Sabrina Bryan

Reba Sabrina Hinojos (born September 16, 1984), better known by her stage name Sabrina Bryan, is an American singer, actress, author, songwriter, fashion designer, choreographer, dancer, and television personality best known as a member of the girl group The Cheetah Girls, and for starring in the Disney Channel Original Movie of the same name and its sequels, The Cheetah Girls 2and The Cheetah Girls: One World. Before she appeared on television, Bryan was a dancer, and trained at Hart Academy of Dance, located in La Habra, California.
== The Cheetah Girls ==
In 2003, Bryan starred as Dorinda "Do" Thomas in the Disney Channel Original Movie The Cheetah Girls, a musical comedy based on the bestselling series of young adult books of the same name by Deborah Gregory. The film depicts four best friends (Raven-Symoné, Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams, and Bryan) who form a pop group in their freshman year of high school for a talent show and reach unexpected success. Prior to The Cheetah Girls, two of Bryan's castmates Bailon and Williams were members of R&B girl group 3LW. The Cheetah Girlspremiered on August 15, 2003 to 6.5 million viewers, a huge ratings success.[2]
Due to the popularity of the film, Bryan and her other bandmates achieved mainstream pop music success as members of the official Cheetah Girls group. The movie's soundtrack reached #33 on the Billboard 200 and was certified double-platinum, selling more than 2 million copies in the United States alone.[3][4] It is one of the best selling albums from Walt Disney Records, alongside the soundtrack to High School Musical. In November 2005, the group released their Christmas album, Cheetah-licious Christmas, and toured the US on their Cheetah-licious Christmas Tour.
The Cheetah Girls 2 premiered on the Disney Channel on August 25, 2006. Its premiere received the highest ratings of all Disney Channel Movies at its time, bringing in a total of over 8.1 million viewers, beating both the premiere ratings of High School Musical (7.7 million) and the previous highest rated DCOM record holder, Cadet Kelly (7.8 million). The film would also become the highest rated Cheetah Girls movie in the trilogy.[5] The sequel's plot followed the Cheetah Girls as they become largely successful and take a tour of Spain. The film's soundtrack was released on August 15, 2006.[6] It debuted at #5 on the Billboard200, and has moved over 1.4 million copies to date, achieving platinum status.
After the release of Cheetah Girls 2, Bryan, along with her fellow Cheetah Girls, toured the United States on their The Party's Just Begun Tour from September 2006 to March 2007. While touring, The Cheetah Girls began work on their official debut studio album. Bryan was interviewed by Billboard magazine, where she stated that the group was eager to showcase a "more mature" sound to gather an audience of older fans, while still keeping the lyrics clean for the younger fanbase as well. Williams was quoted as saying that the band members co-produced and co-wrote a "good portion" of the album.[7] On September 25, 2007, TCG was released by Hollywood Records, with a debut of #44 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. It was the first album by the group to not be released by Walt Disney Records. 126,000 copies have been sold to date.[8][9]
The third and final part of the franchise, The Cheetah Girls: One World, premiered on August 22, 2008, the only release to not feature Raven Symoné. The film revolves around the three remaining Cheetah Girls visiting India to appear in a Bollywood musical. The movie premiered to over 6.2 million viewers, and reached 7 million viewers in its final half-hour.[10] One World's soundtrack was released three days prior to the film's release, on August 19, 2008. It peaked at #13 on the Billboard 200. The Cheetah Girls kicked off their One World Tour on October 8, 2008 in Corpus Christi, Texas, and concluded on December 21, 2008 in San Diego, California.
In early 2009, The Cheetah Girls officially announced that they had disbanded, in favor of pursuing solo projects.
