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Corbin Bleu Reivers (; born February 21, 1989), known professionally as Corbin Bleu, is an American actor and singer. He made his acting debut in the 2004 adventure comedy film '' Catch That Kid''. He has since appeared in the
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drama series '' Flight 29 Down'' (2005–2007). He began acting professionally in the early 2000s and rose to prominence in the late 2000s for his leading role as
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in the ''High School Musical'' trilogy (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
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'' Jump In!'' (2007), as well as the film '' To Write Love on Her Arms'' (2015). He competed in the 17th season of ''
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''. Bleu has also pursued a music career and his debut album '' Another Side'' was released in 2007, which included the hit " Push It to the Limit". The album debuted and peaked at number thirty-six on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 album chart, selling 18,000 copies in its first week. His second album, ''
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'', was released in 2009. He returned to television, starring in the short-lived
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–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), ''
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'' (2012), '' Nurse 3D'' (2013), '' Sugar'' (2013), ''
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'' (2013), and '' Walk. Ride. Rodeo.'' (2019). In 2010, Bleu played Usnavi in the Broadway company of ''
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''. In 2012, he returned to Broadway in the revival of ''
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''. 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''. He subsequently signed a recording contract with Ghostlight Records, to distribute his ''Holiday Inn'' soundtrack music, released in 2017. In 2019, he returned to play Bill Calhoun/Lucentio in the Broadway company of ''
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''. He subsequently signed a recording contract with Ghostlight Records, to distribute his ''Kiss Me, Kate'' soundtrack music, released on June 7, 2019.


Early life and education

Bleu was born in
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, in the borough of
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, the son of Martha (née Callari) and David Reivers (born 1958), an actor. His mother is
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and his father is
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. He has three younger sisters: Jag, Phoenix, and Hunter. As a child, Bleu studied dance for several years, focusing on
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and
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. His great-uncle is actor Joseph Callari. Bleu appeared in television commercials starting at the age of two, for products such as:
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, Bounty,
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and
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. He began taking jazz and ballet classes, usually being the only boy in the class. By the age of four he was a model with the Ford Modeling Agency in New York. He appeared in print ads for stores such as:
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, Gap,
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and
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and appeared in fashion spreads in '' Child'', ''
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'', and ''American Baby'' magazines, as well as having his image on toys and game packaging. At age six, Corbin appeared in his first professional theater production off Broadway, at The Town Hall. This three-concert series, created, written, and hosted by Scott Siegel, took place over one weekend and included a tribute to David Merrick. Corbin Bleu played an abandoned homeless mute in the play ''Tiny Tim is Dead''. Bleu graduated from
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. He trained in dancing at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy and attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York as a theater major, following in his mother's footsteps. Bleu graduated from high school in 2007 and was admitted to Stanford University, but declined to matriculate.


Acting career


1996–2005: Early career

Bleu moved with his family from New York to
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in 1996. He worked steadily in episodic television and feature film roles, including a recurring role on the short-lived ABC police drama ''
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'' and a guest star appearance on '' ER''. He also appeared in some films, like ''Beach Movie'' (1998) and the sci-fi thriller ''
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'' (1998). His feature films from this period include the
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comedy ''
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'' (1999) and the comedy ''
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'' (1999), which starred
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and the drama ''Family Tree'' (1999), alongside Andrew Lawrence and
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. Bleu also had roles in '' Malcolm & Eddie'', as Matthew, and '' Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family'' (2000), as Nick Elderby and smaller roles like in the comedy series
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's show ''
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''. Additionally, Bleu was developing his dance skills and in 2001 began intensive training at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in the Los Angeles area. There he undertook a full gamut of dance instruction, including:
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,
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, tap, modern, hip-hop, African, break dance, salsa,
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and ballroom. Allen, the famous choreographer who starred in the TV series ''Fame'', told ''Dance Spirit'' magazine:"I think leureally has a career. Success is one thing, but a career is a much longer, broader journey". Bleu attended the
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, a magnet school like the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, which was portrayed in the movie and television series ''Fame'' and which Bleu's mother had attended. During his freshman year, he won his first sizable film role in the teen action caper '' Catch That Kid'' (2004), about a girl and her friends who decide to rob a bank after learning that money is needed to aid her dying father, alongside
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and Max Thieriot. Although it was a box office flop, having only grossed $10 million, it served as an important step for Bleu, who was still building his acting career at the time. During high school, he performed in such student productions as '' Footloose'' and '' Grease'', winning the honor of Theatre Student of the Year. In the summer of 2004 Bleu landed a starring role in the television series '' Flight 29 Down'', alongside Allen Alvarado, Hallee Hirsh,
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, Jeremy James Kissner,
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and Kristy Wu, which aired for three seasons on the
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network. The program, a juvenile version of the ABC series Lost, concerned a group of teenagers stranded on a tropical island after their plane crashes. Bleu played as
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, a Boy Scout whose leadership skills do not quite measure up to his self-confidence.


