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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Lucas Grabeel
| name = Lucas Grabeel
| image = Lucas Grabeel 2016.png
| image = Lucas Grabeel 2016.png
| caption = Grabeel in November 2016
| caption = Grabeel in 2016
| birth_name = Lucas Stephen Grabeel
| birth_name = Lucas Stephen Grabeel
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1984|11|23}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1984|11|23}}
| birth_place = [[Springfield, Missouri]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Springfield, Missouri]], U.S.
| years_active = 2004–present
| years_active = 2004–present
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|singer|songwriter|producer}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|singer|songwriter}}
| spouse =
| spouse =
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
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* [[Pop music|Pop]]
* [[Pop music|Pop]]
* [[dance-pop]]
* [[dance-pop]]
* [[teen pop]]
}}
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| label = Road Dawg Records
| label = Road Dawg Records
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'''Lucas Stephen Grabeel''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|g|r|eɪ|b|iː|l}} {{Respell|GRAY|beel}}; born November 23, 1984) is an American actor, singer, songwriter, and producer. He is best known for his role as [[Ryan Evans (High School Musical)|Ryan Evans]] in the [[High School Musical (film series)|''High School Musical'' film series]] (2006–2008). His other film appearances include ''[[Halloweentown High]]'' (2004), ''[[Return to Halloweentown]]'' (2006), ''[[Alice Upside Down]]'' (2007), and ''[[The Adventures of Food Boy]]'' (2008). Grabeel appeared as a young [[Lex Luthor (Smallville)|Lex Luthor]] and [[Superboy (Kon-El)|Conner Kent]] in the television series ''[[Smallville]]'' (2006–2011).
'''Lucas Stephen Grabeel''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|g|r|eɪ|b|iː|l}} {{Respell|GRAY|beel}}; born November 23, 1984) is an American actor, singer and songwriter. He is best known for his role as [[Ryan Evans (High School Musical)|Ryan Evans]] in the [[High School Musical (film series)|''High School Musical'' film series]] (2006–2008). His other film appearances include ''[[Halloweentown High]]'' (2004), ''[[Return to Halloweentown]]'' (2006), ''[[Alice Upside Down]]'' (2007), and ''[[The Adventures of Food Boy]]'' (2008). He appeared as a young [[Lex Luthor (Smallville)|Lex Luthor]] and [[Superboy (Kon-El)|Conner Kent]] in the superhero television series ''[[Smallville]]'' (2006–2011).


In 2011, Grabeel released his debut [[extended play]], ''Sunshine''. He went on to play Toby Kennish in the [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Freeform]] drama series ''[[Switched at Birth (TV series)|Switched at Birth]]'' (2011–2017). He also provided the voice of Deputy Peck in the [[Disney Junior]] television series ''[[Sheriff Callie's Wild West]]'' (2014–2017) and the title character in the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Pinky Malinky]]'' (2019).
In 2011, Grabeel released his debut [[extended play]], ''Sunshine,'' and began playing Toby Kennish in the [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Freeform]] drama series ''[[Switched at Birth (TV series)|Switched at Birth]],'' appearing until 2017. He has also provided voice acting roles for various animated series, including Deputy Peck in [[Disney Junior]]'s ''[[Sheriff Callie's Wild West]]'' (2014–2017), the title character in [[Netflix]]'s ''[[Pinky Malinky]]'' (2019), and [[Mist (comics)|Kyle/Mist]] in ''[[My Adventures with Superman]]'' (2023).


==Early life==
==Early life==
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[[File:Grabeel-Bleu.jpg|thumb|190px|right|Grabeel (left) and [[Corbin Bleu]] (right) in ''[[High School Musical: The Concert]]'', in 2007]]
[[File:Grabeel-Bleu.jpg|thumb|190px|right|Grabeel (left) and [[Corbin Bleu]] (right) in ''[[High School Musical: The Concert]]'', in 2007]]


In 2004, he starred in his first film role as Ethan Dolloway in the third installment of the [[Halloweentown series]] ''[[Halloweentown High]]''. He reprised this role in the series' fourth installment ''[[Return to Halloweentown]]''. Grabeel has made television guest appearances in TV series such as ''[[Boston Legal]]'', ''[['Til Death]]'', and ''[[Veronica Mars]]''. On ''[[Smallville]]'', he portrayed a young [[Lex Luthor (Smallville)|Lex Luthor]]. In 2006, he was cast in the role of [[List of High School Musical characters#Ryan Evans|Ryan Evans]], the [[Twin#Fraternal (sororal; dizygotic) twins|fraternal twin]] brother of Sharpay Evans (played by [[Ashley Tisdale]]), in the Disney movie ''[[High School Musical]]''. He reprised his role in the television sequels ''[[High School Musical 2]]'' and ''[[High School Musical 3: Senior Year]]''. In 2007, he joined co-stars [[Vanessa Hudgens]], [[Ashley Tisdale]], [[Corbin Bleu]] and [[Monique Coleman]] on the 51-date ''[[High School Musical: The Concert]]''. In early 2009, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' believed that Grabeel and Tisdale's track "I Want It All" should be nominated for an [[Academy Award|Oscar]] in the [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] category however, the song did not make the final shortlist.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269577/and-the-best-song-oscar-nominees-should-be And The Best Song Oscar Nominees Should Be....], ''Billboard'', January 21, 2009; Retrieved April 7, 2009</ref> During his time in High School Musical, Grabeel (along with his co-stars) had a total of six tracks chart in the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1049612/fergie-scores-third-solo-no-1-on-hot-100 Fergie Scores Third Solo No. 1 On Hot 100], ''Billboard'', August 30, 2007; Retrieved April 7, 2009</ref><ref>[https://www.billboard.com/charts/2006-02-11/hot-100 We're All In This Together – The Billboard Hot 100], ''Billboard'', February 11, 2006; Retrieved April 7, 2009</ref><ref>[https://www.billboard.com/charts/2007-09-08/hot-100 I Don't Dance – The Billboard Hot 100], ''Billboard'', August 8, 2007; Retrieved April 7, 2009</ref><ref>[https://www.billboard.com/charts/2007-09-08/hot-100 What Time Is It – The Billboard Hot 100], ''Billboard'', November 8, 2007; Retrieved April 7, 2009</ref>
In 2004, he starred in his first film role as Ethan Dolloway in the third installment of the [[Halloweentown series]] ''[[Halloweentown High]]''. He reprised this role in the series' fourth installment ''[[Return to Halloweentown]]''. Grabeel has made television guest appearances in TV series such as ''[[Boston Legal]]'', ''[['Til Death]]'', and ''[[Veronica Mars]]''. On ''[[Smallville]]'', he portrayed a young [[Lex Luthor (Smallville)|Lex Luthor]]. During these stints, Grabeel also worked a day job as a [[Blockbuster (retailer)|Blockbuster]] store clerk.
In 2006, he was cast in the role of [[List of High School Musical characters#Ryan Evans|Ryan Evans]], the [[Twin#Fraternal (sororal; dizygotic) twins|fraternal twin]] brother of Sharpay Evans (played by [[Ashley Tisdale]]), in the Disney film ''[[High School Musical]]''. He reprised his role in the television sequels ''[[High School Musical 2]]'' and ''[[High School Musical 3: Senior Year]]''. In 2007, he joined co-stars [[Vanessa Hudgens]], [[Ashley Tisdale]], [[Corbin Bleu]] and [[Monique Coleman]] on the 51-date ''[[High School Musical: The Concert]]''. In early 2009, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' believed that Grabeel and Tisdale's track "[[I Want It All (High School Musical song)|I Want It All]]" should be nominated for an [[Academy Award|Oscar]] in the [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] category however, the song did not make the final shortlist.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269577/and-the-best-song-oscar-nominees-should-be And The Best Song Oscar Nominees Should Be....], ''Billboard'', January 21, 2009; Retrieved April 7, 2009</ref> During his time in High School Musical, Grabeel (along with his co-stars) had a total of six tracks chart in the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1049612/fergie-scores-third-solo-no-1-on-hot-100 Fergie Scores Third Solo No. 1 On Hot 100], ''Billboard'', August 30, 2007; Retrieved April 7, 2009</ref><ref>[https://www.billboard.com/charts/2006-02-11/hot-100 We're All In This Together – The Billboard Hot 100], ''Billboard'', February 11, 2006; Retrieved April 7, 2009</ref><ref>[https://www.billboard.com/charts/2007-09-08/hot-100 I Don't Dance – The Billboard Hot 100], ''Billboard'', August 8, 2007; Retrieved April 7, 2009</ref><ref>[https://www.billboard.com/charts/2007-09-08/hot-100 What Time Is It – The Billboard Hot 100], ''Billboard'', November 8, 2007; Retrieved April 7, 2009</ref>


