Christopher Ryan Trousdale (born June 11, 1985) is an American pop singer

Pop Singer

"Pop Singer" is the début single from London-based glam rockers Rachel Stamp. It was released in February, 1996 through WEA. The single was released as a 2 track CD Single and limited edition pink 7" vinyl of 1000 copies...

, actor, dancer and former member of the band Dream Street

Dream Street

Dream Street was an American pop boy band that was formed in mid 1999 by Louis Baldonieri and Brian Lukow. Dream Street later disbanded in 2002 after a legal dispute between the parents and the group's managers...

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Early life

Trousdale was born in New Port Richey, Florida

New Port Richey, Florida

New Port Richey is a city in Pasco County, Florida, United States. It is a suburban city included in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area...

 to a Greek American

Greek American

Greek Americans are Americans of Greek descent also described as Hellenic descent. According to the 2007 U.S. Census Bureau estimation, there were 1,380,088 people of Greek ancestry in the United States, while the State Department mentions that around 3,000,000 Americans claim to be of Greek descent...

 father and an Irish American

Irish American

Irish Americans are citizens of the United States who can trace their ancestry to Ireland. A total of 36,278,332 Americans—estimated at 11.9% of the total population—reported Irish ancestry in the 2008 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau...

 mother.

Career

Trousdale performed in the Broadway shows, The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music is a musical by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers...

and Les Misérables

Les Misérables (musical)

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. He was also a member of the Broadway Kids and has recorded with Christy Carlson Romano

Christy Carlson Romano

Christy Carlson Romano is an American stage and film actress and singer. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the sitcom Even Stevens and the animated series Kim Possible, in which she is the voice of the title character, as well as the voice of Yuffie Kisaragi in Kingdom Hearts and Final...

, Lacey Chabert

Lacey Chabert

Lacey Nicole Chabert is an American actress and voice actress, known for her roles as Claudia Salinger in the television drama Party of Five and as Gretchen Wieners in the movie Mean Girls...

 and Gregory Raposo

Gregory Raposo

Gregory Frank "Greg" Raposo is an American rock'n'roll singer and actor. Raposo initially came to fame in the early 2000s as a member of the boy band Dream Street, but has subsequently branched out into a solo career as a rock singer in his band The Taken...

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In 1999, he became a member of the teen boy band

Boy band

A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...

 Dream Street which was formerly known as 'Boy Wonder'. The group's debut album, released on Edel Records in July 2001, was #1 on Billboard's Independent Albums

Independent Albums

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 chart during the first week of its release and sold a million copies.

In 2002, the band dissolved and Trousdale began his solo career. Trousdale recorded the songs "Kissless Christmas" and "Wild Christmas" for the School's Out! Christmas

School's Out! Christmas

-Track listing:1. Christmas Isn't Christmas - Myra 2. Wild Christmas - Dream Street's Chris Trousdale 3. This Christmas I Will Give My Love to You - Lynsey Bartilson4. One Small Voice - Taylor Momsen, Myra, & Camille Winbush...

 album. Trousdale's duet recordings have appeared on Radio Disney

Radio Disney

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In 2008, he completed two films: Seducing Spirits and Sacred Journey.

Trousdale appeared in an episode of Disney Channel

Disney Channel

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's Shake It Up

Shake It Up (TV series)

Shake It Up is an American television sitcom airing on Disney Channel in the United States. The series premiered on November 7, 2010. Created by Chris Thompson and starring Bella Thorne and Zendaya, the show follows the adventures of Cece Jones and Rocky Blue as they star as background dancers on...

as a 16 year old pop star that was discovered on the internet via the videos he posted. It is later revealed that he is actually 24 and married to his manager.