Leon Thomas

Leon George Thomas III (born: ), better known online as Leon Thomas, is an American YouTuber, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. 
==History==
Leon George Thomas III was born on August 1, 1993, in Brooklyn, New York City, to Jayon Anthony and Leon Thomas II. http://kennesaw.patch.com/articles/nickelodeon-star-paints-it-up-at-teen-center He made his Broadway debut at the age of 10 in 2003 as Young Simba in the Broadway production of The Lion King. In 2004, he appeared as Jackie Thibodeaux in the original Broadway cast of Tony Kushner's Caroline, or Change. and toured with the company during its five-month run in Los Angeles and San Francisco, California. In 2007, Thomas appeared in the film August Rush as Arthur, performing the song "La Bamba", and briefly after signed a development deal with Nickelodeon appearing as the singing voice for Tyrone in the animated series The Backyardigans. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/23/fashion/23hollywood.html?pagewanted=all
He played a main character on Victorious, portraying Andre Harris, which premiered on Nickelodeon on March 27, 2010. On August 2, 2011, the soundtrack album Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show was released, with Thomas featured in the songs "Song 2 You" and "Tell Me That You Love Me". On June 5, 2012, Victorious 2.0: More Music from the Hit TV Show was also released, with Thomas featured in the songs "Countdown" and "Don't You (Forget About Me)". https://web.archive.org/web/20120512022846/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/columbia-records-and-nickelodeon-announce-the-release-of-victorious-20-more-music-from-the-hit-tv-show-available-june-5-2012-05-09 Victorious ended production in July 2012 and the series' last episode aired on February 2, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130127045008/http://www.mmm-mag.com/2012/08/m-exclusive-victorious-will-not-be-returning-for-season-four.html
In 2012, Thomas started to record his first mixtape called Metro Hearts, which was later released on August 1, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130525063449/http://leonthomas3.com/music/ Thomas co-wrote the song "Ain't No Other Me" for the British girl group Stooshe. Thomas co-wrote four songs on his former co-star Ariana Grande's 2013 album Yours Truly. He also co-produced four songs on the album, in addition to the song "Last Christmas" from Grande's EP Christmas Kisses, as a member of production duo the Rascals. His production work under the Rascals was also included on Toni Braxton and Babyface's Grammy Award-winning album Love, Marriage & Divorce, contributing to the solo "I'd Rather Be Broke." http://nyunews.com/2013/12/10/ariana/
On September 24, 2013, Thomas released a new single, "Hello How Are You" featuring Wiz Khalifa. On January 1, 2014, Thomas released a new mixtape, V1bes, under the name Leon Thomas. https://web.archive.org/web/20140127093433/http://www.datpiff.com/Leon-Thomas-V1bes-mixtape.566375.html
He was one of the writers and producers on the track "Burn" by Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign from their album Vultures 1, released on February 10, 2024. https://www.revolt.tv/article/2023-04-07/293319/leon-thomas-crash-and-burn-song
==Discography==
===Albums===
*Electric Dusk (2023)
===Mixtapes===
*Metro Hearts (2012)
*V1bes (2014)
*Before the Beginning (2016)
===Extended Plays===
*Genesis (2018)
===Singles===
*Hello How Are You (2013)
==Filmography==
===Film===
*Robin and Roger (2003)
*August Rush (2007)
*Rising Star (2010)
*Bad Asses (2014)
*Runaway Island (2015)
*Detroit (2017)
===Television===
*Just for Kicks (2006)
*The Backyardigans (2006-2008)
*Just Jordan (2007)
*Jack's Big Music Show (2007)
*iCarly (2008 & 2011)
*The Naked Brothers Band (2008)
*2010 Kids' Choice Awards (2010)
*Victorious (2010-2013)
*True Jackson, VP (2011)
*2011 Kids' Choice Awards (2011)
*Figure It Out (2012)
*Satisfaction (2014)
*Robot and Monster (2014)
*Fear the Walking Dead (2015)
*Insecure (2017)
==References==
Category:Vlogging YouTubers
Category:Music YouTubers
Category:American YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2008