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For the American ice hockey player, see Shane Harper (ice hockey).
Shane Harper
Harper in July 2011
Born (1993-02-14) February 14, 1993 (age 31)
La Jolla, California, United States
Occupation(s)Actor, singer, songwriter, musician, dancer
Years active2006–present
Musical career
GenresPop
Instrument(s)
Labels
Websiteshaneharper.com

Shane Steven Harper[1] (born February 14, 1993) is an American musician, actor, singer, songwriter, and dancer. He is known for playing Spencer on Good Luck Charlie as well as Josh Wheaton in the independent Christian film God's Not Dead. His self-titled debut album was released on February 14, 2012.

Early life

Harper was born in La Jolla, California, the son of Tanya (née Michaelson) and Scott Harper.[1][2] He is of Austrian, German, Jewish, and Scottish descent.[3] He has an older sister named Samantha, also a professional dancer, and a younger brother named Sullivan, a model.

Harper began dancing and acting at the age of nine, and was involved in community theater and competitive dance. He also started singing and playing guitar and piano at the same age. He is trained in ballet, hip-hop, lyrical, jazz, and tap.[4] He also studied martial arts between the ages of four and 12, and obtained a black belt in Karate. In the spring of 2006, a talent agent on the judging panel of a regional dance competition offered Harper an agency representation.

Career

Harper performing in July 2011.

Harper had minor roles as a principal dancer in various shows and movies such as High School Musical 2, Re-Animated, and Dance Revolution before becoming one of the lead dancers and the youngest (the Nick 6) on Nickelodeon's Dance on Sunset.[5] He landed on dance roles in 2006, including lead dancer for the music video Step Up with Samantha Jade, and Cartoon Network's Reanimated and the Saturday morning kid's competition, Dance Revolution.[4] In 2010, Harper got his first two movie roles in the films My Name is Khan and Flipped, as a minor character in each. In 2010, Harper also began his recurring role as Spencer Walsh on Disney Channel's Good Luck Charlie, playing alongside Bridgit Mendler, and guest-starred on an episode of Wizards of Waverly Place. He also guest-starred as the musical guest on So Random!, singing his hit single, "One Step Closer". He's also starred in 7 episodes in MTV's Awkward (TV series) as Austin Welch.

Harper and Bridgit Mendler performing in Vancouver, Canada, in August 22, 2011.

In 2011 Harper signed to AMi Records.[6] Harper's first single, "Dance with Me", was released on March 30, 2010. The music video was released a couple of weeks prior and features Harper dancing and playing guitar. In 2011 he released "One Step Closer", the second single from his debut album. The self-titled album was released on April 12, 2011. The third and final single released off of the album was "Rocketship". The lead girl is played by Harper's girlfriend, Good Luck Charlie star Bridgit Mendler. His song "Next Chapter of Our Lives" was featured on the series finale of The Suite Life on Deck. In 2011, Harper opened for Greyson Chance and Cody Simpson on their Waiting 4U Tour in addition to opening for Miranda Cosgrove on her Dancing Crazy Tour. The deluxe version of his debut album "Shane Harper" was released on February 14, 2012 at Target stores nationwide and features four bonus tracks.

In March 2014, he starred in the Christian-based film, God's Not Dead, where he plays the main character, college student Josh Wheaton, who has to prove to his atheist professor that God is not dead while this professor is declaring that he is. For this movie, Harper finished writing his song called "Hold You Up", a song that encourages Christians to stand for their faith. The song has peaked at number 1, on Billboards Hot AC/CHR charts, and has so far peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot Christian Charts.

Personal life

Harper is a devout Christian.[7]

Harper was in a relationship with Bridgit Mendler since May 2011. However, at the beginning of November 2015, Mendler had officially announced that she was single.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Re-Animated Dancer
2007 High School Musical 2 Dancer
2010 My Name Is Khan Tim Tompson Voice
2010 Flipped Matt Baker
2011 Game Time: Tackling the Past Sean Tate
2014 God's Not Dead Josh Wheaton
2014 Dance-off Brandon
2015 Lift Me Up Stephen
2016 God's Not Dead 2 Josh Wheaton

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Dance Revolution Himself / Supporting Dancer
2007 Zoey 101 Tenth Grader Episode: "Drippin' Episode"
2008 Dance on Sunset Himself / Contestant
2009 So You Think You Can Dance Himself / Supporting Dancer Season 6
2010–2014 Good Luck Charlie Spencer Walsh Recurring role
2011 Wizards of Waverly Place Fidel Episode: "Three Maxes and a Little Lady"
2013–2014 Awkward Austin Recurring role
2014 Happyland Ian Chandler
2016 The Passion: New Orleans Disciple

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak
chart 		Sales
US
Heat.
[8]
Shane Harper[9] 17
Demos[9] —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Extended plays

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak
chart
US
Heat.
[8]
Dancin' in the Rain[11]
  • Released: August 14, 2012
  • Formats: Digital download
  • Label: Deep Well
 49
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Album
US
Christ.
[12] 		US
Christ.
Airplay
[13] 		US
Christ.
A/C
[14]
"Dance with Me"[15] 2010 — — — Shane Harper
"One Step Closer"[16] 2012 — — —
"Rocketship"[17] — — —
"Dancin' in the Rain"[18] — — — Dancin' in the Rain
"Hold You Up"[19] 2014 21 29 1 God's Not Dead
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title Year Album
"We Need a Little Christmas"[20] 2011 —

Music videos

Title Year Director
"Dance With Me" 2011 —
"Rocketship" 2012
"Dancing In The Rain"
"Flat World"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Film Result
2014 K-Love Fan Award Film / Television Impact Actor God's Not Dead[21] Won

Concert tours

Headlining
  • Shane Harper Tour (2012–13)
Opening act

References

  1. ^ a b "Shane Steven Harper, Born 02/14/1993 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. 1993-02-14. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
  2. ^ "Dancing until he's a star-PAGE 2". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Shane Harper on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Meet Shane Harper on Dance on Sunset".
  5. ^ "Irvine boy steps up from 'High School Musical 2' to 'Dance on Sunset'". The Orange County Register. May 21, 2008. Retrieved July 3, 2010.
  6. ^ "FOTP Exclusive Interview with Shane Harper". Flop of the Pops Music Blog. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  7. ^ "WORLD - Curtain calling - Angela Lu - June 15, 2013". WORLD. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Billboard Chart History: Shane Harper". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  9. ^ a b "Shane Sharper iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  10. ^ "'Glee' producer launches record label". Canoe. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  11. ^ "Dancin' in the Rain - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  12. ^ "Hot Christian Songs: Shane Harper". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  13. ^ "Christian Airplay: Shane Harper". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  14. ^ "April 26, 2014 - Christian Hot AC/CHR". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  15. ^ "Dance With Me - Single - Shane Harper". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  16. ^ "One Step Closer - Single - Shane Harper". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  17. ^ "Rocketship - Single - Shane Harper". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  18. ^ "Shane Harper Premieres 'Dancin' In The Rain!'". Hollywire. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  19. ^ "Hold You Up". Spotify. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  20. ^ "We Need a Little Christmas - Single - Shane Harper". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  21. ^ "File Not Found - K-LOVE". Retrieved 12 March 2015.

External links

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