My Take
Corbin Bleu is one of those Disney Channel alumni who genuinely deserved the hype — the guy could act, sing, and dance, and he made it look effortless. Growing up in Brooklyn and training at a performing arts high school, he had real chops before High School Musical even happened. As Chad Danforth he was the best friend everyone wanted, full of charisma and comic timing, and "I Don't Dance" still slaps harder than it has any right to. What I respect most is that after the HSM machine wound down, he didn't just disappear — he pivoted to Broadway and kept working, proving he was a triple threat with staying power, not just a franchise accessory.
Overview
Corbin Bleu Reivers ( BLOO; born February 21, 1989) is an American actor and singer. He began acting professionally in the late 1990s before rising to prominence in the late 2000s for his leading role as Chad Danforth in the High School Musical trilogy (2006–2008). Songs from the films also charted worldwide, with the song "I Don't Dance" peaking inside the Top 70 of the Billboard Hot 100.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Corbin Bleu
- Name (Japanese)
- コービン・ブルー
- Reading
- こーびん・ぶるー
- Born
- February 21, 1989 (age 37)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Snake
- Origin
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / singer / film producer / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.