Joshua Bassett

**Joshua T. Bassett** (born December 22, 2000) is an American actor and singer. He is known for his starring role as Ricky Bowen in *High School Musical: The Musical: The Series*.

## Early Life

Bassett was born and raised in Oceanside, California, to parents Taylor and Laura. He has five sisters, and was home-schooled.

His first introduction to musical theater was at age 7, over a decade before he starred as Ricky in *High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,* when he was in a community theater production of *High School Musical* as J.V. Jock No. 2. Since then, Bassett has starred in over 30 musical productions. He moved to Los Angeles when he was 16 years old to start acting, living in his car for some time to get by.

## Career

From 2017 to 2018, Bassett appeared in episodic roles in the television shows: *Lethal Weapon*, *Game Shakers*, and *Dirty John*.

His first substantial role was in early 2018 when he starred as Aidan Peters in the third and final season of the Disney Channel comedy television series *Stuck In The Middle*. In August 2018, Bassett portrayed the role of Matt in a staged reading of the musical *Calvin Berger*. The production ran from August 10 to August 12 at the Hudson Backstage Theatre in Hollywood, California.

Bassett was cast in his first starring role at age 17 as Ricky Bowen, the male lead, in *High School Musical: The Musical: The Series*. According to Playbill, Bassett co-wrote "Just a Moment" with co-star Olivia Rodrigo for the series' soundtrack.

In early 2020, Bassett signed with talent and entertainment company United Talent Agency as well as signed a recording contract with Warner Records. He released his first single, "Common Sense," on music platforms on April 3, 2020. Bassett will release his debut EP in early 2021, with the lead single being released on January 14, 2021

## Discography

### As lead artist

#### Other charted songs

 "Just For A Moment"
(with Olivia Rodrigo)

## Awards and nominations

 2022
 2023

## References

1. ↑ *TV Overmind* - "10 Thing You Didn't Know About Joshua Bassett"
2. ↑ *Variety* - "'High School Musical' Disney Streaming Series Casts Joshua Bassett in Lead Role"
3. ↑ *Deadline Hollywood* - "'High School Musical': Joshua Bassett To Star In Disney Streaming Series Reboot"
4. ↑ *Teen Vogue* - ""High School Musical: The Musical" Casts Joshua Bassett in Lead Role"
5. ↑ *Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International Media Center* - "Disney+ Bio – Joshua Bassett"
6. ↑ *Deadline Hollywood* - "'High School Musical: The Musical: The Series' Star Joshua Bassett Inks With UTA"
7. ↑ *TigerBeat* - "8 Things You Didn't Know About Joshua Bassett
8. ↑ *Sioux City Journal* - "New 'High School Musical' pays homage, say Matt Cornett and Joshua Bassett"
9. ↑ *The San Diego Union-Tribe* - "From regional theater to breakout Disney star, Oceanside native Joshua Bassett reflects on his rise"
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 *High School Insider – Los Angeles Times* - "'High School Musical: The Musical: The Series' winks to the past with a modern take"
11. ↑ *Boys by Girls Magazine* - "Joshua Bassett"
12. ↑ *YouTube* - "Ep 6 - Joshua Bassett: We're All Going To Die, Anyway"
13. ↑ *People* - "Joshua Bassett on Surviving Childhood Abuse and a Near-Fatal Health Crisis - PEOPLE"
14. ↑ *PopBuzz* - "Joshua Bassett: 25 facts about the Secret singer you need to know"
15. ↑ *J-14* - "'Stuck in the Middle' Cast: See What the Disney Channel Stars Are Doing Now"
16. ↑ *POPSUGAR Celebrity* - "Joshua Bassett Has Always Been a Disney Stan — 5 Facts About the HSMTMTS Star"
17. ↑ *BroadwayWorld* - "Standing Room Only and Graceful Productions Present Staged Reading of New Musical CALVIN BERGER"
18. ↑ *Facebook.com* - "Calvin Berger L.A."