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Corbin Bleu Reivers (/bluː/; born February 21, 1989),[2] known professionally as Corbin Bleu, is an American actor, model, dancer, film producer and singer-songwriter. He performed in the High School Musical film series (2006–2008). Songs from the films also charted worldwide, with the song "I Don't Dance" peaking inside the Top 70 of the Billboard Hot 100. During this time, he also starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Jump In! (2007). His first lead role was in the film Catch That Kid (2004). He has since appeared in the Discovery Kids drama series Flight 29 Down (2005–2007), as well as the film To Write Love on Her Arms (2015). He competed in the 17th season of Dancing with the Stars, partnered with professional dancer Karina Smirnoff.[3]
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![]() Bleu at the Broadway theatre, Godspell in New York City, April 11, 2012 | |
Born | Corbin Bleu Reivers (1989-02-21) February 21, 1989 (age 35) Brooklyn, New York City |
Alma mater | Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts |
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Years active | 1996–present |
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Parent(s) | David Reivers (father) Martha Callari (mother) |
Relatives | Joseph Callari (great-uncle) |
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Years active | 2006–present |
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He has also pursued a music career, and released his debut album Another Side on May 1, 2007, which included the single "Push It to the Limit." The album debuted at number thirty-six on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling 18,000 copies in its first week.[4] Bleu released his second album, Speed of Light, on March 10, 2009. He returned to television, starring in the short-lived Ashton Kutcher-produced CW series, The Beautiful Life: TBL (2009), and the movie Free Style (2009). He has appeared in the films The Little Engine That Could (2011), Scary or Die (2012), Nurse 3D (2013), Sugar (2013), The Monkey's Paw (2013), and Walk. Ride. Rodeo. (2019).
In 2010, Bleu played Usnavi in the Broadway company of In the Heights.[5] In 2012, he returned to Broadway in the revival of Godspell.[6] In 2013, he was cast as Jeffrey King in the short-lived online revival of the daytime soap One Life to Live. In 2016, Bleu played Ted Hanover in the Broadway company of Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical.[7][8] He subsequently signed a recording contract with Ghostlight Records,[upper-alpha 1] to distribute his Holiday Inn soundtrack music, released in 2017.[9] In 2019, he returned to played Bill Calhoun/Lucentio in the Broadway company of Kiss Me, Kate.[10] He returned to subsequently signed a recording contract with Ghostlight Records, to distribute his Kiss Me, Kate soundtrack music, released in June 7, 2019.[11]