He was the first artist to debut in the Billboard Hot 100 with two simultaneous new entries in one week.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/59833/chart-beat Chart Beat – High School Musical Charting], ''Billboard'', February 2, 2006; Retrieved April 7, 2009</ref> While with Disney Channel, Grabeel also participated in the first ever [[Disney Channel Games]] and co-captained the green team along with [[Ashley Tisdale]], [[Mitchel Musso]], [[Miley Cyrus]], [[Emily Osment]] and [[Kyle Massey]]. A year later, he returned to repeat his captaincy of the green team with [[Dylan Sprouse]], [[Miley Cyrus]], [[Monique Coleman]] and [[Brandon Baker]]. Other film projects Grabeel was involved with include the animated film, ''At Jesus' Side'', where he voiced a dog named Jericho.<ref>[http://atjesussidemovie.com/pages/cast.html AtJesusSide Cast], AtJesusSide.com, Retrieved April 7, 2009.</ref> He also filmed the independent film, ''[[Alice Upside Down]]'',<ref>[http://thealicemovie.com/ Alice Upside Down], ''Alice Upside Down the Movie (Official Website)'', Retrieved April 6, 2009.</ref> as the character of Lester McKinley, based on the "[[Alice series|Alice book series]]" by [[Phyllis Reynolds Naylor]]. Aside his involvement in the ''High School Musical'' soundtracks, Grabeel has recorded a song called "You Know I Will" for the soundtrack of ''[[The Fox and the Hound 2]]'' and also recorded his own version of the [[Michael Bolton]] track "[[Go the Distance]]", from Disney's ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]'', for [[DisneyMania 5]].
He was the first artist to debut in the Billboard Hot 100 with two simultaneous new entries in one week.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/59833/chart-beat Chart Beat – High School Musical Charting], ''Billboard'', February 2, 2006; Retrieved April 7, 2009</ref> While with Disney Channel, Grabeel also participated in the first ever [[Disney Channel Games]] and co-captained the green team along with [[Ashley Tisdale]], [[Mitchel Musso]], [[Miley Cyrus]], [[Emily Osment]] and [[Kyle Massey]]. A year later, he returned to repeat his captaincy of the green team with [[Dylan Sprouse]], [[Miley Cyrus]], [[Monique Coleman]] and [[Brandon Baker]]. Other film projects Grabeel was involved with include the animated film, ''At Jesus' Side'', where he voiced a dog named Jericho.<ref>[http://atjesussidemovie.com/pages/cast.html AtJesusSide Cast], AtJesusSide.com, Retrieved April 7, 2009.</ref> He also filmed the independent film, ''[[Alice Upside Down]]'',<ref>[http://thealicemovie.com/ Alice Upside Down], ''Alice Upside Down the Movie (Official Website)'', Retrieved April 6, 2009.</ref> as the character of Lester McKinley, based on the "[[Alice series|Alice book series]]" by [[Phyllis Reynolds Naylor]]. Aside his involvement in the ''High School Musical'' soundtracks, Grabeel has recorded a song called "You Know I Will" for the soundtrack of ''[[The Fox and the Hound 2]]'' and also recorded his own version of the [[Michael Bolton]] track "[[Go the Distance]]", from Disney's ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]'', for [[DisneyMania 5]].


In 2007, Grabeel co-wrote and recorded a song called "You Got It"<ref>[http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=550938315&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1 Lucas Stephen Grabeel (writer) – You Got It], ''ASCAP.com'', Retrieved April 6, 2009.</ref> which was released in the [[iTunes Store]] on August 19, 2007<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=264079976&s=143444 Lucas Grabeel – You Got It – Single], ''iTunes'', Retrieved April 6, 2009.</ref> while its accompanying music video was released on his official website. Grabeel also recorded another original song called "Trash Talkin'" which was released November 15, 2008 on YouTube.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rDaSb9ppRA Lucas Grabeel – Trash Talkin' (Fan Upload)], ''YouTube.com'', Retrieved April 5, 2009.</ref> In 2008, he also appeared in the movie ''[[Milk (2008 American film)|Milk]]'', a biopic about the slain [[gay rights]] activist [[Harvey Milk]]. Grabeel played a friend and supporter of Milk, photographer [[Daniel Nicoletta|Danny Nicoletta]]. He also appeared in the 2008 [[Walt Disney Pictures]] film ''[[College Road Trip]]'' as Scooter, which features other [[Disney]] stars [[Raven-Symoné]], [[Brenda Song]] and [[Margo Harshman]]. He also stars in the independent movie ''Lock and Roll Forever'' alongside [[Oreskaband]].<ref>[https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117975075.html?categoryid=19&cs=1 Sony does Japanese 'Musical'], ''Variety'', October 30, 2007; Retrieved April 6, 2009.</ref> Grabeel also guest starred in an episode of ''[[The Cleveland Show]]''.
In 2007, Grabeel co-wrote and recorded a song called "You Got It"<ref>[http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=550938315&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1 Lucas Stephen Grabeel (writer) – You Got It], ''ASCAP.com'', Retrieved April 6, 2009.</ref> which was released in the [[iTunes Store]] on August 19, 2007,<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=264079976&s=143444 Lucas Grabeel – You Got It – Single], ''iTunes'', Retrieved April 6, 2009.</ref> while its accompanying music video was released on his official website. Grabeel also recorded another original song called "Trash Talkin'" which was released November 15, 2008, on YouTube.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rDaSb9ppRA Lucas Grabeel – Trash Talkin' (Fan Upload)], ''YouTube.com'', Retrieved April 5, 2009.</ref> In 2008, he also appeared in the film ''[[Milk (2008 American film)|Milk]]'', a biopic about the slain [[gay rights]] activist [[Harvey Milk]]. Grabeel played a friend and supporter of Milk, photographer [[Daniel Nicoletta|Danny Nicoletta]]. He also appeared in the 2008 [[Walt Disney Pictures]] film ''[[College Road Trip]]'' as Scooter, which features other [[Disney]] stars [[Raven-Symoné]], [[Brenda Song]], and [[Margo Harshman]]. He also stars in the independent film ''Lock and Roll Forever'' alongside [[Oreskaband]].<ref>[https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/sony-does-japanese-musical-1117975075/ Sony does Japanese 'Musical'], ''Variety'', October 30, 2007; Retrieved April 6, 2009.</ref> Grabeel also guest starred in an episode of ''[[The Cleveland Show]]''.


