Drew Seeley Biography

Andrew Michael Edgar "Drew" Seeley (born April 28, 1982) is a Canadian actor, singer-songwriter and dancer. He has recorded many songs for the Walt Disney Company. He danced as a child in Ontario until he was about pre-teen age and then moved to Florida. Seeley is currently married to actress/comedienne Amy Paffrath.

Early life

Seeley grew up in Toronto and fell in love with performing. He was cast in Hal Prince's revival of Showboat and stayed with the production for a year. In 2005, Seeley started working with Ray Cham, an established producer and together they wrote "Get'cha Head in the Game", a song that was a nominee in the Creative Arts Primetime Emmy category, Best Original Music and Lyrics. In 2009, Seeley tried his hand at Broadway, taking on the role of Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid.

Career

Seeley appeared on a number of spin-off albums from Disney's films and television shows, as well as being the "singing voice" for Zac Efron's character, Troy, in the hit television movie High School Musical, which is also the main reason he was the replacement of Efron on the movie's tour. He has guest starred on shows such as One Tree Hill, Dawson's Creek, and Guiding Light.

2005"2007: High School Musical and recording songs

In 2005, Seeley began working with established producer Ray Cham and together they wrote "Getcha Head in the Game" for Disney's quadruple platinum High School Musical soundtrack. His voice had been blended with Zac Efron's voice for the character of Troy Bolton in High School Musical. This garnered them an Emmy nomination in the Best Original Music and Lyrics category. In addition, Seeley filled in for Efron (who was shooting Hairspray) on the North America and Latin America tours of High School Musical: The Concert, playing in 60,000 seat arenas and he can be heard on both soundtracks and High School Musical on Stage!.

Seeley's association with Disney continued and he can be heard as a featured artist on several Disney soundtracks/compilation albums including Disneymania 5, Disneymania 6, Disney Channel Holiday, Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 9, and Byou. Seeley's duet with Spanish-born Mexican singer Belinda "Dance with Me", from the platinum Cheetah Girls 2 soundtrack, was played on the Disney Channel and on Radio Disney. Seeley appeared in Belinda's video of "Ni Freud ni tu mamá". Seeley also made a guest appearance on the current Chipmunks CD Undeniable, singing an updated take on "Shake Your Groove Thing" with Alvin and the gang.

2008"2010: More movies and songs

Seeley appeared in the Hallmark Channel Movie Claire opposite Valerie Bertinelli, and in the film Fly Kidz, which he co-wrote and produced the soundtrack. He also wrote and performed music for the Disney Channel Original Movie Jump In! starring Corbin Bleu and Keke Palmer. Seeley starred opposite Selena Gomez and Jane Lynch in Another Cinderella Story, playing the pop star Joey Parker. Seeley wrote and performed four songs in the film, and shot music videos for both versions of his hit song, "New Classic". Seeley also appeared in Disney Channel Original Movie Stuck In the Suburbs as a hotel employee.

In the summer of 2009 he starred as Prince Eric in the Disney Broadway Musical The Little Mermaid, and had a leading role in the horror movie The Shortcut.

In June 2010, Seeley starred in the Hallmark Channel television movie Freshman Father.

2011"present: Focus on films and music

His most recent album The Resolution was released on April 5, 2011. He is currently planning on a national tour where he will perform his own original music.

He also sang a song for the Disney Channel original series Shake It Up. He sang a song with Adam Hicks called "Dance for Life". It premiered in the episode "Vatalihoosit It Up", backed by a routine performed by dance crew the Jabbawockeez. "Dance for Life" was featured on the soundtrack for the show, Shake It Up: Break It Down.

On June 12, 2011, Seeley was reported to have joined the CW's hit teen drama series 90210, but Entertainment Weekly later reported that he dropped the role due to his conflict schedule.

In March 2012 I Kissed a Vampire was released, in which Seeley stars alongside Lucas Grabeel and Adrian Slade.

In June 2012, he co-stars in the Lifetime movie, "Talhotblond", posing as young "Tommy".

Seeley has also released music videos for his song "Beautiful", and most recently "Into The Fire".

Seeley recorded a new song for the third Shake It Up soundtrack album, Shake It Up: I Love Dance, called "I Do". It only featured on Walmart Exclusive editions as a bonus track. The song was also featured in the Shake It Up season 3 episode, "I Do It Up".

In 2012, Seeley began filming his role in a new film, Elixir,which was renamed to Lovestruck: The Musical. The movie aired April 21, 2013 on ABC Family, where Seeley played the role of "Young Ryan". He played opposite Chelsea Kane (Young Harper), Jane Seymour (Harper), Sara Paxton (Mirabella), Tom Wopat (Ryan), and Alexander DiPersia (Marco). He is featured singing his rendition of Usher's "DJ's Got Us Fallin' in Love". In conjunction with the new movie, Drew co-wrote and performed "Here & Now," the theme song to ABC Family's spring promotional campaign. The song will be featured on Drew's brand new dance-pop EP set to be released in April 2013.

Discography

Seeley has also contributed to various soundtracks, singles, and music videos mostly produced by Disney. The most notable Disney album is High School Musical.

He is represented by the William Morris Agency and TalentWorks.

He also recorded "Shake Your Groove Thing" with Alvin and the Chipmunks on their 2008 album Undeniable.

