E.J. Caswell

Unnamed Grandfather (mentioned in The Read-Through) <bf> Unnamed Paternal Grandmother
 Bruno Caswell (paternal great uncle)

### Romances

Gina Porter (ex-girlfriend)
 Nini Salazar-Roberts (ex-girlfriend)
 Unnamed Ex-Girlfriends

### Friends

Val (childhood best friend)
 Maddox (childhood friend]]
 Gina Porter (best friend/ex-girlfriend/former frenemy)
 Nini Salazar-Roberts (ex-girlfriend/friend)
 Kourtney Greene
 Ricky Bowen
 Carlos Rodriguez
 Seb Matthew-Smith
Big Red
 Mr. Mazzara
 Miss Jenn

## Appearances

### Actor

Matt Cornett

**Elton John "E.J." Caswell** is a former main character from the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. He is portrayed by Matt Cornett

E.J was a senior at East High in Season 1 and Season 2 who plays the role of Chad Danforth in the fall musical High School Musical replaces Ricky who plays Troy Bolton in act two in the musical. He is captain of the waterpolo team and a part of the drama club. His cousin Ashlyn is also a part of the drama club. E.J. played Gaston in the spring musical Beauty and the Beast. He is the director for the musical Frozen at Camp Shallow Lake after Dewey Wood needed one since he thought it would be Corbin Bleu who whould direct the musical.

## Personality

E.J. is an ambitious entrepre-nerd who brings homemade props to auditions. Don’t cross E.J. if you get something he wants — like a starring role, opposite “his” girl Nini. The son of two high-powered corporate attorneys, E.J. is supremely confident but secretly prone to anxiety attacks when anything goes off-plan. A future producer more than an actor, E.J. calls the Steve Jobs biography his “bible” and keeps a copy on his nightstand.

## Biography

* Before the Show
* Season 1
* Season 2
* Season 3

### Before the Show

E.J. Caswell was born sometime in late 2001 to Mrs. Caswell and Cash Caswell who are both high-powered corporate lawyers. E.J. started going to Camp Shallow Lake when he was young which is where he met his childhood best friend Val.

In the fall of 2016, he started high school at East High School. E.J. first met Nini in Drama Club during her freshmen year of High School when he was a Sophomore. E.J. thought Nini was cute when he first met her but, he didn't know who she was. The summer before his senior year of High School E.J. went to the same Summer Theater Camp with Nini which is when they first started talking.

### Season 1

**The Auditions**

A photo of EJ is shown by Nini to Kourtney. EJ is seen in the East High gym when Miss Jenn was talking about a production of High School Musical. EJ is seen then talking with Nini and Kourtney when EJ is called by his senior friends. He later calls Nini to introduce her to his friends. He, Nini and Kourtney is later seen in the back room getting ready for their high school musical auditions. EJ was in his Troy Bolton outfit and he wanted to see Nini in Gabriella's outfit as well, but Nini prefered her sweat shirt. Later during the auditions, EJ and Nini stare at each other in awe when they both see Gina's dance. When miss Jenn hands out the reading paper to everyone for the proceeding of auditions and when she looks at EJ she decides to give him the paper for Troy. EJ later sings Troy's part of Start of Something New and even gives Miss Jenn a wink at the end of his singing. When Gina's part of singing comes, Nini starts talking in a vague British accent and EJ reminds her not to be nervous as she used that vague British accent only when she was nervous and even tells her that he loves her because she's funny. Later when it comes to Nini's part of auditioning, both EJ and Ricky show light to Nini to encourage her to sing. He even glares at Ricky when he sings 'I Think I Kinda You Know' in the audition. Later when the casting is announced EJ is shocked to see that he didn't get the role of Troy Bolton, which he wanted dearly, but was given the role of Troy's best friend Chad Danforth and was made the understudy of Troy instead.

**The Read-Through**

EJ doesn't want to do the part of Chad. He thinks of bribing Miss Jenn to give him the part of Troy. He becomes angry when he sees Nini and Ricky looking at each other. Later during the read -through he tries changing the seat names to sit beside Nini. He even talks to his cousin Ashlyn to go and steal Nini's phone so that he could check if she still has feelings for Ricky.

**The Wonderstudies**

EJ steals Nini's phone with the help of Gina. He and Ashlyn then hear the song that Nini had written for Ricky as a confession of her love to him. By seeing that EJ becomes angry. Later when he sees Ricky sending a message to Nini about their relationship, he quickly deletes that message without Nini even knowing about it. In the During recess he goes to the washroom only to find Ricky there and he insults him there by telling Ricky that he shouldn't come between him and Nini. Then in the library when Nini tells EJ that she suspects Gina to steal her phone and thus she also stole many of Gina's belongings in return, EJ replies back to her that Nini is not that type of girl and she should be who she was before not the stealing girl. Nini finds these words useful and they both kiss.

**Blocking**

Nini after finding out EJ stole her phone, confronts him while standing in front of the auditorium. EJ layer tells her that he was the one who gave Emily Pratt a bad deviled egg at summer camp after which Nini is shocked. Then EJ and Nini sing 'What I've been Looking For' with Nini still being angry at EJ. Later that day he goes to his cousin Ashlyn and he decides to write a song saying sorry to Nini. But when he reaches Nini's home, Nini doesn't respond to him and even blocks him. EJ then gets a message from Gina and then goes to her house. EJ is then asked to take Gina to homecoming by Gina herself.

## Physical appearance

EJ has green and brown eyes. And darker brown straight hair that he wears in a quiff. He is tall with a muscular build.

## Songs

* A Billion Sorrys
* What I've Been Looking For
* Get'cha Head in the Game
* Stick to the Status Quo (Performance)
* Breaking Free
* We're All in This Together
* High School Musical 2 Medley
* Belle
* The Mob Song
* Gaston
* You Ain't Seen Nothin'
* Second Chance

### Season 3

* What Time Is It/Start the Party Mashup
* Ballad of Susan Fine
* It's On

### Season 4

* Speak Out
* Love Forever
* Born To Be Brave

## Filmography

 Season 2 | Spring of 2020
 Season 3 | Summer of 2020

## Appearances

* "The Read-Through"
* "The Wonderstudies"
* "Blocking"
* "Homecoming"
* "What Team?"
* "Thanksgiving"
* "The Tech Rehearsal"
* "Opening Night"
* "Act Two"
* "Typecasting"
* "Valentine's Day"
* "The Storm"
* "The Quinceañero"
* "Yes, And..."
* "The Field Trip"
* "Most Likely To"
* "Spring Break"
* "The Transformation"
* "Showtime"
* "Second Chances"

### Season 3

* "Happy Campers"
* "Into the Unknown"
* "The Woman in the Woods"
* "No Drama"
* "The Real Campers of Shallow Lake"
* "Color War"
* "Camp Prom"
* "Let it Go"

## Trivia

* E.J has a 4.3 GPA
* His parents were on the school board
* E.J. his full name was revealed in an article of D23.

## References

1. ↑ https://d23.com/where-to-find-the-stars-of-hsmtmts-in-the-world-of-disney/