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CORBIN BLEU

Background:
Corbin is a gifted young “triple-threat” talent who has achieved a remarkable level of success as both an actor producer and recording artist, Corbin continues to evolve with each new project. Corbin was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1989 and is involved with many children charities including St. Jude's Children's Hospital, Starlight Starbright and the Make-a-Wish Foundation.

Stage:
On stage, Corbin recently opened in a limited run on Broadway in the musical “In The Heights”, which won a Tony Award for Best Musical in 2008 (and a Grammy, too!). And now with Corbin on board, let’s just say, Broadway is again buzzing with excitement. “In the Heights”, at the Richard Rodgers Theater is the story of a tight-knit community in Manhattan, where music is the heart and soul of the people. As the people of this neighborhood, spanning three generations, struggle to create an identity for themselves, they discover what’s truly important to them. For tickets, check out www.intheheightsthemusical.com/

Corbin previously starred in the Off-Broadway production of "Tiny Tim is Dead" as well as "Brothers of the Knight" with Debbie Allen. He attended the prestigious Debbie Allen Dance Academy and then attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts as a theatre Major.

Movies:
Corbin starred in the Emmy-award winning Disney Channel Original Movie "High School Musical" and its sequel, "High School Musical 2" alongside Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, and Ashley Tisdale. He played, Chad, the devoted basketball player and best friend to Troy (Efron). "High School Musical 2" premiered to 18 million viewers, making it the highest rated Disney Channel Original Movie in history and overall highest rated program in cable history.

Due to the worldwide success of "High School Musical," Corbin reprised his role as Chad in "High School Musical 3: Senior Year." The film finds the characters staging an elaborate spring musical reflecting their experiences, hope and fears about the future. "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" grossed $42 million nationally within the first few days of its premiere on October 24th, 2008.

Corbin was recently featured in the movie "Free Style." In addition to being one of the film's producers, he stars as Cale Bryant, a young motorcross racer looking to win the Amateur National Championships while also supporting his family.

Corbin's first leading film role was in Bart Freundlich's "Catch That Kid," opposite Kristen Stewart. His other film credits include Paul W.S. Anderson's "Soldier" opposite Kurt Russell, Dean Parisot's "Galaxy Quest" opposite Tim Allen and Sigourney Weaver, Kinka Usher's "Mystery Men" opposite Ben Stiller and Hank Azaria, and Duane Clark's "Family Tree."

On the small screen, Corbin starred as a boxer turned double Dutch champion in the smash hit Disney Channel Original Movie "Jump In!" with Keke Palmer and his real-life father, David Reivers. Prior to the premiere of HSM 2, "Jump In" was the highest watched Disney Channel program premiering to 8.2 million viewers. Corbin's other television credits include a starring role on the Discovery Kids/NBC series "Flight 29 Down" and guest starring roles on Disney Channel's "Hannah Montana," "ER," "The Amanda Show," "Cover Me" and "Malcolm & Eddie."

Music:
Released recently, Corbin's second album “Speed of Light” is distributed by Hollywood Records. Corbin's debut solo album entitled "Another Side," was released in May 2007. The album featured the hit single "Push it to the Limit" from his film "Jump In!" He recently released the single "Run It Back Again" from the Disney Channel Original Movie "Minutemen" which was one of the top 10 downloaded songs on iTunes. Corbin was also nominated for an NAACP Image Award for "Best New Artist."



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