===2009–present: ''Switched at Birth'' and other projects===
===2009–present: ''Switched at Birth'' and other projects===
Early in 2009, Grabeel was voted ''Most Likely to Do Big Things in 2009'' by [[MTV]] and had an exclusive interview with them. He mentions the release of another music video for his track ''Get Your Ass On''.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1602568/20090112/jonas_brothers.jhtml Our Male Pop Rookies Plan Music-Industry And Hollywood Takeover In 2009], MTV, January 13, 2009; Retrieved April 6, 2009.</ref> He also mentioned his latest movie project, ''[[The Legend of the Dancing Ninja]]'', where he played the lead Tokyo Jones alongside [[David Hasselhoff]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1294141/ The Legend of the Dancing Ninja], Internet Movie Database, Retrieved April 7, 2009.</ref> In May 2009 he portrayed the role on stage of Matt in the [[Harvey Schmidt]] and [[Tom Jones (writer)|Tom Jones]] musical, ''[[The Fantasticks]]'' with [[Eric McCormack]] and [[Harry Groener]] at UCLA's Freud Playhouse.<ref>[http://www.reprise.org/Shows/fantasticks.html The Fantasticks], Reprise.org, Retrieved April 6, 2009.</ref> Grabeel also sings in the iTunes show ''I Kissed a Vampire'', in which, he stars. In early 2009, he appeared at the Southland Theatre Artists Goodwill Event (S.T.A.G.E.), an AIDS charity event, in [[Beverly Hills]] performing [[George Gershwin|George]] and [[Ira Gershwin]]'s "[[I Can't Be Bothered Now]]".<ref>[http://www.stagela.com/home.php The Brothers Gershwin: George & Ira – The 25th Annual Southland Theatre Artists Goodwill Event (S.T.A.G.E.) ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422012624/http://www.stagela.com/home.php |date=April 22, 2009 }}, ''Stage LA'', Retrieved April 6, 2009.</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub-gW_Cuecg Recording of 'I Can't Be Bothered Now'], ''YouTube.com'', ; Retrieved April 6, 2009.</ref> He also recorded and released a new track titled '135n8' in early 2014 with the music video being uploaded to his YouTube account.
Early in 2009, Grabeel was voted ''Most Likely to Do Big Things in 2009'' by [[MTV]] and had an exclusive interview with them. He mentions the release of another music video for his track ''Get Your Ass On''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090115123257/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1602568/20090112/jonas_brothers.jhtml Our Male Pop Rookies Plan Music-Industry And Hollywood Takeover In 2009], MTV, January 13, 2009; Retrieved April 6, 2009.</ref> He also mentioned his latest film project, ''Dancing Ninja'', where he played the lead Tokyo Jones alongside [[David Hasselhoff]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1294141/ Dancing Ninja], Internet Movie Database, Retrieved April 7, 2009.</ref> In May 2009, he portrayed the role on stage of Matt in the [[Harvey Schmidt]] and [[Tom Jones (writer)|Tom Jones]] musical, ''[[The Fantasticks]]'' with [[Eric McCormack]] and [[Harry Groener]] at UCLA's Freud Playhouse.<ref>[http://www.reprise.org/Shows/fantasticks.html The Fantasticks], Reprise.org, Retrieved April 6, 2009.</ref> Grabeel also sings in the iTunes show ''I Kissed a Vampire'', in which, he stars. In early 2009, he appeared at the Southland Theatre Artists Goodwill Event (S.T.A.G.E.), an AIDS charity event, in [[Beverly Hills]] performing [[George Gershwin|George]] and [[Ira Gershwin]]'s "[[I Can't Be Bothered Now]]".<ref>[http://www.stagela.com/home.php The Brothers Gershwin: George & Ira – The 25th Annual Southland Theatre Artists Goodwill Event (S.T.A.G.E.) ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422012624/http://www.stagela.com/home.php |date=April 22, 2009 }}, ''Stage LA'', Retrieved April 6, 2009.</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub-gW_Cuecg Recording of 'I Can't Be Bothered Now'], ''YouTube.com'', ; Retrieved April 6, 2009.</ref> He also recorded and released a new track titled '135n8' in early 2014 with the music video being uploaded to his YouTube account.


