Corbin Bleu Biography
Summary
"Corbin Bleu Reivers" (born 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", "High School Musical 2" and "Jump In!" which he stars along with his father David Reivers, and the series "Flight 29 Down".
Career
Corbin Bleu began his career by modeling for clients such as Target, Toys R Us and Tommy Hilfiger. 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 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 Emmy award-winning Disney Channel Original Movie. Bleu also guest starred in the premiere episode of Disney's Hannah Montana. Bleu's next film, "Jump In!" co-starring actress and R&B vocalist Keke Palmer, premiered on January 12, 2007, and has since became one of the highest rated Disney Channel Original Movies of all time. His debut album, "Another Side", was released May 1, 2007.
Bleu graduated from Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. He was accepted to Stanford University but declined the place due to scheduling conflicts. 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 performed at the NextFest tour 2007 along with Aly & AJ, Drake Bell, and Bianca Ryan. His debut album, Another Side, was the least successful out of all the albums released by High School Musical cast members.
Personal life
Corbin is of Jamaican and Italian ancestry
As seen on "Disney 365" (which airs on Disney Channel), Bleu is now the first Disney Channel star to have his own Disney XD account.
Discography
Other songs
2007: 'Two Worlds' - from "Disneymania 5"
2006: 'Circles' - "Flight 29 Down"
2006: 'Homework' - "Another Side"
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Credit
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