2006–2008: ''High School Musical'' and breakthrough

Bleu's next television project was the
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''
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'' (2006) in which he portrayed the basketball player
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, who tries to persuade his teammate
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(
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) to give up his interest in theater and focus on winning the basketball championship. ''High School Musical'' premiered on January 20, 2006; with an audience of 7.7 million television viewers, it was the Disney Channel's most successful TV movie up to that point. The film, which also starred
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, Lucas Grabeel,
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, and Monique Coleman in pivotal roles, became a major success and helped Bleu gain recognition among teenage audiences. The film's soundtrack was certified quadruple platinum by the
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(RIAA). He joined co-stars on the 51-date '' High School Musical: The Concert'' (2006–2007) tour to promote the film, work on the second film in the High School Musical series began, and Bleu was confirmed to be returning for the sequel. '' High School Musical 2'' (2007) was released on August 17, 2007. The premiere was seen by a total of over 17.2 million viewers in the U.S., which is almost 10 million more than its predecessor, making it the highest-rated Disney Channel Movie of all time. Disney Channel aired a weekly program called ''Road to High School Musical 2'', beginning on June 8, 2007, and leading up to the premiere of ''High School Musical 2'' in August. The show offered viewers a behind-the-scenes look into the production of the movie. The world premiere of the opening number "
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" was on
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May 25, 2007, and similarly the song " I Don't Dance" premiered on August 14, 2007. The film was generally well received by critics, gaining a score of 77/100 at
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and 82% on
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. The film broke opening weekend records and grossed over $250 million worldwide. The soundtrack for the film, featuring numerous contributions from Bleu, went on to sell over three million copies in the United States alone. The song " I Don't Dance" (2007), a duet with Lucas Grabeel, became his first top forty hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and was certified gold by the
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(RIAA). It was named as the official theme song for the
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. During this time, Bleu began song on soundtracks for the Disney Channel, and released a cover of " Two Worlds" (2007) to promote ''
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''. In 2007, Bleu starred in his next film, another Disney Channel original entitled '' Jump In!'' (2007), which aired on January 12, 2007. Directed by Paul Hoen, the television movie revolved around a young boy named Izzy Daniels who trains regularly in order to try to follow in his father's footsteps and win the Golden Glove, an amateur boxing tournament. While Bleu played the lead role of Daniels,
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portrayed the role of Mary, his friend who has a crush on Daniels. Again, Disney scored a crossover hit with the '' Jump In! soundtrack'' album, was released in January 2007, on which Bleu sings the track, " Push It to the Limit" (2006). Reaching the screens on the Disney Channel that January, ''Jump In!'' was a major hit amongst young viewers and quickly became the highest-rated premiere the network has ever since, breaking the previous record set by '' The Cheetah Girls 2'' in 2006. Similar to ''
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'', its soundtrack was also a commercial hit, having achieved gold status from the
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(RIAA) three months after its release. He appeared in a music video of a new Atlanta group Small Change's video, "Don't Be Shy" featuring Chani and
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. He guest starred as Johnny Collins in the premiere two episodes of Disney's ''
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'' (2006–2008). He also had a small role as Spencer on ''
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'', appearing in the episodes entitled '' Guide to: The School Play'' and '' Guide to: Revenge & School Records''. and ''Mother Goose Parade'' as Grand Marshal in 2006 and 2007. While with Disney Channel, Bleu also participated in the first ever
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and co-captained the blue team along with
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,
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, Cole Sprouse and Kiely Williams. A year before, he returned to repeat his captaincy of the blue team with Brenda Song,
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, Monique Coleman and Jason Earles. In August 2007, Bleu starred in '' Flight 29 Down: The Hotel Tango'', an teen drama film version of the television series of the same name. Also in 2007, he is voice in '' The Secret of the Magic Gourd'' (2007), He appeared on ''
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'' in 2008. Bleu went on to reprise his role of Chad Danforth in '' High School Musical 3: Senior Year'' (2008), the first film in the ''High School Musical'' franchise to receive a theatrical release. It opened at number one at the North American box office in October 2008, earning $42 million in its first weekend, which broke the record previously held by ''
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'' for the biggest opening by a musical. The film finished with $252 million worldwide, which exceeded Disney's expectations. The song "The Boys Are Back" (2008), a duet with
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, became his second top forty hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and was certified gold by the
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(RIAA) and
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(ARIA). The phenomenon of High School Musical has changed Bleu's life, delivering him to the heights of media celebrity while still in his teens. For his role as Chad Danforth, the team captain of the school's basketball team, he was nominated for an
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and a
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and
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in 2007 and 2009 respectively. Bleu lent his voice for the role of Chad Danforth in ''
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'', a video game.


