Sabrina Bryan
{{Short description|American actress and singer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Sabrina Bryan
| background = solo_singer
| image = Sabrina Bryan Live.jpg
| caption = Bryan performing in 2008
| birth_name = Reba Sabrina Hinojosa
| birth_date = {{nowrap|{{birth date and age|1984|09|16}}}}
| birth_place = Yorba Linda, California, U.S.{{cite news | last =Larsen | first =Peter | title =O.C.'s Cheetah Girl is now an author | work =The Orange County Register | pages =Arts & Entertainment 1 | date =October 5, 2008 | url =http://www2.ocregister.com/articles/cheetah-girls-sabrina-2129455-bryan-movie | access-date =June 15, 2014 | url-status =dead | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20081231205100/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/cheetah-girls-sabrina-2129455-bryan-movie | archive-date =December 31, 2008 }}
| spouse = {{marriage|Jordan Lundberg|2018}}
| origin =
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| occupations = {{flatlist|
- Actress
- singer
- dancer
- choreographer
- fashion designer
- television personality
}}
| years_active = 1996–present
| label = Walt Disney (2002–2006)
Sony (2005–2006)
Hollywood (2006–2008)
| past_member_of = The Cheetah Girls (2003–2008)
}}
Reba Sabrina Hinojosa (born September 16, 1984), known professionally as Sabrina Bryan, is an American actress, singer, and television personality.{{cite web |url=https://peopleenespanol.com/article/one-cheetah-girls-hispanic-descent/ |title=One Of The Cheetah Girls is of Hispanic Descent |author=Staff |website= People en Español |date=September 7, 2007 |access-date=June 10, 2024}} She is best known as a member of the girl group the Cheetah Girls, starring in the Disney Channel Original Movie The Cheetah Girls and its sequels, The Cheetah Girls 2 and The Cheetah Girls: One World. Before she appeared on television, Bryan was a dancer, and trained at Hart Academy of Dance, located in La Habra, California.
''The Cheetah Girls''
In 2003, Bryan starred as Dorinda "Do" Thomas in the Disney Channel Original Movie The Cheetah Girls, a musical comedy based on the bestselling series of young adult books of the same name by Deborah Gregory. The film depicts four best friends (Raven-Symoné, Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams, and Bryan) who form a pop group in their first year of high school and reach unexpected success. Prior to The Cheetah Girls, two of Bryan's castmates Bailon and Williams were members of R&B girl group 3LW. The Cheetah Girls premiered on August 15, 2003, to 6.5 million viewers, a huge ratings success.R. Thomas Umstead (August 20, 2006). [https://www.nexttv.com/news/cheetah-girls-2-aims-be-next-musical-367638 'Cheetah Girls 2’ Aims to Be Next 'Musical’]. NextTV
Due to the popularity of the film, Bryan and her other bandmates achieved mainstream pop music success as members of the official Cheetah Girls group. The movie's soundtrack reached No. 33 on the Billboard 200 and was certified double platinum, selling more than 2 million copies in the United States.{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?id=2A8441CD-99AD-EA6A-AFE4-8BBF80B165AE|title= HIGH SCHOOL KIDS AND RASCAL FLATTS|date=December 22, 2006|website=Riaa.com}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1055377/ask-billboard|title=Ask Billboard|magazine=Billboard|date=January 6, 2007}} It is one of the best selling albums from Walt Disney Records, alongside the soundtrack to High School Musical. In November 2005, the group released their Christmas album Cheetah-licious Christmas and toured the US on their Cheetah-licious Christmas Tour.
The Cheetah Girls 2 premiered on the Disney Channel on August 25, 2006. Its premiere received the highest ratings of all Disney Channel Movies at its time, bringing in a total of over 8.1 million viewers, beating both the premiere ratings of High School Musical (7.7 million) and the previous highest rated DCOM record holder, Cadet Kelly (7.8 million). The film would also become the highest rated Cheetah Girls movie in the trilogy.{{cite web|url= https://www.nexttv.com/news/disney-movie-skips-another-record-293218|title=Disney Movie Skips to Another Record|website=NextTV|date=January 20, 2007|access-date=2021-11-06}} The sequel's plot followed the Cheetah Girls as they become largely successful and take a tour of Spain. The film's soundtrack was released on August 15, 2006.{{cite web|title=The Cheetah Girls 2 – Soundtrack|url=https://www.amazon.com/Cheetah-Girls-2/dp/B000FZDIGS/|website=Amazon|location=United States|access-date=March 2, 2017}} It debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200, and has moved over 1.4 million copies to date, achieving platinum status.
