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Ross Shor Lynch (born December 29, 1995) is an American actor and singer. He was the lead vocalist of the
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band R5 and is one half of the band the Driver Era (with his brother Rocky Lynch). As an actor, he rose to recognition for his debut role as Austin Moon on
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's comedy television series ''
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'' (2011–2016) and for his role as Brady in the network's musical films '' Teen Beach Movie'' (2013) and its sequel '' Teen Beach 2'' (2015). In 2017, Lynch starred in the biopic '' My Friend Dahmer'' as a teenage
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. In 2018, he starred in ''Status Update'' as Kyle. Between 2018 and 2020, he starred as Harvey Kinkle in the
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series '' Chilling Adventures of Sabrina''.


Early life

Lynch was born and raised in the
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suburb of
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. He has four siblings, sister Rydel, and brothers Riker, Rocky, and Ryland. He was educated at home starting in the fourth grade when he learned to sing and play the guitar and piano. Lynch is a second cousin of entertainers
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and Julianne Hough, their maternal grandmothers being sisters. Lynch and his family moved to Los Angeles in 2007.


Acting career

Lynch has appeared on the television shows '' So You Think You Can Dance'' and '' Moises Rules!'', and in the 2010 short film ''Grapple''. He was in Kidz Bop, appearing in a 2009 Kidz Bop video. He was also in Cymphonique's music video for "Lil' Miss Swagger". In early 2011, Lynch was cast in the pilot for the
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sitcom ''
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'', playing the lead male role of Austin Moon, a teenage singer who becomes an overnight sensation after a music video featuring him performing is uploaded to the Internet. He later forms a partnership with Ally, played by
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. The pilot was later picked up for a full season's production; the show debuted in December 2011, and was renewed for a second season in March 2012. After four seasons, the series ended on January 10, 2016. Lynch guest starred with the ''Austin & Ally'' cast in a crossover episode with '' Jessie'', and also he guest starred with his co-star Laura Marano on '' Girl Meets World'', where he reprised his role as Austin Moon. In early 2012, Lynch began working on the
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'' Teen Beach Movie'', playing the male lead role, Brady. The film was directed by Jeffrey Hornaday and premiered July 19, 2013, earning around 8.4 million viewers. Lynch also starred in the sequel, '' Teen Beach 2'', which premiered on the Disney Channel on June 26, 2015, earning 7.5million total viewers. Lynch made a cameo appearance in the 2014 film '' Muppets Most Wanted''. In 2016, he voiced the role of Piers in the English dub of the animated French adventure film '' Snowtime!'' The film centers around a group of children who plan and stage a giant snowball fight during the Christmas holiday. In May 2016, it was announced that Lynch would be starring in his feature film debut, '' Status Update'', a comedy that began filming in
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in June and wrapped in July 2016. Lynch stars as a teenager who stumbles upon a magical app that causes his social media status updates to come true. In July, he was cast as a teenage
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in '' My Friend Dahmer'', a film based on the 2012 graphic novel of the same name by
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. Lynch starred as Mark Anthony in the
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's production of ''
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'', which ran for three performances over the weekend of July 29, 2016. The musical, about dancers auditioning for a Broadway musical, was directed and choreographed by
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, who starred in the original Broadway production. In 2018, Lynch was cast in the role of Harvey Kinkle, Sabrina Spellman's boyfriend, on the
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series '' Chilling Adventures of Sabrina''.


Music career

Lynch plays piano, drums, and bass; he specializes in guitar. He has danced for the Rage Boyz Crew, a group founded by a dance company in
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. His debut single, " A Billion Hits", was released on April 2, 2012. On July 13, 2012, Lynch released his second soundtrack single, " Heard It on the Radio", which reached number 196 on UK Singles Chart. Lynch has recorded a multitude of songs for ''Austin & Ally''. He sang all 14 songs for the TV show's soundtrack, which was released on September 12, 2012. These songs include "Can't Do It Without You" (the theme song for the series), "A Billion Hits", "Heard It on the Radio", and two songs with his band R5. The album peaked at #27 on the ''Billboard'' 200, one on the ''Billboard's'' Top Soundtracks and one on the ''Billboard's'' Kid Albums. Lynch also sang most of the songs from '' Austin & Ally: Turn It Up'', the show's second soundtrack. He recorded songs for '' Teen Beach Movie'', the soundtrack of which was the fourth best-selling soundtrack of 2013 in the United States with 407,000 copies sold. He also sang two songs on the '' Austin & Ally: Take It from the Top'' EP. In 2015, Lynch recorded songs for '' Teen Beach 2'', the soundtrack of which debuted at number 10 on the ''Billboard'' 200. In 2016, Lynch contributed vocals to Tritonal's song "I Feel the Love" from their album ''Painting with Dreams''.


With R5 / the Driver Era

In March 2010, R5 self-released an EP, '' Ready Set Rock'' and in April 2012, they signed with
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. Their second EP, '' Loud'', was released on February 19, 2013, which featured the lead single and title track " Loud". The band's first full-length album, '' Louder'', was released on September 24, 2013, and the album includes the four songs from '' Loud'' as well as seven new songs. The second single from the album, " Pass Me By", premiered on
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on August 16, 2013. The music video premiered on August 29 on Disney Channel and is available for public viewing on the band's
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channel. The third single, " (I Can't) Forget About You", was released on December 25, 2013, and reached number 47 on the ''Billboard'' Digital Pop Songs chart, and the fourth single " One Last Dance" was released on May 29, 2014. The third extended play, '' Heart Made Up on You'', was released on July 22, 2014, and the self-titled single was released on August 1, 2014. On November 16, 2014, the band released the first single from their second album, "
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". " Let's Not Be Alone Tonight", the second single, was released on February 13, 2015. 2/sup> " All Night" was released as the third single on June 2, 2015, along with the album's iTunes pre-order. 3/sup> The band released their second full-length album on July 10, 2015, titled '' Sometime Last Night'', and debuted at number 6 on the ''Billboard'' 200, number 1 on the ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums, number 3 on the ''Billboard'' Top Digital Albums, and number 4 on the ''Billboard'' Top Album Sales. On May 12, 2017, R5 released their fifth EP '' New Addictions''. On February 1, 2018, R5 posted on their YouTube a video called "The Last Show". On March 1, R5's Instagram and Twitter handles were changed to " the Driver Era" and all of R5's previous posts were deleted. On March 2, it was reported that the Driver Era would be a band consisting only of Ross and Rocky.


Filmography


Film


Television


Stage

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'' at the
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(2016), as Mark Anthony


Discography


With R5


With the Driver Era


Soundtrack albums


Promotional singles


Other charted songs


Guest appearances


Music videos


Awards and nominations


Notes


References


External links

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