2009–present: Continued work

The following year, Bleu played the lead role in the film called '' Free Style'' (2009). It concerns Cale Bryant, an eighteen-year-old man who tries to find himself by winning the Amateur National Motocross Championships. ''Free Style'' performed poorly in the box office, having only grossed $720,000 from a $10 million budget. Over the next few years, Bleu's television roles included the drama series
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's show '' The Beautiful Life: TBL.'' The series was subsequently cancelled on September 25, 2009 after televising 2 episodes. In December 2009, the technology company HP became the show's sponsor and began airing the show's five episodes on
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. Also in 2009, he was a voice actor in ''
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'', and appeared on ''
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'' and '' The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet''. Also in 2009, he was the voice of Coltrane in the premiere two episodes of Disney's ''
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''. Corbin Bleu made his Broadway stage debut in 2010 as the lead character, bodega-owner Usnavi, in the critically acclaimed musical ''
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''. and guest starred in one episode of ''
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'' as DJ Javier Berlin in October 2010. in 2010, Corbin starred in the short comedy film ''I Owe My Life to Corbin Bleu'', alongside Andrew Caldwell,
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,
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, Ryan Pinkston, Sterling Knight,
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, Matt Shively and
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. In 2011, he performed the voice Lou in '' The Little Engine That Could'' (2011). From August 5–7, Bleu performed in the musical '' Hairspray'' as Seaweed at the
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, alongside
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, Harvey Fierstein,
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,
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and
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. and he performed the voice Flip in ''Tonka Chuck and Friends: Big Air Dare''. In 2012, Bleu also had a role in and co-produced the indie horror anthology ''
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'' (2012), a collection of five short horror films. In 2012, he joined the cast of ''
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'' as Jesus beginning April 17 at the Circle in the Square Theatre. He joined co-stars on the 66th Annual Tony Awards, to performing " Day by Day" and "Light of the World" at Beacon Theatre, with
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as the host. During this time, he recorded the duet "
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" (2012), with
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to promote ''
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''. He guest starred in one episode of '' Blue Bloods'' as Officer Blake in 2012. In 2012, he performed the voice Drew in ''Twinkle Toes'', Bleu starred in the drama film '' To Write Love on Her Arms'' (originally titled ''Renee'') in 2012, with Kat Dennings,
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and
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. The film began production in Orlando, Florida, in February 2011. In March 2013, Bleu had a role in the horror film ''
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'' (2013). and guest starred in one episode of ''
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'' as Jordan Allen French in 2013. In April 2013, Bleu was cast in the role of Jeffrey King on the ABC daytime soap opera '' One Life to Live''. In 2013, Bleu starred in the film '' Sugar'' (2013), alongside
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and
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. about a runaway girl living on the streets of Venice, Los Angeles. The film began production in
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, on November 30, 2010. Also in 2013, Bleu appeared in the horror films '' Nurse 3D'' (2013), alongside Paz de la Huerta and
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. The film began production in
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, on September 6, 2011 and wrapped on October 21, 2011. In 2014 he also appeared as a guest star in ''
