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Roshon Fegan

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Roshon Fegan
Birth nameRoshon Bernard Fegan [citation needed]
Also known asROSHON
Born (1991-10-06) October 6, 1991 (age 33)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • rapper
Years active2004–present
Labels3inaRo Entertainment

Roshon Bernard Fegan (born October 6, 1991), known mononymously as Roshon (stylized as ROSHON, formerly stylized as RO SHON), is an American actor, rapper, and dancer. He is best known for his role as Ty Blue on the Disney Channel original series Shake It Up and for his role as Sander Loyer in the Disney Channel movie franchise Camp Rock with the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato. He writes and produces his own music as well as working with the president of Lava/Universal Republic. In 2012, Roshon appeared on Dancing with the Stars.

Early life

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Roshon Bernard Fegan was born on October 6, 1991, in Los Angeles, California.[1][2][3][4] His father is African American actor and producer Roy Fegan, whose television credits include The Shield, Married... with Children, The Meteor Man, and Will & Grace, among others. His mother is Filipino.[1][2][3][5] Raised in Los Angeles, Roshon Fegan had studied at the BK Acting Studio and the USC 32nd Street Performing Arts School as well as attending Tom Bradley Elementary then Hollywood High School, before leaving to be home-schooled to accommodate his acting career.

Career

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Fegan began his acting career at the age of 12 with a small role in the 2004 feature film Spider-Man 2, followed by an appearance in 2006 on the TV series Monk.[1][2] In 2008, he appeared in the comedy film Drillbit Taylor and the VC FilmFest Award winning film Baby.[1] In June 2008, Fegan gained popular notoriety as Sander Loyer in the Disney Channel original movie Camp Rock, which was the number one entertainment telecast on cable TV in 2008,[1][6] with the Jonas Brothers. He also performed songs on the Camp Rock soundtrack as well as the DVD bonus track Camp Rock.[4] In 2010, Fegan reprised his role as Sander in Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam, the sequel to Camp Rock.[1][2][3][5][7] Roshon also co-starred on the Disney Channel original series Shake It Up! as Ty Blue, Rocky's older brother.

Fegan was featured on the 14th season of the ABC show Dancing with the Stars.[8] Chelsie Hightower was announced as Roshon's ballroom dance partner. He stayed on for eight weeks and was placed in the top 6.

Personal life

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Roshon is a songwriter, producer, actor, artist and freestyle dancer who learned his moves by watching Michael Jackson and other influential dancers. A drummer since the age of two, Roshon also plays the piano and guitar.[1] He has released a number of singles on iTunes and has finished his first self-produced EP I AM RO SHON under his own label, "3inaRo Entertainment".[1][2][9][10] The name 3inaRo (pronounced "three-in-a-row") is a reference to being a triple-threat entertainer in his three passions: acting, freestyle dancing, and music.[2] He currently lives in California with most of his family. [citation needed] He was in a relationship with dancer Dytto.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 Spider-Man 2 Amazed Kid #2
2007 Baby Young Robbie
2008 Drillbit Taylor Random Kid #2
2014 Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? Nicky Roland Direct to video
2018 What Still Remains David

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 Monk Third Boy Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Astronaut"
2008 Camp Rock Sander Loyer Television film
2010 Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam
2010–2013 Shake It Up Ty Blue Main role
2011 Kickin' It Dan "Smooth" Brennan Episode: "All the Wrong Moves"
2012 Dancing with the Stars Himself / Contestant Season 14
Motorcity Darr Gordy Voice, episode: "Reunion"
2014 A.N.T. Farm Hudson Episode: "The New York ExperiANTs"
Parenthood 4D Member Episode: "Cold Feet"
2015 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Nguyen Episode: "My Mom, Greg's Mom and Josh's Sweet Dance Moves!"
2017–2018 Greenleaf Isaiah Hambrick Recurring role
2018 Insecure Spyder 2 episodes
2019 The Bobby DeBarge Story Bobby DeBarge Lead role
2019–2020 DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders Elbone (voice) Recurring role
2020 Glitch Techs Casino (voice) Episode: "Smashozaurs"

Music videos

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Year Title Artist
2008 "We Rock"
(Cast Video)[11] 		Cast of Camp Rock
"Start the Party" Jordan Francis and Roshon Fegan
2010 "It's On" Cast of Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam

Discography

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Singles

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2006 Whatcha Know About Me TBA Songwriter, producer
2011 I AM RO SHON
Love Your Love
Oh Oh Oh
Get It Poppin
2013 Afterparty (with Caroline Sunshine) Shake It Up: I Love Dance
2014 Bout That RO SHON
2016 They Not Ready 4 `You
So Bad TBA
Hate Me Or Love Me ROS HON
2017 Gotta Know
Oh Well

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2011 Young Artist Awards Outstanding Young Ensemble In a TV Series
(shared with Bella Thorne, Zendaya, Davis Cleveland, Adam Irigoyen, Kenton Duty, Caroline Sunshine) 		Shake It Up Nominated [12]
2012 Nominated [13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Roshon Fegan is "Ty Blue"". Medianet: Disney Channel. Archived from the original on 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Filipino-American cast in 'Camp Rock 2'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2010-09-02. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  3. ^ a b c "Two Filipinos cast in 'Camp Rock 2'". The Manilla Bulletin. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  4. ^ a b "'Camp Rock 1 and 2': Various Artists: Music". Amazon.com - Camp Rock. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  5. ^ a b "Two Pinoy-Americans in "Camp Rock 2"". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  6. ^ Wyatt, Edward (2008-08-21). "Youth TV Takes the Lead in Diversity". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  7. ^ "Roshon Fegan – "Anything Is Possible" Music Video". Youtube.com - RadioDisney. Archived from the original on 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
  8. ^ "Dancing with the Stars – 2012 Cast Announcement for Season 14" abc.com. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  9. ^ "3inaRo on iTunes". iTunes - 3inaRo. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  10. ^ "ROSHON on iTunes". iTunes - ROSHON. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  11. ^ "Camp Rock – We Rock (Cast Video)". YouTube. 19 August 2008. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  12. ^ "32nd Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
  13. ^ "33rd Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
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