Bryan and former Cheetah Girl bandmate and close friend Kiely Williamscontinued their creative collaboration with the development of a web series talk show, Dinner with Friends.[11] The first episode premiered on July 1, 2011 on YouTube.[12] The series ran for nine episodes, concluding on August 28, 2011.[13][14][15]
== Television and film appearances ==
Bryan has acted in several TV shows, with notable guest appearances in several episodes of the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. She also appeared in two series pilots, King's Pawn and Driving Me Crazy, neither of which made it to air. She then had guest appearances in shows like The Geena Davis Show and The Jersey. She also appeared in the TV series, Grounded For Life, before her rise to stardom in The Cheetah Girls.[16] She had a small supporting role as Mrs. Murray in the 2008 straight-to-DVD film Mostly Ghostly, and stars in the comedy film Help Me, Help You (formerly titled If It Ain't Broke, Break It).[17] Sabrina is the voice of Pamela Hamster in the animated Disney channel series Fish Hooksappearing in two episodes "Hooray for Hamsterwood" and "Pamela Hamster Returns". Since, Kiely Williams and Sabrina Bryan will both co-star on the web series "Dinner With Friends", "March Moms", and "Bad Sex With Good People".[18]
== Dancing with the Stars ==
Sabrina competed in the 5th season of Dancing with the Stars. Sabrina and her professional dancing partner, Mark Ballas, received a score of 26 out of 30, at the time the highest score earned in the first week by any contestant. On Week 4 of the show, they set another record by receiving a 30/30 from the judges for their paso doble, making her the first contestant to have received a perfect score that early in the show's history. Bryan led all contenders in judges' scoring in Weeks 1, 3, and 4.
Bryan received her lowest score, a 25 for a foxtrot, during Week 6, in which she also performed a Rock 'n' Roll routine with the other contestants. That week, she was voted off. The announcement was met by shock and tears from the show's judges, contestants and live audience, since she and Ballas were favored by many to win the competition. An AOL poll voted their elimination "2007's most shocking TV moment." The next week, the remaining dancers and celebrities showed their continued support and affection for Bryan by donning her signature cheetah paw-print tattoo. For the penultimate week, Bryan and Ballas were invited back to the show to perform, another first for any couple as previously non-competition dances had only been performed by pro dancers. For the 100th show, their Paso Doble was chosen as number 9 on the top 10 dances of the first five seasons. Bryan and Ballas were the only couple in the top 10 that did not make it to the finals.
In 2012, Bryan was chosen by the public to compete on the fifteenth season of the show as one of the All-Stars contestants. She was partnered with Louis Van Amstel.[19] She was eliminated sixth from the show, despite receiving a perfect 30 for her Rumba and topping the leaderboard for two consecutive weeks. Coincidentally, she was eliminated on October 30, 2012, exactly five years to the day she was voted off the first time and in the 6th week.
=== Dancing with the Stars performances ===
Season 5: With Mark Ballas:
Week #	Dance/Song 	Judges' score	Judges' score	Judges' score	Result
Week #	Dance/Song 	Inaba 	Goodman 	Tonioli 	Result
1 	Cha-Cha-Cha / "Don't Cha" 	9 	8 	9 	Safe
2 	Quickstep / "They're Red Hot" 	9 	8 	9 	Safe
3 	Jive / "Shake, Rattle and Roll" 	9 	9 	9 	Safe
4 	Paso Doble / "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"	10 	10 	10 	Safe
5 	Rumba / "Me and Mrs. Jones" 	9 	9 	10 	Safe
6 	Foxtrot / "I'm a Woman"
Rock 'n' Roll / "Rockin' Robin"	9 	8 	8 	Eliminated
Season 15: With Louis Van Amstel:
Week #	Dance/Song 	Judges' score	Judges' score	Judges' score	Result
Week #	Dance/Song 	Inaba 	Goodman 	Tonioli 	Result
1 	Cha-Cha-Cha / "What Makes You Beautiful"	7.5 	7.5 	7.5 	Safe
2 	Quickstep / "Black Betty" 	9 	8.5 	8.5 	Safe
3 	Paso Doble / "Free Your Mind" 	8.5 	8.5 	8.5 	Bottom Two
4 	Disco / "You Should Be Dancing" 	9 	9 	*8.5 / 9 	Safe
5 	Waltz / "So This Is Love" 
Team Freestyle (Shawn) / "Call Me Maybe"	10
9.5 	9.5
10 	9.5
10 	No Elimination
6 	Rumba / "Wanted" 
Country-Western / "Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy", "I Play Chicken with a Train"	10 	10 	10 	Eliminated
* In Week 4, Paula Abdul was a guest judge.