After the release of Cheetah Girls 2, Bryan, along with her fellow Cheetah Girls, toured the United States on their The Party's Just Begun Tour from September 2006 to March 2007. While touring, The Cheetah Girls began work on their official debut studio album. Bryan was interviewed by Billboard magazine, where she stated that the group was eager to showcase a "more mature" sound to gather an audience of older fans, while still keeping the lyrics clean for the younger fanbase as well. Williams was quoted as saying that the band members co-produced and co-wrote a "good portion" of the album.{{cite web|url=https://nationalledger.com/2007/08/raven-symone-out-of-cheetah-girls-third-movie-installment/|title=Raven Symone Out of Cheetah Girls' Third Movie Installment|date=August 6, 2007|work=The National Ledger |last1=Rairden |first1=CK }} On September 25, 2007, TCG was released by Hollywood Records, with a debut of No. 44 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. It was the first album by the group not to be released by Walt Disney Records. 126,000 copies have been sold to date.Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1048649/rascal-flatts-races-to-no-1-in-debut-heavy-week "Rascal Flatts Races To No. 1 In Debut-Heavy Week"], Billboard, October 3, 2007.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1044483/cheetah-girls-launching-50-date-tour|title=Cheetah Girls Launching 50-Date Tour|magazine=Billboard|date=August 11, 2008}}
The third and final part of the franchise, The Cheetah Girls: One World, premiered on August 22, 2008, the only release to not feature Raven Symoné. The film revolves around the three remaining Cheetah Girls visiting India to appear in a Bollywood musical. The movie premiered to over 6.2 million viewers, and reached 7 million viewers in its final half-hour.{{cite web |url=http://www.multichannel.com/article/134472-Disney_s_Cheetah_Girls_Chase_Down_Young_Viewers.php |title=Disney's 'Cheetah Girls' Chase Down Young Viewers |last1=Barrett |first1=Larry |date=August 25, 2008 |website=Multichannel News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226213343/http://www.multichannel.com/article/134472-Disney_s_Cheetah_Girls_Chase_Down_Young_Viewers.php|archive-date=February 26, 2009 }} One World{{'}}s soundtrack was released three days prior to the film's release, on August 19, 2008. It peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard 200. The Cheetah Girls kicked off their One World Tour on October 8, 2008 in Corpus Christi, Texas, and concluded on December 21, 2008 in San Diego, California.
In early 2009, The Cheetah Girls officially announced that they had disbanded, in favor of pursuing solo projects.
Bryan and former Cheetah Girl bandmate and close friend Kiely Williams continued their creative collaboration with the development of a web series talk show, Dinner with Friends.{{cite web|url=http://theybf.com/2011/06/28/kiely-williams-releases-dinner-with-friends-teaser-mike-tyson-renews-his-vows-in-las-vega|title=Kiely Williams Releases|work=theybf.com}} The first episode premiered on July 1, 2011 on YouTube.{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J--0gEPADBc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/J--0gEPADBc |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Dinner With Friends: Episode 1|date=July 1, 2011|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} The series ran for nine episodes, concluding on August 28, 2011.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ODiEb4wjE0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/6ODiEb4wjE0 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Kiely Williams EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW April 9, 2009 |date=April 10, 2009 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=2020-04-27}}{{cbignore}}{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/kielyTV|title=Kiely Williams – KielyTV|publisher=YouTube}}
Television and film appearances
Bryan has acted in several TV shows, with notable guest appearances in several episodes of the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. She also appeared in two series pilots, King's Pawn and Driving Me Crazy, neither of which made it to air. She then had guest appearances in shows like The Geena Davis Show and The Jersey. She also appeared in the TV series, Grounded For Life, before her rise to stardom in The Cheetah Girls.{{IMDb name|id=0117009 |name=Sabrina Bryan}} She had a small supporting role as Mrs. Murray in the 2008 straight-to-DVD film Mostly Ghostly, and stars in the comedy film Help Me, Help You (formerly titled If It Ain't Broke, Break It).{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaNPpr5oH3Q |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/BaNPpr5oH3Q |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Sabrina Bryan as Sandy in "Help Me, Help You"|date=October 1, 2012|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} Bryan is the voice of Pamela Hamster in the animated Disney channel series Fish Hooks appearing in two episodes "Hooray for Hamsterwood" and "Pamela Hamster Returns". Kiely Williams and Bryan co-starred on the web series "Dinner With Friends", "March Moms", and "Bad Sex With Good People".{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Ashley-Park-Signs-on-for-Web-Series-BAD-SEX-WITH-GOOD-PEOPLE-20160315|title=Ashley Park Signs on for Web Series BAD SEX WITH GOOD PEOPLE|website=Broadway World|access-date=2020-04-27}}
=''Dancing with the Stars''=
Bryan competed in the 5th season of Dancing with the Stars. She teamed with professional dancer Mark Ballas.
