Corbin Bleu
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| File:Corbinbleu dcgames07.jpg Corbin at the 2007 Disney Channel Games in Orlando, Florida at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex | |
| Born | Corbin Bleu Reivers |
Corbin Bleu (born as Corbin Bleu Reivers on February 21, 1989) is an American actor, model, dancer, and singer best known for his roles in the film Catch That Kid, the Disney Channel original movies High School Musical and Jump In! which he stars in along with his dad David Reivers, and the series Flight 29 Down.
Career
Corbin Bleu began his career by modeling for clients such as Target and Toys R Us. In 1996, his family relocated to Los Angeles and he soon gained a returning role on the TV series High Incident and a guest star appearance on ER. Bleu also had small roles in films such as Soldier, Family Tree, Mystery Men and Galaxy Quest before he gained a lead role the 2004 film, Catch That Kid. After the success of Catch That Kid, Bleu signed to star in Flight 29 Down, a drama series about a group of teens stranded on an island. He also has a small role as Spencer on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide on Nickelodeon--his first appearance being in the episode ironically titled Guide to: The School Play.
In 2006, he had a supporting role as "Chad" (the best friend of the male lead) in the very successful High School Musical, the third top rated Disney Channel Original Movie of 2006. Corbin's next film, Jump In! co-starring actress and R&B vocalist Keke Palmer, premiered on January 12, 2007, and has since became the highest rated Disney Channel Original Movie of all time. His debut album, Another Side, was released May 1, 2007.
Bleu graduated from Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. Corbin Bleu toured with fellow HSM cast members from late November 2006 to late January 2007 in High School Musical: The Concert performing at about 40 different cities. To promote his debut album, Bleu will be performing at the NextFest tour 2007 along with Aly & AJ, Drake Bell, and Bianca Ryan.
As recently seen on Disney 365 on Disney Channel, Corbin is now the first Disney Channel star to have his own Disney XD account.[1]
Present Life
Corbin Bleu lives in Los Angeles with his mother, father and three sisters. . He is also the cousin of WWE superstar Carlito although they don't get along. His mother is of Italian descent and his father is Jamaican. On May 1 he released his first album Another Side. On May 15 He will begin a tour of Latin America with the cast of High School Musical. His favorite films are Chicago and the Rocky Horror Picture Show. His favorite actresses are Jennifer Garner and Angelina Jolie. Corbin's favorite book is The Great Gatsby. Corbin has acted in three original films for the Disney Channel: High School Musical, Jump In and High School Musical 2 which is coming out on August 17 2007. Corbin is a Christian and at one point, wished to become a medical instructor. Instead, he decided to pursue his career in entertainment further.
Albums
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Another Side
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Soundtracks
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Jump In!
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High School Musical Soundtrack
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'High School Musical 2 Soundtrack
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Singles
| Year | Single | Album | US | US Digital | iTunes |
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| 2007 | "Push It to the Limit" | Jump In! & Another Side | |||
| 2007 | "Deal With It" | Another Side |
Other songs
- 2007: "Two Worlds" - from Disneymania 5
- 2006: "Circles" - Flight 29 Down
References
External links
- 1989 births
- African-American actors
- African-American singers
- Afro-Italians
- American actor-singers
- American child actors
- American dance musicians
- American film actors
- American male models
- American male singers
- American pop singers
- American television actors
- Flight 29 Down
- Hollywood Records artists
- Italian-American actors
- Italian-American musicians
- Jamaican Americans
- Living people
- New York actors
- New York musicians
- People from Brooklyn