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Corbin BleuBackground informationBirth name Born Genre(s)Occupation(s) Years active Label(s)Associated
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Corbin Bleu at the 2007 Disney Channel Games in Orlando, Florida at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex

Corbin Bleu Reivers

February 21, 1989 (1989-02-21) (age 18) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

Pop, teen pop, dance-pop, R&B

Actor, singer, model, dancer

1996–present

Walt Disney, Hollywood

High School Musical

www.corbinbleu.com

Corbin Bleu Reivers (born on February 21, 1989) is an American actor, model, dancer, and singer. He is 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.

Contents [hide] 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 4 Discography 4.1 Albums 4.2 Soundtracks 4.3 Singles 4.4 Other songs 5 References 6 External links

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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 become 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.

Personal life

Corbin is of Jamaican and Italian ancestry [1]
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.[2]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes

1996	ER	Little Boy	1 episode ( Ask Me No Questions, I'll Tell You No Lies)
1998	Soldier	Johnny	1998/I
	Malcolm & Eddie	Matthew	1 episode (Menace II Theology)
	Boardheads	Kid	-
1999	Family Tree	Ricky	-
	Mystery Men	Butch	-
	Galaxy Quest	Young Tommy	-
2004	Catch That Kid	Austin	Main Role
2005–2007	Flight 29 Down	Nathan McHugh	television series
2006	High School Musical	Chad Danforth	made for television (Disney Channel)
	Hannah Montana	Johnny Collins	1 episode (Lilly, Do You Want to Know a Secret?)
	Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide	Spencer	2 episodes / 2006-2007
2007	Jump In!	Isidore "Izzy" Daniels	made for television (Disney Channel)
	High School Musical 2	Chad Danforth	made for television (Disney Channel)
	Flight 29 Down: The Hotel Tango	Nathan McHugh	-
	Mother Goose Parade	Grand Marshall	made for television
2008	High School Musical 3	Chad Danforth	Pre production/Walt Disney Pictures
	Free Style (post-production)	Cale Bryant	main role

Discography

Albums

Album Information Singles

Another Side Released: May 1, 2007 (US) Label: Hollywood Records Chart Positions: #36 US Billboard 200 U.S. sales: 105,000 RIAA certification:	2006: "Push It to the Limit" 2007: "Deal With It" 2007: "She Could Be"

Soundtracks

Album Information Singles featuring Bleu

Jump In! Released: January 9, 2007 (US) Label: Walt Disney Records Chart Position: #3 (U.S.) U.S. sales: 442,407 RIAA certification: Gold	2006: "Push It to the Limit" (November 24) Performed solo by Corbin Bleu
High School Musical Soundtrack Released: January 10, 2006 (U.S.) Label: Walt Disney Records Peak U.S. Billboard: #1 (U.S. - 2 weeks) U.S. sales: 4,500,000+ (as of September 2007) RIAA certification: 4x Platinum	2006: "Get'cha Head in the Game" 2006: "Stick to the Status Quo" 2006: "We're All in This Together"
'High School Musical 2 Soundtrack Released: August 14, 2007 (U.S.) Label: Walt Disney Records Peak U.S. Billboard: #1 (U.S. - 4 weeks) U.S. Sales: 3,000,000 (as of December 2007) RIAA certification: 3x Platinum	2007: "What Time Is It? (Summertime!)" 2007: "I Don't Dance" 2007: "Everyday" 2007: "All for One" 2007: "Work This Out"

Singles

Year Title Chart positions AlbumHot 100Pop 100

2006	"Get'cha Head in the Game"	23	23	High School Musical Soundtrack
	"Stick to the Status Quo"	43	37
	"We're All in This Together"	34	32
	"Push It to the Limit"	14	17	Jump In!/Another Side
2007	"Deal with It"	112	81	Another Side
	"She Could Be"	-	-
	"What Time Is It?"	6	6	High School Musical 2
	"I Don't Dance"	70	50
2008	"Run it Back Again"	115	-	Minutemen (soundtrack)

Other songs

• 2007: "Two Worlds" - from Disneymania 5

"This Chirstmastime" - from A Disney Channel Holiday

• 2006: "Circles" - Flight 29 Down
• 2006: "Homework" - Another Side

"Marchin" - Another Side "Never Met a Girl Like You" - Another Side

References

External links

• Official Website
• Corbin Bleu at the Internet Movie Database
• Official MySpace