From Disney to Harvard.
Bridgit Mendler has had quite a career after starring in several hit Disney shows and making a name for herself as a musician.
After leaving TV, the actress obtained several degrees from some of the country’s top schools and announced that she was launching her own space startup.
Read on to find out more about Mendler’s wild career path.
Disney days
After acting in several films and shows, Mendler took her talents to the Disney Channel.
In 2009, she became a recurring character in the Disney Channel series “Wizards of Waverly Place.” She appeared in 11 total episodes of the series, which ended in 2012.
Mendler also became the star of the Disney Channel Original Series “Good Luck Charlie” in 2010 and the following year, she starred as Olivia White in the lead role in the Disney Channel Original Movie “Lemonade Mouth.”
She starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie “Good Luck Charlie, It’s Christmas!,” which premiered in December 2011.
Music career
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Mendler began her music career in the 2010s, making her singing debut by contributing to the soundtrack of “Lemonade Mouth” in 2011.
After signing with Hollywood Records, she released her debut studio album, “Hello My Name Is…,” the following year. The project peaked at number 30 on the Billboard 200.
Mendler released two additional EPs, “Live in London” and “Nemesis” in 2013 and 2016, respectively.
“I feel like I’ve poured the most of myself of anything I’ve done into this project. That’s been a very therapeutic process,” she told MTV News of “Nemesis” in September 2016.
“You add layers to who you are, add different textures and colors. Maybe some are more dark and unfamiliar, but then that winds up being a new way we can know each other.”
USC – undergrad
After Mendler took a step back from her musical career, she began to focus on her education.
The “Alice Upside Down” actress earned a degree in anthropology in 2016 while studying at the University of Southern California.
MIT – M.S. and Ph. D.
In May 2018, Mendler announced on X that she started a graduate program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a focus on improving social media.
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