Ross Lynch as Austin Moon,[8] an outgoing, confident and talented singer who became an overnight Internet sensation. Austins closest friends are Dez, Ally and Trish. Austin can play the piano, guitar, drums and many more instruments. He loves singing, dancing, eating pancakes, and having fun. His middle name is Monica. He likes somewhat childish things, including coloring in coloring books, laughing at toilet humor and liking stuffed animals. He is generally shown to be sweet, naive and gullible. At the end of season 1, Austin gets a record deal from Starr Records and releases his first album. Austin developed a crush on Ally starting in season 2. At the end of season 2, Austin goes on his first national tour. Laura Marano as Ally Dawson,[9] a singer-songwriter who had massive stage fright, which developed from her fear of rejection. She wrote the first hit song that Austin performed. She originally wrote for herself, but after Austin accidentally stole one of her songs and became an internet sensation as a result, she and Trish tracked him down and the two eventually become friends. She has been his musical partner and songwriter ever since then. She works at her fathers music store, Sonic Boom, and is shown to have unusual habits, such as biting her hair when she is nervous and having a big love for pickles. Ally developed a crush on Austin as she was helping him on his date with Kira in the start of season 2. Ally manages to conquer her stage fright and begin her own career in Season 2. Raini Rodriguez as Trish,[10] Allys best friend and Austins manager. Her jobs change frequently due to her lack of effort and presence at work. She takes her job as Austins manager, however, very seriously. Trish also became Allys manager in Season 2. She has a complicated love/hate relationship with Dez. She is sarcastic, vindictive, has little patience and a bit of a temper, but cares very much for her friends. Calum Worthy as Dez,[11] an aspiring director with a strange fashion style and strong lack of intelligence and meaning. He films all of Austins music videos and is Austins best friend. He has a complicated love/hate relationship with Trish. He understands very little and can be very odd and immature, but becomes serious when it counts. He often has strange things in his backpack, such as ice sculptures, a ham, or lots of different types of jam, etc. As shown in Family and Feuds, someone seems to try to mention his last name but gets interrupted. Recurring cast[edit] Nelson, played by Cole Sand, an awkward young boy who takes music lessons from Ally. He is known for saying Aw, nartz!! He tends to mix up words that sound alike, such as oboe and hobo. In Parents & Punishments Nelson has a crush on Megan. Lester, played by Andy Milder, Allys father. He is the cheapskate owner of the music store Sonic Boom, and is completely ignorant of Allys musical talents, among other things. He has been heard saying that she has a billion-to-one shot at making it in the music business, just like Austins parents have told him. It is revealed that he and Penny, Allys mother, are divorced. Jimmy Starr, played by Richard Whiten, he is the owner of Starr Records, and has signed Austin Moon to his record label on the episode Successes & Setbacks. In Ferris Wheels & Funky Breath, it is revealed that Jimmy has no sense of smell as a result of an operation to fix his childhood drooling problem. Megan Simms, played by Aubrey K. Miller, a 10-year-old Cheetah Beat photographer. Megan tends to use teenage slang terms such as totes or hilar instead of totally or hilarious. Megan is rather stubborn and perhaps a bit nosy as well, though she appears unaware of when she crosses the line for others. She is an extreme paintballer and a sharpshooter. Mike Moon, played by John Henson, Austins father. He owns Moons Mattress Kingdom, a mattress store. He knows a lot about mattresses and the history of them. He is first introduced in Successes & Setbacks. Mimi Moon, played by Jill Benjamin, Austins mother. She co-owns Moons Mattress Kingdom. She used to