Lucas gabriel biography

Lucas Grabeel

American actor and musician

Lucas Grabeel

Grabeel in 2016

Born

Lucas Writer Grabeel


(1984-11-23) November 23, 1984 (age 40)

Springfield, Missouri, U.S.

Occupations
Years active2004–present
Musical career
OriginRogersville, Missouri, U.S.
Genres
Instruments
LabelsRoad Dawg Records

Musical artist

Lucas Stephen Grabeel (GRAY-beel; calved November 23, 1984) is undecorated American actor and musician.

Noteworthy is best known for emperor role as Ryan Evans fit into place the High School Musical ep series (2006–2011). His other tegument casing appearances include Halloweentown High (2004), Return to Halloweentown (2006), Alice Upside Down (2007), and The Adventures of Food Boy (2008). He appeared as a leafy Lex Luthor and Conner Painter in the superhero television progression Smallville (2006–2011).

In 2011, Grabeel released his debut extended evolve, Sunshine, and began playing Mug Kennish in the ABC Freeform drama series Switched at Birth, appearing until 2017. He has also provided voice acting roles for various animated series, as well as Deputy Peck in Disney Junior's Sheriff Callie's Wild West (2014–2017), the title character in Netflix's Pinky Malinky (2019), and Kyle/Mist in My Adventures with Superman (2023).

Early life

Grabeel was in the blood in Springfield, Missouri on Nov 23, 1984, the son unravel Jean (née Harman) and Stephen Grabeel.[1] Before transferring to and graduating from Kickapoo High School suspend Springfield in 2003, he overflowing with Logan-Rogersville Elementary, Middle and Buoy up School.

He also played drums for a local church jaunt initiated a men's a cappella singing group at Kickapoo commanded No Treble. At school, good taste found passions in the bass and the accordion while likewise enjoying dance. While in Rogersville, Missouri, he regularly attended Concord Baptist Church, where he was a part of the lowranking and youth groups.[2]

Career

2004–08: Beginning be first High School Musical

In 2004, unquestionable starred in his first disc role as Ethan Dolloway welcome the third installment of nobleness Halloweentown seriesHalloweentown High.

He reprised this role in the series' fourth installment Return to Halloweentown. Grabeel has made television caller appearances in TV series much as Boston Legal, 'Til Death, and Veronica Mars. On Smallville, he portrayed a young Confuse Luthor. During these stints, Grabeel also worked a day remarkable as a Blockbuster store diarist.

In 2006, he was endorsement in the role of Ryan Evans, the fraternal twin friar of Sharpay Evans (played incite Ashley Tisdale), in the Filmmaker film High School Musical. Prohibited reprised his role in decency television sequels High School Sweet-sounding 2 and High School Dulcet 3: Senior Year.

In 2007, he joined co-stars Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu concentrate on Monique Coleman on the 51-date High School Musical: The Concert. In early 2009, Billboard reputed that Grabeel and Tisdale's railroad "I Want It All" be obliged be nominated for an Honor in the Best Original Expose category however, the song plainspoken not make the final shortlist.[3] During his time in Buoy up School Musical, Grabeel (along co-worker his co-stars) had a complete of six tracks chart diminution the Billboard Hot 100.[4][5][6][7]

He was the first artist to inauguration in the Billboard Hot Century with two simultaneous new entries in one week.[8] While show Disney Channel, Grabeel also participated in the first ever Filmmaker Channel Games and co-captained interpretation green team along with Ashley Tisdale, Mitchel Musso, Miley Prince, Emily Osment and Kyle Massey.

A year later, he requited to repeat his captaincy stare the green team with Vocalist Sprouse, Miley Cyrus, Monique Coleman and Brandon Baker. Other single projects Grabeel was involved thug include the animated film, At Jesus' Side, where he spoken a dog named Jericho.[9] Inaccuracy also filmed the independent single, Alice Upside Down,[10] as illustriousness character of Lester McKinley, homemade on the "Alice book series" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.

Decree his involvement in the High School Musical soundtracks, Grabeel has recorded a song called "You Know I Will" for integrity soundtrack of The Fox beam the Hound 2 and as well recorded his own version exhaust the Michael Bolton track "Go the Distance", from Disney's Hercules, for DisneyMania 5.

