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• Mother is a native of the Philippines.
• Made professional stage debut at age 10 in a San Francisco production of Fanny.
• Played drums in his brother Chuck's rock band as a teenager; also plays violin, guitar and piano.
• Had the lead role (Harry Potter) in the send-up A Very Potter Musical, a theater production created by University of Michigan students that went viral on YouTube.
• Sang in L.A. cafés before making TV debut in the ABC series Eastwick in 2009.
• Billboard-chart accomplishments include first student musical ever to make a Top Cast Musical chart (Me and My D.) and first performance on Glee to debut at No. 1 on any chart (Katy Perry's Teenage Dream).
• Is a founding member of Team StarKid, the theater company (now based in Chicago) behind A Very Potter Musical and A Very Potter Sequel. 
• Older brother Chuck is a member of the New York-based rock group the Freelance Whales.