Joshua Bassett Biography – Wiki
Joshua T. Bassett is an American actor. He is best known for starring as Ricky in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. Bassett also sings and plays piano and guitar.
Joshua Bassett Quick Bio |
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Born | 2000/2001 (age 18–19)
Oceanside, California, U.S.
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Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actor, singer |
Years active | 2015–present |
Joshua Bassett Age
He turned 18 years old in 2018, and he is getting ready to turn 19 in a little over a month. He was born in Oceanside, California and this is where he has spent the majority of his life, being raised there by his parents Laura and Taylor Bassett.
Joshua Bassett Early life
Bassett was born and raised in Oceanside, California to parents Taylor and Laura. He was home-schooled.
His first introduction to musical theater was at age 8, 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, he has starred in over 30 musical productions.
Joshua Bassett Family
Joshua Bassett isn’t the only member of his house with acting ability. He has five sisters who are also all involved in theater. It seems that acting is a passion and talent that just runs in the family. It’s wonderful that all of the siblings have so much in common with one another. These are the kinds of things that bring them closer together because they have similar experiences in life and a lot more in common to talk about when they get together.
Joshua Bassett Career
Bassett rose to popularity in 2018 with his role as Aidan Peters on Disney Channel’s TV series Stuck in the Middle.
Although Joshua didn’t become active in television acting until recently he has performed on the stage. He began at teh age of seven years old as a stage actor and he has appeared in a large volume of musical theater productions since that time. He has more than thirty of them to his credit. Stage acting is a lot different than acting in front of a camera where you can stop and reshoot a scene if you fumble your lines. When you’re on the stage, the performances are live and you only get one shot to get it right because there are no second chances.
Joshua Bassett High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
Bassett was cast in his first starring role as High School Musical: The Musical: The Series co-lead Ricky Bowen at 17. According to Playbill, Bassett co-wrote “Just a Moment” with co-star Olivia Rodrigo on the High School Musical: The Musical: The Series soundtrack.