Roshon Fegan

Roshon Fegan

Fegan in 2011
Background information
Birth name Roshon Bernard Fegan
Also known as ROSHON
Born (1991-10-06) October 6, 1991
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)
  • Actor
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
Years active 2002–present
Labels 3inaRo Entertainment

Roshon Bernard Fegan (born October 6, 1991) mononymously known as Roshon (stylized as ROSHON, formerly stylized as RO SHON), is an American singer-songwriter, actor, rapper, and dancer. He is best known for his role as Ty Blue on the Disney Channel original series Shake It Up and for his role as Sander Loyer in the Disney Channel movie franchise Camp Rock with the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato. He writes and produces his own music as well as working with the president of Lava/Universal Republic. In 2012, Roshon appeared on Dancing with the Stars.

Early life

Roshon Bernard Fegan was born on October 6, 1991, in Los Angeles, California.[1][2][3][4] His father is African-American actor and producer Roy Fegan, whose television credits include The Shield, Married... with Children, The Meteor Man, and Will & Grace, among others. His mother is Filipina.[1][2][3][5] Raised in Los Angeles, Roshon Fegan had studied at the BK Acting Studio and the USC 32nd Street Performing Arts School as well as attending Hollywood High School, before leaving to be home-schooled to accommodate his acting career.

Career

Fegan began his acting career at the age of 12 with a small role in the 2004 feature film Spider-Man 2, followed by an appearance in 2006 on the TV series Monk.[1][2] In 2008, he appeared in the comedy film Drillbit Taylor and the VC FilmFest Award winning f beganilm Baby.[1] In June 2008, Fegan gained popular notoriety as Sander Loyer in the Disney Channel original movie Camp Rock, which was the number one entertainment telecast on cable TV in 2008.[1][6] with the Jonas Brothers. He also performed songs on the Camp Rock soundtrack as well as the DVD bonus track Camp Rock.[4] In 2010, Fegan reprised his role as Sander in Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam, the sequel to Camp Rock.[1][2][3][5][7] Roshon also co-starred on the Disney Channel original series Shake It Up! as Ty Blue, Rocky's older brother.

Fegan was featured on the 14th season of the ABC show Dancing with the Stars.[8] Chelsie Hightower was announced as Roshon's ballroom dance partner. He stayed on for eight weeks and was placed in the top 6.

Personal life

Roshon is a songwriter, producer, actor, artist and freestyle dancer who learned his moves by watching Michael Jackson and other influential dancers. A drummer since the age of two, Roshon also plays the piano and guitar.[1] He has released a number of singles on iTunes and has finished his first self-produced EP I AM RO SHON under his own label, "3inaRo Entertainment".[1][2][9][10] The name 3inaRo (pronounced "three-in-a-row") is a reference to being a triple-threat entertainer in his three passions: acting, freestyle dancing, and music.[2] He currently lives in California with most of his family.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Spider-Man 2 Amazed Kid
2007 Baby Young Robbie
2008 Drillbit Taylor Random Kid #2
2014 Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? Nicky Roland Direct to video

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Monk Third Boy Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Astronaut"
2008 Camp Rock Sander Loyer Television film
2010 Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam Television film
2010–2013 Shake It Up Ty Blue Main role, 59 episodes
2011 Kickin' It Dan "Smooth" Brennan Episode: "All the Wrong Moves"
2012 Dancing with the Stars Himself / Contestant Season 14
2012 Motorcity Darr Gordy (voice) Episode: "Reunion"
2014 A.N.T. Farm Hudson Episode: "The New York ExperiANTs"
2014 Parenthood 4D Member Episode: "Cold Feet"
2015 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Nguyen Episode: "My Mom, Greg's Mom and Josh's Sweet Dance Moves!"

Music videos

Year Title Artist
2010 "It's On" Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam cast

Discography

Singles

2011 I AM RO SHON Songwriter, producer
2011 Love Your Love RO SHON Songwriter, producer
2011 Oh Oh Oh RO SHON Songwriter, producer
2011 Get It Poppin RO SHON Songwriter, producer
2013 Afterparty (with Caroline Sunshine) Shake It Up: I Love Dance
2014 Bout That RO SHON Songwriter, producer
2016 So Bad TBA Songwriter, producer

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2011 Young Artist Awards Outstanding Young Ensemble In a TV Series
(shared with Bella Thorne, Zendaya, Davis Cleveland, Adam Irigoyen, Kenton Duty, Caroline Sunshine)		 Shake It Up Nominated [11]
2012 Young Artist Awards Outstanding Young Ensemble In a TV Series
(shared with Bella Thorne, Zendaya, Davis Cleveland, Adam Irigoyen, Kenton Duty, Caroline Sunshine)		 Shake It Up Nominated [12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Roshon Fegan is "Ty Blue"". Medianet: Disney Channel. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Filipino-American cast in 'Camp Rock 2'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  3. 1 2 3 "Two Filipinos cast in 'Camp Rock 2'". The Manilla Bulletin. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  4. 1 2 "'Camp Rock 1 and 2': Various Artists: Music". Amazon.com - Camp Rock. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  5. 1 2 "Two Pinoy-Americans in "Camp Rock 2"". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  6. ↑ Wyatt, Edward (2008-08-21). "Youth TV Takes the Lead in Diversity". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  7. ↑ "Roshon Fegan – "Anything Is Possible" Music Video". Youtube.com - RadioDisney. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
  8. ↑ "Dancing with the Stars – 2012 Cast Announcement for Season 14" abc.com. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  9. ↑ "3inaRo on iTunes". iTunes - 3inaRo. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  10. ↑ "ROSHON on iTunes". iTunes - ROSHON. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  11. ↑ "32nd Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
  12. ↑ "33rd Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved 2012-04-07.

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