Albums

• 2007: Drew Seeley
• 2011: The Resolution

Soundtracks

• 2005: Byou ("Join the Party" song)
• 2006: High School Musical
• 2006: The Cheetah Girls 2: The Soundtrack #5 US (Platinum) ("Dance with Me" song)
• 2006: Read It and Weep ("Join the Party")
• 2007: Jump In! ("I'm Ready" song)
• 2007: High School Musical: The Concert
• 2007: DisneyMania 5 (Find Yourself song)
• 2007: Disney Channel Holiday ("I'll Be Home for Christmas" song)
• 2007: Kim Possible ("This is Our Year")
• 2008: DisneyMania 6 ("You'll Be in My Heart" song)
• 2008: Utopía Internacional ("Dance with Me" song)
• 2008: Another Cinderella Story: The Soundtrack
• 2009: Wizards of Waverly Place Soundtrack ("You Can Do Magic")
• 2009: I Kissed a Vampire ("Love's in Vein", "Just a Little Peck", "Happily Afterlife")
• 2010: DisneyMania 7 ("Her Voice" song)
• 2011: Shake It Up: Break It Down ("Dance for Life")
• 2012: Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance Target exclusive version ("A Space in the Stars")
• 2012: "For The Better" - from The Unattended Soundtrack
• 2013: Shake It Up: I Love Dance ("I Do"; only featured on Walmart Exclusive edition)
• 2013: "Lovestruck: The Musical"

Singles

• 2005: "Some Day My Prince Will Come" (song sung by Ashley Tisdale; Seeley provided the voice of the prince)
• 2006: "Start of Something New" with Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron "? from High School Musical
• 2006: "Get'cha Head in the Game" with Corbin Bleu "? from High School Musical
• 2006: "Breaking Free" with Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron "? from High School Musical
• 2006: "We're All in This Together" with the High School Musical Cast "? from High School Musical
• 2006: "What I've Been Looking For (Reprise)" with Vanessa Hudgens "? from High School Musical
• 2006: "I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" with Vanessa Hudgens, Lucas Grabeel, and Ashley Tisdale
• 2006: "Dance with Me" with Belinda Peregrín "? from The Cheetah Girls 2
• 2007: "I'm Ready" "? from Jump In! Soundtrack
• 2007: "Find Yourself" "? from Disney Mania 5
• 2007: "I'll Be Home for Christmas" "? from A Disney Channel Holiday
• 2007: "This Is Our Year" with Kari Kilmel "? from the Kim Possible season 4 finale "Graduation Part 2"
• 2008: "You'll Be in My Heart" "? from Disney Mania 6
• 2008: "Just That Girl" "? from Another Cinderella Story
• 2008: "New Classic" with Selena Gomez "? from Another Cinderella Story
• 2010: "Best at the Time" "? from Freshman Father soundtrack
• 2012: "Fly"
• 2012: "For The Better" - from The Unattended Soundtrack

Music videos

• 2006: "Dance with Me" featuring Belinda "? from The Cheetah Girls 2
• 2006: "Ni Freud Ni Tu Mamá" Belinda (also with Raven-Symoné)
• 2008: "If We Were" Belinda (also with Raven-Symoné)
• 2008: "New Classic" featuring Selena Gomez
• 2008: "Shake Your Groove Thing" featuring Alvin and the Chipmunks
• 2009: "Her Voice" "? from The Little Mermaid musical
• 2011: "Lazy Daze" "? from The Resolution
• 2011: "How a Heart Breaks" "? from The Resolution
• 2012: "Fly"
• 2012: "Beautiful"
• 2013: "Into the Fire"
• 2013: "Til the Sun Comes Up"

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Complete Guide to Guys	Stearns
2009	The Shortcut	Derek
2012	I Kissed a Vampire	Trey Sylvania
Television Films
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Stuck in the Suburbs	Front Desk Clerk (David)
2005	Locusts: The 8th Plague	Willy
	Campus Confidential	Logan
2006	High School Musical	singing voice of Troy Bolton
2007	Claire	Bobby Mills
2010	Freshman Father	John Patton
2012	Tall Hot Blonde	Tommy	post-production
2013	Lovestruck: The Musical	Young Ryan/Angus	Aired April 21, 2013 on ABC Family.
Straight-to-DVD
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Camp Tanglefoot: It All Adds Up	Tommy
2006	Christopher Brennan Saves the World	Tom Hartwell
2006	The Modern Unicorn's Guide to Love and Magic	Matt
2008	Another Cinderella Story	Joey Parker	Plays Selena Gomez's character, Mary's, love interest.
2009	The Shortcut	Derek
2012	The Madame	Partier
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Guiding Light	Andrew	(3 episodes)
2002	Dawson's Creek	Male	(1 episode) "The Importance of Not Being Too Earnest"
2003"04	One Tree Hill	Johnny 'Vegas' Norris	(2 episodes) "Crash Into You" "You Gotta Go There to Come Back"
2008	The Suite Life of Zack & Cody	David/Jeffery	(1 episode) "Romancing the Phone"
2009	I Kissed a Vampire (TV series)	Trey Sylvania	(3 episodes) "Act 1" "Act 2" "Act 3"
2010	The Closer	Boyd Martin	(1 episode) "Jump the Gun"
2010"11	Glory Daze	Jason Wilson	(10 episodes) "Pilot" "Fake Me Home Tonight" "Hungry Like Teen Wolf" "Papa Don't Pre-Game" "Why Shant This Be Love?" "I Ram So Far Away" "What's Love Got to Nude with It" "Shamrock You Like a Hurricane "Hit Me with Your Test Shot" "Some Like It Hot Tub"
2012	The Interrogationists	Jason Vance	(1 episode) "The Husband"

Nominations

Year	Award ceremony	Category/Work	Nominee(s)	Result
2006	Creative Arts Primetime Emmys	Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for "Get'cha Head in the Game" from High School Musical	Ray Cham, Greg Cham and Drew Seeley	Nominated