Corbin Bleu

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Corbin Bleu
Background information
Born	February 21, 1989 (age 18)
Origin	Brooklyn, New York, USA
Genre(s)	Pop, R&B,Hip-hop
Occupation(s)	Singer, Actor
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1995 - Present
Label(s)	Hollywood Records
Website	www.corbinbleu.com

Corbin Bleu (born on February 21, 1989) is an American actor, model, dancer and vocalist best known for his roles in the film Catch That Kid, the Disney Channel original movies High School Musical and Jump In!, and the series Flight 29 Down.

Contents 1 Family 2 Career 3 Discography 3.1 Albums 3.2 Soundtracks 3.3 Singles 3.4 Other songs 4 External links

[edit] Family

Bleu was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Jamaican American actor David Reivers and an Italian American mother. Bleu's name was almost "Bullet" after the U2 song "Bullet the Blue Sky". Bleu is a stage name to keep his career separate from his fathers. Bleu also worked with his dad, David Reivers, in his latest movie, Jump In!. Bleu also has three little sisters, Hunter, Phoenix, and Jag.

[edit] Career

Corbin began his career by modeling for clients such as Target and Toys R Us. 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 Guide to: The School Play.

In 2006, he had a prominent role as "Chad" (the best friend of the male lead) in the very successful High School Musical, the third top rated Disney Channel Original Movie of 2006. Corbin's next film, Jump In! co-starring actress and R&B vocalist Keke Palmer, premiered on January 12, 2007, and has since became the highest rated Disney Channel Original Movie of all time. His debut album, Another Side, is scheduled to be released on May 1, 2007.

Bleu graduated from Los Angeles County High School for the Arts.

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.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Album Cover	Album Information
	Another Side Released: May 1, 2007 (US) Label: Hollywood Records U.S. sales: - RIAA certification: - Singles: 2006: "Push It to the Limit" 2007: "Deal With It"

[edit] Soundtracks

Album Cover	Album Information
	Jump In! Released: January 9, 2007 (US) Label: Walt Disney Records Chart Position: #3 (U.S.) U.S. sales: 106,479 RIAA certification: - 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: 3,828,256 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"

[edit] Singles

Year	Single	Album	US	US Digital	iTunes
2007	"Push It to the Limit"	Jump In!	14	5	1
2007	"Deal With It"	Another Side

[edit] Other songs

• 2007: "Two Worlds" - from Disneymania 5
• 2006: "Circles" - Flight 29 Down

[edit] External links

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