Corbin Bleu

Corbin Bleu married actress Sasha Clements on July 23, 2016 after dating her for five years.

He has been actively associated with a number of charities and in 2005 he served Thanksgiving Dinner and Christmas Eve lunch at a shelter for the homeless in Los Angeles.

Bleu has also worked for charities like ‘Starlight Children's Foundation’, ‘St. Jude Children's Research Hospital’ and the ‘Make-A-Wish Foundation’. He also partnered with Kevin Jonas, Aimee Teegarden and JoJo to donate $100,000 to the nominees of the Do Something Awards, a ceremony that appreciates people who involve themselves in charity works.

Corbin Bleu was born to David Reivers and Martha Callari on February 21, 1989 in Brooklyn, New York. His father is of Jamaican descent and his mother is of Italian-American descent. Bleu has three sisters –Jag, Hunter and Phoenix.

Early in his life, Corbin was influenced by his father who was an actor himself. Bleu took up dancing at an early age and practiced Ballet and Jazz.

His entire family relocated to Los Angeles in 1996 and his passion for dancing led him to the Debbie Allen Dance Academy. From there, he went on to study theatre at the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts.

Bleu had started appearing in TV commercials for products like Bounty, Hasbro, Nabisco at a very young age. His talent got him associated with the Ford Modeling Agency in New York. By the age of four, Corbin was already appearing in print ads for Macy’s, Target, Toys “R” Us and Gap.

He was only six years old when he appeared in his first theatre production off Broadway. He played the role of a mute child in ‘Tiny Tim is Dead’. This, along with his dancing, would lay the foundation for a strong acting career.

Corbin started getting minor roles in TV series and movies after moving to Los Angeles. On December 12, 1996, he appeared in the NBC medical drama ‘ER’ in the episode, ‘Ask Me No Questions, I'll Tell You No Lies’. The network ABC also cast him in a recurring role in their show, ‘High Incident’.

He played a small role as Johnny in the sci-fi action movie ‘Soldier’ in 1998.The young actor continued his success streak and made an appearance in the TV show ‘Malcolm & Eddie’. In the series, he was seen in the episode ‘Menace II Theology’ as Matthew. He also played a small role in ‘Beach Movie’.

In 1999, Corbin appeared in multiple movies, playing minor roles. He was cast as Butch in the adventure movie ‘Mystery Men’, which premiered on August 6 and as Ricky in the movie, ‘Family Tree’. He also played the character of Young Tommy in the sci-fi movie ‘Galaxy Quest’, alongside Tim Allen.

He was cast in the role of Nick Elderby in the episode ‘Our Mr. Brooks’ in the TV series, ‘Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family’. In 2000, he appeared in two episodes of ‘The Amanda Show’.

In 2004, he landed his first major role in the action movie ‘Catch That Kid’ and acted with the likes of Kristen Stewart. Although the movie made only $16 million, the young actors were praised for their performances.

In addition to singing for Disney movies, he is associated with Hollywood Records. Bleu released his debut album ‘Another Side’ on May 1, 2007.

His second album ‘Speed of Light’ was released on March 10, 2009.

He has recently signed a single-album deal with The Ghostlight Records to release his ‘Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical’ soundtrack.