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I’m a normal kid.

I hang out with my friends.

Skai Jackson

I would say for being on TV, I’m as normal as it gets."

you’re able to’t help but love the outspoken, genuine actress.

Just how did she become the star she is today?

Skai Jackson

Read on to learn more about Skai Jackson’s stunning transformation.

Skai Jackson began her career as a child model

Skai Jackson’s career began early veryearly.

Fostering her career wasn’t necessarily easy, though.

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But all of the hard work paid off, she said.

While Jackson wasn’t all about the limelight, she did love being in front of the camera.

“I always just knew I wanted to be an actress,” she toldEntertainment Tonight.

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“I knew just from watching different TV shows and movies like, for instance,Raven-Symone.

She also recommends telling parents, principles, or other adults about bullying.

And, of course, the talented young actress got the part.

Skai Jackson and Cameron Boyce

She even did voice acting work for the little fish in Nickelodeon’s cartoonBubble Guppies.

She can truly do it all.

Zuri was adopted at birth from Uganda, Africa and is the youngest member of the Ross family.

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In aninterviewwith Premiere Event, Jackson told CEO Michael David Palance that she sees herself in Zuri, too.

The Disney Channel show ran for four seasons, culminating in a 2015 series finale.

I love Zuri so much, and she’s just such a fun character.

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She’s also recognized for her no-nonsense approach to life.

“Azealia Banks needs to simmer down a little,” the then-14-year-old Disney actress shared on Twitter.

Jackson followed up with another tweet, writing, “When a no-hip-having 14-year-old has more class than you.

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Worry about your career.

That obviously didn’t sit well with Banks, who came for the young actress once more.

“LOL, says the Disney Channel Reject.

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… You know they don’t like girls your color.

Enjoy while it lasts,” Banks tweeted.

She also accused Jackson’s mom of “pimping [her] out to Disney.”

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That’s because she became a viral meme in 2016 when a photo of her started making its rounds.

“For me, I don’t really care.

I’m like, whatever, it’s a picture.

Skai Jackson and Lil Nas X

MakingTime’s annual list isquitethe achievement for a teenager.

In her speech, Jackson called for her peers to take a firm stance against gun violence.

And, in July 2019, Jackson appeared in a Lil Nas X music video.

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“Everything was filmed on a green screen, pretty much,” Jackson dished toNowThis Entertainment.

The shoot took three whole days to complete.

Despite the long hours, Jackson toldGood Morning Americathat it was “really fun.”

Skai Jackson and Cameron Boyce

In the book, she shares her best life lessons and explains how she rose to stardom.

During an interview with Aol’sBuild Series, Jackson explained that she wrote her book to inspire people.

Boyce starred as Luke Ross in the Disney Chanel sitcom.

Skai Jackson

My heart will be forever broken.

I wish I would have hugged you tighter when I saw you a couple of months ago.”

When he would walk in the room, he would just brighten up the whole room.”

He was just such a loving, down-to-earth person.”

Jackson believes it is her duty to use her large platform for good.

And her work certainly is making changes in the world.

“I have the best fans ever,” Jackson toldForbes.

“They just love it.”