In 2011 he appeared in the [[Smallville (season 10)|10th season]] of ''[[Smallville]]'' as [[Alexander Luthor Jr.#In other media|Alexander Luthor]] / [[Superboy (Kon-El)#Television|Connor Kent]], a hybrid clone with Lex Luthor and [[Clark Kent (Smallville)|Clark Kent]]'s DNA. In 2007, he filmed the movie, ''[[The Adventures of Food Boy]]'' with [[Brittany Curran]], as the lead, Ezra Chase. Since the summer of 2011, Grabeel has been starring in the [[ABC Family]] drama ''[[Switched at Birth (TV series)|Switched at Birth]]'', in which he plays the brother of one of the two girls that were mistakenly switched at birth in the hospital.<ref>[http://www.zap2it.com/news/zap-switched-at-birth-story,0,5643245.story Two Switched at Birth teens fuel new ABC Family drama] Zap2it.com, Retrieved June 27, 2011.</ref> In March 2012, ''[[I Kissed A Vampire]]'' was released in the US, where Lucas stars alongside [[Drew Seeley]] and Adrian Slade.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.twistmagazine.com/2012/03/twist-chats-with-lucas-grabeel.html| title= TWIST Chats with Lucas Grabeel! | work = [[Twist (magazine)|Twist]] | access-date =April 12, 2012}}</ref> In January 2014 he provided his first-ever voice over role for an animated series, Deputy Peck on ''[[Sheriff Callie's Wild West]]''. He has also played the character of Gustav in ''[[List of DreamWorks Dragons episodes#Season 2 (2013–14)|Dragons: Defenders of Berk]]''. In 2019, Grabeel appeared in ''[[High School Musical: The Musical: The Series]]'' as himself.
In 2011 he appeared in the [[Smallville (season 10)|10th season]] of ''[[Smallville]]'' as [[Alexander Luthor Jr.#In other media|Alexander Luthor]] / [[Superboy (Kon-El)#Television|Conner Kent]], a hybrid clone with Lex Luthor and [[Clark Kent (Smallville)|Clark Kent]]'s DNA. In 2007, he filmed the film ''[[The Adventures of Food Boy]]'' with [[Brittany Curran]], as the lead, Ezra Chase. Since the summer of 2011, Grabeel has been starring in the [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]] drama ''[[Switched at Birth (TV series)|Switched at Birth]]'', in which he plays the brother of one of the two girls that were mistakenly switched at birth in the hospital.<ref>[http://www.zap2it.com/news/zap-switched-at-birth-story,0,5643245.story Two Switched at Birth teens fuel new ABC Family drama] Zap2it.com, Retrieved June 27, 2011.</ref> In March 2012, ''[[I Kissed A Vampire]]'' was released in the US, where Lucas stars alongside [[Drew Seeley]] and Adrian Slade.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.twistmagazine.com/2012/03/twist-chats-with-lucas-grabeel.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120603155850/http://www.twistmagazine.com/2012/03/twist-chats-with-lucas-grabeel.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = June 3, 2012| title= TWIST Chats with Lucas Grabeel! | work = [[Twist (magazine)|Twist]] | access-date =April 12, 2012}}</ref> In January 2014 he provided his first-ever voice over role for an animated series, Deputy Peck on ''[[Sheriff Callie's Wild West]]''. He has also played the character of Gustav in ''[[List of DreamWorks Dragons episodes#Season 2 (2013–14)|Dragons: Defenders of Berk]]''. In 2019, Grabeel appeared in ''[[High School Musical: The Musical: The Series]]'' as himself.


