Central freshman gets Disney exposure

It almost sounds like a Disney movie. A Midwestern girl gets discovered at a hair salon, catapulted into an acting career, and must learn to balance her freshman year at Hinsdale Central with filming in Los Angeles. Danielle Campbell has Chicago's Buzz Salon to thank for her teen stardom. "I tagged along with my mom when she went to get her hair cut, and an agent approached my mom," says Campbell. "They asked me to audition for an agency -- and then I booked a Build-a-Bear Workshop commercial." Now 15, Campbell has hit the big time: The Disney Channel is relentlessly promoting her new movie "StarStruck" with billboards and commercials. It airs at 7 p.m. on Sunday. She plays a Midwestern girl who visits L.A. and meets with cute Disney heartthrob Sterling Knight -- he hits her in the face with a door. (Then she throws up.) In many ways, fame was inevitable. After all, Campbell would stand out anywhere. She's a young, accessible brunette with blue eyes that are rivaled only by her co-star's. She can sing, she can dance, and she even has a younger brother, Johnny, who would love to get into the business (see: Frankie Jonas, "the Bonus jonas"). It almost sounds like a readymade ...

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Central freshman gets Disney exposure