Bella Thorne

By the time Bella Thorne started recording her first album, Call It Whatever, in 2013 at the age of 16, she already had a long career in showbiz -- a career that began long before she became part of the Disney Channel universe in 2010, when she landed a starring role in the sitcom Shake It Up. Her career began much earlier, when the native of Pembroke Pines, Florida worked as a child model, appearing in several national ad campaigns that culminated in her becoming the youngest-ever spokeswoman for Texas Instruments. She transitioned from modeling to acting, appearing on episodes of Entourage and The O.C. in 2006 and 2007, respectively, before winning a role as Margaux Darling on the 2007-2008 season of Dirty Sexy Money. Once that series went off the air, she worked steadily, earning the role of Christian Slater's daughter on the short-lived 2008 series My Own Worst Enemy, then appearing on season four of Big Love in 2010. That year was pivotal for Thorne, as it also was the year she began appearing in Disney Channel productions, beginning with a spot on Wizards of Waverly Place and then her starring role on Shake It Up