Brad Kavanagh
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Background information | |
Birth name | Brad Lewis Kavanagh |
Born | Whitehaven, Cumbria, England | 21 August 1992
Origin | British |
Occupation(s) | Actor, singer-songwriter, TV presenter, sound engineer, record producer |
Instrument(s) | Singer, guitar, drums, piano |
Years active | 2003–present |
Brad Lewis Kavanagh (born 21 August 1992) is an English actor and singer-songwriter, originally from Whitehaven, Cumbria.[citation needed]
Acting career
Kavanagh made his acting debut in the West End in Billy Elliot the Musical as Billy's best friend, Michael, at the age of 11.[citation needed] He is best known for playing Fabian Rutter in the Nickelodeon TV series, House of Anubis[citation needed] and for playing Dylan on the Disney Channel UK TV series As the Bell Rings.[citation needed]
Television career
In 2008, Kavanagh presented the talent competition, My School Musical, on Disney Channel UK, alongside the previous year's winner Samantha Dorrance.[1]
He was also in The Disney Channel Games 2008 on the green team, The Cyclones.[citation needed]
In 2009, he was on the Disney Channel UK presenting Undercover Coach, and featuring in My Camp Rock.[citation needed] He presented the Jonas Brothers 3D Movie Premiere in the UK, which covered the UK premiere of the Jonas Brothers 3D Concert Experience on the morning of the release of the film.[citation needed] He was a judge on Hannah-Oke, an X Factor type game show where contestants and their families sing Hannah Montana songs.[citation needed] He was also appeared on Disney Channel US's "Pass The Plate".[citation needed] Music Career Brad is also a guitar player he once played a song in an House Of Anubis episode
Mid last year, Kavanagh filmed the new Nickelodeon TV show 'House of Anubis' as one of the main characters, Fabian Rutter. Since then he has continued working for Nickelodeon doing various projects[example needed] surrounding the success of the series. The Series aired to 2.9 million people in the US on its premiere date January 1, 2011. Season 2 premiered January 9, 2012 to around March 2012.[citation needed]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007-2008 | As the Bell Rings | Dylan | First appeared in second season 9 |
2008 | My School Musical | Himself | Co-Presenter along with Samantha Dorrance |
2008 | Disney Channel Games | Himself | Member of the green team Cyclones |
2009 | Pass the Plate | Himself | 1 episode |
2009 | My Camp Rock | Himself | Host |
2009 | Jonas Brothers: Live in London | Himself | |
2009 | Undercover Coach | Himself | |
2009 | Hannah-Oke | Himself | Judge |
2009 | Jonas Brothers 3D Movie Premiere | Himself | |
2009 | Life Bites | Brad | 4 episodes |
2011 | Dani's House | Marco | 1 episode |
2011–present | House of Anubis | Fabian Rutter | Main character |
2012 | Nickelodeon UK Kids Choice Award | Co-hosted the pre-show along with Ana Mulvoy Ten |
Music
Kavanagh has recorded fourteen songs, the earliest being: "As the Bell Rings" and "Right Time." Both were shown on a Disney channel at regular intervals throughout the day.[2] He has been billed as the UK's answer to Zac Efron.[3]
In 2008, he did a cover of the song "Here I Am" from the DCOM, Camp Rock, and starred in his own music video version of it in which, whilst performing, he watched the actual movie on a cinema screen. Recently he opened a MySpace page where he has four original songs: Through, You I See, Over, and Streetlights. He also has a YouTube Video cover of the song Waiting on the World to Change (John Mayer) in which he performs the song live. This song can also be viewed on his MySpace.[citation needed]
in March 2012, Kavanagh joined SoundCloud, a place where you can upload your songs, he has uploaded 7 songs. & has uploaded a cover of Lego House on his YouTube Channel.
Discography
Year | Title | Notes |
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2007-2008 | "As the Bell Rings" | Written for the Disney programme As the Bell Rings |
2008 | "Right Time" | |
2008 | "Here I Am" | Cover of a song from the 2008 Disney movie Camp Rock |
2011 | "We Shall Overcome" | Featuring Tasie Dhanraj |
2012 | "You I See" | |
"Lego House" | Cover of Ed Sheeran original | |
"Haven't Met You Yet" | Cover of Michael Buble original | |
"Be Mine Tonight (Groove Me) | ||
"Vultures | Cover of John Mayer original | |
"Waiting On The World To Change" | Cover of John Mayer original | |
"Rose Garden" | Cover of Nick Jonas and The Administraton | |
"Heartbrake Warfare" | Cover of John Mayer original |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2012 | Nickelodeon UK Kids Choice Award | Favorite UK Actor | Brad Kavanagh | Nominated |
References
- ^ Meet stars of Britain's High School Musical and win chance to be in Disney vid Mirror, 8 February 2008
- ^ Schoolgirl Charlotte Bradley lands role in Brad Kavanagh's video Mirror, 12 March 2008
- ^ Brad Kavanagh – the British Zac Efron? Digital Spy, 7 March 2008
External links
- Brad Kavanagh at IMDb
- Brad Kavanagh – the British Zac Efron? Digital Spy, 7 March 2008
- Exclusive Brad Kavanagh Interview Female First, 21 February 2008
- Brad Kavanagh from As the Bell Rings chats to I Like Music Ilikemusic.com
- Disney Channel UK star Brad Kavanagh talks about Camp Rock Sunday Mercury, 24 August 2008
- About Brad Kavanagh SkyRock