Biography

Aly's full name is Alyson Renae Michalka. She was born on March 25,1989 to Carrie and Mark Michalka. When she was 2 years old she began an older sister to Amanda (AJ). Alyson began acting at the age of five in stage productions by churches her family attended outside Seattle, Washington, and in Thousand Oaks California. She was featured in many musicals including "Jailhouse Rock" and "A Time to Remember”. Aly is actually fairly new to television acting. She is most know for her acting as Keely Teslow in Disney Channel’s “Phil of the Future” which was canceled in 2006. Many people do not know this but Alyson did not have any prior television acting before “Phil of the Future”. Alyson plays piano and guitar. She also writes music and sings with her younger sister Amanda in the pop-music duo Aly & AJ. The sisters are platinum selling recording artists with Hollywood Records.
When she isn't acting, Alyson enjoys drawing and reading. Hallmark recognized her artistic talent when she was in the fourth grade (she was 10) she won a Hallmark Kid’s Contest and got her design on a Christmas card in 1999. One thing that not many people know about Aly is that she cannot whistle. Lately, Alyson is interested in fashion and sewing, and has plans to design a clothing line.
Alyson's dog's names are Roadie, Bandit, and Moneypenny. Aly & AJ adopted Moneypenny in early May because they found her abandoned at a High School. Aly's sister AJ has a dog named Willow and her other dog, Saint, died in June 2007.
Aly lives with her parents and sister in Los Angeles, California. She is 5'8”. Alyson was home-schooled most of her school years. She graduated in 2006, but she walked with her sister’s class in 2007 because she was on tour during her graduation walk. Her first album for Hollywood/Universal Records was as Aly & AJ, which was released in early 2005. Alyson goes by the nickname Aly. She is currently 20 years old.