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People Are Divided On Whether These 29 Actors Are Actually Talented Or Are Just Former Disney Stars

Some of them are super talented...and some were just cute kids.

Angelica Martinez
by Angelica Martinez

BuzzFeed Staff

1. Olivia Rodrigo

Olivia holding her Grammys
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Olivia played Paige on Bizaardvark and Nini on High School Musical: The Musical — The Series.

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2. Miley Cyrus

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Miley played the titular role in the Hannah Montana TV series and movie.

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3. Zendaya

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Zendaya played Rocky Blue in Shake It Up, Zoey in Zapped, and K.C. Cooper in K.C. Undercover.

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4. Hilary Duff

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Hilary played the titular role in Lizzie McGuire and Kelly in Cadet Kelly.

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5. Ryan Gosling

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Ryan was on The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993 to 1995.

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6. Zac Efron

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Zac played Troy Bolton in the High School Musical movies.

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7. Selena Gomez

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Selena played Alex Russo in Wizards of Waverly Place and Carter in Princess Protection Program.

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8. Raven-Symoné

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Raven played Raven Baxter on That's So Raven, Galleria in The Cheetah Girls movies, Monique in Kim Possible, and Nebula Wade in the Zenon movies.

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9. Joe Jonas

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Joe played Shane Gray in the Camp Rock movies, and himself in the Jonas TV series.

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10. Nick Jonas

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Nick played Nat in the Camp Rock movies, and himself in the Jonas TV series.

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11. Lindsay Lohan

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Lindsay played Hallie and Annie in The Parent Trap, Casey Stuart in Life-Size, Lexy Gold in Get a Clue, Anna Coleman in Freaky Friday, Lola Cep in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, and Maggie Peyton in Herbie: Fully Loaded.

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12. Justin Timberlake

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Justin was in The Mickey Mouse Club from 1989 to 1994.

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