Cassie Scerbo
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Born | Cassandra Lynn Scerbo March 30, 1990 Long Island, New York, United States |
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, dancer |
Years active | 2005–present |
Website | www.CassieScerbo.com |
Cassandra Lynn "Cassie" Scerbo (born March 30, 1990) is an American actress, singer and dancer. She is best known for her roles as Brooke in Bring It On: In It to Win It (2007), as Lauren Tanner in Make It or Break It (2009–2012) and Nova in Sharknado (2013).
Life and career
Scerbo was born in Long Island, New York. She is of full Italian ancestry.[1] Scerbo was raised in Parkland, Florida and played Soccer for the Parkland Soccer Club. She lived in Florida from the time she was in Kindergarten till she received the role in Make it or Break it. She never formally graduated high school, but she did "attend" Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. In 2006, Scerbo successfully auditioned for the Music Girl Group Slumber Party Girls. Scerbo was chosen as one of the five members out of over 1,000 fellow applicants. In September 2006, the group hosted the Children's Music television series Dance Revolution which promoted nutrition and fitness to children. Slumber Party Girls original songs was dominantly featured through the series run. The groups debut album Dance Revolution was released but failed to chart. The series was not renewed for a second season. In the midst of 2007 as the group began working on their sophomore record the group was confirmed to have split. That same year Scerbo signed a solo-recording contract with Geffen Records.[2] Her three original songs Betcha Don't Know, Sugar and Spice and Top Of The World were all released to iTunes in 2008.[3]
In 2007, Universal Pictures green-lit a planned fourth installment of the Bring It On trilogy with Cassie confirmed to star.[4] Cassie portrayed the role of Brooke the team captain of the East Coast Jets Cheerleading squad who have won three-years in a row at Camp Spirit-Thunder. It was released Straight-to-DVD in December 2007 to generally negative reviews from critics.[5] That same year Scerbo appeared in the Disney Channel television pilot Arwin!.[6] The pilot was filmed in late 2006 but was not picked up by Disney Channel.[7]
In September 2008, Scerbo appeared alongside Missi Pyle and Emily Osment in the Straight-to-DVD Comedy film Soccer Mom.[8] In June 2009, Scerbo appeared in the ABC Family Teen Drama television series Make It or Break It which premiered to 2.5 million viewers and mixed reviews from critics.[9] Scerbo portrays the role of a skilled gymnast named Lauren Tanner who aspires to make it to the Olympic Games.[10] Due to the series success ABC Family ordered an additional 10-episodes bringing the first season episode count to 20-episodes.[11] In January 2012 ABC Family renewed the series for a third and final season.[12] The series finale "United Stakes" aired in May 2012.[13] Scerbo has appeared in 47-episodes of the series.[14] In April 2010, Scerbo appeared with her Make It or Break It cast mate Chelsea Hobbs in an episode of CSI: Miami.[15]
In June 2011, Scerbo was confirmed to star as the antagonist in the ABC Family Original Film Teen Spirit.[16] Scerbo portrays the role of the Queen Bee of high school who is electrified to death and is not allowed to enter Heaven unless she helps the schools most unpopular girl become Prom Queen.[17] Filming took place in Wilmington, North Carolina.[18] The film premiered in August 2011 on ABC Family.[19] It was announced that Cassie is the godmother to Tiffany Thornton's son. In 2013, Scerbo appeared in the Syfy original movie Sharknado and Sharknado 3 as bartender Nova.[20]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Hitters Anonymous | Young Leah | |
2006 | House Broken | Cassie | TV Movie |
2007 | Natural Born Komics | Montana | |
Bring It On: In It to Win It | Brooke | ABC Family Original Movie | |
2008 | Soccer Mom | Tiffany | |
Mother Goose Parade | TV Movie | ||
2011 | A Holiday Heist | Kate | |
Not Another Not Another Movie | Ursula | ||
Bench Seat | Girl | Short Film | |
Teen Spirit | Amber Pollock | ABC Family Original Movie | |
2012 | Music High | Candi Piper | |
2013 | Isolated | Ambassador for Peace | |
Not Today | Audry | ||
Sharknado | Nova | Syfy Original Movie | |
Bering Sea Beast | Donna | Syfy Original Movie | |
2014 | Take a Chance | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006–2007 | Dance Revolution | Slumber Party Girl | Main Cast; 26 episodes |
2007 | Arwin! | Cassie | Main Cast (not picked up) |
2009–2012 | Make It or Break It | Lauren Tanner | Main Cast; 47 episodes (absent in the episode "The Great Wall") |
2010 | CSI: Miami | Hilary Swanson | Episode: "Spring Breakdown" |
Sym-Bionic Titan | Kimmy / Tiffany (voice) | Episode: "Showdown at Sherman High" | |
2012 | Hot in Cleveland | Lindsay | Episode: "Method Man" |
2012–2014 | Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | Heidi Wienerman (voice) | Secondary character; 15 episodes |
2014 | Baby Daddy | Heather | Episodes: "Romancing the Phone", "The Bet" |
Albums
- 2006: Dance Revolution (album)
References
- ^ Scerbo, Cassie (June 24, 2012). "Twitter / Cassie Scerbo : @MissLucyxxx I'm full Italian heritage". Twitter. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
- ^ "Cassie Scerbo | New Music And Songs". MTV. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Cassie Scerbo". iTunes. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ "Universal announces 2007 slate for HD DVD". Forums.highdefdigest.com. 2007-01-26. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ "Bring It On: In It to Win It". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ Daglas, Andy (2006-04-28). "Disney Channel picks up Zack and Cody spin-off - News". TV.com. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ "Disney Channel Series Arwin was Not Picked up by the Disney Channel". Crushable. 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ SnoopyStyle (30 September 2008). "Soccer Mom (2008)". IMDb. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "WebCite query result". Webcitation.org. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
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: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "Meet The Make It or Break It Cast - Make It or Break It- ABCFamily.com". Abcfamily.go.com. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ "WebCite query result". Webcitation.org. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
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: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ Love, We (2012-03-26). "Preview: The Secret Life Of The American Teenager & Make It Or Break It Return Tonight". We Love Soaps. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "'Make It Or Break It' Ending Run On ABC Family After This Season". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ "Cassie Scerbo". IMDb. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "'Spring Breakdown', 'Redemptio' & 'Field Mice' Official Details « CSI Files". Csifiles.com. 2010-04-11. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ Cambio, Team (2011-06-28). "Cassie Scerbo & Lindsey Shaw: "Teen Spirit" Premieres August 7 on Cambio". Cambio.com. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ jamirpower (7 August 2011). "Teen Spirit (TV Movie 2011)". IMDb. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "New ABC Family movie begins production in Wilmington | WWAY NewsChannel 3 | Wilmington, NC News". WWAY. 2011-02-16. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ Interviews (2011-08-11). "Cassie Scerbo Stars in "Teen Spirit"". Scifivision.com. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- ^ "Sharknado 3 Once Again Sweeps Up Cassie Scerbo". Dread Central. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
External links
- 1990 births
- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from Florida
- Actresses from Los Angeles, California
- Actresses from New York
- American child actresses
- American child singers
- American female dancers
- American film actresses
- American people of Italian descent
- American television actresses
- Living people
- Musicians from Los Angeles, California
- Musicians from New York
- People from Long Island
- Slumber Party Girls members