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'', the
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television series in Season 8. In September 2013, Bleu took part in the seventeenth-season of ABC's dancing competition ''
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''. He finished as runner-up. Bleu's only release in 2015 was the moderately successful '' Megachurch Murder'' (2015), in which he played a Marcus King, with
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,
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and
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. In addition, Bleu appeared in ''Family Shots'' with The Human Race Theatre Company. In 2016, he also made a guest appearance in an episode of the family drama, '' The Fosters'', playing the role of Mercutio, a character who appears in a school musical production of ''
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''. Bleu and fellow guest-star
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also co-starred in a production of ''Romeo and Juliet: Love Is a Battlefield'' at Rockwell Table and Stage, produced by ''The Fosters'' co-creator Bradley Bredeweg. He also had a small role as Spencer on ''
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'' in 2016. In January 2016, he joined the cast of ''The Dodgers'' as Simon, the rational voice amid the habitually stoned chatter, and beginning January 21 at the Hudson Mainstage Theatre. In October 2016, he took part in Broadway productions notably the leading role in '' Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical'' (originally titled ''Holiday Inn''), a musical based on the 1942
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-winning film of the same name. Returning to his tap dancing roots was "like riding a bike". His former Disney co-stars attended a performance in October 2016. The Broadway alum and ''High School Musical'' favorite grabbed a camera as Broadway websites' newest vlogger, resulting in ''Bleu Skies'': Backstage at ''Holiday Inn'' with Corbin Bleu. Bleu, who played Ted in the new
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musical, gave a glimpse of backstage life at
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, where he and his co-stars (including former vlogger
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, Lora Lee Gayer, Megan Lawrence and Megan Sikora) celebrated an entire year's worth of special occasions eight times a week. ''Bleu Skies'' launched off on August 23 and ran every Tuesday for eight weeks. with Bleu being nominated for a Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and Choreography in 2017, for outstanding dancing in a Broadway show and eventually winning a Chita Rivera Award for his performance. While with ABC television, Bleu also participated in the revival of ''
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'', joining the red team along with
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,
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, Lisa Whelchel and Kim Fields, with
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as the captain. The series premiered on June 29, 2017. From July 28–30, Bleu performed in the musical ''
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'' as Sky at the
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, alongside
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,
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and Jennifer Nettles. The theatre premiered on July 28, 2017. Corbin Bleu's career also included
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work with ''Breathe Bible''. In December 2017, Corbin Bleu hosted the 2017 Looking Ahead Awards, presented by The Actors Fund. In November 2017, Bleu returned to 25th season of the show and in Week 8, he performed in a trio Salsa with Jordan Fisher and his professional partner Lindsay Arnold. After the trio delivered their Salsa to audiences, they ended with a score of 30 from the judges, In January 2018, he guest starred in one episode of '' The Middle'' as Luke, a handsome drummer that catches Brad's attention. In 2018 he also appeared as a guest star in ''
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'', the
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television series in Season 3, as Tommy Oliver. From June 27 – July 3, Bleu performed in the musical ''
