Corbin Bleu

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Corbin Reivers
Corbin Bleu in 2007
Background information
Birth name	Corbin Bleu Reivers
Born	February 21, 1989 (1989-02-21) (age 20) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States.
Genre(s)	Pop, teen pop, dance-pop, R&B
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer, model, dancer.
Years active	1996—present
Label(s)	Hollywood Records.
Associated acts	Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Monique Coleman, Cast of HSM.
Website	www.corbinbleu.com.

Corbin Reivers (born February 21, 1989), better known as Corbin Bleu, is an American actor, model, dancer, and singer. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the Flight 29 Down television series and the High School Musical movies. He has released two albums, Another Side and Speed of LightTeen magazine named him number 3 in 50 Hottest guys in Hollywood.^[1]

Contents 1 Personal life 2 Acting career 3 Music 3.1 2006-Solo career: Another Side 3.2 2008-present: Speed of Light 4 Filmography 4.1 Television 4.2 Films 5 Discography 5.1 Studio albums 5.2 Singles 5.3 Featured Singles 5.4 Compilation albums 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Personal life

Corbin Bleu was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the son of Martha and David Reivers.^[2][3] His mother is Italian-American and his father Jamaican-American. He has three sisters: Jag, Phoenix, Hunter Reivers (youngest to oldest). As a child, Bleu studied dance for several years, focusing on ballet and jazz.^[4]

Bleu graduated from Los Angeles County High School for the Arts.

[edit] Acting career

In 1996, his family relocated to Los Angeles and he soon gained a returning role on the TV series High Incident and a guest star appearance on ER. Bleu also had small roles in films such as Soldier, Family Tree, Mystery Men and Galaxy Quest before he landed a lead role the 2004 film, Catch That Kid. Bleu then starred in Flight 29 Down, a drama series about a group of teens stranded on an island. He also has a small role as Spencer on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide on Nickelodeon, his first appearance being in the episode titled Guide to: The School Play.

In 2006, Bleu had a role as "Chad" in High School Musical, the immensely popular Emmy award-winning Disney Channel Original Movie. Bleu also guest starred in the premiere episode of Disney's Hannah Montana. Bleu's next film, Jump In! co-starring actress and R&B vocalist Keke Palmer as well as Bleu's father David Reivers, premiered on January 12, 2007 and has since become one of the highest rated Disney Channel Original Movies.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Music

[edit] 2006-Solo career: Another Side

Bleu pursued a singing career. He signed a deal with Hollywood Records, a Disney owned label. His debut album, Another Side, was released May, 2007. A music video for his first single "Push It to the Limit" premiered on Disney Channel. The song was used to promote Jump In! a Disney Channel Original Movie in which Bleu starred in. "Push It to the Limit" reached Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at #15. Bleu toured with fellow HSM cast members from late November 2006 - late January 2007 in High School Musical: The Concert performing at about 40 different cities. To promote his debut album, Bleu performed at the NextFest tour 2007 along with Aly & AJ, Drake Bell, and Bianca Ryan.

[edit] 2008-present: Speed of Light

In a recent interview Billboard, Bleu stated that he begun working on his follow-up album. Bleu told Billboard, "There will be a lot of differences with the second album," Bleu says, "First of all, it's just more personal. I'm involved in every aspect of the writing. As far as the direction of the music, it's very different. I wanted this album to have something that was a little bit of rock, a little bit of R&B and a little bit of pop." Producer Eric Hudson is attached to the majority of the project, along with songwriter/lyricist Claude Kelly. Bleu performed unreleased tracks like "Close", "Whatever It Takes", and "Champion" on a summer concert tour with singer/actor Justin Stein. The tracks are set to be in the album. Speed of Light was due out on March 10, 2009 via Hollywood Records.^[5]

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	ER	Little boy	one episode
1998	Malcolm & Eddie	Matthew
2000	Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family	Nick Elderby
2001-2002	Amanda Show	Russel Carter
2005—2007	Flight 29 Down	Nathan McHugh	Lead Role
2006 and 2007	Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide	Spencer	Two episodes
2006 and 2008	Hannah Montana	Johnny Collins	Two episodes
2008	Jonas Brothers: Living The Dream	Himself	One episode
2009	Phineas and Ferb	Coltrane	One episode
2009-Present	The Beautiful Life	Issac	Main Cast Member

[edit] Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Soldier	Johnny	appearance
	Beach Movie	Kid
1999	Family Tree	Ricky	Main Role
	Mystery Men	Butch	appearance
	Galaxy Quest	Young Tommy
2004	Catch That Kid	Austin	Main Role
2006	The Secret of the Magic Gourd (2007 film)	Voice
	High School Musical	Chad Danforth	made for television (Disney Channel)
2007	Flight 29 Down	Nathan McHugh	made for television (Showcase)
	Jump In!	Isadore "Izzy" Daniels	made for television (Disney Channel)
	High School Musical 2	Chad Danforth	made for television (Disney Channel)
2008	High School Musical 3: Senior Year	Chad Danforth	First HSM to be in theatres
2009	Free Style	Cale Bryant	Main Role

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

Year	Album	Billboard 200	Certifications (sales threshold)
2007	Another Side Released: May 1, 2007 Label: Hollywood Records	36	US sales: 142,000+ US: TBD
2009	Speed of Light Released: March 10, 2009 Label: Hollywood Records	-

[edit] Singles

Year	Song	U.S. Hot	U.S. Pop	Album
2006	"Push It to the Limit"	14	17	Another Side
2007	"Deal With It"	112	87
2008	"Run It Back Again"	113[6]	94	Radio Disney Jams 10
2009	"Moments That Matter"	—	—	Speed of Light
2009	"Celebrate You"	—	—

[edit] Featured Singles

Year	Song	U.S. Hot	U.S. Pop	Soundtrack
2007	"I Don't Dance" (with Lucas Grabeel)	70	50	High School Musical 2 Soundtrack
2008	"The Boys Are Back" (with Zac Efron)	101	—	High School Musical 3: Senior Year

[edit] Compilation albums

• 2006: "Circles" - Flight 29 Down
• 2007: "Two Worlds" - from Disneymania 5
• 2007: "This Christmastime" - from Disney Channel Holiday
• 2009: "Run It Back Again" - featured on Disney Channel Playlist

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Corbin Bleu at the Internet Movie Database
• Corbin Bleu at MySpace
• Corbin Bleu at Allmovie
• Official Website

v • d • e Corbin Bleu Studio albums Another Side (2007) · Speed of Light (2009) Singles "Push It to the Limit" · "Deal with It" · "Run It Back Again" · "Moments That Matter" Soundtrack albums High School Musical (2006) · Jump In! (2007) · High School Musical 2 (2007) · High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008) Filmography Catch That Kid · Flight 29 Down · High School Musical  · Hannah Montana · Jump In! · High School Musical 2 · High School Musical 3: Senior Year · Free Style Related Nathan McHugh · David Reivers Concert tours High School Musical: The Concert (2006-2007)

Persondata
NAME	Bleu, Corbin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Reivers, Corbin Bleu
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actor, singer, model, dancer
DATE OF BIRTH	1989-2-21
PLACE OF BIRTH	Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH