Logan Henderson

Logan Henderson

Henderson performing with Big Time Rush at Herald Square in New York City on August 15, 2010
Background information
Birth name Logan Phillip Henderson
Born September 14, 1989[1][2][3]
North Richland Hills, Texas, U.S.
Occupation(s) Actor, singer
Instruments Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active 2009–present
Labels Columbia Records (2009-present)
Associated acts Big Time Rush

Logan Phillip Henderson (born September 14, 1989)[4][5] is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Logan Mitchell on the Nickelodeon series, Big Time Rush, as well as being a member of the Big Time Rush band itself. He, along with the band, have won and been nominated for multiple awards over the past few years.

Early life

Henderson was born and raised in North Richland Hills, Texas. He had a role as "Teenage Boy #2" on the television program Friday Night Lights[6] before moving to California at the age of 18, to pursue an acting career.[3]

Career

Henderson's breakthrough role was Big Time Rush.[2][3][7] He plays Logan Mitchell, the person who is always getting the group out of trouble. Henderson and the rest of Big Time Rush made an appearance at the 2010 and 2013 Kids' Choice Awards and performed at the 2011 Kids' Choice Awards. He also appeared in an episode of BrainSurge during the week of April 18–22, 2011. Henderson and Big Time Rush made a guest appearance on Figure It Out sometime in June 2012.

Henderson signed with Sony Music Entertainment and Columbia Records as a part of Big Time Rush in 2009. After releasing four promotional singles including "Big Time Rush", "City Is Ours", "Halfway There", and "Til I Forget About You" the group released their debut album B.T.R. on October 11, 2010. Henderson co-wrote on the song "Oh Yeah" off of B.T.R.. The album peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200, and at #1 on the iTunes digital albums list. It was later certified Gold in the U.S. and Mexico. They released their second album Elevate on November 21, 2011. Henderson co-wrote "Time of Our Life" with Nicholas "Ras" Furlong. In addition, Henderson was co-wrote three songs off Elevate including "Music Sounds Better With U", "Love Me Love Me" and "Superstar". The band's third album, 24/Seven was released on June 11, 2013. Henderson co-wrote many of the songs on this album as well, including the titular track "24/Seven".

Filmography

Television/Films
Year Show Role Notes
2009 (TV series)|Friday Night Lights Teenage Boy #2 Cameo
2009–2013 Big Time Rush Logan Mitchell Main Role
2010 Big Time Concert Logan Mitchell Main Role
2011 Brain Surge Himself Episode: "April 22, 2011"
2011 Nick News Himself Episode: "Lies We Tell In Middle School"
2011 Hand aufs Herz Himself German telenovela on sixx
2011 Big Time Beach Party Logan Mitchell Main Role
2012 How to Rock Himself Episode: "How to Rock: An Election"
2012 Big Time Movie Logan Mitchell Main Role
2012 Figure It Out Himself Recurring panelist
2013 The Penguins of Madagascar Logan the Beaver Episode: "Tunnel of Love"
2013 Marvin Marvin Himself Episode: "Big Time Marvin"

References

  1. ↑ "Happy Birthday Logan Henderson!". Nick.com. September 14, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Martin, Denise (November 22, 2009). "Child's Play". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Atlas, Darla. "Texas Actor Joins 'Big Time Rush' Debut." Dallas Morning News. January 18, 2010.
  4. ↑ http://www.starpulse.com/Actors/Henderson,_Logan/
  5. ↑ http://theofficialloganhendersonweb.weebly.com/logans-bio.html
  6. ↑ Blair, Iain. "Big Time Rush." Daily Variety. December 4, 2009.
  7. ↑ Martin, Denise. "'Big Time Rush' Is A Little Bit 'Entourage,' A Little Bit 'Monkees'." Boston Globe. November 26, 2009.

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