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Corbin Bleu - Wikipedia. Corbin Bleu Reivers (born February 2.
Corbin Bleu, is an American actor, model, dancer, film producer and singer- songwriter. He performed in the High School Musical film series. Songs from the films also charted worldwide, with the song "I Don't Dance" peaking inside the Top 1. Billboard Hot 1. 00. During this time, he also starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie. Jump In! (2. 00. 7).
His first lead role was in the film Catch That Kid (2. He has since appeared in the Discovery Kids drama series Flight 2.
Down (2. 00. 5–2. To Write Love on Her Arms (2. He competed in the 1. Dancing with the Stars, partnered with professional dancer Karina Smirnoff.[3]He has also pursued a music career, and released his debut album Another Side on May 1, 2. Push It to the Limit." The album debuted at number thirty- six on the U.
S. Billboard 2. 00, selling 1. Bleu released his second album, Speed of Light, on March 1. He returned to television, starring in the short- lived Ashton Kutcher- produced CW series, The Beautiful Life: TBL (2. Free Style (2. 00.
In 2. 01. 0, Bleu played Usnavi in the Broadway company of In the Heights.[6] In 2. Broadway in the revival of Godspell.[7] In 2. Jeffrey King in the short- lived online revival of the daytime soap. One Life to Live. In 2. 01. 6, Bleu played Ted Hanover in the Broadway company of Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical.[8][9] He subsequently signed a recording contract with The Ghostlight Records to distribute his Holiday Inn soundtrack music, released in 2.
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He has contributed to many charities, including Starlight Children's Foundation, and Make- A- Wish Foundation, and served Thanksgiving dinner and Christmas Eve lunch at a Los Angeles homeless shelter in 2. Early life and education[edit]Bleu was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Martha (née Callari) and David Reivers (born 1. His mother is Italian American and his father is Jamaican American.[1. He has three sisters: Jag, Phoenix, and Hunter. As a child, Bleu studied dance for several years, focusing on ballet and jazz.[1. Bleu appeared in television commercials starting at the age of two, for products such as Life cereal, Bounty, Hasbro, and Nabisco.[1.
He began taking jazz and ballet classes, usually being the only boy in the class. By the age of four he was a model with the Ford Modeling Agency in New York.[1.
He appeared in print ads for stores such as Macy's,[2. Gap, Target, and Toys R Us, and appeared in fashion spreads in Child, Parents, and American Baby magazines, as well as having his image on toys and game packaging.[2. At age six Corbin appeared in his first professional theater production off Broadway, at The Town Hall.[2. This three- concert series, created, written, and hosted by Scott Siegel, took place over one weekend and included a tribute to David Merrick.[2.
Corbin Bleu played an abandoned homeless mute in the play Tiny Tim is Dead.[2. Bleu graduated from Los Angeles County High School for the Arts.[2. He trained in dancing at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy. He attended the Fiorello H.
La. Guardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York as a theater major, following in his mother's footsteps.[2. Bleu presents an appealing combination of star quality and adolescent normality.[2.
He graduated from high school in 2. Stanford University, but declined to matriculate because of scheduling commitments.[2. As of 2. 00. 7 he continued to live at home with his parents and three younger sisters.[3. Watch The X Files Full Movie.
Acting career[edit]1. Early career[edit]Bleu moved with his family from New York to Los Angeles in 1. He worked steadily in episodic television and feature film roles, including a recurring role on the short- lived ABC police drama High Incident and a guest star appearance on ER. He also appeared in some films Beach Movie (1.
A] the sci- fi thriller Soldier (1. His feature films from this period include the Tim Allen comedy Galaxy Quest (1. Mystery Men (1. 99.
Ben Stiller, and the drama Family Tree (1. Bleu also had roles in Malcolm & Eddie, as Matthew, and Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (2.
Nick Elderby.[3. 2] He also had small role in television series like The Amanda Show. Additionally, Bleu was developing his dance skills and in 2. Debbie Allen Dance Academy in the Los Angeles area. There he undertook a full gamut of dance instruction, including ballet, jazz, tap, modern, hip- hop, African, break dance, salsa, flamenco, and ballroom.
Allen, the famous choreographer who starred in the TV series Fame, told Dance Spirit magazine, "I think [Bleu] really has a career. Success is one thing, but a career is a much longer, broader journey."[3.
Bleu attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, a magnet school like the Fiorello H. La. Guardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, which was portrayed in the movie and television series Fame, and which Bleu's mother had attended.[3.
During his freshman year, he won his first sizable film role in the teen action caper Catch That Kid (2. Kristen Stewart and Max Thieriot.[3. Although it was a box office flop, having only grossed $1. Bleu, who was still building his acting career at the time.[3. During high school, he performed in such student productions as Footloose and Grease, winning the honor of Theatre Student of the Year.[3.
In the summer of 2. Bleu landed a starring role in the television series Flight 2. Down, alongside Allen Alvarado, Hallee Hirsh, Lauren Storm, Jeremy James Kissner, Johnny Pacar and Kristy Wu,[3. Discovery Kids network. The program, a juvenile version of the ABC series Lost, concerned a group of teenagers stranded on a tropical island after their plane crashes.
Bleu played as Nathan Mc. Hugh, a Boy Scout whose leadership skills do not quite measure up to his self- confidence.[3. High School Musical and breakthrough[edit]Although popular with its young audience, the success of Flight 2. Down pales in comparison to Bleu's next television project the Disney Channel original films. High School Musical (2. The youngest of the six lead actors who were catapulted to fame by the film, Bleu portrayed the basketball player Chad Danforth, who tries to persuade his teammate Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) to give up his interest in theater and focus on winning the basketball championship. High School Musical premiered on January 2.
Disney Channel's most successful TV movie up to that point. The film, which also starred Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Vanessa Hudgens, and Monique Coleman in pivotal roles, became a major success and helped Bleu gain recognition among teenage audiences. The film’s soundtrack was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[4. He joined co- stars on the 5. High School Musical: The Concert. In 2. 00. 7, work on the second film in the High School Musical series began, and Bleu was confirmed to be returning for the sequel.
High School Musical 2 (2. August 1. 7, 2. 00. The premiere was seen by a total of over 1. U. S., which is almost 1. Disney Channel Movie of all time.[4. Disney Channel aired a weekly program called Road to High School Musical 2, beginning on June 8, 2. High School Musical 2 in August.
The show offered viewers a behind- the- scenes look into the production of the movie. The world premiere of the opening number "What Time Is It" was on Radio Disney May 2.
The song "I Don't Dance" premiered on August 1. The film was generally well received by critics, gaining a score of 7. Metacritic,[4. 4] while it received a generally mixed response of 5. Rotten Tomatoes.[4. The film broke opening weekend records and grossed over $2. The soundtrack for the film, featuring numerous contributions from Bleu, went on to sell over three million copies in the United States alone.[4.
The song "I Don't Dance" (2. Lucas Grabeel, became him first top forty hit on the Billboard Hot 1. Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[4. It was named as the official theme song for the 2. Little League World Series.[4.