years_active birth_place parents birth_date article_title name occupation
1990 -- present los angeles , california , u.s. bill ewing and susan mciver 27 march 1985 blake mciver ewing
 blake mciver ewing actor , singer
blake mciver ewing

blake mciver ewing -lrb- born march 27 , 1985 -rrb- , also known as blake mciver , is an american actor and singer .
he was known for playing michelle 's friend derek on the sitcom `` full house '' .
ewing also portrayed the role of waldo in the 1994 feature film version of `` the little rascals '' , and voiced eugene on `` hey arnold ! '' .
he is known for playing wealthy , snobby , arrogant and elitist characters .
he is currently one of the hosts of the bravo series `` the people 's couch '' .
ewing co-wrote and performed the song `` along the river '' , the end credit song for the film `` end of the spear '' .
he has contributed his work to the it gets better project , citing his own experiences as a gay teenager as his motivation .
his debut album , `` the time manipulator '' , was released in may 2014 .
throughout 2013 ewing worked as a go-go dancer in los angeles .
`` the tips were good .
in fact , i raised so much money , i was able to finish my record -- mission accomplished . ''
ewing was nominated for an ovation award for his role as `` the little boy '' in the los angeles production of `` ragtime '' .
he is a graduate of ucla .
blake released his equality anthem `` this is who we are '' on july 14th 2015 .