==Other ventures==
==Other ventures==
In 2007, Grabeel founded a production company called ''14341 Productions''. His role within involves overseeing many projects from writing, directing and [[Executive producer|executive producing]]. The company has produced projects such as the short films ''[[The Real Son]]'', ''Smoke Break''; the music videos for "Get Your Ass On" and "You Got It". They produced a television pilot called ''Regarding Beauregard'' which was Grabeel's directorial debut. They also created a 17-minute short film, ''Chuckle Boy'', as well as a short film called ''The Dragon'' in 2009.<ref>[http://web.mac.com/incfilms/14341.COM/Welcome.html 14341] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401065427/http://web.mac.com/incfilms/14341.COM/Welcome.html |date=April 1, 2009 }}, ''14341.com'', Retrieved April 6, 2009.</ref> Their work debuted at the 2009 ''[[Sundance Film Festival]]''.<ref>[http://news.popstar.com/Landing/640 Lucas Grabeel & 14341 Productions Interview], ''Popstar.com'', ''February 9, 2009''; Retrieved April 7, 2009.</ref>
In 2007, Grabeel founded a production company called ''14341 Productions''. His role within involves overseeing many projects from writing to directing and [[Executive producer|executive producing]]. The company has produced projects such as the short films ''The Real Son'', ''Smoke Break''; the music videos for "Get Your Ass On" and "You Got It". They produced a television pilot called ''Regarding Beauregard'' which was Grabeel's directorial debut. They also created a 17-minute short film, ''Chuckle Boy'', as well as a short film called ''The Dragon'' in 2009.<ref>[http://web.mac.com/incfilms/14341.COM/Welcome.html 14341] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401065427/http://web.mac.com/incfilms/14341.COM/Welcome.html |date=April 1, 2009 }}, ''14341.com'', Retrieved April 6, 2009.</ref> Their work debuted at the 2009 [[Sundance Film Festival]].<ref>[http://news.popstar.com/Landing/640 Lucas Grabeel & 14341 Productions Interview], ''Popstar.com'', ''February 9, 2009''; Retrieved April 7, 2009.</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
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| ''The Real Son''
| ''The Real Son''
| Freddie Deasnman
| Freddie Deasnman
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| ''Smoke Break''
| ''Smoke Break''
| Sir Anthony Childsworth
| Sir Anthony Childsworth
| Short film
| Short film
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| ''At Jesus{{'}} Side''
| ''At Jesus{{'}} Side''
| Jericho
| Jericho (voice)
| <ref name="BTVA">{{cite web |title=Lucas Grabeel (visual voices guide) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Lucas-Grabeel/ |access-date=January 18, 2024 |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.}}</ref>
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| 2008
| ''Lock and Roll Forever''
| ''Lock and Roll Forever''
| Donni
| Donni
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| 2008
| ''[[High School Musical 3: Senior Year]]''
| ''[[High School Musical 3: Senior Year]]''
| Ryan Evans
| [[Ryan Evans (High School Musical)|Ryan Evans]]
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| 2008
| ''[[College Road Trip]]''
| ''[[College Road Trip]]''
| Scooter
| Scooter
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| 2008
| ''[[The Adventures of Food Boy]]''
| ''[[The Adventures of Food Boy]]''
| Ezra Chase
| Ezra Chase
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| 2008
| ''[[Milk (2008 American film)|Milk]]''
| ''[[Milk (2008 American film)|Milk]]''
| [[Daniel Nicoletta|Danny Nicoletta]]
| [[Daniel Nicoletta|Danny Nicoletta]]
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| 2010
| 2010
| ''[[The Legend of the Dancing Ninja]]''
| ''Dancing Ninja''
| Nikki
| Nikki
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| Short film
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| ''[[Dragon Nest: Warriors' Dawn]]''
| ''[[Dragon Nest: Warriors' Dawn]]''
| Gerrant
| Gerrant (voice)
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| 2014
| ''Pilot Season''
| ''Pilot Season''
| Luc
| Luc
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| ''[[Little Women (2018 film)|Little Women]]''
| ''[[Little Women (2018 film)|Little Women]]''
| Laurie Lawrence
| Laurie Lawrence
|
|-
|2023
|''Max & Me''
|Jessie (voice)
|
|
|-
|-
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| Episode: "Pilot"
| Episode: "Pilot"
|-
|-
| 2006–2011
| 2006-2011
| ''[[Smallville]]''
| ''[[Smallville]]''
| Young [[Lex Luthor (Smallville)|Lex Luthor]] / Alexander Luthor / [[Superboy (Kon-El)|Superboy / Kon-El]]
| Young [[Lex Luthor (Smallville)|Lex Luthor]], [[Superboy (Kon-El)|Superboy]]
| 3 episodes
| 3 episodes
|-
|-
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| ''[[Veronica Mars]]''
| ''[[Veronica Mars]]''
| Wanna Score Boy / Kelly Kuzzio
| Wanna Score Boy / Kelly Kuzzio
| 2 episodes
| Episodes: "Ahoy Mateys", "Versatile Toppings"
|-
|-
| 2006
| rowspan="2" | 2006
| ''[[Return to Halloweentown]]''
| ''[[Return to Halloweentown]]''
| Ethan Dalloway
| Ethan Dalloway
| Television film
| Television film
|-
|-
| 2006
| ''[[High School Musical]]''
| ''[[High School Musical]]''
| rowspan="2" | [[Ryan Evans (High School Musical)|Ryan Evans]]
| Ryan Evans
| Television film
| Television film
|-
|-
| 2007
| 2007
| ''[[High School Musical 2]]''
| ''[[High School Musical 2]]''
| Ryan Evans
| Television film
| Television film
|-
|-
| 2009
| rowspan="2" | 2009
| ''[[Glenn Martin DDS]]''
| ''[[Glenn Martin DDS]]''
| Singer
| Singer (voice)
| Voice role; episode: "Deck the Malls"
| Episode: "Deck the Malls"
|-
|-
| 2009
| ''[[I Kissed a Vampire]]''
| ''[[I Kissed a Vampire]]''
| Dylan
| Dylan
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| 2010
| 2010
| ''[[The Cleveland Show]]''
| ''[[The Cleveland Show]]''
| Nerd #2
| Nerd #2 (voice)
| Voice role; episode: "Love Rollercoaster"
| Episode: "Love Rollercoaster"
|-
|-
| 2010–present
| 2010–present
| ''[[Family Guy]]''
| ''[[Family Guy]]''
| Chadley / Various characters
| Chadley / Various characters (voice)
| Voice role; recurring role; 24 episodes
| 24 episodes
|-
|-
| 2010
| 2010
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| Episode: "Field Mice"
| Episode: "Field Mice"
|-
|-
| 2011
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| ''[[Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure]]''
| ''[[Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure]]''
| Ryan Evans
| Ryan Evans
| Television film
| Television film
|-
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Special Agent Oso]]''
| ''[[Special Agent Oso]]''
| Uncle Eric
| Uncle Eric (voice)
⚫
| Episode: "Snapfingers"
| Voice role; episode: "On Old MacDonald's Special Song"
|-
|-
| 2011–2017
| 2011–2017
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| 2012
| 2012
| ''[[Robot Chicken]]''
| ''[[Robot Chicken]]''
| [[Justin Bieber]]
| [[Justin Bieber]] (voice)
| Voice role; episode: "Robot Chicken's ATM Christmas Special"
| Episode: "Robot Chicken's ATM Christmas Special"
|-
|-
| 2013–2018
| 2013–2018
| ''[[DreamWorks Dragons]]''
| ''[[DreamWorks Dragons]]''
| Gustav
| Gustav (voice)
| 12 episodes<ref name="BTVA" />
| Voice role; recurring role; 12 episodes
|-
|-
| 2013
| 2013
| ''[[Pound Puppies (2010 TV series)|Pound Puppies]]''
| ''[[Pound Puppies (2010 TV series)|Pound Puppies]]''
| Percy
| Percy (voice)
| Voice role; episode: "Cuddle Up Buttercup"
| Episode: "Cuddle Up Buttercup"
|-
|-
| 2014–2017
| 2014–2017
| ''[[Sheriff Callie's Wild West]]''
⚫
| ''[[Sheriff Callie's Wild West]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.disneydreaming.com/2012/06/23/lucas-grabeel-will-voice-a-character-on-disney-juniors-sheriff-callies-wild-west-with-mandy-moore/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=June 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810092433/http://www.disneydreaming.com/2012/06/23/lucas-grabeel-will-voice-a-character-on-disney-juniors-sheriff-callies-wild-west-with-mandy-moore/ |archive-date=August 10, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| Deputy Peck
| Deputy Peck (voice)
⚫
| Main cast<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://www.disneydreaming.com/2012/06/23/lucas-grabeel-will-voice-a-character-on-disney-juniors-sheriff-callies-wild-west-with-mandy-moore/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810092433/http://www.disneydreaming.com/2012/06/23/lucas-grabeel-will-voice-a-character-on-disney-juniors-sheriff-callies-wild-west-with-mandy-moore/ |archive-date=August 10, 2016 |access-date=June 16, 2013}}</ref>
| Voice role; main role
|-
|-
| 2014
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''
| ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''
| Ropey-Face
| Ropey-Face (voice)
| Voice role; episode: "Doof 101"
| Episode: "Doof 101"
|-
|-
| 2014
| ''[[List of Chopped episodes#Season 19 (2014)|Chopped]]''
| ''[[List of Chopped episodes#Season 19 (2014)|Chopped]]''
| Himself
| Himself
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| 2015
| 2015
| ''[[Doraemon (2005 anime)|Doraemon]]''
| ''[[Doraemon (2005 anime)|Doraemon]]''
| Big G
| Big G (voice)
| Voice role; episode: "Big G's Big Show"
| Episode: "Big G's Big Show"
|-
|-
| 2016
| 2016
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| 2016–2019
| 2016–2019
| ''[[Elena of Avalor]]''
| ''[[Elena of Avalor]]''
| Jiku
| Jiku (voice)
| Voice role; recurring role, 6 episodes
| 6 episodes
|-
|-
| 2017–2018
| 2017–2018
| ''[[Spirit Riding Free]]''
| ''[[Spirit Riding Free]]''
| Julian
| Julian (voice)
| 6 episodes<ref name="BTVA" />
| Voice role; recurring role, 6 episodes
|-
|-
| 2019
| 2019
| ''[[Pinky Malinky]]''
| ''[[Pinky Malinky]]''
| Pinky Malinky
| Pinky Malinky, additional voices
| Voice role; main role
| Main role<ref name="BTVA" />
|-
|-
| 2019
| 2019, 2023
|''[[High School Musical: The Musical: The Series]]''
|''[[High School Musical: The Musical: The Series]]''
| Himself
| rowspan="2" | Himself
| 2 episodes
⚫
| Episode: "The Tech Rehearsal"
|-
|-
| 2020
| 2020
| ''Disney Family Sing Along''
| ''[[The Disney Family Singalong]]''
| Himself
| Special
| Special
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Spirit Rangers (TV series)|Spirit Rangers]]''
| Chad (voice)
| Episode: "Not Your Opossum Mascot"<ref name="BTVA" />
|-
| 2023
| ''[[My Adventures with Superman]]''
| [[Mist (comics)|Kyle / Mist]], additional voices
| 2 episodes<ref name="BTVA" />
|}
|}


