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Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman was born in Oakland, California, the daughter of teachers Claire Stoermer and Kazembe Ajamu Coleman.

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She was a guest artist in Kidz Bop's music video for their cover of Katy Perry's song "Hot n Cold", which was released on Kidz Bop 15.

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Auditioned for the role of CeCe Jones on the Disney Channel original series, Shake It Up (titled Dance Dance Chicago at the time).

For his audition, he performed Michael Jackson's "Leave Me Alone." He was cast as Rocky Blue, opposite Bella Thorne as CeCe Jones. Zendaya was discovered by the same agent who discovered Miley Cyrus, going to the casting where there were 200 girls auditioning for the role of Rocky Blue. Shake It Up premiered on November 7 and was watched by 6.2 million viewers, becoming Disney Channel's second highest-rated premiere in Disney Channel's 27-year history.

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Gained recognition for his role as Rocky Blue on the Disney Channel original series, Shake It.

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Zendaya's first film role was in Frenemies, a Disney Channel Original Movie alongside Bella Thorne and Stefanie Scott of A.N.T. Farm.

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Zendaya participated in the sixteenth season of the competition series Dancing with the Stars.

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Produced and starred in the lead spy character K.C. Cooper on the sitcom K.C. Undercover.

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While pursuing an acting career, she graduated from Oak Park High School.

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She made her film debut as Michelle "MJ" Jones in the superhero film that the Marvel Cinematic Universe was preparing about the Spider-Man character Spider-Man: Homecoming.

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Zendaya's biggest commercial success in music came with her collaboration with Zac Efron, "Rewrite the Stars," from The Greatest Showman soundtrack.

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Warner Bros released the animated film Smallfoot, in which Zendaya provided the voice of the yeti Meechee. She also sang two songs for the soundtrack. The film received positive reviews.

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Zendaya's role as Rue Bennett, a drug-addicted teenager, in the HBO teen drama series Euphoria made her the youngest winner of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series.

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Zendaya starred in Malcolm & Marie, which was filmed during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. The production adhered to extensive safety protocols and had a lean crew to minimize health hazards.

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2022: 100 most influential people in the world

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2022: 100 most influential people in the world

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Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in its annual list.

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During the second weekend of Coachella 2023, Zendaya joined Labrinth for a surprise performance of "All for Us" and "I'm Tired", marking her return to the stage in 8 years. She appeared in the opening song "The Feels" from Labrinth's third album, Ends & Begins.