Demi was just 15 when Camp Rock started filming. It was released in 2008, and the following year, Princess Protection Program and Sonny With A Chance came out. Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam premiered in 2010.

The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire by Ashley Spencer © 2024 by the author and reprinted by permission of St. Martin’s Press.Demi’s Sonny contract went beyond the standard series terms that many previous Disney Channel stars signed and more closely resembled something out of the old Hollywood studio system.

Hulu's documentary "Child Star" gives audiences a glimpse of the changing landscape around child stars' identities