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! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br><ref name=billboard1>{{cite web | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=High School Musical Cast|chart=Hot 100}} | title=High School Musical cast Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100 | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | access-date=October 29, 2012}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br><ref name=billboard1>{{cite magazine | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=High School Musical Cast|chart=Hot 100}} | title=High School Musical cast Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100 | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | access-date=October 29, 2012}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br><ref>{{cite web |url=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20081220-0000/issue981.pdf |title=The ARIA Report: Issue 981 (Week Commencing 15 December 2008) |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] |access-date=November 17, 2012 |pages=4 }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue981.pdf |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20081219130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20081220-0000/issue981.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-12-19 |title=The ARIA Report: Issue 981 (Week Commencing 15 December 2008) |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] |access-date=November 17, 2012 |pages=4 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard charts#Top Canadian Albums|CAN]]<br><ref name=can>{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=ashley tisdale|chart=Canadian Albums}} |title=Canadian Charts |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |access-date=September 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926000501/http://billboard.com/ |archive-date=September 26, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard charts#Top Canadian Albums|CAN]]<br><ref name=can>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=ashley tisdale|chart=Canadian Albums}} |title=Canadian Charts |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |access-date=September 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926000501/http://billboard.com/ |archive-date=September 26, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_E.HTM |title=Chart Log UK: E-40 – E-Z Rollers |publisher=Zobbel.de |access-date=November 17, 2012 |author=Zywietz, Tobias |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004235155/http://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_E.HTM |archive-date=October 4, 2013 }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_E.HTM |title=Chart Log UK: E-40 – E-Z Rollers |publisher=Zobbel.de |access-date=November 17, 2012 |author=Zywietz, Tobias |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004235155/http://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_E.HTM |archive-date=October 4, 2013 }}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "You Got It"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/you-got-it-single/id264079976|title="You Got It" by Lucas Grabeel|work=[[iTunes Store|iTunes]] US|publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]]|access-date=January 31, 2014}}</ref>
! scope="row"| "You Got It"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/you-got-it-single/id264079976|title="You Got It" by Lucas Grabeel|work=[[iTunes Store|iTunes]] US|date=January 2007 |publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]]|access-date=January 31, 2014}}</ref>
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| ''[[High School Musical 3: Senior Year (soundtrack)|High School Musical 3: Senior Year]]''
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! scope="row"| "135n8"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/135n8-single/id791061236|title="135n8" by Lucas Grabeel|work=[[iTunes Store|iTunes]] US|publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]]|access-date=January 31, 2014}}</ref>
! scope="row"| "135n8"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/135n8-single/id791061236|title="135n8" by Lucas Grabeel|work=[[iTunes Store|iTunes]] US|date=January 2014 |publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]]|access-date=January 31, 2014}}</ref>
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* "We're All in This Together": {{cite web | title=The ARIA Report: Issue 869 (Week Commencing 30 October 2006) | url=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20061220-0000/issue869.pdf | publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] | access-date=November 17, 2012 | page=4 }}
* "We're All in This Together": {{cite web | title=The ARIA Report: Issue 869 (Week Commencing 30 October 2006) | url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue869.pdf | archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20061219130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20061220-0000/issue869.pdf | url-status=dead | archive-date=2006-12-19 | publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] | access-date=November 17, 2012 | page=4 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
* "Fabulous": {{cite web | title=The ARIA Report: Issue 927 (Week Commencing 10 December 2007) | url=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20071220-0000/issue927.pdf | publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] | access-date=November 17, 2012 | page=4 }}
* "Fabulous": {{cite web | title=The ARIA Report: Issue 927 (Week Commencing 10 December 2007) | url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue927.pdf | archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20071219130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20071220-0000/issue927.pdf | url-status=dead | archive-date=2007-12-19 | publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] | access-date=November 17, 2012 | page=4 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
* "A Night to Remember": {{cite web | title=The ARIA Report: Issue 981 (Week Commencing 15 December 2008) | url=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20081220-0000/issue981.pdf | publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] | access-date=November 17, 2012 | pages=4 }}</ref>
* "A Night to Remember": {{cite web | title=The ARIA Report: Issue 981 (Week Commencing 15 December 2008) | url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue981.pdf | archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20081219130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20081220-0000/issue981.pdf | url-status=dead | archive-date=2008-12-19 | publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] | access-date=November 17, 2012 | pages=4 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
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Lucas Grabeel
Grabeel in 2016
Born
Lucas Stephen Grabeel

(1984-11-23) November 23, 1984 (age 40)
Springfield, Missouri, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2004–present
Musical career
OriginRogersville, Missouri, U.S.
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
LabelsRoad Dawg Records

Lucas Stephen Grabeel (/ˈɡreɪbiːl/ GRAY-beel; born November 23, 1984) is an American actor, singer and songwriter. He is best known for his role as Ryan Evans in the High School Musical film series (2006–2008). His other film appearances include Halloweentown High (2004), Return to Halloweentown (2006), Alice Upside Down (2007), and The Adventures of Food Boy (2008). He appeared as a young Lex Luthor and Conner Kent in the superhero television series Smallville (2006–2011).

In 2011, Grabeel released his debut extended play, Sunshine, and began playing Toby Kennish in the ABC Freeform drama series Switched at Birth, appearing until 2017. He has also provided voice acting roles for various animated series, including Deputy Peck in Disney Junior's Sheriff Callie's Wild West (2014–2017), the title character in Netflix's Pinky Malinky (2019), and Kyle/Mist in My Adventures with Superman (2023).

Early life

[edit]

Grabeel was born in Springfield, Missouri on November 23, 1984, the son of Jean (née Harman) and Stephen Grabeel.[1] Before transferring to and graduating from Kickapoo High School in Springfield in 2003, he attended Logan-Rogersville Elementary, Middle and High School. He also played drums for a local church and initiated a men's a cappella singing group at Kickapoo called No Treble. At school, he found passions in the guitar and the accordion while also enjoying dance. While in Rogersville, Missouri, he regularly attended Harmony Baptist Church, where he was a part of the children's and youth groups.[2]

Career

[edit]

2004–08: Beginning and High School Musical

[edit]
Grabeel (left) and Corbin Bleu (right) in High School Musical: The Concert, in 2007

In 2004, he starred in his first film role as Ethan Dolloway in the third installment of the Halloweentown series Halloweentown High. He reprised this role in the series' fourth installment Return to Halloweentown. Grabeel has made television guest appearances in TV series such as Boston Legal, 'Til Death, and Veronica Mars. On Smallville, he portrayed a young Lex Luthor. During these stints, Grabeel also worked a day job as a Blockbuster store clerk.

