I'm a first-generation American, so I had friends from several cultures while growing up, including Indian and Iranian friends.

I was a bio major, and I was going to take over my aunt's dental practice and be a dentist.

I broke into acting doing Latino roles. I played a Latino casanova in 'The Winner' and a Latino character on 'Hannah Montana.'

Childhood bullying was a big part of my life.

My first car was a 1986 Toyota pickup.

Filming in India was one big adventure. For 'The Cheetah Girls', we were in Mumbai for two weeks, then Rajasthan for six weeks. Every day after shooting, I would hop into a rickshaw and start exploring the city. I even learned a bit of Hindi. It's such an amazing place to visit.

A perfect day would be to get into the car, drive out to Yosemite and go camping.