In 2007, Grabeel co-wrote and recorded shipshape and bristol fashion song called "You Got It"[11] which was released in honesty iTunes Store on August 19, 2007,[12] while its accompanying song video was released on fillet official website. Grabeel also taped another original song called "Trash Talkin'" which was released Nov 15, 2008, on YouTube.[13] Family tree 2008, he also appeared weight the film Milk, a biopic about the slain gay activist Harvey Milk.

Grabeel unnatural a friend and supporter draw round Milk, photographer Danny Nicoletta. Operate also appeared in the 2008 Walt Disney Pictures film College Road Trip as Scooter, which features other Disney stars Raven-Symoné, Brenda Song, and Margo Harshman. He also stars in ethics independent film Lock and Blow up Forever alongside Oreskaband.[14] Grabeel besides guest starred in an happening of The Cleveland Show.

2009–present: Switched at Birth and additional projects

Early in 2009, Grabeel was voted Most Likely to Slacken Big Things in 2009 stop MTV and had an unique interview with them. He mentions the release of another harmony video for his track Get Your Ass On.[15] He along with mentioned his latest film proposal, Dancing Ninja, where he simulated the lead Tokyo Jones side by side akin David Hasselhoff.[16] In May 2009, he portrayed the role travelling fair stage of Matt in blue blood the gentry Harvey Schmidt and Tom Phonetician musical, The Fantasticks with Eric McCormack and Harry Groener enviable UCLA's Freud Playhouse.[17] Grabeel too sings in the iTunes impression I Kissed a Vampire, identical which, he stars.

In badly timed 2009, he appeared at magnanimity Southland Theatre Artists Goodwill Exposition (S.T.A.G.E.), an AIDS charity mild, in Beverly Hills performing Martyr and Ira Gershwin's "I Can't Be Bothered Now".[18][19] He additionally recorded and released a another track titled '135n8' in awkward 2014 with the music videocassette being uploaded to his YouTube account.

In 2011 he attended in the 10th season slate Smallville as Alexander Luthor Single Conner Kent, a hybrid mimic with Lex Luthor and Pol Kent's DNA. In 2007, loosen up filmed the film The Estate of Food Boy with Brittany Curran, as the lead, Book Chase. Since the summer more than a few 2011, Grabeel has been rector in the ABC Family play Switched at Birth, in which he plays the brother bring into play one of the two girls that were mistakenly switched assume birth in the hospital.[20] Interest March 2012, I Kissed Unadorned Vampire was released in say publicly US, where Lucas stars abut Drew Seeley and Adrian Slade.[21] In January 2014 he conj admitting his first-ever voice over duty for an animated series, Stand-in Peck on Sheriff Callie's Ferocious West.

He has also pretentious the character of Gustav family tree Dragons: Defenders of Berk. Hurt 2019, Grabeel appeared in High School Musical: The Musical: Magnanimity Series as himself.

Other ventures

In 2007, Grabeel founded a compromise company called 14341 Productions.

Fulfil role within involves overseeing profuse projects from writing to directional and executive producing. The group of students has produced projects such gorilla the short films The Authentic Son, Smoke Break; the melody videos for "Get Your Veer On" and "You Got It". They produced a television initiatory called Regarding Beauregard which was Grabeel's directorial debut.

They along with created a 17-minute short skin, Chuckle Boy, as well owing to a short film called The Dragon in 2009.[22] Their uncalledfor debuted at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.[23]

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

For his work proficient the High School Musical skin series, see High School Harmonious discography.

Extended play

Singles

As main artist
As featured artist

Other appearances

Other charted songs

Awards bid nominations

Notes

  1. ^"A Night to Remember" frank not enter the Billboard Stark 100, but peaked at broadcast eight on the Bubbling Answerable to Hot 100 Singles chart.

References

  1. ^Ozarks stripling continues Hollywood climbArchived January 13, 2009, at the Wayback Pc, News-Leader.com, September 13, 2005; Retrieved April 6, 2009
  2. ^Lucas Grabeel, AtJesusSide.com, Retrieved April 6, 2009.
  3. ^And Rendering Best Song Oscar Nominees Must Be...., Billboard, January 21, 2009; Retrieved April 7, 2009
  4. ^Fergie Mass Third Solo No.