She was featured in the Soft Scrub Dancing With The Stars Live Tour. She danced with Derek Hough (while Mark was injured), then with Mark, until her last show on January 13, 2008, when she departed for India to film The Cheetah Girls: One World.
She was one of the featured celebrity dancers in the Live Dancing with the Stars Las Vegas show, running 14 April through 5 August 2012 at the Tropicana Resort and Casino theater.
She has been a celebrity correspondent for the behind-the-scenes look at season 8 of Dancing with the Stars for E! News, and TV Guide show Reality Chat. For season 9 of Dancing with the Stars, she co-hosted TV Guide show Reality Chat and hosted backstage at Dancing with the Stars on abc.com. Bryan was asked back to co-host backstage at Dancing with the Stars for the 10th through 12th seasons. She has interviewed season 10 winner of the series Nicole Scherzinger, country singer Reba McEntire, Evan Lysacek, Erin Andrews, Kate Gosselin, and many more.
== Philanthropy ==
=== Healthy Kids Challenge ===
In 2008, it was announced that Bryan would be partnering with Mission Foods as the spokesperson for the Healthy Kids Challenge. One of Bryan's many roles is to provide information to help educate kids on easy ways to stay healthy through nutrition and keeping active.
== Solo projects ==
=== Byou ===
Bryan released a DVD workout entitled Byou in December 2005. The workout is especially geared towards young girls with a tagline that reads "Be Happy, Be Healthy – BYOU!". More than a quarter million DVDs have been sold. A soundtrack to the DVD was also released which included the song "Byou", performed by Bryan, as well as other songs by her and other artists. The song "Byou" was also featured on the Radio Disney: Move It! CD which was released in 2006. Bryan released Byou 2, on January 13, 2009.[20] Byou 2 features one exclusive track by Bryan called "C'mon".
=== Princess of Gossip ===
Bryan teamed up with popular author Julia DeVillers to write the book Princess of Gossip, the story of an ordinary girl with an extraordinary secret. Princess of Gossip was released on October 8, 2008.[21] It is currently being considered for a possible movie.
== Personal life ==
In April 2017, Bryan became engaged to strategic accounts manager Jordan Lundberg after six years of dating. They were married on October 6, 2018.[22]
== Filmography ==
Film 	Film 	Film 	Film 	
Year 	Film 	Role 	Notes 	
2009 	Help Me, Help You 	Sandy 	Independent Feature Film 	
2017 	Dance Night Obsession 	Kate 	Independent Feature Film 	
Television Films 	Television Films 	Television Films 	Television Films 	
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes 	
1996 	Mrs. Santa Claus 	Fritzie 	Television Movie 	
2003 	The Cheetah Girls 	Dorinda Thomas 	Disney Channel Original Movie; filmed in Canada. 	
2006 	The Cheetah Girls 2 	Dorinda Thomas 	Disney Channel Original Movie filmed in Spain 	
2008 	The Cheetah Girls: One World 	Dorinda Thomas 	Disney Channel Original Movie filmed in India 	
Straight-to-DVD 	Straight-to-DVD 	Straight-to-DVD 	Straight-to-DVD 	Straight-to-DVD
