Line #34 Music/BridgitMendler


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2	[[caption-width-right:340:Ready or not, here she comes.]]
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4	Bridgit Claire Mendler (born December 18, 1992 in Washington, DC) is an American actress and musician. She is best known for her lead role as Teddy Duncan on ''Series/GoodLuckCharlie'' and her recurring role as Juliet Van Heusen on ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace''. She also appeared in ''Labor Pains'', ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks: The Squeakquel'', ''Film/BeverlyHillsChihuahua 2'', and the Creator/DisneyChannel Original Movie ''Film/LemonadeMouth''.
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6	In 2011, it was announced that Mendler had signed with Creator/HollywoodRecords and was working on an album. She debuted as a musician in August 2012 with the hit single "Ready or Not", later releasing her debut album ''Hello My Name Is...'' several months later, as well as an EP titled ''Nemesis'' in 2016.
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8	Since 2017, Mendler has been a student and researcher with the MIT Media Lab. As of 2022, she is concurrently enrolled at MIT and Harvard Law School, and is working on her [=PhD=] from the former university's Center for Constructive Communications and Social Machines group.
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10	!!Notable roles played by Mendler:
11	* Kristen Gregory in TheFilmOfTheBook ''Literature/TheClique''.
12	* Juliet Van Heusen in ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace''.
13	* Teddy Duncan in ''Series/GoodLuckCharlie''.
14	* Emma Clayhill in ''Film/LaborPains2009''.
15	* Olivia White in ''Film/LemonadeMouth''.
16	* Arrietty in ''Anime/{{Arrietty}}''.
17	* Candace in ''{{Series/Undateable}}''
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19	!!Discography
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21	* ''Hello My Name Is...'' (2012)
22	* ''Live in London'' (EP) (2013)
23	* ''Nemesis'' (EP) (2016)
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26	!!Tropes that apply to Ms. Mendler include:
27	* AlbumTitleDrop: "Ready Or Not":
28	-->'''Bridgit:''' '''Hello my name is''' Bridgit, nice to meet you.
29	** During a Disney Channel Total Access segment, Mendler explained that she had trouble figuring out the album title and went through lyrics from the songs to come up with it.
30	* AWildRapperAppears: Subverted in "Rocks At My Window". There's a rap interlude at one point, but the rapper is Mendler herself.
31	* AnalogyBackfire: In "Love Will Tell Us Where To Go", Bridgit says she is the Bonnie to her LoveInterest's Clyde. Clearly she forgot how that ended.
32	* BreakupSong: "Forgot to Laugh", "5:15"
33	* DoItYourselfThemeTune: "Hang in there, Baby" for ''Series/GoodLuckCharlie''.
34	* DumbBlonde: This trope is mocked in "Blonde", but averted with Mendler herself, as she is highly intelligent.
35	* FollowYourHeart: "City Lights", "Postcard" show examples of this.
36	* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Creator/SamanthaBoscarino (they've been close friends since they were both 12).
37	* IdolSinger: On her way there, and already showed her singing in the songs "How To Believe" (not the David Pomeranz one) for ''[[Franchise/DisneyFairies Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue]]'', "This is My Paradise" for ''Film/BeverlyHillsChihuahua 2'', many songs for ''Film/LemonadeMouth'', and "Summertime" for ''Anime/{{Arrietty}}'' among others.
38	** She also has an album out.
39	* ObsessionSong: "All I See is Gold", in a way.
40	* ThePowerOfLove: "Love Will Tell Us Where To Go" is all about this.
41	* SillyLoveSongs: "Top of the World", "Hurricane", "The Fall Song", "Love Will Tell Us Where to Go", "Rocks at My Window", "Hold On for Dear Love"
42	* StalkerWithACrush: "Ready or Not".
43	* TheRant: She used her social media sites to complain about Chrysler's plan to discontinue the Chrysler Town & Country (or [[MarketBasedTitle Chrysler Voyager/Grand Voyager]]) and Dodge Grand Caravan, insisting that they should retain them, claiming their popularity was immense. [softreturn] She then went on to state that crossover [=SUV=]s were a fad, and that sedans and [=MPVs=]/minivans were strong, solid sellers, citing that the Volkswagen Jetta, Passat and Tiguan sell well alongside one another with no crossover replacement and Toyota Camry and Sienna sell well, co-existing perfectly alongside their crossover [=SUV=]s. Yet this was all done in an entirely civil manner. However, [[ScrewedByTheLawyers she pulled it from her social media feeds]] 3 hours later, although a few fans decided they would [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes keep copies]]. (She apparently hadn't gotten wind of the replacement for the Town & Country, [[http://www.chrysler.com/en/pacifica/ the Pacifica]]- [[{{Irony}} which had earlier been used by Chrysler for a Town & Country-based crossover SUV.]])
44	* UnpluggedVersion: She released one of "Ready Or Not" that shows off her rather impressive vocal range.

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