Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, activist, businesswoman, fashion designer, actress, and philanthropist. Her first involvement with Disney was contributing to the song "Hello, Hello" in the 2011 Touchstone Pictures film Gnomeo & Juliet, along with Elton John. She also appeared in the 2012 Disney animated short Electric Holiday. She had recently recorded a holiday special with the Muppets, which was aired in 2013, and made a cameo appearance in Muppets Most Wanted with Tony Bennett. Jason Segel had written a cameo for her in The Muppets, but she does not appear in the finished film. Additionally, she made a cameo in the Phineas and Ferb episode "Great Balls of Water".
In addition, she was mentioned in the Hannah Montana episodes "Hannah's Gonna Get This" and "California Screamin'", the Good Luck Charlie episode "The Break-up", the Shake It Up episode "Start It Up", the Jessie episode "One Day Wonders", an episode of Mighty Med, and the Stuck in the Middle episodes "Stuck with Mom's New Friend", "Stuck in Lockdown", and "Stuck in a Commercial".
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- On March 28, 2011, Gaga's 25th birthday, Ellen DeGeneres called the artist from her daily talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show to wish her a happy birthday. During the call, Ellen presented a birthday cake to the singer, commemorating a number of famous outfits that the artist wore throughout her young career, including a Kermit the Frog face, facing the audience.
- In the 2012 book The Twelve Days of a Muppet Christmas (and a Chicken in a Pine Tree), one of the ringtones shown on Miss Piggy's phone is "Lady Moi-Moi", a reference to Lady Gaga.
- She was offered the role of the Blue Fairy from Once Upon a Time, but the writers never heard back from her management staff.
- On January 20, 2021, she performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Inauguration of the 46th U.S. President Joe Biden, who will be featured in the Magic Kingdom attraction The Hall of Presidents as an Audio-Animatronic figure.