Corbin Bleu

Fun Fact: As a child, Bleu studied dance for several years, focusing on ballet and jazz.

Claim to Fame: In 2006, he had a supporting role as "Chad" (the best friend of Troy Bolton) in the very successful High School Musical, the Emmy award-winning Disney Channel Original Movie.

Corbin Bleu Reivers, better known as Corbin Bleu, is an American actor, model, dancer, and singer. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the High School Musical film series, the Discovery Kids television series Flight 29 Down, and the Disney Channel Original Movie Jump In!. He also pursued a solo career and released his debut album Another Side on May 1, 2007. The album debuted at number thirty-six on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling 18,000 copies in its first week. Bleu released his second album, Speed of Light, on March 10, 2009 in the U.S.

Corbin Bleu was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the son of Martha and David Reivers. His mother is Italian-American and his father Jamaican-American. He has three sisters: Jag, Phoenix, and Hunter Reivers. As a child, Bleu studied dance for several years, focusing on ballet and jazz. Bleu graduated from Los Angeles County High School for the Arts.


In 1996, his family relocated to Los Angeles and he soon gained a recurring role on the TV series High Incident and a guest star appearance on ER. Bleu also had roles in 1998's Malcolm & Eddie, as Matthew, and Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family, as Nick Elderby, in 2000. He also had small roles in films like Soldier, Family Tree, Mystery Men, Galaxy Quest and Amanda Show. Eventually, he landed a lead role in the 2004 film, Catch That Kid alongside actors Kristen Stewart and Max Thieriot, He next starred as Nathan McHugh in Flight 29 Down, a drama series about a group of teens stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash. He also has a small role as Spencer on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, his first appearance being in the episode entitled Guide to: The School Play. In 2006, Bleu played "Chad" in High School Musical, the immensely popular Emmy award-winning Disney Channel Original Movie. He also guest starred in the premiere episode of Disney's Hannah Montana as Johnny Collins alongside actresses Miley Cyrus and Emily Osment, Bleu's next film, Jump In! co-starring actress and R&B vocalist Keke Palmer, as well as Bleu's father David Reivers, premiered on January 12, 2007, and has since become one of the highest rated Disney Channel Original Movies. In fall 2009, he landed a lead role in the Bleu appeared 2009 film, Free Style as Cale Bryant, in 2009 The CW Television Network's new show The Beautiful Life: TBL, alongside actresses Sara Paxton and Mischa Barton, The show was canceled after two episodes.

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