Hilary Duff
Lizzie McGuire/Isabella
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Lizzie / Isabella: Adam Lamberg ... Gordo: Hallie Todd ... Jo: Robert Carradine ... Sam: Jake Thomas ... Matt: Ashlie Brillault ... Kate: Clayton Snyder ... Ethan: Alex Borstein ... Miss Ungermeyer: Yani Gellman ... Paolo: Brendan Kelly ... Sergei: Carly Schroeder ... Melina: Daniel Escobar ... Mr. Escobar: Jody Racicot ... Giorgio: Peter Kelamis
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Before the movie, Paolo and his then-singing partner and girlfriend, Isabella Parigi, were supposed to present an award at the International Music Video Awards. They had a falling-out, and Isabella left him. It was then that Paolo then decided to take matters into his own hands.
When Lizzie McGuire and her graduating class are taking a tour to Rome with their future principal, Ms. Ungermeyer, and Lizzie strays away from the group to the Trevi Fountain, she meets Paolo, who notices how much Lizzie resembles Isabella. Paolo and Lizzie agree to meet at the Trevi Fountain the next day.
The next day, Lizzie pretends to be sick and sneaks off to meet Paolo. She goes on a drive with him, agreeing to sing with him as Isabella, being told it is to keep her from being sued for lip-synching.
Throughout the movie, Lizzie and Paolo have been seeing each other, while Lizzie's friend David "Gordo" Gordon has been covering for them, while Lizzie continues to pretend to be sick. At one point, they are nearly caught by Lizzie's class while on a tour, but they elude them, with the help of Paolo's bodyguard, Sergei.
Soon, some of the media catches them together, and the tabloids mistake Lizzie for Isabella with dyed hair (Lizzie is a blonde, and Isabella is a brunette), which is apparently part of Paolo's plan. Lizzie discovers she must lip-synch the hit song "What Dreams Are Made Of".
Soon, Ms. Ungermeyer discovers a student has been skipping, and Gordo willingly takes the blame. Kicked off the trip, Gordo heads to the airport where he runs into the real Isabella, who saw a tabloid featuring Lizzie impersonating her, and is demanding an explanation. It is revealed that Paolo's plan was to make it seem that Isabella is lip-synching, and in doing so, avoid getting sued for breach of contract.
•Paolo has similarities to Prince Hans from Frozen. They are both initially presented as love interests to the protagonist, and their antagonism is not revealed until the climax, and there is no hint at their antagonism before then. However, Hans is arguably worse, as he was willing to kill for his goals.
•Even before his plot is revealed, Paolo told Lizzie that she has to lip-synch "What Dreams Are Made Of" at the International Music Video Awards, which served as a hint to his true nature. Another obvious hint is that Lizzie and Isabella are pretty much identical, save for the hair color and accent (since they are both played by Hilary Duff).
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Robert Carradine as Samuel "Sam" McGuire, Lizzie and Matt's father; Hallie Todd as Joanne "Jo" McGuire, Lizzie and Matt's mother; Jake Thomas as Matthew "Matt" McGuire, Lizzie's younger brother; Yani Gellman as Paolo Valisari, an Italian pop star who is Isabella's former singing partner
May 2, 2003 · The Lizzie McGuire Movie: Directed by Jim Fall. With Hilary Duff, Adam Lamberg, Hallie Todd, Robert Carradine. Lizzie McGuire has graduated from middle school and takes a trip to Rome, Italy with her class. And what was supposed to be only a normal trip, becomes a teenager's dream come true.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Family
- Jim Fall
- 2003-05-02
Lizzie McGuire (TV Series 2001–2004) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Dec 26, 2021 · One of the most memorable characters from Lizzie’s world, Paolo Valisari from the movie, was played by actor Yani Gellman, who did not join the cast of the TV show for the virtual table read reunion that they shared in 2020. RELATED: Here's What Jake Thomas Has Been Up To Since 'Lizzie McGuire'
Yani Gellman (born September 2, 1985) is a Canadian film and television actor, known for playing Paolo Valisari in The Lizzie McGuire Movie, Garrett Reynolds in Pretty Little Liars and Diego Flores in 90210. Early life. Gellman was born in Miami, Florida, to a Canadian father and an Australian mother, and lived in North York, Canada.
