Corbin Bleu

 

Corbin Bleu
Corbin at the 2007 Disney Channel Games in Orlando, Florida at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex
Birth name	Corbin Reivers
Born	February 21 1989 (1989--) (age 18) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

Corbin Bleu Reivers (born on February 21, 1989) is an American actor, model, dancer, and singer best known for his roles in the film Catch That Kid, the Disney Channel original movies High School Musical, High School Musical 2 and Jump In! which he stars along with his father David Reivers, and the series Flight 29 Down.

Career

Corbin Bleu began his career by modeling for clients such as Target, Toys R Us and Tommy Hilfiger. In 1996, his family relocated to Los Angeles and he soon gained a returning role on the TV series High Incident and a guest star appearance on ER. Bleu also had small roles in films such as Soldier, Family Tree, Mystery Men and Galaxy Quest before he gained a lead role the 2004 film, Catch That Kid. After the success of Catch That Kid, Bleu signed to star in Flight 29 Down, a drama series about a group of teens stranded on an island. He also has a small role as Spencer on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide on Nickelodeon--his first appearance being in the episode ironically titled .

In 2006, he had a supporting role as "Chad" (the best friend of the male lead) in the very successful High School Musical, the Emmy award-winning Disney Channel Original Movie. Bleu also guest starred in the premiere episode of Disney's Hannah Montana. Bleu's next film, Jump In! co-starring actress and R&B vocalist Keke Palmer, premiered on January 12, 2007, and has since became one of the highest rated Disney Channel Original Movies of all time. His debut album, Another Side, was released May 1, 2007.

Bleu graduated from Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. He was accepted to Stanford University but declined the place due to scheduling conflicts. Corbin Bleu toured with fellow HSM cast members from late November 2006 to late January 2007 in High School Musical: The Concert performing at about 40 different cities. To promote his debut album, Bleu performed at the NextFest tour 2007 along with Aly & AJ, Drake Bell, and Bianca Ryan. His debut album, Another Side, was the least successful out of all the albums released by High School Musical cast members.

Personal life

Corbin is of Jamaican and Italian ancestry ^[1]

As seen on Disney 365 (which airs on Disney Channel), Bleu is now the first Disney Channel star to have his own Disney XD account.^[2]

Discography

Albums

Album Information
Another Side Released: May 1, 2007 (US) Label: Hollywood Records Chart Positions: #36 US Billboard 200 U.S. sales: 105,000 RIAA certification: Singles: 2006: "Push It to the Limit" 2007: "Deal With It" 2007: "She Could Be"

Soundtracks

Album Information
Jump In! Released: January 9, 2007 (US) Label: Walt Disney Records Chart Position: #3 (U.S.) U.S. sales: 442,407 RIAA certification: Gold Singles: 2006: "Push It to the Limit" (November 24) (Performed by: Corbin Bleu) 2006: "It's My Turn Now" (December 1) (Performed by: Keke Palmer) 2006: "Vertical" (December 8) (Performed by: T-Squad) 2006: "Jump To The Rhythm" (December 16) (Performed by: Jordan Pruitt)
High School Musical Soundtrack Released: January 10 2006 (U.S.) Label: Walt Disney Records Peak U.S. Billboard: #1 (U.S. - 2 weeks) U.S. sales: 4,100,000+ (as of July 2007) RIAA certification: 4x Platinum Singles feat. Corbin Bleu: 2006: "Get'cha Head in the Game" 2006: "Stick to the Status Quo" 2006: "We're All in This Together"
'High School Musical 2 Soundtrack Released: August 14 2007 (U.S.) Label: Walt Disney Records Peak U.S. Billboard: #1 (U.S. - 2 weeks) U.S. Sales: 982,806 (as of August 2007) RIAA certification: Unknown Singes feat. Corbin Bleu: 2007: "What Time Is It? (Summertime!)" 2007: "I Don't Dance" 2007: "Everyday" 2007: "All for One" 2007: "Work This Out"

Singles

Year Singles	Album	US	iTunes
"Push It to the Limit"	Jump In! & Another Side	17	1
"Deal With It"	Another Side	87	90

Other songs

• 2007: "Two Worlds" - from Disneymania 5

"This Chirstmastime" - from A Disney Channel Holiday

• 2006: "Circles" - Flight 29 Down
• 2006: "Homework" - Another Side

"Marchin" - Another Side

"Never Met a Girl Like You" - Another Side

References

External links

• Official Website
• Corbin Bleu at the Internet Movie Database
• Official MySpace

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