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes 	
2006 	Byou 	Herself 	Workout DVD 	
2008 	Mostly Ghostly 	Mrs. Murray 	horror-fantasy movie[23] 	
2009 	Byou 2 	Herself 	Workout DVD 	
2014 	The Next Dance 	Ivy 	Workout DVD 	
Television 	Television 	Television 	Television 	Television
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes 	
1999 	King's Pawn 	Kelly 	Unaired TV Pilot 	
2000 	Driving Me Crazy 	Terry 	Unaired TV Pilot 	
2004 	The Cheetah Girls 	Dorinda Thomas 	ABC pilot; never picked up. 	
2015 	I Think My Babysitter's An Alien	Senator Grant 	 	
Television guest appearances	Television guest appearances 	Television guest appearances 	Television guest appearances 	
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes 	
2001 	Grounded for Life 	Suzy 	Guest Appearance 	
2001 	The Jersey 	Angelina Renard 	Guest Appearance 	
2001 	The Geena Davis Show 	Tina 	Guest Appearance 	
2002 	The Bold and the Beautiful 	Alisa Cordova 	7 Episodes[24] 	
2007 	Dancing with the Stars 	Herself — Season 5 	Television Series, Eliminated 6th. 	
2007 	Disney Channel Games 	Herself 	Yellow Team 	
2008 	The Suite Life of Zack & Cody 	Herself (with The Cheetah Girls)	Guest star; 1 episode 	
2008 	Studio DC: Almost Live 	Herself (with The Cheetah Girls)	Guest star 	
2008 	Disney Channel Games 	Herself 	The Comets/Yellow Team 	
2009 	E! News 	Herself (Correspondent) 	Correspondent for the eighth season of Dancing with the Stars 	
2010 	American Broadcasting Company 	Herself (Correspondent) 	Correspondent for the 9, 10, 11th season Dancing with the Stars	
2010–2012 	Fish Hooks 	Pamela Hamster 	Animated Disney Channel Original Series, 2 Guest Appearances 	
2011 	American Broadcasting Company 	Herself (Correspondent) 	Correspondent for the 12th season Dancing with the Stars 	
2012 	Dancing with the Stars 	Herself Season 15 	Television Series – All Stars Eliminated 6th 	
2013 	Supah Ninjas 	Andrea Season 2 episode 14 	Guest Appearance 	
2017 	Family Feud 	Herself 	Contestant; Guest Appearance 	
== Discography ==
=== Albums with the Cheetah Girls ===
The Cheetah Girls Soundtrack
* Released: August 12, 2003 (U.S.)
* Record Company: Walt Disney Records
Cheetah-licious Christmas
* Released: October 11, 2005 (U.S.)
* Record Company: Walt Disney Records
The Cheetah Girls 2 Soundtrack
* Released: August 25, 2006 (U.S.)
* Peak Position: #5
* Record Company: Walt Disney Records
In Concert: The Party's Just Begun Tour
* Released: September 10, 2007 (U.S.)
* Record Company: Walt Disney Records
TCG
* Released: September 25, 2007 (U.S.)
* Peak Position: #44 (U.S.)
* Record Company: Hollywood Records
The Cheetah Girls: One World Soundtrack
* Released: August 19, 2008 (U.S.)
* Peak Position: #13
* Record Company: Walt Disney Records
=== Solo album ===
Byou
* Released: January 17, 2006 (U.S.)
* Record Company: Sony/BMG Special Marketing
Byou 2
* Released: 2009 (U.S.)
* Record Company: Sony/BMG Special Marketing
=== Songs ===
* "Byou"
* "Just Watch Me"[25]
* "C'mon" (Alternate version featured in Byou 2)
* "Just Getting Started"
* "Crazy on the Dance Floor" (from The Cheetah Girls: One World soundtrack)
=== Music Video ===
* 2006: "Byou"
* 2010: "Byou 2"
== Tours ==
* The Cheetah Girls - One World Tour (2008)
* Dancing with the Stars — The Tour (2007–2008)
* The Party's Just Begun Tour (2006–2007)
* Cheetah-licious Christmas Tour (2005)