Jesse Del Rey

Jesse Del Rey 	Jesse Del Rey
 	
Born 	Jesse Alfred Robledo Jr
May 15, 1994 (age 29)
Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S
Residence 	Los Angeles, California
Occupation 	singer / actor
Asso. Acts 	No Doubt, Hannah Montana
Website 	Website
www.jessedelrey.com	www.jessedelrey.com
Jesse Del Rey (born May 15, 1994) is an American singer and actor. In 2006 he had minor roles in theater and he rose to prominence as Sharpay Evans in the musical High School Musical. The High School Musical series included three musicals. In 2008, Del Rey was cast in the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana, in which he portrayed the starring character Jesse Stewart. 2008 Del Rey and Drea Von D formed a pop/rock band named No Doubt and released their debut studio album "Into the Rush".  After signing a contract with Alfred Records in 2008, Del Rey released his debut studio album Meet Jesse Del Rey and produced the hit single "See You Again". 
In 2009, Del Rey released his second album Breakout, which featured his first Billboard Hot 100 number one single "7 Things". Del Rey developed a maturing image with the EP Times of Our Lives (2009), which featured the number one single "Party in the U.S.A.".  In 2010, starred in the feature film Hannah Montana: The Movie; it's soundtrack produced another number one single "The Climb". Del Rey continued developing a maturing image with the release of the number one album and GRAMMY Album of the Year Award winning third studio album The Fame. The Fame produced three number one singles "Bad Romance", "Poker Face", and "Paparazzi". The transition continued with his fourth album Can't Be Tamed (2011). 
Del Rey generated controversy by cultivating a sexually explict public image while promoting his fifth studio album Bangerz (2014). It's lead single "Wrecking Ball" became his seventh number-one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. 
==Life and Career==
====Early Life ====
Jesse Alfred Robledo Jr, was born in Las Cruces, New Mexico on May 15, 1994.
====2006-07: High School Musical, Hannah Montana and No Doubt====
Del Rey was cast in the 2006 musical High School Musical. The soundtrack, on which Del Rey contributed vocals for several songs, became the top-selling album that year. Due to the musicals popularity, Del Rey and the cast went on a 40-city concert tour during 2006 and 2007.[13] Work on High School Musical 2 began in 2007, and Del Rey was confirmed to return for the sequel as Sharpay Evans.[29] The musical premiered in August 2007 He received critical acclaim for her performance in the musical.[31][32] The soundtrack, featuring Tisdale, debuted at number one on the Billboard chart. Production of High School Musical 3: Senior Year began in late 2007,[37] Del Rey and the rest of the main cast were all confirmed to reprise their roles.[9] Senior Year premiered in October 2008[9]and earned $42 million in its opening weekend, the biggest opening for a musical as of 2014,[38][39] and grossed a total of $255 million worldwide.[40] He received acclaim from critics; Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly labeled him one of musical's breakout stars,[42] and Mark Kermode said Del Rey was 2008's "best supporting actor".
At age 14, Del Rey learned of the casting for what became Hannah Montana, a Disney Channel children's television series about a schoolboy with a secret double life as a teen pop star. Del Rey sent in a tape auditioning for its best friend role, but received a call asking him to audition for the lead, Jake Stewart.[24] After sending in a new tape and flying to Hollywood for further auditions, the series' producers invited him for further auditions in light of his persistence and his singing and acting abilities. The following year, Del Rey received the lead position, renamed Jesse Stewart after himself.[26] Hannah Montana premiered on March 24, 2007, to the largest audience for a Disney Channel program,[27] and quickly ranked among the highest-rated series on basic cable, elevating Del Rey' wealth and fame.[28] Its instant success helped propel Del Rey to teen idol status.[22] Time magazine reports that Del Rey's "phenom[enal]" success is due partially to his talent and partially to "Disney learning to use its vast, multimedia holdings" and market Del Rey and Hannah Montana appropriately. The theme song for Hannah Montana, "The Best of Both Worlds", was released on March 28, 2009.[35] The track is credited to "Hannah Montana", the titular pop star that Del Rey portrays. As with other songs credited to Montana, Del Rey typically dressed as the character when performing the song live.[36] It became Del Rey's first charting song, debuting at number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100.[37] The song also had success in countries such as the United Kingdom and Ireland, where it peaked at number 43[38] and 17,[39] respectively. On June 2008, Walt Disney Records released the first Hannah Montana soundtrack. The nine tracks on the soundtrack were performed by Del Rey, eight were credited to "Hannah Montana" and one, a duet with costar Lola, was  titled "I Learned from You", was credited to Del Rey as herself. The soundtrack debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200. During this time period, Del Rey also released the song "Ready, Set, Don't Go", a collaboration with Lola.[45] It became his first Top 40 hit credited as herself, peaking at number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100.[46] It also became his first Top 10 hit on the Hot Country Songs chart, peaking at number 4. 