be a hand model before she went into the mattress selling business. She is first introduced in Successes & Setbacks. Penny Dawson, played by Julia Campbell, Allys mother. She was researching gorillas in Africa, and came home in Chapters & Choices to see Ally and her friends. It is revealed that she and Lester, Allys father, are divorced. In a book she wrote about gorillas, she mocked her ex-husband with a character named Chester the Cheap Gorilla. Lester is offended at first but appreciates the character by the end of the episode. Kira Starr, played by Kiersey Clemons, Jimmy Starrs daughter and Austins ex-girlfriend. Kira temporarily had a case of repugment breath, causing the gang to be extremely wary of her throughout Ferris Wheels and Funky Breath. Her bad breath was caused by her constant eating of garlic and anchovy pizza. Her bad breath cleared away in the episode afterward, resulting in Austin asking her out. Kira and Austin broke up in Partners & Parachutes because Austin wanted to be with Ally. Kira is signed on to Starr Records in Tracks & Troubleand records her song Elevator Doors. Chuck, played by John Paul Green, is a short, country speaking teenager who thinks he is better than Dez. The reason why theyre enemies is because Dezs family and Chucks family have been feuding for a long time. Chuck and Dez often get into similar battles. Chuck has a huge crush on Trish by calling her Trishita-Bonita , but she finds him to be weird. In Family & Feuds Chuck and Dez end their rivalry and become friends. He is first introduced in Freaky Friends & Fan Fiction. Dallas, played by Noah Centineo, was Allys crush and worked at cell phone accessories cart. He rejects Ally when she asks him to dance at Trishs quinceañera in the episode Club Owners & Quinceaneras, but only because he cannot dance. In the episode World Records & Work Wreckers, Ally accidentally hires Dallas to work at Sonic Boom and is forced to fire him once it becomes evident that Dallas is a clumsy worker. Dallas now works at the library nearby. Mindy, played by Ashley Fink, an older teenage girl who is the manager of The Melody Diner who has a crush on Dez. Mindy was first introduced in the episode myTAB & My Pet. Mindy is shown to be rude and aggressive, causing Dez to be rather afraid of her in addition to his dislike of her. In Diners & Daters, she supplies Dez with unlimited chicken pot pies (which he loves) in order to encourage him to stay at the Melody Diner longer. Billl, owner of the surf shop in the mall, who speaks pronouncing much the l. Trent, played by Trevor Jackson, Trishs ex-boyfriend & Team Austins rival. He first appears in Backups & Breakups as a backup dancer for Austin. He and Trish broke up after Ally discovered Trent was cheating on Trish. In Crybabies & Cologne, Trent begins rivaling Austin for fame by copying Austins life. Brooke, played by Carrie Wampler, also known as Scrapbook Girl, is shown to be a person who is very serious about her relationships. She seems to be madly in love with Austin, even though they only went on two dates. She claims they went on 37 dates in her dreams. Austin, however, doesnt return her feelings. She appears in the episodes Magazines & Made-Up Stuff and Tunes & Trials. European Super Model, played by Madison McMillin, whom real name is unknown, was hired to be Austins girlfriend by Trish. She appears again in Tunes & Trials as an candidate who the song Steal Your Heart is about, since Dez saw them say I love you to each other near Minis; Austin explains that he has been giving the model English lessons. Val Crawford, played by Saidah Arrika Ekulona, is the manager of the group The Stray Kitties, and it is shown that she is willing to go to many lengths to try to get what she wants. Val comes back in Tunes & Trials, where she comes into Sonic Boom and asks Ally and Austin to write her a song that will give her band, The Stray Kitties, their first big hit. They decline, and she leaves, infuriated. She then comes back for revenge; she sues them and claims that Austin stole the song, Steal