Corbin Bleu

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Corbin Bleu
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Corbin Bleu arrived at the premiere of Relativity Media's 'Act Of Valor' held at ArcLight Cinemas on February 13, 2012 in Hollywood, California.
Background information
Birth name Corbin Bleu Reivers
Born (1989-02-21) February 21, 1989 (age 24)
Brooklyn, New York
Genres Pop, dance, R&B, pop rock [1]
Occupations Actor, singer-songwriter, model, dancer, producer
Instruments Vocals, piano
Years active 1996–present
Labels Hollywood (2006–09)
Associated acts David Reivers
Website corbinbleu.com

Corbin Bleu Reivers (born February 21, 1989),[2] known professionally as Corbin Bleu, is an American actor, model, dancer, producer, and singer-songwriter. He performed in the High School Musical film series, the Discovery Kids drama series Flight 29 Down, and the Disney Channel Original Movie Jump In!. His first lead role was in the film Catch That Kid (2004).

Guest-starring roles include appearances on Hannah Montana, The Amanda Show, Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family, Malcolm & Eddie, and The Good Wife. He appeared on the show Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, and the movie Free Style (2008). In 2009 he was cast as up-and-coming model Isaac Taylor in The CW Television Network drama The Beautiful Life: TBL.

He has also pursued a music career, and released his debut album Another Side on May 1, 2007, which included the single "Push It to the Limit". The album debuted at number thirty-six on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling 18,000 copies in its first week.[3] Bleu released his second album, Speed of Light, on March 10, 2009, in the U.S.[4]

Bleu played Usnavi in the Broadway company of In the Heights.[5] Bleu was considered as host for The X Factor USA.[6]

Contents

Early life

Bleu interview at Disney, New York, 2007

Bleu was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the son of Martha (née Callari) and David Reivers.[7][8][9] His mother is Italian American and his father is Jamaican American.[10][11] He has three sisters: Jag, Phoenix, and Hunter. As a child, Bleu studied dance for several years, focusing on ballet and jazz.[12]

Bleu appeared in television commercials starting at the age two, for products such as Life cereal, Bounty, Hasbro, and Nabisco.[13][14] 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.[15] He appeared in print ads for stores such as Macy's,[16] 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.[17] At age six Corbin appeared in his first professional theater production off Broadway, at The Town Hall. This three-concert series, created, written, and hosted by Scott Siegel, took place over one weekend and included a tribute to David Merrick. Corbin Bleu played an abandoned homeless mute in the play Tiny Tim is Dead.

Bleu graduated from Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. He trained in dancing[18][19] at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy. He attended the High School of Performing Arts in New York as a theater major, following in his mother's footsteps.[20]

Acting career

Bleu at the Kids' Inaugural: "We Are the Future" 2009

In 1996 Bleu's family relocated to Los Angeles, and he soon gained a recurring role on the TV series High Incident and a guest star appearance on ER. Bleu also had roles in Malcolm & Eddie (1998), as Matthew,[21] and Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (2000), as Nick Elderby.[22] He also had small roles in films like Soldier, Family Tree, Mystery Men, Galaxy Quest, and The Amanda Show.

Corbin continued dancing, becoming one of the first students at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy.[23] While in his freshman year Corbin was cast in his first lead role in the feature film 2004 film, Catch That Kid, alongside Kristen Stewart and Max Thieriot.[24] In his sophomore year, he played the lead role of Ren in the musical "Footloose" and the role of Sonny in the musical "Grease". That same year Corbin won Theatre Student of the Year.[citation needed]

In the summer of 2004 Corbin became a part of the ensemble cast for the new Discovery Kids television series Flight 29 Down as Nathan McHugh, alongside Allen Alvarado and Hallee Hirsh and Lauren Storm,[25] a drama series about a group of teens stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash. He also had a small role as Spencer on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, appearing in the episodes entitled Guide to: The School Play and Guide to: Revenge & School Records.[26] and Mother Goose Parade as Grand Marshall in 2006 and 2007.[27]

Bleu played "Chad Danforth" in the Emmy award-winning Disney Channel original movie High School Musical (2006), and High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008). He guest starred as Johnny Collins in the premiere episode of Disney's Hannah Montana. Bleu's next film, Jump In!, premiered on January 12, 2007, and has since become one of the highest-rated Disney Channel original movies.[28] He appeared on The Tyra Banks Show in 2008,[29] and in the 2007 Disney Channel Games as captain of the Blue Team.

