Shane Steven Harper is an American actor, dancer and singer. He is best known for his recurring role as Spencer Walsh in the Disney Channel

Disney Channel

Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...

's teen sitcom Good Luck Charlie

Good Luck Charlie

Good Luck Charlie is an original Disney Channel television sitcom, which premiered April 4, 2010. The series was created by Phil Baker and Drew Vaupen, who wanted to create a program that would appeal to entire families, as opposed to children only...

. His self-titled debut album was released on April 12, 2011.

Early life

Harper began dancing and acting at the age of 9 and was involved in community theater and competitive dance. In the spring of 2006, a talent agent on the judging panel of a regional dance competition offered Harper an agency representation. He also studied martial arts from the age of 4 until he was 12 and obtained a black belt in Karate. Singing in church all of his life, Harper continued to nurture his love for music. Harper also plays acoustic guitar

Acoustic guitar

An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...

. Harper's family relocated from San Diego County, California to Orange County, California in 1998. Harper has an older sister, Samantha, also a professional dancer, and a younger brother Sullivan, a model.

Acting career

Harper had minor roles as a dancer in various shows and movies such as High School Musical 2, Re-Animated

Re-Animated

Out of Jimmy's Head: Re-Animated is a live-action/animated television film that aired on Cartoon Network on December 8, 2006, the first original live action/animated production produced by the network.Re-Animated was released on DVD September 11, 2007...

 and Dance Revolution

Dance Revolution

Dance Revolution is a television series from CBS and DiC Entertainment, in association with Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc, produced by Brookwell McNamara Entertainment , and based on the video game series Dance Dance Revolution.Originally known as Dance, Dance, Dance!, the series premiered on...

 before becoming one of the dancers on Nickelodeon's Dance on Sunset

Dance on Sunset

Dance on Sunset is a dance and music series hosted by Quddus on Nickelodeon that featured dance routines, called the "Fresh-Squeezed Dance", designed to be performed by its pre-teen and teen-age viewers. Choreographer Tony Testa and the show's dance troupe, the Nick 6, demonstrated each routine...

. He also appeared in an episode of Zoey 101

Zoey 101

Zoey 101 is an American television series that ran from January 9, 2005 to May 2, 2008 starring Jamie Lynn Spears as teenager Zoey Brooks, produced for Nickelodeon and syndicated worldwide. The show was initially filmed at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, then at stages in Valencia,...

. In 2010, Harper got his first two movie roles in the films My Name is Khan

My Name is Khan

My Name Is Khan ; commonly referred to as MNIK, is a 2010 Bollywood film directed by Karan Johar, with a screenplay by Shibani Bathija, produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Gauri Khan, and starring Shahrukh Khan and Kajol, who reunite after nine years...

 and Flipped

Flipped (film)

Flipped is a 2010 romantic comedy drama film directed by Rob Reiner. It is an adaptation of the novel Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen. It had a limited release in the US on August 6, 2010. The film had a wide release on August 27, 2010....

, as a minor character in each.

In 2010, Harper also began his recurring role as Spencer Walsh on Disney Channel

Disney Channel

Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...

's Good Luck Charlie

Good Luck Charlie

Good Luck Charlie is an original Disney Channel television sitcom, which premiered April 4, 2010. The series was created by Phil Baker and Drew Vaupen, who wanted to create a program that would appeal to entire families, as opposed to children only...

 and guest-starred on an episode of Wizards of Waverly Place

Wizards of Waverly Place

Wizards of Waverly Place is a Disney Channel Original Series that premiered on October 12, 2007. It won "Outstanding Children's Program" at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009...

.

Music career

Harper's first pop single, "Dance with Me," was released on March 30, 2010. Throughout the year, he also released various other singles including "One Step Closer." His self-titled debut album released on April 12, 2011. His song "Next Chapter of Our Lives" was featured on the series finale of The Suite Life on Deck

The Suite Life on Deck

The Suite Life on Deck is an American sitcom that aired on Disney Channel from September 26, 2008 to May 6, 2011. It is a sequel/spin-off of the Disney Channel Original Series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody...

.