In 2006, he was cast in the role of Ryan Evans, the fraternal twin brother of Sharpay Evans (played by Ashley Tisdale), in the Disney film High School Musical. He reprised his role in the television sequels High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year. In 2007, he joined co-stars Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman on the 51-date High School Musical: The Concert. In early 2009, Billboard believed that Grabeel and Tisdale's track "I Want It All" should be nominated for an Oscar in the Best Original Song category however, the song did not make the final shortlist.[3] During his time in High School Musical, Grabeel (along with his co-stars) had a total of six tracks chart in the Billboard Hot 100.[4][5][6][7]

He was the first artist to debut in the Billboard Hot 100 with two simultaneous new entries in one week.[8] While with Disney Channel, Grabeel also participated in the first ever Disney Channel Games and co-captained the green team along with Ashley Tisdale, Mitchel Musso, Miley Cyrus, Emily Osment and Kyle Massey. A year later, he returned to repeat his captaincy of the green team with Dylan Sprouse, Miley Cyrus, Monique Coleman and Brandon Baker. Other film projects Grabeel was involved with include the animated film, At Jesus' Side, where he voiced a dog named Jericho.[9] He also filmed the independent film, Alice Upside Down,[10] as the character of Lester McKinley, based on the "Alice book series" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. Aside his involvement in the High School Musical soundtracks, Grabeel has recorded a song called "You Know I Will" for the soundtrack of The Fox and the Hound 2 and also recorded his own version of the Michael Bolton track "Go the Distance", from Disney's Hercules, for DisneyMania 5.

In 2007, Grabeel co-wrote and recorded a song called "You Got It"[11] which was released in the iTunes Store on August 19, 2007,[12] while its accompanying music video was released on his official website. Grabeel also recorded another original song called "Trash Talkin'" which was released November 15, 2008, on YouTube.[13] In 2008, he also appeared in the film Milk, a biopic about the slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk. Grabeel played a friend and supporter of Milk, photographer Danny Nicoletta. He also appeared in the 2008 Walt Disney Pictures film College Road Trip as Scooter, which features other Disney stars Raven-Symoné, Brenda Song, and Margo Harshman. He also stars in the independent film Lock and Roll Forever alongside Oreskaband.[14] Grabeel also guest starred in an episode of The Cleveland Show.

2009–present: Switched at Birth and other projects

[edit]

Early in 2009, Grabeel was voted Most Likely to Do Big Things in 2009 by MTV and had an exclusive interview with them. He mentions the release of another music video for his track Get Your Ass On.[15] He also mentioned his latest film project, Dancing Ninja, where he played the lead Tokyo Jones alongside David Hasselhoff.[16] In May 2009, he portrayed the role on stage of Matt in the Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones musical, The Fantasticks with Eric McCormack and Harry Groener at UCLA's Freud Playhouse.[17] Grabeel also sings in the iTunes show I Kissed a Vampire, in which, he stars. In early 2009, he appeared at the Southland Theatre Artists Goodwill Event (S.T.A.G.E.), an AIDS charity event, in Beverly Hills performing George and Ira Gershwin's "I Can't Be Bothered Now".[18][19] He also recorded and released a new track titled '135n8' in early 2014 with the music video being uploaded to his YouTube account.

In 2011 he appeared in the 10th season of Smallville as Alexander Luthor / Conner Kent, a hybrid clone with Lex Luthor and Clark Kent's DNA. In 2007, he filmed the film The Adventures of Food Boy with Brittany Curran, as the lead, Ezra Chase. Since the summer of 2011, Grabeel has been starring in the ABC Family drama Switched at Birth, in which he plays the brother of one of the two girls that were mistakenly switched at birth in the hospital.[20] In March 2012, I Kissed A Vampire was released in the US, where Lucas stars alongside Drew Seeley and Adrian Slade.[21] In January 2014 he provided his first-ever voice over role for an animated series, Deputy Peck on Sheriff Callie's Wild West. He has also played the character of Gustav in Dragons: Defenders of Berk. In 2019, Grabeel appeared in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series as himself.

Other ventures

[edit]

In 2007, Grabeel founded a production company called 14341 Productions. His role within involves overseeing many projects from writing to directing and executive producing. The company has produced projects such as the short films The Real Son, Smoke Break; the music videos for "Get Your Ass On" and "You Got It". They produced a television pilot called Regarding Beauregard which was Grabeel's directorial debut. They also created a 17-minute short film, Chuckle Boy, as well as a short film called The Dragon in 2009.[22] Their work debuted at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.[23]

Filmography

[edit]

Film

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth Charlie / Gertrude / Ophelia
2007 Alice Upside Down Lester McKinley
2008 The Real Son Freddie Deasnman Short film
Smoke Break Sir Anthony Childsworth Short film
At Jesus' Side Jericho (voice) [24]
Lock and Roll Forever Donni
High School Musical 3: Senior Year Ryan Evans
College Road Trip Scooter
The Adventures of Food Boy Ezra Chase
Milk Danny Nicoletta
2009 Chuckle Boy Daniel Aranyo Short film
2010 Dancing Ninja Nikki
2012 I Kissed a Vampire Dylan Knight
2013 Chocolate Milk Stan Short film
2014 Dragon Nest: Warriors' Dawn Gerrant (voice) [24]
Pilot Season Luc Short film
2018 Little Women Laurie Lawrence
2023 Max & Me Jessie (voice)

Television

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Halloweentown High Ethan Dalloway Television film
2005 Boston Legal Jason Matheny Episode: "The Ass Fat Jungle"
2006 'Til Death Pete Pratt Episode: "Pilot"
2006–2011 Smallville Young Lex Luthor, Superboy 3 episodes
2005–2006 Veronica Mars Wanna Score Boy / Kelly Kuzzio 2 episodes
2006 Return to Halloweentown Ethan Dalloway Television film
High School Musical Ryan Evans Television film
2007 High School Musical 2 Television film
2009 Glenn Martin DDS Singer (voice) Episode: "Deck the Malls"
I Kissed a Vampire Dylan Main role
2010 The Cleveland Show Nerd #2 (voice) Episode: "Love Rollercoaster"
2010–present Family Guy Chadley / Various characters (voice) 24 episodes
2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Guillermo Seidel Episode: "Field Mice"
2011 Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure Ryan Evans Television film
Special Agent Oso Uncle Eric (voice) Episode: "Snapfingers"
2011–2017 Switched at Birth Toby Kennish Main role
2012 Robot Chicken Justin Bieber (voice) Episode: "Robot Chicken's ATM Christmas Special"
2013–2018 DreamWorks Dragons Gustav (voice) 12 episodes[24]
2013 Pound Puppies Percy (voice) Episode: "Cuddle Up Buttercup"
2014–2017 Sheriff Callie's Wild West Deputy Peck (voice) Main cast[25]
2014 Phineas and Ferb Ropey-Face (voice) Episode: "Doof 101"
Chopped Himself Episode: "Chopped Tournament of Stars: Actors"
2015 Doraemon Big G (voice) Episode: "Big G's Big Show"
2016 High School Musical: 10th Anniversary Himself Special
2016–2019 Elena of Avalor Jiku (voice) 6 episodes
2017–2018 Spirit Riding Free Julian (voice) 6 episodes[24]
2019 Pinky Malinky Pinky Malinky, additional voices Main role[24]
2019, 2023 High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Himself 2 episodes
2020 The Disney Family Singalong Special
2022 Spirit Rangers Chad (voice) Episode: "Not Your Opossum Mascot"[24]
2023 My Adventures with Superman Kyle / Mist, additional voices 2 episodes[24]

Discography

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For his work with the High School Musical film series, see High School Musical discography.

