Reba Sabrina Hinojosa (born September 16, 1984), known professionally as Sabrina Bryan, is an American actress, singer, and television personality. She is best known as a member of the girl group the Cheetah Girls, starring in the

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''The Cheetah Girls'' and its sequels, '' The Cheetah Girls 2'' and '' The Cheetah Girls: One World''. Before she appeared on television, Bryan was a dancer, and trained at Hart Academy of Dance, located in

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''The Cheetah Girls''

In 2003, Bryan starred as Dorinda "Do" Thomas in the

'' The Cheetah Girls'', a musical comedy based on the bestselling series of young adult books of the same name by Deborah Gregory. The film depicts four best friends ( Raven-Symoné, Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams, and Bryan) who form a pop group in their first year of high school and reach unexpected success. Prior to ''The Cheetah Girls'', two of Bryan's castmates Bailon and Williams were members of R&B

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3LW. ''The Cheetah Girls'' premiered on August 15, 2003, to 6.5 million viewers, a huge ratings success. Due to the popularity of the film, Bryan and her other bandmates achieved mainstream pop music success as members of the official Cheetah Girls group. The movie's soundtrack reached No. 33 on the

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and was certified double platinum, selling more than 2 million copies in the United States. It is one of the best selling albums from

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, alongside the soundtrack to ''

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''. In November 2005, the group released their Christmas album '' Cheetah-licious Christmas'' and toured the US on their Cheetah-licious Christmas Tour. '' The Cheetah Girls 2'' premiered on the Disney Channel on August 25, 2006. Its premiere received the highest ratings of all Disney Channel Movies at its time, bringing in a total of over 8.1 million viewers, beating both the premiere ratings of ''

'' (7.7 million) and the previous highest rated DCOM record holder, '' Cadet Kelly'' (7.8 million). The film would also become the highest rated ''Cheetah Girls'' movie in the trilogy. The sequel's plot followed the Cheetah Girls as they become largely successful and take a tour of Spain. The film's

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was released on August 15, 2006. It debuted at No. 5 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and has moved over 1.4 million copies to date, achieving

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status. After the release of ''Cheetah Girls 2'', Bryan, along with her fellow Cheetah Girls, toured the United States on their '' The Party's Just Begun Tour'' from September 2006 to March 2007. While touring, The Cheetah Girls began work on their official debut studio album. Bryan was interviewed by ''

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'' magazine, where she stated that the group was eager to showcase a "more mature" sound to gather an audience of older fans, while still keeping the lyrics clean for the younger fanbase as well. Williams was quoted as saying that the band members co-produced and co-wrote a "good portion" of the album. On September 25, 2007, TCG was released by

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, with a debut of No. 44 on the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart. It was the first album by the group not to be released by ''Walt Disney Records''. 126,000 copies have been sold to date. The third and final part of the franchise, '' The Cheetah Girls: One World'', premiered on August 22, 2008, the only release to not feature

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. The film revolves around the three remaining Cheetah Girls visiting India to appear in a

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musical. The movie premiered to over 6.2 million viewers, and reached 7 million viewers in its final half-hour. ''One World''s

was released three days prior to the film's release, on August 19, 2008. It peaked at No. 13 on the ''Billboard 200''. The Cheetah Girls kicked off their One World Tour on October 8, 2008 in

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, and concluded on December 21, 2008 in San Diego, California. In early 2009, The Cheetah Girls officially announced that they had disbanded, in favor of pursuing solo projects. Bryan and former Cheetah Girl bandmate and close friend Kiely Williams continued their creative collaboration with the development of a web series talk show, ''Dinner with Friends''. The first episode premiered on July 1, 2011 on YouTube. The series ran for nine episodes, concluding on August 28, 2011.

Television and film appearances

Bryan has acted in several TV shows, with notable guest appearances in several episodes of the soap opera ''

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''. She also appeared in two series pilots, ''King's Pawn'' and ''Driving Me Crazy'', neither of which made it to air. She then had guest appearances in shows like ''

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'' and '' The Jersey''. She also appeared in the TV series, '' Grounded For Life'', before her rise to stardom in '' The Cheetah Girls''. She had a small supporting role as Mrs. Murray in the 2008 straight-to-DVD film '' Mostly Ghostly'', and stars in the comedy film ''Help Me, Help You'' (formerly titled ''If It Ain't Broke, Break It''). Bryan is the voice of Pamela Hamster in the animated Disney channel series ''

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'' appearing in two episodes "Hooray for Hamsterwood" and "Pamela Hamster Returns". Kiely Williams and Bryan co-starred on the web series "Dinner With Friends", "March Moms", and "Bad Sex With Good People".