In 2011, Harper opened for Cody Simpson

Cody Simpson

Cody Robert Simpson is an Australian pop singer from Gold Coast, Queensland, who is currently signed to US record label Atlantic Records.-Early life:...

 and Greyson Chance

Greyson Chance

Greyson Michael Chance is an American pop rock singer and pianist whose April 2010 performance of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" at a sixth-grade music festival became a hit on YouTube, gaining over 43 million views. Two of his original compositions, "Stars" and "Broken Hearts", gained over 5 and 7...

 on their Waiting 4U Tour

Waiting 4U Tour

Waiting 4U Tour was a co-headlining concert tour by Australian singer Cody Simpson and internet discovery Greyson Chance. The tour was launched to promote Simpson's debut EP 4U , and to gain interest and publicity for Greyson Chance...

 and for Miranda Cosgrove

Miranda Cosgrove

Miranda Taylor Cosgrove is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Her career began at the age of three, where she participated in television commercials. Cosgrove's film debut was in 2003, as Summer Hathaway in School of Rock...

 on her Dancing Crazy Tour

Dancing Crazy Tour

The Dancing Crazy Tour was the debut solo tour by American entertainer, Miranda Cosgrove. visiting North America, the trek supported her debut studio album, Sparks Fly. The tour began in Missouri and travel throughout the United States and ended in Ohio. Cosgrove continued the tour into the summer...

.

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2006	Re-Animated Re-Animated Out of Jimmy's Head: Re-Animated is a live-action/animated television film that aired on Cartoon Network on December 8, 2006, the first original live action/animated production produced by the network.Re-Animated was released on DVD September 11, 2007...	Dancer	Television movie
2007	High School Musical 2	Principal Dancer	Television movie
2010	My Name Is Khan My Name is Khan My Name Is Khan ; commonly referred to as MNIK, is a 2010 Bollywood film directed by Karan Johar, with a screenplay by Shibani Bathija, produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Gauri Khan, and starring Shahrukh Khan and Kajol, who reunite after nine years...	Tim	Minor role
	Flipped Flipped (film) Flipped is a 2010 romantic comedy drama film directed by Rob Reiner. It is an adaptation of the novel Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen. It had a limited release in the US on August 6, 2010. The film had a wide release on August 27, 2010....	Matt Baker	Supporting role

Television

Year	Show	Role	Notes
2006	Dance Revolution Dance Revolution Dance Revolution is a television series from CBS and DiC Entertainment, in association with Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc, produced by Brookwell McNamara Entertainment , and based on the video game series Dance Dance Revolution.Originally known as Dance, Dance, Dance!, the series premiered on...	Dancer	Episode: "Dance Revolution"
2007	Zoey 101 Zoey 101 Zoey 101 is an American television series that ran from January 9, 2005 to May 2, 2008 starring Jamie Lynn Spears as teenager Zoey Brooks, produced for Nickelodeon and syndicated worldwide. The show was initially filmed at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, then at stages in Valencia,...	Tenth Grader	Episode: "Drippin' Episode"
2008	Dance on Sunset Dance on Sunset Dance on Sunset is a dance and music series hosted by Quddus on Nickelodeon that featured dance routines, called the "Fresh-Squeezed Dance", designed to be performed by its pre-teen and teen-age viewers. Choreographer Tony Testa and the show's dance troupe, the Nick 6, demonstrated each routine...	Nick 6	12 episodes, Lead dancer
2010–present	Good Luck Charlie Good Luck Charlie Good Luck Charlie is an original Disney Channel television sitcom, which premiered April 4, 2010. The series was created by Phil Baker and Drew Vaupen, who wanted to create a program that would appeal to entire families, as opposed to children only...	Spencer Walsh	Recurring role
2011	Wizards of Waverly Place Wizards of Waverly Place Wizards of Waverly Place is a Disney Channel Original Series that premiered on October 12, 2007. It won "Outstanding Children's Program" at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009...	Fidel	Episode: "Three Maxes and a Little Lady"
2011	So Random! So Random! So Random! is an American Disney Channel sketch comedy series that premiered on June 5, 2011. It was announced as an independent series after Demi Lovato left the parent series, Sonny with a Chance...	Himself	Guest Star

Discography

• Shane Harper (2011)

Singles

Year	Title
2010	"Dance with Me"
2010	"Wait For Me" (featuring Bridgit Mendler Bridgit Mendler Bridgit Claire Mendler is an American actress, singer, musician and songwriter. She plays Teddy Duncan on the Disney Channel Original Series Good Luck Charlie and starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Lemonade Mouth... )
2011	"One Step Closer"
2011	"Rocketship"

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