Adam Irigoyen (born August 5, 1997) is an American actor, singer, rapper and dancer. He is best known for his role as Deuce Martinez in the

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series ''

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''.

Early life

Adam Irigoyen was born August 5, 1997, in

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. He attended Christina M. Eve Elementary and has revisited his old schools to talk to students. He currently lives in

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with his mother Annie, who is a teacher, his father Eric, who is also an educator, his younger brother Jake (born January 21, 2004) and his older sister Kimberly (born March 10). Irigoyen likes dancing and enjoys playing sports, particularly basketball. His parents are

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Career

Irigoyen started his acting career when he was 11 years old. He appeared in commercials and print advertisements before taking a guest-starring role in the Disney Channel sitcom ''

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''. It was his first guest star role ever "super grateful because at the time" that was his "favorite show." Irigoyen has also appeared in the independent films ''Electrical & Natural Gas Safe'', ''Flight'' and ''Nickel or Dime''. He co-starred in the Disney Channel series ''Shake It Up'' as Martin "Deuce" Martinez, long-time friend to CeCe Jones and Rocky Blue (

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and

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). He guest-starred in '' Charlie Shakes It Up'', a first-ever ''

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'' and ''

'' crossover event that was broadcast on June 5, 2011. Irigoyen sang "Show Ya How" with Kenton Duty which is on the Shake It Up album ''

Live to Dance ''Live to Dance'' is an American television reality program and dance competition on the CBS network based on the British series ''Got to Dance''. Dancers from all over the country auditioned for ''Live to Dance'' in "specially constructed Dance ...

''. He is known for his single "School Girl" and for starring

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's dancer Chachi Gonzalez. He was a guest star in "Fresh Off the Boat", portraying Brendan, one of the teenage boys. He has also played in Underdog Kids. Beginning in 2015, Irigoyen has portrayed Ray Diaz on the TV series '' The Last Ship''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* 1997 births Living people American male child actors American male television actors Hispanic and Latino American male actors Male actors from Miami American people of Cuban descent {{US-tv-actor-1990s-stub