In fall 2009, he had a lead role in the film Free Style as Cale Bryant,[30][31] and appeared in The CW Television Network's new show The Beautiful Life: TBL.[32] Also in 2009, he is Voice in Beyond All Boundaries, and appeared on Entertainment Tonight and The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet. He landed the lead role in the Broadway Musical In the Heights,[33] and guest starred in one episode of The Good Wife as DJ Javier Berlin in October 2010.[34]

Corbin starred in the short comedy film I Owe My Life to Corbin Bleu in 2010.[35] In 2011, he performed the voice Lou in The Little Engine That Could,[36] starred in the horror film Scary or Die,[37] and started filming Renee, which will be released in 2012.[38]

In 2012, he returned to Broadway in the revival of Godspell.[39] In March 2013, Bleu was cast in the role of Jeffrey King on the Prospect Park web relaunch of the daytime soap opera, One Life to Live.[40]

Music career

2006–07: Another Side

Bleu in 2007
In concert, July 13, 2007

Bleu's first professionally recorded song was titled "Circles" or "Circles In My Mind" for his then TV show, Flight 29 Down. Bleu signed a contract with Hollywood Records, a Disney-owned label. His debut album,Another Side, was released in May 2007.[1][41] The album debuted at #36 on the Billboard 200 album charts, selling 18,000 in its first week.[42] Blue worked with Ne-Yo on "I Get Lonely," and with other performers such as Matthew Gerrard and Eric Hudson. A music video for his first single, "Push It to the Limit", premiered on the Disney Channel, and was used to promote the movie Jump In! "Push It to the Limit" reached the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100,[43] peaking at #15.

Bleu toured with fellow High School Musical cast members from late November 2006 to late January 2007 in High School Musical: The Concert, and with Drake Bell and Ally & AJ [44] performing in about 40 different cities.[45][46] To promote his debut album, Bleu performed at the NextFest tour.

On Another Side, he wrote or co-wrote five of the album's twelve songs.[47] He wrote two songs that appear as bonus tracks on the European version. One of those tracks was titled "Shake It Off", an ode to the musician Prince.

2008–09: Speed of Light

In an interview with Billboard, Bleu stated that he had begun working on his follow-up album.[48] "There will be a lot of differences with the second album. 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."[49]

Producer Eric Hudson was attached to the project, along with songwriter/lyricist Claude Kelly. Bleu performed the planned tracks "Close", "Whatever It Takes", and "Champion" on a summer concert tour with singer/actor Justin Stein.[1][50] Speed of Light was released on March 10, 2009, via Hollywood Records. The album's first single, "Moments That Matter", was performed by Bleu at Kids' Inaugural: "We Are the Future".[51]

The album failed to debut on Billboard Top 200 album charts.[52] According to sources, the album sold less than 4,000 in its first week, despite promotion from MySpace.com.[53] The album spawned the singles "Celebrate You" and "Moments That Matter," which was released with a music video.[54]

Voice and Musical Ability

According to his interview with Paul Wontorek, Bleu discusses that he is naturally a Lyric Baritone.[55] His trained voice has been described as being "decent and pleasant which fits well into both pop and R&B".[56] As a musical theatre performer, Bleu has claimed that he is a huge fan of Brian d'Arcy James and says that he gets vocal influences from him.[55] Due to his dancing, songwriting, and dance-influenced sound, Corbin Bleu has earned comparisons to Justin Timberlake.[56]

