Former Disney Stars Can’t Agree on a ‘Mount Rushmore’ — Every Pick So Far
Raven-Symoné kicked off the debate. Demi Lovato weighed in. Even Macaulay Culkin had an opinion. The question dividing former child stars and fans alike: Which four names belong on a Disney Channel “Mount Rushmore”?
The conversation started when Raven-Symoné shared her picks during an interview with Stepping Into the Shade Room. Host Thembi Mawema referenced fan debates about which Disney Channel stars deserve the honor, naming Hilary Duff, Zendaya, Shia LaBeouf and Raven among those fans frequently mention.
Raven didn’t hesitate. “I would say me, Hilary, Shia,” she said. She left Miley Cyrus off the list: “I love you, Miley, but not Miley, she came after.”
Raven’s Surprise Fourth Pick
Her final spot went to someone who might catch casual fans off guard: Lee Thompson Young, star of The Famous Jett Jackson (1998–2001).
“He is no longer with us, but he was the first Black show on Disney… I believe he should be on Disney Rushmore. He definitely deserves a spot,” Raven said. Young starred in 65 episodes of the series and related Disney Channel projects before his death in 2013.
Demi Lovato’s Counter-Picks
Demi Lovato addressed the same question on the Chicks in the Office podcast on March 18. She said Raven’s picks “definitely resonated” — with one exception. On LaBeouf, Lovato kept it brief: “I’m OK on that one.”
Lovato proposed a separate Mount Rushmore for a different Disney Channel era: “I think there could be a separate Mount Rushmore for Disney Channel… which would probably be Jonas Brothers, Miley [Cyrus], Selena [Gomez] and hopefully me.”
She also drew a line between Disney Channel stars and earlier Disney-adjacent talent like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera from The Mickey Mouse Club. “They were on Disney, but they didn’t transform Disney Channel into what it is… I think Raven really did that. Hilary really did that,” Lovato said.
The Shia LaBeouf Question
LaBeouf’s inclusion proved to be the most divisive pick. Christy Carlson Romano, his Even Stevens co-star, posted on X in a since-deleted post: “Shia doesn’t deserve to be on the Rushmore. I’ll be writing a substack on this so you can understand why,” per Entertainment Weekly.
LaBeouf’s post-Disney career included arrests in New Orleans after bar altercations and a 2020 lawsuit by FKA Twigs alleging sexual assault, sexual battery and “relentless abuse,” which he denied. The case was later settled privately.
Macaulay Culkin’s Disney Entry
Even stars outside the Disney Channel universe jumped in. Macaulay Culkin posted a photo of his wife Brenda Song on Instagram on March 20: “Not that anyone asked, but I’m throwing my hat into the debate. THIS is my Disney Channel Mount Rushmore.”
Song starred as London Tipton in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody (2005–2008) and its spinoff The Suite Life on Deck (2008–2011), plus Disney Channel movies Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior, Stuck in the Suburbs and Get a Clue.
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