''Dancing with the Stars''

Bryan competed in the 5th season of ''

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''. She teamed with professional dancer Mark Ballas. In 2012, Bryan was chosen by the public to compete on the 15th season of the show as one of the All-Stars contestants. She was partnered with Louis Van Amstel. She was eliminated sixth from the show, despite receiving a perfect 30 for her Rumba and topping the leaderboard for two consecutive weeks. Coincidentally, she was eliminated on October 30, 2012, five years to the day she was voted off the first time and in the sixth week. She was featured in the Soft Scrub Dancing with the Stars Live Tour. She danced with

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(while Mark was injured), then with Mark, until her last show on January 13, 2008, when she departed for India to film '' The Cheetah Girls: One World''. She was one of the featured celebrity dancers in the Live Dancing with the Stars Las Vegas show, running April 14 through August 5, 2012 at the Tropicana Resort and Casino theater. She has been a celebrity correspondent for the behind-the-scenes look at season 8 of ''

'' for

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, and

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show ''Reality Chat''. For season 9 of ''Dancing with the Stars'', she co-hosted

show ''Reality Chat'' and hosted backstage at ''Dancing with the Stars'' on abc.com. Bryan was asked back to co-host backstage at ''Dancing with the Stars'' for the 10th through 12th seasons. She has interviewed season 10 winner of the series

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, country singer

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, Kate Gosselin, and many more.

Solo projects

Byou

Bryan released a DVD workout entitled '' Byou'' in December 2005. The workout is especially geared towards young girls with a tagline that reads ''"Be Happy, Be Healthy – BYOU!"''. More than a quarter million DVDs have been sold. A soundtrack to the DVD was also released which included the song "Byou", performed by Bryan, as well as other songs by her and other artists. The song "Byou" was also featured on the ''Radio Disney: Move It!'' CD which was released in 2006. Bryan released ''Byou 2'', on January 13, 2009. ''Byou 2'' features one exclusive track by Bryan called "C'mon".

Princess of Gossip

Bryan teamed up with popular author Julia DeVillers to write the book '' Princess of Gossip'', the story of an ordinary girl with an extraordinary secret. ''Princess of Gossip'' was released on October 8, 2008.

Personal life

In April 2017, Bryan became engaged to strategic accounts manager Jordan Lundberg after six years of dating. They were married on October 6, 2018 with Kiely Williams serving as matron of honor. In March 2020, they announced that they were expecting their first child, a girl due in September. On August 31, 2020, she gave birth to a daughter. In November 2022, they announced that they were expecting their second child. On May 2, 2023, she gave birth to a boy.

Filmography

Discography

Albums with the Cheetah Girls

'' The Cheetah Girls Soundtrack'' *Released: August 12, 2003 (U.S.) *Record Company:

'' Cheetah-licious Christmas'' *Released: October 11, 2005 (U.S.) *Record Company:

'' The Cheetah Girls 2 Soundtrack'' *Released: August 25, 2006 (U.S.) *Peak Position: #5 *Record Company:

'' In Concert: The Party's Just Begun Tour'' *Released: September 10, 2007 (U.S.) *Record Company:

'' TCG'' *Released: September 25, 2007 (U.S.) *Peak Position: #44 (U.S.) *Record Company:

'' The Cheetah Girls: One World Soundtrack'' *Released: August 19, 2008 (U.S.) *Peak Position: #13 *Record Company:

Solo album

'' Byou'' *Released: January 17, 2006 (U.S.) *Record Company: Sony/BMG Special Marketing ''Byou 2'' *Released: 2009 (U.S.) *Record Company: Sony/BMG Special Marketing

Songs

*"Byou" *"Just Watch Me" *"C'mon" (Alternate version featured in ''Byou 2'') *"Just Getting Started" *"Crazy on the Dance Floor" (from '' The Cheetah Girls: One World'' soundtrack)

Music videos

*2006: "Byou" *2010: "Byou 2"

Tours

* The Cheetah Girls – One World Tour (2008) *Dancing with the Stars — The Tour (2007–2008) * The Party's Just Begun Tour (2006–2007) * Cheetah-licious Christmas Tour (2005)

References

External links

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