Riker Anthony Lynch (born November 8, 1991) is an American singer and actor. He was previously cast as Jeff, one of the members of the Dalton Academy Warblers singing group, on

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's television series ''

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''. He finished in second place on season 20 of ''

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'' with

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as his dance partner. He was one of the lead singers and the bassist in R5 with his brothers Ross and Rocky, sister

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, and family friend Ellington Ratliff. He now has a band of his own called Riker and The Beachcombers. Riker married Savannah Latimer on September 20, 2019.

Early life

Career

Acting

Riker was one of the Dalton Academy Warblers on

's hit show ''

''. He was introduced as Jeff in the

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", appearing thereafter as one of the Warbler singers in eleven more episodes through seasons 2, 3 and 4. He also appeared as a Warbler in the 2011 edition of the Glee Live! In Concert! tour, which performed from May through July 3, 2011 in the U.S., Canada, England and Ireland. A movie was filmed of the tour concert, which includes scenes with Riker performing as Jeff: '' Glee: The 3D Concert Movie'' was released on August 12, 2011. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 20, 2011 under the title ''Glee: The Concert Movie''.

Music

Riker is the bassist and one of the lead vocalists in the band R5 with his family members Rocky, Rydel, and Ross also their best friend Ratliff. In April 2012, R5 announced via the band's website that they had signed a record deal with

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and that they are planning for their first club tour in May. After the tour, R5 played numerous summer shows across the US and in Canada. In September two R5 songs were released on the

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Soundtrack. R5 also came out with an EP called Loud on February 19, 2013. Their first full-length album, Louder, was released September 24, 2013. The album includes the four songs from the EP, and their single, "Pass Me By". In 2022, he competed in NBC's ''American Song Contest'', representing Colorado. He placed second at the grand final to

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Other ventures

On February 24, 2015, Lynch was announced as one of the celebrities who will participate on the 20th season of ''

''. He was paired with professional dancer

. On May 19, 2015, Lynch and Holker finished the competition in second place, losing to actress

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. He later returned during season 27 to be a trio partner to

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and Witney Carson.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Discography

Singles

References

External links

Official Website
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