Chris Trousdale
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| Chris Trousdale | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Christopher Ryan Trousdale |
| Born | June 11, 1985 |
| Origin | New Port Richey, Florida |
| Genre(s) | Pop, R&B |
| Years active | 1999-2002 (group) (Dream Street) 2003-present (solo) |
| Label(s) | Independent |
Christopher Ryan Trousdale (born June 11, 1985) is a solo pop singer, dancer, former member of the band Dream Street, and actor.
Trousdale was born in New Port Richey, Florida to a Greek American father and an Irish American mother.[1] He has performed in various Broadway shows including The Sound of Music and Les Misérables. He was also a member of the Broadway Kids (whose alumni include Christy Carlson Romano, Lacey Chabert and Greg Raposo), with whom he recorded several CDs.
In 1999, he was chosen to be one of the five members of the teen boy band Dream Street (formerly known as 'Boy Wonder'), created by Brian Lukow and Louie Baldonieri alongside Gregory Raposo, Matthew Ballinger, Frank Galasso, and Jesse McCartney. The group's debut album, released on edel Records in July 2001, was #1 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart its first week of release and has gone on to sell a million copies nationwide.
In 2002, the band broke up over a legal dispute between the group members and their parents. Trousdale has since gone solo. Chris then recorded "Kissless Christmas" and "Wild Christmas" for School's Out! Christmas album. The Biggest Fan, co-starring Trousdale and Kaila Amariah, was released on home video and DVD in May 2005 (featuring original remastered Dream Street track "You're Taking Me Over" and remade tracks "I Miss You," "I Say Yeah," "This Time," and "Jennifer Goodbye" was released in 2002).
Trousdale has been a big hit on Radio Disney via his duet hits with the girl group Play (rendition of "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me") and solo artist Nikki Cleary (remake of the Grease track "You're the One that I Want").[citation needed]