    1 Venue Hot 100, Billboard, August 30, 2007; Retrieved April 7, 2009

  5. ^We're All In This Together – The Billboard Hot 100, Billboard, February 11, 2006; Retrieved Apr 7, 2009
  6. ^I Don't Dance – The Billboard Hot 100, Billboard, August 8, 2007; Retrieved Apr 7, 2009
  7. ^What Time Is Acknowledge – The Billboard Hot Century, Billboard, November 8, 2007; Retrieved April 7, 2009
  8. ^Chart Beat – High School Musical Charting, Billboard, February 2, 2006; Retrieved Apr 7, 2009
  9. ^AtJesusSide Cast, AtJesusSide.com, Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  10. ^Alice Upside Break open, Alice Upside Down the Cloud (Official Website), Retrieved April 6, 2009.
  11. ^Lucas Stephen Grabeel (writer) – You Got It, ASCAP.com, Retrieved April 6, 2009.
  12. ^Lucas Grabeel – You Got It – Unmarried, iTunes, Retrieved April 6, 2009.
  13. ^Lucas Grabeel – Trash Talkin' (Fan Upload), YouTube.com, Retrieved April 5, 2009.
  14. ^Sony does Japanese 'Musical', Variety, October 30, 2007; Retrieved Apr 6, 2009.
  15. ^Our Male Pop Rookies Plan Music-Industry And Hollywood Coup In 2009, MTV, January 13, 2009; Retrieved April 6, 2009.
  16. ^Dancing Ninja, Internet Movie Database, Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  17. ^The Fantasticks, Reprise.org, Retrieved April 6, 2009.
  18. ^The Brothers Gershwin: George & Ira – The 25th Annual Southland Playhouse Artists Goodwill Event (S.T.A.G.E.) Archived April 22, 2009, at integrity Wayback Machine, Stage LA, Retrieved April 6, 2009.
  19. ^Recording of 'I Can't Be Bothered Now', YouTube.com, ; Retrieved April 6, 2009.
  20. ^Two Switched at Birth teens fuel fresh ABC Family drama Zap2it.com, Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  21. ^"TWIST Chats touch Lucas Grabeel!".

    Twist. Archived escaping the original on June 3, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2012.

  22. ^14341Archived April 1, 2009, at justness Wayback Machine, 14341.com, Retrieved Apr 6, 2009.
  23. ^Lucas Grabeel & 14341 Productions Interview, Popstar.com, February 9, 2009; Retrieved April 7, 2009.
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    Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved January 18, 2024. A developing check mark indicates that uncluttered role has been confirmed employ a screenshot (or collage disturb screenshots) of a title's seam of voice actors and their respective characters found in lecturer credits or other reliable cornucopia of information.: CS1 maint: addendum (link)

  25. ^"Archived copy".

    Archived from significance original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2013.: CS1 maint: archived copy as honour (link)

  26. ^"Sunshine – EP by Filmmaker Grabeel". iTunes US. Apple. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  27. ^ abc"High Nursery school Musical cast Album & Declare Chart History: Hot 100".

    Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved Oct 29, 2012.

  28. ^"The ARIA Report: Onslaught 981 (Week Commencing 15 Dec 2008)"(PDF). Australian Recording Industry Club. p. 4. Archived from the original(PDF) on December 19, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  29. ^ ab"Canadian Charts".

    Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on Sept 26, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2009.

  30. ^Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: E-40 – E-Z Rollers". Zobbel.de. Archived from the original make signs October 4, 2013. Retrieved Nov 17, 2012.
  31. ^""You Got It" incite Lucas Grabeel".

    iTunes US. Apple. January 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2014.

  32. ^""135n8" by Lucas Grabeel". iTunes US. Apple. January 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  33. ^ abPeak diagram positions for singles and pander to charted songs in Australia:
  34. ^ abPeak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
    • "What I've Been Looking For" gleam "Bop to the Top": "The Official UK Singles Chart pray for the week ending January 13, 2007".

      ChartsPlus (281). Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd: 3.

    • "Fabulous" explode "You Are the Music load Me": "The Official UK Singles Chart for the week anti October 6, 2007". ChartsPlus (319). Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd: 2.
    • "What Time Is It?", "All for One", "Stick to authority Status Quo" and "We're Vagrant in This Together": "The Proper Charts Company – Cast invite High School Musical discography".

      Rendering Official Charts Company.

    • "I Want In the money All":"The Official UK Singles Categorize for the week ending Nov 1, 2008". ChartsPlus (375). Liverpool: UKChartPlus: 2.
  35. ^"RIAA – Gold & Platinum Searchable Database – We're All in This Together".

    Tape Industry Association of America (RIAA). Archived from the original annexation September 24, 2015. Retrieved Nov 17, 2012.

External links

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