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My Take
Garrett Clayton arrived as the bright, easy charm of Disney's Teen Beach Movie, but I think there is more substance there than the heartthrob label suggests. Acting, singing, and dancing, he is a genuine triple threat, and he has worked steadily across film, television, and stage rather than coasting on one breakout role. Coming out of Dearborn, Michigan, he built his career the working way. Performers with that kind of versatility tend to outlast trends, and I would happily watch him take on grittier, more mature parts. For now he remains a warm emblem of a certain bright, optimistic era.
Overview
Gary Michael "Garrett" Clayton (born March 19, 1991) is an American actor and singer. He is known for portraying Tanner in the 2013 Disney Channel movie Teen Beach Movie and its 2015 sequel Teen Beach 2, and other film, television, and stage roles.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Garrett Clayton
- Name (Japanese)
- ギャレット・クレイトン
- Reading
- ぎゃれっと・くれいとん
- Born
- March 19, 1991 (age 35)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Goat
- Origin
- Dearborn, Michigan, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / singer / dancer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Crestwood High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Television actor — see all → · More people from United States →
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.