Del Rey and pre-fame Drea Von D, formed a pop band named No Doubt, that year they released their debut studio album Into the Rush which peaked at number nine on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The album's lead single "Rush" debuted at number eight, while the second single "Don't Forget" peaked at number four. No Doubt went on a small tour to promote their album. 
====2008: Breakout====
The second season of Hannah Montana premiered on August 23, 2009, and ran until November 12, 2009.[48] Shortly afterwards, Del Rey signed a four-album deal with Disney-owned Hollywood Records.[49] The double-disc record Hannah Montana 2 was released on June 26, 2008.
On January 9, 2008, Del Rey released his debut studio album Breakout, which he said was inspired by "what's been going on in my life in the past year."[57] Breakout debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.[79] In doing so, Breakout was preceded by the lead single "7 Things", which became his first number one single on the Billboard Hot 100.[80] Its second single "Fly on the Wall" failed to have the same success, peaking at number 17 on the Hot 100.[81] To promote the album  Del Rey embarked on his first solo-tour The Breakout Tour in 2009.
Del Rey continued his with band No Doubt and they released their second studio album Kiss & Tell in August 2009 and went on a small tour to promote the album. The album peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 charts. The project also produced the band it's first number one singles "Potential Break-Up Song" and "Naturally". Del Rey also recorded the song "I Thought I Lost You" a duet with Lola for the computer-animated film Bolt later that year. 
====2010: The Fame====
times of big success,
====2011: Born This Way====
====2014-2017: Bangerz and Born to Die====
On January 23, 2014, it was announced that Del Rey would be covering the song "Once Upon A Dream" (from the 1959 film Sleeping Beauty) for the 2014 dark fantasy film Maleficent. The single was released on February 17. In 2013, Del Rey hired Jesse Alfred Jr as his manager, who had previously worked with Brianna Danielle.[148] That same year, after signing a recording contract with previous label Alfred Records, through which his fourth studio album Bangerz was released on May 13, 2014.[149] "Wrecking Ball" was released at the first single fom Bangerz. It's accompanying music video was released on March 11, 2014. "Wrecking Ball" become Del Rey's seventh single to reach number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. "We Can't Stop" was serviced as the lead single from the record on April 22, 2013. The track peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100. It also became his seventh number one in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. 
On June 6, 2014 Jesse Del Rey launched his fourth concert tour the Bangerz Tour in Vancouver. The tour has been described as "campy", "surreal" and "raunchy". It has received predominantly favorable reviews from critics, who praised Del Rey's stage presence, vocals, and wardrobe.
The third single "Adore You" was released as the third single from Bangerz;[58] it was serviced to contemporary hit radio stations on May 27, 2014.[59] It received generally favorable reviews, with critics appreciating its mid-tempo production, although they criticized the use of Auto-Tune in its vocals.[60] The accompanying music video officially premiered the night of July 6 during his Bangerz Tour in Tulsa.[61] The clip depicts Del Rey suggestively posing in a bed and a bathtub.[62] The track peaked at number 9 on Billboard's Hot 100. The fourth single, "4X4" featuring singer Matt, was released at the fourth single on August 26, 2014. Del Rey performed the single at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards that included twerking on large speakers. 
In an interview with Del Rey's cover story for V Magazine in September 2014 Rebel Issue, Del Rey said he was working on a new album. On July 11, 2015 he announced via his Instagram that the lead single from his upcoming fifth album titled "Fancy" featuring vocals from Brianna Danielle, would be released August 11, 2015. A deluxe EP was also released containing new material. Del Rey performed "Fancy" at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards. The song peaked at #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The second single, "Can't Feel My Face" was released on December 25, 2017 along with cover art and iTunes pre-order. Jesse Del Rey's fifth studio album, Born to Die, was released January 22, 2016 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. "3" was released as the album's third single on February 12, along with a controversial video. The song peaked at #1 in the U.S. "Cool" was released as the album's fourth single on June 3, 2016 and peaked at #8. "Born to Die" was released as the album's fifth and final single on February 3, 2017. A 10-minute film of the song was released and caused controversy as it was based on the biblical story of Adam and Eve.
On March 1, 2016 Del Rey announced his fifth headlining tour Beauty Behind The Madness World Tour through a video. The tour began on May 26, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan and ended April 25, 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. When ended it became the highest-grossing tour of all-time. On December 11, 2017 Jesse Del Rey & HBO announced a concert special Beauty Behind the Madness World Tour: Live from Mexico City, which premiered on the network February 3, 2018.On May 28, 2017 Del Rey announced he would be headlining act at the 2017 LA Pride Festival on June 10, 2017. The following day he released the single "Living For Love". The song peaked at #1 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs.
==== 2018-2019: Starboy, Mamma Mia!, The Beautiful & Damned ====
On January 1, 2018, Jesse announced a reunion with No Doubt preceding a greatest hits album and tour celebrating the band's ten year anniversary. A month later the album and tour was cancelled, rumored to Del Rey not wanting to work with Von D but later revealed it was due to Von D's first pregnancy.