Extended play

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Title Album details
Sunshine
  • Released: June 22, 2011[26]
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Label: Road Dawg

Singles

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As main artist
List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[27] 		AUS
[28] 		CAN
[29] 		UK
[30]
"You Got It"[31] 2007 — — — — Non-album single
"I Want It All"
(with Ashley Tisdale) 		2008 113 93 75 87 High School Musical 3: Senior Year
"135n8"[32] 2014 — — — — Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
As featured artist
List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[27] 		AUS
[33] 		UK
[34]
"What Time Is It?"
(among the cast of High School Musical 2) 		2007 6 66 20 High School Musical 2
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other appearances

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Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"You Know I Will" 2006 — The Fox and the Hound 2
"Go the Distance" 2007 DisneyMania 5
"Jenny Got a Fever" Alice Upside Down
"Gotta Rock"
"Let It Snow" Disney Channel Holiday
"Baby" 2011 Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure
"Just a Little Peck" 2012 Adrian Slade and Drew Seeley I Kissed a Vampire
"Happily Afterlife"
"Outta My Head" —

Other charted songs

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List of songs, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[27] 		AUS
[33] 		CAN
[29] 		UK
[34]
"Bop to the Top"
(with Ashley Tisdale) 		2006 62 — — 137 High School Musical
"We're All in This Together"
(among the cast of High School Musical) 		34 — — 40
"Fabulous"
(with Ashley Tisdale) 		2007 76 91 63 64 High School Musical 2
"All for One"
(among the cast of High School Musical 2) 		92 — — 87
"A Night to Remember"
(among the cast of High School Musical 3) 		2008 —[a] 96 — 94 High School Musical 3: Senior Year
"High School Musical"
(among the cast of High School Musical 3) 		— — — 105
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result
2011 Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer TV Star: Male Switched at Birth Nominated
2013 Choice TV Actor: Drama Nominated
2014 Nominated

Notes

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  1. ^ "A Night to Remember" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number eight on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.

References

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  1. ^ Ozarks son continues Hollywood climb Archived January 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, News-Leader.com, September 13, 2005; Retrieved April 6, 2009
  2. ^ Lucas Grabeel, AtJesusSide.com, Retrieved April 6, 2009.
  3. ^ And The Best Song Oscar Nominees Should Be...., Billboard, January 21, 2009; Retrieved April 7, 2009
  4. ^ Fergie Scores Third Solo No. 1 On Hot 100, Billboard, August 30, 2007; Retrieved April 7, 2009
  5. ^ We're All In This Together – The Billboard Hot 100, Billboard, February 11, 2006; Retrieved April 7, 2009
  6. ^ I Don't Dance – The Billboard Hot 100, Billboard, August 8, 2007; Retrieved April 7, 2009
  7. ^ What Time Is It – The Billboard Hot 100, Billboard, November 8, 2007; Retrieved April 7, 2009
  8. ^ Chart Beat – High School Musical Charting, Billboard, February 2, 2006; Retrieved April 7, 2009
  9. ^ AtJesusSide Cast, AtJesusSide.com, Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  10. ^ Alice Upside Down, Alice Upside Down the Movie (Official Website), Retrieved April 6, 2009.
  11. ^ Lucas Stephen Grabeel (writer) – You Got It, ASCAP.com, Retrieved April 6, 2009.
  12. ^ Lucas Grabeel – You Got It – Single, iTunes, Retrieved April 6, 2009.
  13. ^ Lucas Grabeel – Trash Talkin' (Fan Upload), YouTube.com, Retrieved April 5, 2009.
  14. ^ Sony does Japanese 'Musical', Variety, October 30, 2007; Retrieved April 6, 2009.
  15. ^ Our Male Pop Rookies Plan Music-Industry And Hollywood Takeover In 2009, MTV, January 13, 2009; Retrieved April 6, 2009.
  16. ^ Dancing Ninja, Internet Movie Database, Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  17. ^ The Fantasticks, Reprise.org, Retrieved April 6, 2009.
  18. ^ The Brothers Gershwin: George & Ira – The 25th Annual Southland Theatre Artists Goodwill Event (S.T.A.G.E.) Archived April 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Stage LA, Retrieved April 6, 2009.
  19. ^ Recording of 'I Can't Be Bothered Now', YouTube.com, ; Retrieved April 6, 2009.
  20. ^ Two Switched at Birth teens fuel new ABC Family drama Zap2it.com, Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  21. ^ "TWIST Chats with Lucas Grabeel!". Twist. Archived from the original on June 3, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  22. ^ 14341 Archived April 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, 14341.com, Retrieved April 6, 2009.
  23. ^ Lucas Grabeel & 14341 Productions Interview, Popstar.com, February 9, 2009; Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  24. ^ a b c d e f g "Lucas Grabeel (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved January 18, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  25. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  26. ^ "Sunshine – EP by Lucas Grabeel". iTunes US. Apple. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  27. ^ a b c "High School Musical cast Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  28. ^ "The ARIA Report: Issue 981 (Week Commencing 15 December 2008)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  29. ^ a b "Canadian Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
  30. ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: E-40 – E-Z Rollers". Zobbel.de. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  31. ^ ""You Got It" by Lucas Grabeel". iTunes US. Apple. January 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  32. ^ ""135n8" by Lucas Grabeel". iTunes US. Apple. January 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  33. ^ a b Peak chart positions for singles and other charted songs in Australia:
  34. ^ a b Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
    • "What I've Been Looking For" and "Bop to the Top": "The Official UK Singles Chart for the week ending January 13, 2007". ChartsPlus (281). Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd: 3.
    • "Fabulous" and "You Are the Music in Me": "The Official UK Singles Chart for the week ending October 6, 2007". ChartsPlus (319). Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd: 2.
    • "What Time Is It?", "All for One", "Stick to the Status Quo" and "We're All in This Together": "The Official Charts Company – Cast of High School Musical discography". The Official Charts Company.
    • "I Want It All":"The Official UK Singles Chart for the week ending November 1, 2008". ChartsPlus (375). Liverpool: UKChartPlus: 2.
  35. ^ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum Searchable Database – We're All in This Together". Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
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