Lucas Stephen Grabeel (born
November 23, 1984) is an
American actor and
singer.
He is perhaps best known for his role as
Ryan Evans in the
Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical and its sequel
High School Musical 2 and as Ethan Dalloway in the third and fourth installments of
Halloweentown -
Halloweentown High and
Return to Halloweentown.
After graduating from
Kickapoo High School in
Springfield, Missouri, Lucas Grabeel moved to Los Angeles to become an actor. Several months after the move, he landed his first Disney Channel Original Movie,
Halloweentown High. His breakthrough performance was in the blockbuster made- for television Disney movie,
High School Musical as
Ryan Evans, in which he sang two duet songs with
Ashley Tisdale -- "
What I've Been Looking For" and "
Bop to the Top". He also sang with
Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens and
Ashley Tisdale in "
I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" which was not in the movie, but was an extra track on the soundtrack. Lucas is a
tenor.
Grabeel has made TV guest appearances on TV series such as
Boston Legal,
Smallville,
Til Death, and
Veronica Mars. He also participated in the first ever
Disney Channel Games on the green team. Lucas also reprised his role as Ethan Dalloway in the fourth Halloweentown movie, "
Return to Halloweentown". On Thanksgiving Day 2006, he was featured on a High School Musical float alongside co-stars
Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, and
Monique Coleman singing the number "
We're All in This Together", both Lucas and Corbin splitting half of Zac Efron's (Troy) lines from the song. Lucas Grabeel also sang the same song, at the 2006
Miss Teen USA pageant, singing the chorus while the contestants introduced themselves.
Lucas recently filmed the movie
Alice, as the character of Lester McKinley, which is an independent film based off the
"Alice" book series by
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. It is expected to release in selected theaters in spring 2007. He also recorded the voice of a dog in the upcoming animated film,
Walking With Jesus. In January 2007, he finished touring on the
High School Musical: The Concert. Lucas also recorded "You Know I Will" for
The Fox and the Hound 2. On
April 13, 2007, Lucas finished production on
High School Musical 2, in which he returned as
Ryan Evans. This premiered on the
Disney Channel on
August 17, 2007. He had duets with Tisdale as in the original movie, but also had a "show stopper" song with
Corbin Bleu (as Chad) in "
I Don't Dance." Lucas also recorded "Go The Distance" for the CD
Disneymania 5. He will also be starring as Ezra in
The Adventures of Food Boy.
Lucas released a single named "You Got It" and surfaced the net. The song was also used in a scene in High School Musical 2, when Sharpay and Ryan are entering the country club.
You Got It was released to
iTunes in September 2007.The music video of the said song, made by Grabeel and his friends Mike and Marc, was also released October 31 to
iTunes. He and
Corbin Bleu are the only two High School Musical stars who haven't been on
The Suite Life Of Zack and Cody. In June 2007, he appeared on the green team from the
Disney Channel Games. 
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