Shane Harper
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Born | La Jolla, California, United States | February 14, 1993
Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, songwriter, musician, dancer |
Years active | 2006–present |
Musical career | |
Genres | Pop |
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Website | shaneharper.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 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.
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 |
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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 |
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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
Title | Album details | Peak chart |
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US Heat. [8] | ||||||||||||||
Shane Harper[9] |
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17 |
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Demos[9] |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Extended plays
Title | Album details | Peak chart | ||||||||||||
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US Heat. [8] | ||||||||||||||
Dancin' in the Rain[11] |
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49 | ||||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||||||||||
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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 |
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"We Need a Little Christmas"[20] | 2011 | — |
Music videos
Title | Year | Director |
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"Dance With Me" | 2011 | — |
"Rocketship" | 2012 | |
"Dancing In The Rain" | ||
"Flat World" |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
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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
- Dancing Crazy Tour (2011)
- Summer Tour (2013)
References
- ^ a b "Shane Steven Harper, Born 02/14/1993 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. 1993-02-14. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
- ^ "Dancing until he's a star-PAGE 2". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "Shane Harper on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Meet Shane Harper on Dance on Sunset".
- ^ "Irvine boy steps up from 'High School Musical 2' to 'Dance on Sunset'". The Orange County Register. May 21, 2008. Retrieved July 3, 2010.
- ^ "FOTP Exclusive Interview with Shane Harper". Flop of the Pops Music Blog. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "WORLD - Curtain calling - Angela Lu - June 15, 2013". WORLD. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Billboard Chart History: Shane Harper". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ a b "Shane Sharper iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "'Glee' producer launches record label". Canoe. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "Dancin' in the Rain - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "Hot Christian Songs: Shane Harper". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "Christian Airplay: Shane Harper". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "April 26, 2014 - Christian Hot AC/CHR". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "Dance With Me - Single - Shane Harper". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "One Step Closer - Single - Shane Harper". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "Rocketship - Single - Shane Harper". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "Shane Harper Premieres 'Dancin' In The Rain!'". Hollywire. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "Hold You Up". Spotify. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "We Need a Little Christmas - Single - Shane Harper". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "File Not Found - K-LOVE". Retrieved 12 March 2015.
External links
- 1993 births
- 21st-century American male actors
- 21st-century American singers
- American Christians
- American male film actors
- American male singer-songwriters
- American male television actors
- Living people
- Male actors from Orange County, California
- Male actors from San Diego, California
- Musicians from San Diego, California
- People from La Jolla, San Diego
- Singers from California