Your Heart, from her. They go to court, and despite the majority of the court session going her way, she ends up losing the case. Val also appears in Moon Week & Mentors as a guest mentor on Americas Top Talent. Episodes[edit] Main article: List of Austin & Ally episodes Season Episodes Originally aired (U.S. dates) Season premiere Season finale 1 19 December 2, 2011 (preview)[12] December 4, 2011 (premiere)[2] September 9, 2012[13] 2 26 October 7, 2012[14] September 29, 2013 3 N/A October 27, 2013[15] TBA Jessie crossover[edit] In November 2012, Disney Channel announced that the show would crossover with Jessie as a 49 minute special episode titled Austin & JESSIE & Ally All Star New Year.[16] The special episode aired on December 7, 2012. In this episode, Austin makes his dream come true when he plays Times Square on New Years Eve. Development, production and reception[edit] The series was created by Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert, the writers and producers of the Disney Channel sitcoms Sonny with a Chance and Jonas. Production for the pilot episode began in mid-February 2011.[17] The pilot was directed by Shelley Jensen. Casting for the series regulars were held nationally around the United States and shooting for the pilot began in early March 2011.[7] On May 24, 2011, Disney Channel announced that Austin & Ally had been picked up as a series.[18] On September 29, 2011, it was announced that Disney Channel had extended the shows episode order from 13 episodes to 21.[19] Shooting for the first season completed on January 27, 2012.[20] It was announced on March 11, 2012, that the show had been renewed for a second season and production would resume that summer,[3] though the casts first day back for the second season was earlier than that, on June 4, 2012. [21] A DVD featuring a couple of episodes of the series titled Austin & Ally: All the Write Moves was released on June 18, 2013. The third season of the series began production July 8, 2013, with a season premiere expected in October 2013. The series preview attracted 5.7 million viewers and the official premiere garnered 4.0 million viewers. Austin & Ally was ranked the No.1 Telecast on Sunday premieres among pre-teens 9–12 and teens 13–18. So far, the most viewed Austin & Ally episode is Rockers & Writers with 5.7 million views, the second most viewed episode is Campers & Complications with 4.9 million views and the least viewed episode is Family & Feuds with 2.4 million views. Songs[edit] Songs with an * are not on the Austin & Ally soundtrack Without You (Theme Song): All episodes (opening credits), Albums & Auditions (Acoustic Version) Double Take: Rockers & Writers Break Down the Walls: Rockers & Writers A Billion Hits: Kangaroos & Chaos & Club Owners & Quinceaneras Not a Love Song: Secrets & Songbooks & myTAB & My Pet (Acoustic Version) Its Me, Its You: Zaliens & Cloud Watchers & Burglaries & Boobytraps The Butterfly Song: Bloggers & Butterflies & Magazines & Made-Up Stuff* Trash Talka: Tickets & Trashbags* Better Together: Managers & Meatballs & Parents & Punishments You Dont See Me: Deejays & Demos* Heard it On the Radio: Songwriting & Starfish Suzys Soups Jingle: Soups & Stars* Heart Beat: Diners & Daters & Parents & Punishments Na Na Na (The Summer Song): Everglades & Allygaters The Way that You Do: Successes & Setbacks Illusion: Albums & Auditions & Backups & Breakups & Fresh Starts & Farewells Crazy 4 U: Bonus Track What Do I Have to Do?: Bonus Track Dont Look Down: Costumes & Courage* & Presidents & Problems Who I Am: Magazines & Made-Up Stuff* & Moon Week & Mentors Got it 2: Crybabies & Cologne* Christmas Soul: Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year* Can You Feel It: Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year* Face to Face: Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year* No Ordinary Day: Ferris Wheels & Funky Breath You Can Come to Me: Chapters & Choices & Solos & Stray Kitties & Real Life & Reel Life I Think About You: Partners & Parachutes The Pioneer Ranger Song: Boy Songs & Badges* Finally Me: Tracks & Trouble The Ally Way: Viral Videos & Very Bad Dancing* Steal Your Heart: Tunes & Trials Timeless: Future Sounds & Festival Songs Living in the Moment: Sports & Sprains I Got That Rock n Roll: Beach Bums & Bling & Moon Week & Mentors The Me That You Dont See: Fresh Starts & Farewells & Road Trips & Reunions Better Than This: Fresh Starts & Farewells* Chasing The Beat of My Heart: Road Trips & Reunions* You Wish You Were Me: What Ifs & Wheres Austin* Redial: Beach Clubs & BFF`s* I Love Christmas Mix-up & Mistletoes* Soundtrack[edit] Main article: Austin & Ally (soundtrack) Awards and nominations[edit] Year Award Category Nominee Result 2012 Teen Icon Awards[22] Iconic TV Actor Ross Lynch Nominated Hollywood Teen Awards[23] Favorite Breakout Star Ross Lynch Nominated 2013 Kids Choice Awards[24] Favorite TV Actor Ross Lynch Won Radio Disney Music Awards[25] Best Music Video – Heard It On The Radio Ross Lynch Won Imagen Awards[26] Best Young Television Actress Raini Rodriguez Won International broadcast[edit] Worldwide the show can be seen on Disney Channel. It originally previewed on December 2, 2011 in both the United States and Canada and premiered on December 4, 2011[27] and January 20, 2012[28] respectively. It later premiered on March 3, 2012 in Singapore,[29] on March 23, 2012 in Australia and New Zealand,[30] and previewed on March 30, 2012 and previewed on April 20, 2012 in the UK and Ireland.[31] This show eventually premiered in South Africa on May 11, 2012.[32] References[edit] Jump up ^ Good Luck Charlie, Its Christmas!, A Disney Channel Original Movie Premieres Friday, December 2. Disney Channel. October 24, 2011. ^ Jump up to: a b Austin & Ally, A Comedy About An Unlikely Friendship, Premieres Sunday, December 4 on Disney Channel. Disney Channel. November 1, 2011. ^ Jump up to: a b Ng, Philiana (March 11, 2012). Disney Channel Renews Austin & Ally (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved March 12, 2012. Jump up ^ Austin & Ally. Jump up ^ Disney Channel Medianet Jump up ^ E – Releases ^ Jump up to: a b Schneider, Michael (December 8, 2010). Teens go showbiz for Disney Channel. Variety. Retrieved January 16, 2011. Jump up ^ Austin & Ally – Cast – Ross Lynch Austin Moon. Disney Channel Medianet. Retrieved December 7, 2011. Jump up ^ Austin & Ally – Cast – Laura Marano Ally Dawson. Disney Channel Medianet. Retrieved December 7, 2011. Jump up ^ Austin & Ally – Cast – Raini Rodriguez Trish. Disney Channel Medianet. Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. Jump up ^ Austin & Ally – Cast – Calum Worthy Dez. Disney Channel Medianet. Retrieved December 7, 2011. Jump up ^ Austin & Ally: Cast & Details. TV Guide. Archived from the original on December 5, 2011. Austin & Ally Premiered: December 2, 2011, on Disney Jump up ^ Lynch, Ross (September 9, 2012). Dont miss Austin and Ally tonight! Its the last episode for season 1!. Verified Twitter. Retrieved September 9, 2012. Jump up ^ Schneider, Michael (September 6, 2012). Exclusive: Premiere Date for Season 2 of Disney Channels Austin & Ally. TV Guide. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Jump up ^ October Programming Highlights. Disney Channel Medianet. Retrieved September 29, 2013. Jump up ^ Disney Channels Fa-la-la-lidays. Disney Channel MediaNet. disneychannelmedianet. Retrieved November 13, 2012. Jump up ^ Disney live-action series pilot Austin & Ally holding auditions for series regulars. Disney Channel Auditions. Archived from the original on December 26, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2011. Jump up ^ Weisman, Jon (May 24, 2011). Disney Channel greenlights Austin & Ally. Variety. Retrieved March 12, 2012. Jump up ^ Disney Channel Greenlights Pilot About Talking Dog, Gives 2 Series Back Orders, Deadline, September 29, 2011. Jump up ^ Lynch, Ross (January 27, 2012). Twitter / @rossR5: yep! @Raini_Rodriguez: Soaking wet, crazy hair, and lots of laugh...such a great way to wrap season one of Austin & Ally! (:
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