Date of Birth

30 December 1982, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Birth Name

Andrew Michael Edgar Seeley

Nickname

Drew

Height

5' 11" (1.8 m)

Mini Biography

Drew Seeley began his journey performing at age 11, when he joined the ensemble of Harold Prince's Showboat revival in Toronto. Twenty years later, he closed Jersey Boys on Broadway as the final 'Bob Gaudio.' Other credits include Broadway's The Little Mermaid as 'Prince Eric,' the North & South American tours of High School Musical: The Concert as 'Troy Bolton,' and Another Cinderella Story, starring as 'Joey Parker' opposite Selena Gomez. Other film and television credits include Glory Daze, Lovestruck: The Musical, Shooter, One Tree Hill, The Closer, The Suite Life, Freshman Father, Lethal Admirer and Christmas By The Book.

As a songwriter, Drew has written and performed on 10+ Disney soundtracks, penned singles for artists from Demark to South Korea, and was nominated for an Emmy Award for co-writing 6X platinum High School Musical's 'Getcha Head in the Game.' His albums 'The Resolution' and 'DownTime' are available on Spotify and through his website, www.DrewSeeley.com

Drew lives in sunny California with his dog, Astro, and his amazing wife, actress Amy Paffrath!

Trivia

• Fronted the national R&B act, "Nu Ground", from 1999-2002. Released a CD and toured, opening for Mya, K-Ci Hailey & Jo Jo Hailey, Tyrese Gibson, Baha Men, among others. Andrew is also an accomplished writer, having most recently worked with Raven-Symoné.
• Has a younger sister, Katie Seeley (20).
• In 1999, was awarded "best of show" for duet acting at Florida's State Thespian competition. The scene was from "The Judas Kiss", with Ben Pelteson.
• Original cast-member of Harold Prince's 1993 revival of "Showboat". Was with the show for a year during it's run at the Ford Center in North York, Ontario, Canada.
• Graduated from Lake Brantley High School (Orlando, FL) in 2000. While there, had leads in mainstage productions of "Into the Woods", "Gypsy", "Once Upon A Matress", The Miracle Worker", and "The Merchant of Venice."
• Is the singing voice for Troy in High School Musical (2006).
• Has contributed music to all three of the highest rated Disney Channel Original Movies: High School Musical (2006), The Cheetah Girls 2 (2006), and Jump in! (2007).
• Released his first solo album, 'The Resolution' in April 2011.
• Starred on Broadway as Prince Eric in Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' (2009).
• Good friends with actor Lucas Grabeel.
• On Tour with the "High School Musical" cast; he is filling in for the part of "Troy" while Zac Efron is filming Hairspray (2007). [December 2006]
• Starring as Prince Eric in Broadway's The Little Mermaid [August 2009]
• Finished filming the "Dance with Me" music video with Belinda Peregrín. [August 2006]
• Starring on Broadway as Bob Gaudio in Jersey Boys (Sept '16 - Jan '17).
• Father, with wife Amy Paffrath, of daughter Ember Florence Seeley, born on July 20, 2019.
• His cousin is actor Chris McNally.
• Born on exactly the same date as Kirsten Dunst (of "Bring It On" and "Spider-Man" fame).