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'' as Don Lockwood at the St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre, a musical based on the 1952 BAFTA Film Awards-winning film of the same name. The theatre premiered on June 27, 2018. with Bleu being nominated for a St. Louis Theater Circle Awards in 2019, for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. Near the end of 2018, Bleu played Billy Crocker in ''
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'', which will be seen in-the-round at Arena Stage in D.C. Washington from November 2, 2018 to December 23, 2018. with Bleu being nominated for a
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in 2019, for Outstanding Actor in a Musical and eventually winning a Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical. In March 2019, he was cast in the
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drama film '' Walk. Ride. Rodeo.'' (2019), alongside Missi Pyle,
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and
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, directed by Conor Allyn. He appeared on ''Show Offs'' in 2019. In 2019, Bleu played Bill Calhoun/Lucentio in the Broadway revival of ''
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'' at the Roundabout Theatre's Studio 54. The musical originally opened on Broadway in 1948 and five years later was the basis for a liberally adapted 1953 film of the same name. The production, directed by Scott Ellis, began previewing on February 14, 2019. The limited engagement is scheduled to continue through June 30 at
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. For his performance, Bleu was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical. Bleu was also nominated for a 2019 Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and Choreography, for Outstanding Male Dancer in a Broadway Show and for an Audience Choice Awards for Favorite Featured Actor in a Musical. He was cast in a co-starring role in the Jordan Barker film ''Witches in the Woods'' (2019), The project also stars Hannah Kasulka and Sasha Clements. Bleu filmed an independent movie titled ''Ovid and the Art of Love''. Filmed partially at the old St. Agnus Church in
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, the project also stars John Savage, Tamara Feldman and Tara Summers. In 2020, he appeared on The Disney Family Singalong, which aired on ABC on April 16, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. In May 2020, he also appeared as a guest star in ''
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'', the CBS television series in
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, as Trevor Crane. On June 30, 2020, Bleu joined in a live reading adaptation of Jason Reitman's '' Up in the Air'' to help raise funds for Acting for a Cause. The event's purpose was to help industry personnel impacted by COVID-19. Bleu was later announced as the host of the 2021
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, in honor of legendary Broadway producer and theater owner James M. Nederlander. In 2021, he guest starred as Blaine in the premiere two episodes on
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soap opera ''
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''. In July 2021, he was cast in the
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original entitled ''Love, for Real'' (2021), alongside
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, Camille Kostek and Scott Michael Foster, directed by Maclain Nelson. In December 2021, he appeared as the male lead in the a
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Christmas movie, titled ''A Christmas Dance Reunion'' (2021), alongside Monique Coleman, directed by
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. During this time, Bleu began song on soundtracks for the '' Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Adaptation'', and released a cover of "
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" (2021). In July 2022, he was cast in the
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original entitled ''Campfire Christmas'' (2022), alongside
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and
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, directed by David I. Strasser. He is set to return to the ''High School Musical'' franchise, guest starring as himself in the third season of '' High School Musical: The Musical: The Series''. From July 5-13, Bleu performed in the musical '' Mary Poppins'' as Bert at the St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre, directed by John Tartaglia, choreographed by Patrick O'Neill, with music direction by Brad Haak.


