Jordan William Fisher (born April 24, 1994) is an American actor, singer, and dancer. He began his career with recurring roles on several television series, including ''

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'' in 2012 and ''

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'' from 2015 to 2017. He also had supporting roles in the television films ''

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'' (2013), '' Teen Beach 2'' (2015) and ''

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'' (2016), and starred in '' Rent: Live'' (2019). Fisher and his dancing partner

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won the 25th season of '' Dancing with the Stars'' (2017). He subsequently hosted '' Dancing with the Stars: Juniors'' in 2018, and commentated the 2019 '' Fortnite World-Cup''. As a singer, his self-titled EP was released by Hollywood Records in 2016. On

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, Fisher portrayed

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in ''

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'' from 2016 to 2017, and took on the lead role of

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in ''

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'' in 2020. He has also starred in the 2020

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films '' To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You'' and '' Work It''. Fisher is also fairly well-known for his role as Sea Hawk in ''

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''.

Early life and education

Fisher was born in

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in 1994 and grew up in nearby

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. Jordan's biological mother was 16 at the time of his birth, and he was legally adopted in 2005 at age 11 and raised by his maternal grandparents, Rodney and Pat Fisher. The Fishers also adopted Jordan's two siblings, Cory and Trinity, as their mother struggled with substance abuse – she did not have a relationship with the children. During an interview with ''

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'', Fisher revealed his multi-ethnic background of

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, Polynesian ( Tahitian),

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, and Scandinavian origin. Fisher became involved in gymnastics at age 2 and mail delivery age 11. He became interested in musical theater in the fifth grade, after being cast in a school production of ''School House Rock, Jr.''Maria Yagoda
"5 Things to Know About Your New Crush, Grease: Live's Jordan Fisher,"
''

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'', February 1, 2016.Jane Hong
"Jordan Fisher,"
''Composure'', January 2016, pp. 26–29. Fisher was home-schooled as a child and earned a high school diploma from Harvest Christian Academy. He joined the Red Mountain Theatre Company in Birmingham and was part of their youth performing ensemble for many years. There, he was spotted by a talent scout who offered to represent him.Alec Harvey
"Actor and Birmingham native Jordan Fisher is set to become the next big thing,"
''

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'', June 24, 2015. He enrolled in courses at

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in 2011. Later that year, he moved to

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, with his grandparents and siblings.Molly Hudelson
"Jordan Fisher: 'A year ago I couldn't even imagine myself being at this point',"
AXS, August 27, 2014.

Career

In 2014, Fisher released three pop-

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songs on Radio Disney: "By Your Side", "Never Dance Alone" and "What I Got"."13 Things You Should Know About Jordan Fisher,"
Oh My Disney, July 5, 2015. In 2015, he signed a record deal with Hollywood Records. On February 1, 2016, he released "Counterfeit", his first track for the label. The release of this single was delayed while he completed his delivery person contract with the

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. Fisher's first single, "All About Us", was released on April 15, 2016, and produced by Warren "Oak" Felder of the production duo

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.Ella Ceron
"Why You Need to Put Grease Live!'s Jordan Fisher on Your Playlists ASAP,"
'' Teen Vogue'', June 21, 2016.Robbie Daw
"Jordan Fisher Makes Pop Debut With 'All About Us': Watch The Video,"
Idolator, May 11, 2016. The song's music video, directed by

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, premiered on

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on May 11, 2016. For the week of June 13, 2016, "All About Us" ranked as the second-most added song on pop radio stations. It is the first track on Fisher's self-titled EP, which was released on August 19, 2016. He has referred to the EP's sound as pop-soul-R&B, influenced by '80s soul music.Tom Jensen
"Actor/musician Jordan Fisher calls NASCAR experience 'unreal',"

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, March 15, 2016. Fisher plays six instruments: piano, guitar, bass, harmonica, French horn and drums. In 2015, Fisher joined

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for a remake of the song "

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" from the film '' Frozen''. For his role on ''

'', he sang both a duet and ballad version of the song "True Love", which appeared on the show's soundtrack in 2015. He contributed two tracks, "Fallin' For Ya" and "Wanna Be With You", along with vocals on three others, to the '' Teen Beach 2'' soundtrack, released in 2015. He is also featured on

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's self-titled debut EP on "Thin Air". On March 13, 2016, he sang the national anthem before the

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Good Sam 500 stock car race at the Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. At the 2016

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in London, Fisher opened for

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. Fisher is featured alongside

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on "You're Welcome", an end-credits song for the 2016 animated Disney film '' Moana''. In July 2016, he was picked as Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month and was featured on

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's ''

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'' show hosted by

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and

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and broadcast nationally where he performed live his single "All About Us". He covered the 1971

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song "

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" for the 2017

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miniseries ''

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''. Fisher has performed at numerous

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concerts across the United States, to benefit

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. Fisher's single "Mess" was released on October 6, 2017. In 2019, he released his single "Be Okay". In 2020, he released two singles, "Contact" and "Walking on the Ceiling".

Television

Fisher's first television roles were in 2009 as a guest star on ''The Hustler'' on

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and '' iCarly'' on

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. His first major part was as Grace Bowman's half-brother Jacob on seasons 4 and 5 of ABC Family's ''

''. He portrayed the recurring character Holden Dippledorf on ''

'' on the Disney Channel starting in 2015, and has also appeared in ''

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'' and ''

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''. He played the surfer gang leader Seacat in the cable TV movies ''

'' (2013) and '' Teen Beach 2'' (2015). On '' Grease: Live'', a live performance of '' Grease'' televised on

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, Fisher starred as Doody, opposite Carly Rae Jepsen as his girlfriend Frenchy. He sings a rendition of " Those Magic Changes" that was widely praised as a highlight of the show. In September 2017, Fisher began competing as one of the celebrities on the 25th season of '' Dancing with the Stars.'' His professional partner was

. On November 21, Fisher and Arnold reached the finals, and were declared the winners of the season. From 2018 to 2020, Fisher voiced the character of Sea Hawk in ''

''. In 2019, Fisher appeared in another musical production on Fox, this time '' Rent: Live'', as Mark Cohen. In 2020, he appeared on the Disney Family Singalong. On March 30, 2021, it was confirmed that Fisher would be portraying Bart Allen / Impulse on the CW superhero series, ''

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''. He has also guest starred in '' High School Musical: The Musical: The Series'', playing the role of Gina's older brother, Jamie. In 2022, Fisher voiced the lead character Wilbur in the

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animated musical ''Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience''.

Theatre

Fisher made his

debut in ''

'' on November 22, 2016, assuming the role of

from

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. His final performance was March 5, 2017. In 2019, he participated in a workshop of MJ The Musical, playing the role of Michael Jackson. On January 28, 2020 he returned to

, taking over the title role in the

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-winning musical ''

.''

Film

In 2019, he was cast as John Ambrose McClaren in '' To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You''. In 2020, he portrayed the role of Jake Taylor in the Netflix Original movie '' Work It.'' In April 2021, it was announced that he had been cast in the upcoming film ''Field Notes on Love'' as Hugo, starring alongside ''Liv and Maddie'' co-star

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Personal life

Fisher is married to his childhood sweetheart Ellie Woods. They announced their engagement on May 29, 2019 and were going to get married on July 25, 2020, but the wedding was delayed due to

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. They married on November 21, 2020 in a private ceremony at

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. In December 2021, the couple announced via Instagram that they are expecting their first child, a son. On June 7, 2022, the couple welcomed a son.

Discography

Soundtrack albums

Extended plays

Singles

As featured artist

Promotional singles

Other charted songs

Other appearances

Music videos

Filmography

Stage

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official website
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