pictured), that reportedly moved things along.

During a break in filming, the “Wizards of Waverly Place” star called Lovato out of the audience, and had her sing an on-the-spot version of Christina Aguilera’s “Ain’t No Other Man,” reported the Wall Street Journal. (Reinhold Matay / Associated Press)

Demi Lovato lives in a ‘zoo’ “My little sister has like five fish and I can’t tell you the names of them,” Lovato said during a video interview with one of her fans. “My older sister has, like, a zoo in the house.” Lovato’s big sister’s “zoo” is full of dogs, birds and hamsters. But don’t expect to see Lovato cuddling with the hamsters. “I don’t really go near ‘em,” she confessed, “but they’re cute.”

Demi Lovato lives in a ‘zoo’

“My little sister has like five fish and I can’t tell you the names of them,” Lovato said during a video interview with one of her fans. “My older sister has, like, a zoo in the house.”

Lovato’s big sister’s “zoo” is full of dogs, birds and hamsters. But don’t expect to see Lovato cuddling with the hamsters. “I don’t really go near ‘em,” she confessed, “but they’re cute.” (Andrew H. Walker / Getty Images)

Demi Lovato’s movie tastes are decidedly un-Disney She may be starring in the utterly campy “Camp Rock,” but her own movie tastes are much darker. During a video interview with a fan, Lovato said that “Donnie Darko” and “Girl, Interrupted” are her favorite films. “The acting in ‘Girl, Interrupted’ was really good,” raved Lovato.

Demi Lovato’s movie tastes are decidedly un-Disney

She may be starring in the utterly campy “Camp Rock,” but her own movie tastes are much darker.

During a video interview with a fan, Lovato said that “Donnie Darko” and “Girl, Interrupted” are her favorite films. “The acting in ‘Girl, Interrupted’ was really good,” raved Lovato. (Disney Channel)

Shhh … Demi Lovato has a celebrity crush Jake Gyllenhaal is Lovato’s favorite actor, and not just because she likes his acting… “I think he’s pretty good to look at,” giggled Lovato during a video interview with fan. Her favorite actresses are Sienna Miller and Winona Ryder.

Shhh … Demi Lovato has a celebrity crush

Jake Gyllenhaal is Lovato’s favorite actor, and not just because she likes his acting… “I think he’s pretty good to look at,” giggled Lovato during a video interview with fan.

Her favorite actresses are Sienna Miller and Winona Ryder. (Evan Agostini / Associated Press)

Demi Lovato still gets starstruck In “Camp Rock,” Lovato lives the tween dream; she sings a duet with Joe Jonas! “That was one of those moments where it was like, ‘Wow, I get to do a duet with Joe Jonas and months before I was just jamming to their stuff!’” gushed Lovato in one of the many promotional interviews for “Camp Rock.” “And I listened to the playback of my song for the first time with him and I cried… I was like, ‘Mom, that’s Joe Jonas, you know?’”

Demi Lovato still gets starstruck

In “Camp Rock,” Lovato lives the tween dream; she sings a duet with Joe Jonas!

“That was one of those moments where it was like, ‘Wow, I get to do a duet with Joe Jonas and months before I was just jamming to their stuff!’” gushed Lovato in one of the many promotional interviews for “Camp Rock.” “And I listened to the playback of my song for the first time with him and I cried… I was like, ‘Mom, that’s Joe Jonas, you know?’” (Disney Channel)

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