Music career

Bleu's first professionally recorded song was titled "Circles" or "Circles in My Mind" for his then TV show, '' Flight 29 Down''. Bleu signed a contract with
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, a
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-owned label. His debut album '' Another Side'', was released in May 2007. The album debuted at No. 36 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album charts, selling 18,000 in its first week. Bleu, who admires
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,
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, and Justin Timberlake, cowrote five songs on the album. One of those tracks was titled "Shake It Off", an ode to the musician
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. In 2007 he toured in support of ''Another Side'' with the teen sister duo
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. Blue worked with
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on "I Get Lonely", and with other performers such as Matthew Gerrard and
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. A music video for his first single, " Push It to the Limit" premiered on the Disney Channel, and was used to promote the movie ''Jump In!'' "Push It to the Limit" reached the Top 20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and his second single, "Deal With It", was originally written and sung by
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. He later gave it to Bleu, whose version of the song features background vocals by Sean. The song went on to earn Sean a BMI Songwriter Award. Bleu sang the duet "Still There for Me" with
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for his debut album '' Another Side''. Bleu toured with fellow ''High School Musical'' cast members from late November 2006 to late January 2007 in '' High School Musical: The Concert'', and with
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and
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performing in about 40 different cities. To promote his debut album, Bleu performed at the ''Nextfest Summer Tour'' with the teen sister duo
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and
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with Special Guest Bianca Ryan. His debut single "Run It Back Again" was featured in the movie ''
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'', on January 22, 2008. The song is also featured on ''
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''. Bleu performed at the Crawford County Fair Grandstand with
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, on August 18, 2008. A week later, on August 25, Bleu performed at the Michigan State Fair with
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. His second album ''
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'' was released on March 10, 2009, via
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. The album's first single, "Moments That Matter", was performed by Bleu at Kids' Inaugural: "We Are the Future". In 2017, Bleu signed a one-album recording contract with Ghostlight Records to distribute his '' Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical'' soundtrack music, was released digitally on June 2, 2017. The album featured twenty-one songs, and was produced by Kurt Deutsch with Todd Whitelock serving as coproducer and Universal Stage Productions as executive producer. Bleu released his a two-album recording contract with Ghostlight Records to distribute his ''
Kiss Me, Kate ''Kiss Me, Kate'' is a musical written by Bella and Samuel Spewack with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The story involves the production of a musical version of William Shakespeare's ''The Taming of the Shrew'' and the conflict on and off-sta ...
'' soundtrack music, the 24th cast album recording for
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, since launching the musical theatre program with ''
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'' in 1993.


Voice and musical ability

In an interview with
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, Bleu discussed that he is naturally a
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. As a musical theatre performer, Bleu claimed that he is a huge fan of Brian d'Arcy James and says that he gets vocal influences from him.


Personal life

Bleu has been a supporter of Do Something. On March 16, 2010, Bleu is added to the "Broadway Wall of Fame" as his portrait was unveiled at Tony's Di Napoli Restaurant in New York City. In 2011, Bleu began dating actress Sasha Clements. On October 15, 2014, Bleu and Clements became engaged, and they married on July 23, 2016.


Philanthropy

Bleu has supported various charitable organizations and causes during his career. In 2011, Bleu worked for charities such as
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, the
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, and
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. In May 2011, Bleu also attended the Do Something Awards kick-off event.


Filmography


Movies


TV movies


Television


As a producer


Theatre


Video games


Music videos


Discography


Studio albums

*'' Another Side'' (2007) *''
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'' (2009)


Soundtrack albums

*''
High School Musical ''High School Musical'' is a 2006 American musical television film directed by Kenny Ortega and written by Peter Barsocchini. The 63rd Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) and first installment of the ''High School Musical'' film series, ...
'' (2006) *'' Jump In!'' (2007) *'' High School Musical 2'' (2007) *'' High School Musical 3: Senior Year'' (2008) *'' Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical'' (2017) *''
Kiss Me, Kate ''Kiss Me, Kate'' is a musical written by Bella and Samuel Spewack with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The story involves the production of a musical version of William Shakespeare's ''The Taming of the Shrew'' and the conflict on and off-sta ...
'' (2019)


Concert tours

;Headlining *'' High School Musical: The Concert'' (2006) ;Opening act *''Nextfest Summer Tour'' (2007) *''Crawford County Fair Grandstand'' (2008) *'' Michigan State Fair'' (2008) *'' Kids' Inaugural: "We Are the Future"'' (2009) *''Disney Channel Summer At Sea'' (2009)


Awards and nominations


See also

* Jeffrey King * List of characters from High School Musical * List of Italian-American actors *
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* List of Jamaican Americans


Notes


References


Further reading

* ''Dee Scott''. Corbin Bleu: Up Close. 1230
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, New York, NY 10020: Pocket Books, 2006. . * ''West Betsy''. Corbin Bleu to the Limit. Penguin young readers group, 345 Hudson Street, New York City 10014.: Penguin Group, 2007. . * ''Mary Boone''. Corbin Bleu. Mitchell Lane Publishers, P.O. Box 196
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19707.: Mitchell Lane, 2007/2008. .


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