Chris Warren (actor)

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| birth_name = Christopher Warren Jr.

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| years_active = 1999–present

| occupation = Actor

| spouse = {{marriage|Layla Kayleigh|2019}}{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}

| parents = Brook Kerr (mother)

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Christopher Warren Jr. is an American actor. He is best known as Zeke Baylor in the High School Musical franchise, Ty in The Fosters and Jason Parker in Grand Hotel. Since 2020 he has played Hayden in BET TV series Sistas.

Career

Warren has been featured in such movies as 2000's Love & Basketball.{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/rogerebertsmovie00roge_6|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/rogerebertsmovie00roge_6/page/367 367]|title=Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2003|first=Roger|last=Ebert|date=2 December 2002|publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing|isbn=9780740726910|via=Internet Archive}} From 2004 to 2005, he played Jimmy Ramírez on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.{{cite web|url=https://www.soapcentral.com/bb/whoswho/jimmy.php|title=Who's Who in Los Angeles: - The Bold and the Beautiful on Soap Central|website=soapcentral.com}} Some of his television credits include guest appearances on Just Jordan and Zoey 101.{{cite web|url=https://www.christiantoday.com/article/fosters-s3-introduces-high-school-musical-alum-chris-warren-jr-recurring-role/55378.htm|title=\'The Fosters\' season 3 spoilers: Chris Warren Jr. joins cast in recurring role|first=Edward|last= Hardesty|website=www.christiantoday.com}} Chris first appeared as Zeke in High School Musical{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7x9dDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA8|title=The Sound of Musicals|first=Steven|last=Cohan|date=7 October 2017|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=9781844575794|via=Google Books}} and reprised the role in High School Musical 2,{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/there-is-life-after-high-school-high-school-musical-2-debuts-on-tv-aug-17-com-143045|title=There Is Life After High School: 'High School Musical 2' Debuts on TV Aug. 17|first=Ernio|last=Hernandez|date=17 August 2007|website=Playbill}} and High School Musical 3: Senior Year.{{cite web|url=https://www.seventeen.com/cosmogirl/chris-warren-jr-qa|title=Chris Warren Jr.|first=Katie|last=Amey|date=1 October 2008|website=Seventeen}}

He guest starred in Good Luck Charlie which starred his co-star Bridgit Mendler from Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2731059/high-school-musical-where-are-they-now-reunion-10th-anniversary/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124194033/http://www.mtv.com/news/2731059/high-school-musical-where-are-they-now-reunion-10th-anniversary/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 24, 2016|title='High School Musical': What Are These 9 Wildcats Up To Now?|first=Stacey|last=Grant|website=MTV News}} In 2017, Warren starred in the Jason Michael Brescia film (Romance) In the Digital Age.{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/features/romance_in_the_digital_age_teaser/|title=Upcoming emo movie premieres original song, exclusive teaser featuring Frank Iero—watch|date=26 June 2017}} In 2019, he took on the role of Jason Parker in the ABC television series Grand Hotel.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/chris-warren-grand-hotel-alexander-sokovikov-staties-1202305694/|title=Chris Warren Books 'Grand Hotel'; Alexander Sokovikov Joins 'Staties'|first1=Denise|last1=Petski|date=28 February 2018}} In 2020, he was cast as Hayden Moss, on Sistas, on BET.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/tyler-perrys-sistas-trinity-whiteside-crystal-hayslett-promoted-series-regulars-chris-warren-recur-season-2-bet-dramedy-1203008945/|title = Tyler Perry's 'Sistas': Trinity Whiteside & Crystal Hayslett Upped to Series Regulars, Chris Warren to Recur in Season 2 of BET Dramedy|date = 10 August 2020}}

Personal life

Chris Warren is the son of Christopher Warren Sr. and actress Brook Kerr.{{cite web|url=http://www.metnews.com/articles/2015/warr091415.htm|title=C.A. Tosses Judgment for Actor Claiming Parents Took His Money|website=www.metnews.com}}