Personal life

Bleu is a frequent volunteer worker, working for charities such as Starlight Children's Foundation,[57][58] the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and served Thanksgiving's dinner and Christmas Eve lunch at a Los Angeles homeless shelter with Debby Ryan in 2008.[59]

Bleu has been an avid supporter of Do Something. In 2009, he hosted the sixth annual Do Something Awards in New York.[60] In May 2011, Bleu also attended the 2011 Do Something Awards kick-off event. He teamed up with Aimee Teegarden, Kevin Jonas and JoJo during the event to honor the thirteen nominees who were up for the Do Something Award and $100,000 in recognition of their outstanding activism.[61]

Filmography

Bleu in Disney Channel Games as captain of the Blue Team 2007 in Florida

Films

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Soldier Johnny
1998 Beach Movie Kid
1999 Family Tree Ricky
1999 Mystery Men Butch
1999 Galaxy Quest Young Tommy
2004 Catch That Kid Austin
2007 The Secret of the Magic Gourd Magic Gourd (voice)
2008 High School Musical 3: Senior Year Chad Danforth
2009 Free Style Cale Bryant
2009 Beyond All Boundaries Voice: Eddie W. Robinson
Voice: Sgt. Dan Levin		 Short film
2010 I Owe My Life to Corbin Bleu Himself Short film
2011 The Little Engine That Could Voice: Lou
2011 Sugar Sketch post-production
2011 Scary or Die Emmett
2012 Renee [62] Mackey post-production
2012 Nurse 3D Bleu[63] post-production

TV movies

Year Title Role Channel
2006 High School Musical Chad Danforth Disney Channel
2007 Jump In! Isadore "Izzy" Daniels Disney Channel
2007 High School Musical 2 Chad Danforth Disney Channel
2007 Mother Goose Parade Grand Marshall Disney Channel
2010 Flight 29 Down: The Hotel Tango Nathan McHugh Discovery Kids

TV

Year Title Role Notes
1996 High Incident N/A Recurring role
1996 ER Little boy 1 episode
1998 Malcolm & Eddie Matthew 1 episode
2000 Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family Nick Elderby 1 episode
2001–2002 The Amanda Show Russel Carter 2 episodes
2005–2007 Flight 29 Down Nathan McHugh Main cast member
2006–2007 Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Spencer 2 episodes
2006–2008 Hannah Montana Johnny Collins 2 episodes
2009 Phineas and Ferb Voice: Coltrane 2 episodes
2009 The Beautiful Life: TBL Isaac Main cast member
2010 The Good Wife Jay Hawke/ DJ Javier Berlin 1 episode
2012 Blue Bloods Officer Blake 1 episode
2013– One Life to Live Jeffrey King Contract role

As a producer

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Free Style Producer film
2011 Scary or Die film

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2010 In the Heights[64] Usnavi Broadway theatre
2012 Godspell[65] Jesus Broadway theatre, Circle in the Square Theatre

Discography

Main article: Corbin Bleu discography

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Link
2005 LA High School for the Arts "Theatre Student of the Year" N/A Won [66]
2006 Disney Channel New Years Bowl-A-Thon "Best Best Hair While Bowling" N/A Won [67]
2007 NAACP Image Awards "Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Program" High School Musical Nominated [68]
2007 Young Artist Award "Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special (Comedy or Drama) – Supporting Young Actor" High School Musical Nominated [69]
2007 Poptastic! Awards "Male Singer" N/A Won [70]
2007 Poptastic! Awards "Favorite Music Video" "Push It to the Limit" Nominated [70]
2007 Poptastic! Awards "Favorite Song" “Push It To The Limit” Nominated [70]
2007 Poptastic! Awards "Favorite TV Actor" N/A Nominated [70]
2007 Poptastic! Awards "Favorite Album" Another Side Nominated [70]
2007 Poptastic! Awards "Male Style Idol" N/A Nominated [70]
2007 Poptastic! Awards "Most Wanted To Meet" N/A Nominated [70]
2009 Teen Choice Award "Choice Movie Actor: Music/Dance" High School Musical 3: Senior Year Nominated

See also

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