Lucas Stephen Grabeel (born November 23, 1984 in Springfield, Missouri) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Ryan Evans in the Disney Channel Original Movie, High School Musical and as Ethan Dalloway in the third and fourth installments of Halloweentown - Halloweentown High and Return to Halloweentown. Lucas will be starring in High School Musical's sequel High School Musical 2: Sing It All Or Nothing! He will also be playing the character of Lester McKinley in the movie Alice, which is based off the Alice series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.
Lucas has blue eyes and normally has blonde hair, although it was recently shaved off for a guest role in Smallville. He belongs to two agencies, Savage Agency and Group III Management, Inc.
Lucas has made TV Guest appearances on series such as Boston Legal, Smallville, Til Death. He also had a recurring role on Veronica Mars. Lucas participated in the first ever Disney Channel Games on the green team with team captain Ashley Tisdale, Mitchel Musso, Kyle Massey, Miley Cyrus, and Emily Osment. Grabeel was spotted at the 2006 Teen Choice Awards and the 58th Creative Arts Emmy Awards along with High School Musical co-stars Zac Efron, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, and Vanessa Anne Hudgens. Lucas sang "Were all in this Together, a High School Musical number, at the 2006 Miss Teen USA. Some videos can be found on Youtube from Grabeel's High School Days, Kickapoo High School, Springfield and current videos of 2006. Labelled:"The Freshman", "Duct Tape", "Soaptastic", some home videos to promote themed days during Spirit week, Tribute Salute song to his fans and a video of getting his hair shaved off.
Lucas Grabeel was born to Stephen and Jean Grabeel. In 2003, Grabeel moved to Los Angeles with his friend Michael Brown, who is a movie editor. He currently lives near Michael in Los Angeles. His older sister Autumn recently moved in with him in Los Angeles.
Film/TV Roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | High School Musical 2: Sing It All Or Nothing! | Ryan Evans | Lucas' rumoured love interest in the movie is Danielle Panabaker. This film is in pre-production. |
| 2006 | Alice | Lester (Alice's older brother) | As of 23/8/06 he is in the third week of filming |
| 2006 | Return to Halloweentown | Ethan Dalloway | Was originally entitled Halloweentown IV: WITCH U. |
| 2006 | High School Musical | Ryan Evans | Sung songs: What I've been looking for, Bop to the Top (both with Ashley Tisdale |
| 2005 | Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth | Charlie/Gertrude/Ophelia | For Gertrude and Ophelia's character, Lucas was required to wear dresses and high heels. |
| 2004 | Halloweentown High | Ethan Dalloway | |
| 2006 | Smallville | Young Lex Luthor | Lucas had to shave his hair off for this part. Episode: Reunion |
| 2006 | 'Til Death | Pete Pratt | Episode: Pilot. Lucas plays the 'untouchable' kid at the High School. |
| 2006 | Veronica Mars | Kelly Kuzzio | Episode: Versatile Toppings (Season 2). Lucas plays a gay student being blackmailed. |
| 2005 | Veronica Mars | Wanna Score Boy | Episode: Ahoy, Mateys! (Season 2). Lucas plays a rich student looking to buy drugs. |
| 2005 | Boston Legal | Jason Matheny | Episode: Ass Fat Jungle. Lucas plays a guilty hit-and-run murderer. |
Self Appearences
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Miss Teen USA | Himself | sung High School Musical # "We're All In This Together" |
| 2006 | Teen Choice Awards | Himself | Won the 2006 Teen Choice Awards with his High School Musical cast, for choice TV: Comedy/ Musical |
| 2006 | 58th Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Himself | Him and his fellow High School Musical co-stars won 2 Emmys for Outstanding Childrens Program and for Outstanding Choreography |
| 2006 | High School Musical DVD Premiere | Himself | |
| 2006 | High School Musical London Premiere | Himself | |
| 2006 | Disney Channel Games | Himself | Green Team with Ashley Tisdale, Miley Cyrus, Mitchel Musso, Emily Osment, & Kyle Massey |
| 2006 | Dancing With the Stars | Himself | Appeared in the audience with High School Musical co-stars Zac Efron, Ashley Tisdale & Corbin Bleu supporting there other HSM co-star Monique Coleman dancing it up on stage, aired Oct. 9th |
Music
Lucas Grabeel sang What I've Been Looking For and Bop to the Top with Ashley Tisdale in High School Musical. He also had parts in the songs We're All in This Together, and Stick to the Status Quo also from High School Musical. He sang I Can't Take My Eyes Off You with Zac Efron, Ashley Tisdale, and Vanessa Anne Hudgens, this song was only on the High School Musical Soundtrack, and a video for it was featured on the DVD. He sang the song You know I will by himself for the Fox and the hound 2 the music video for You know I will is currently airing on Disney Channel.
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