Chris Trousdale was an American actor and singer, who had been a member of the boyband, Dream Street, working with Jesse McCartney, Frankie J. Galasso, Greg Raposo, and Matt Ballinger. For Disney, he played Justin Starr in Shake It Up, Rupert in Austin and Ally, and performed in the Beauty and the Beast musical.
He began his Broadway career when he was eight years old, touring with the production of Les Misérables, where he starred alongside Ashley Tisdale and after a successful run, moved to New York City at the age of ten, to join the Broadway production of the play with Ricky Martin and Lea Michele of Glee'.
While in New York, Trousdale joined the well-known children's group, The Broadway Kids (past members include Christy Carlson Romano, Jenna Ushkowitz, and Lacey Chabert) and performed in popular plays, such as The Wizard of Oz and The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, to name a few. His ability to captivate audiences caught the attention of two producers who were putting together a boy band in New York City.
He joined Dream Street in 1999. The group released their self-titled debut album in 2001, which was #1 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart its first week of release. The album went on to sell a million copies nationwide.
After three years together, "Dream Street" parted ways and he decided to embark on a career as a solo artist as well as finish his schooling at the renowned Professional Performing Arts School. He died of COVID-19, 9 days before his 35th birthday.
Disney Roles[]
(Austin & Ally)