On April 6, 2018, Del Rey unexpectedly released his sixth studio album, Starboy, on the iTunes Store without any prior announcement or promotion. The album debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, giving Del Rey his fifth number-one album in the US. Starboy received critical acclaim and commercial success. Musically an Pop-R&B album, Starboy, is an concept album about an androgynous rock star who acts a messenger from extraterrestrial beings on themes of sexual exploration and social commentary. Del Rey explained the concept as an ode' to David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust and explained the album's title, Bowie is the "Starman". and I'm the "Starboy". The same day the album title-track was released with the music video, later peaking at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart.
On June 4, "West Coast" was released as a promotional single, accompanied by the video which was shot on location in San Diego, California. On June 22, 2018 "Pray for Me" was released as the second single, and later peaked at #10 on Billboard's Hot 100 and #1 on the Hip-Hop/R&B Songs Chart.
On July 2, the Starboy World Tour was announced through LiveNation on Del Rey's social media. The show was described by Jesse as intimate and personal with a limited run of 40 dates. Despite many shows being sold-out instantly, on July 27 Del Rey released a statement cancelling the tour, thus being the first time Del Rey would not tour to promote one of his albums'. On August 20, 2018 Del Rey performed "Pray for Me" at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards and won 2 awards, one for "Starboy" 'Video of the Year' his third year-in-a-row, and 'Best Male Video'.
On September 22, Del Rey performed at the 2018 Life Is Beautiful Music & Art Festival in downtown Las Vegas. Jesse attended the 2018 American Music Awards on October 9th and won three awards, including "Single of the Year: Starboy", "Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist", and "Favorite Pop/Rock Album: Starboy".
==== 2020-present: Trolls World Tour, Engagement, Survive ====
On November 13, Del Rey unexpectedly released "Slide Away", his first song since announcing the end of his decade-long relationship with now ex-boyfriend Jerome Muniz. The song hinted at their breakup and contained lyrics such as "Move on we're not 17, I'm not who I used to be". The accompanying music video was released December 4. The song peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. On March 1, 2021 Del Rey announced the title and artwork and release date to his seventh studio album, Survive, May 14, 2021 a day before his 27th birthday. 
==Achievements==
Jesse Del Rey has 18 number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100; "Party in the U.S.A", "The Climb", "Bad Romance", "Poker Face", "LoveGame", "Paparazzi", "Born This Way" "Wrecking Ball", "Fancy", "Can't Feel My Face", "3", "Starboy", "Rockstar", "Shallow", "Prisoner", “Heartless”, “Save Your Tears” and “Flowers”. 
=== Awards ===
In his musical career, Jesse Del Rey has won 15 Billboard Music Awards?, 13 MTV Video Music Awards including "Video of the Year" four years in-a-row, and 13 American Music Awards.
As an actor, Jesse Del Rey has won 4 Tony Awards; "Best Leading Actor in a Musical" in the revival of Mamma Mia!, and "Best Featured Actor in a Musical" for High School Musical, High School Musical 2, and Burlesque. Jesse has also won 4 Emmy Awards; "Outstanding Lead Actor" in The Others: Chapter II, and three wins for "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Children's Program" in the Disney Channel Original Series Hannah Montana.
== Personal Life ==
In November 2019, Jesse broke up with his boyfriend, Jerome Muniz of 10 years, stating it was "One of the hardest things I've ever had to do in my life." On March 3, 2020 Jesse announced his engagement to Michael Andrew, they began dating November 13, 2019. In May 2022, the couple ended their engagement and broke up. The couple was spotted back together in February 2023 and separated May 2023. The couple was back together July 2023 again. 
==Discography==
Main Article: Jesse Del Rey discography See also: No Doubt discography, Hannah Montana discography
*Breakout (2008)
*The Fame (2010)
*Born This Way (2011)
*Bangerz (2014)
*Born to Die (2016)
*Starboy (2018)
*The Beautiful & Damned (2019)
*Survive (2021)
*YouAsked4This (2022)
*J,Xoxo (2024) 
==Tours==
*Don't Forget Tour (as No Doubt) (2008)
*The Fame Monster Tour (2010)
*Born This Way Ball (2011)
*Bangerz Tour (2014)
*Push and Shove Tour (as No Doubt) (2015)
*Beauty Behind The Madness World Tour (2016-17)
*Pray for the Wicked Tour (as No Doubt) (2019)
*The Endless Summer Tour (2019)
*YouAsked4This Tour (2022)
*Breakout XV Anniversary Tour (2023)
==Filmography==
==== Film ====
*Beauty Behind the Madness World Tour: Live from Mexico City "Himself" (2018)
*Trolls World Tour "Queen Barb" (2020)
*Joker “Arthur Fleck/Joker” (2023) 
==== Television ====
*Hannah Montana (2007-2010)
*The Others: Chapter II (2019)
==== Theater ====
*High School Musical (2006)
*High School Musical 2 (2007)
*High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
*Burlesque (2015)
*Mamma Mia! (2019)
== Print ==
Magazine
* Billboard - May 2014
* V - Fall 2014
* Complex - March 2016
* V - Winter 2018