In 2012, Bryan was chosen by the public to compete on the 15th season of the show as one of the All-Stars contestants. She was partnered with Louis Van Amstel.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2012/08/27/dancing-with-the-stars-sabrina-bryan-viewers-choice/|title='Dancing With the Stars': Sabrina Bryan wins viewers' choice vote|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=2020-04-27}} She was eliminated sixth from the show, despite receiving a perfect 30 for her Rumba and topping the leaderboard for two consecutive weeks. Coincidentally, she was eliminated on October 30, 2012, five years to the day she was voted off the first time and in the sixth week.
She was featured in the Soft Scrub Dancing with the Stars Live Tour. She danced with Derek Hough (while Mark was injured), then with Mark, until her last show on January 13, 2008, when she departed for India to film The Cheetah Girls: One World.
She was one of the featured celebrity dancers in the Live Dancing with the Stars Las Vegas show, running April 14 through August 5, 2012 at the Tropicana Resort and Casino theater.
She has been a celebrity correspondent for the behind-the-scenes look at season 8 of Dancing with the Stars for E! News, and TV Guide show Reality Chat. For season 9 of Dancing with the Stars, she co-hosted TV Guide show Reality Chat and hosted backstage at Dancing with the Stars on abc.com. Bryan was asked back to co-host backstage at Dancing with the Stars for the 10th through 12th seasons. She has interviewed season 10 winner of the series Nicole Scherzinger, country singer Reba McEntire, Evan Lysacek, Erin Andrews, Kate Gosselin, and many more.
Solo projects
=Byou=
Bryan released a DVD workout entitled Byou in December 2005. The workout is especially geared towards young girls with a tagline that reads "Be Happy, Be Healthy – BYOU!". More than a quarter million DVDs have been sold. A soundtrack to the DVD was also released which included the song "Byou", performed by Bryan, as well as other songs by her and other artists. The song "Byou" was also featured on the Radio Disney: Move It! CD which was released in 2006. Bryan released Byou 2, on January 13, 2009.{{Cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001KL3GX6 |title=Amazon.com: Sabrina Bryan: Byou2: Sabrina Bryan, Fatima Robinson: Movies & TV |website=Amazon |access-date=September 11, 2017 |archive-date=January 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110175155/http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001KL3GX6 |url-status=dead }} Byou 2 features one exclusive track by Bryan called "C'mon".
=Princess of Gossip=
Bryan teamed up with popular author Julia DeVillers to write the book Princess of Gossip, the story of an ordinary girl with an extraordinary secret. Princess of Gossip was released on October 8, 2008.{{Cite book|title = Princess of Gossip|date = October 7, 2008|isbn = 978-1416570653|last1 = Bryan|first1 = Sabrina|last2 = Devillers|first2 = Julia| publisher=MTV Books }}
Personal life
In April 2017, Bryan became engaged to strategic accounts manager Jordan Lundberg after six years of dating. They were married on October 6, 2018 with Kiely Williams serving as matron of honor.{{cite news|date=October 7, 2018|title=Sabrina Bryan Is Married! Cheetah Girls Alum Weds Jordan Lundberg: See the Photos|work=People|url=https://people.com/music/sabrina-bryan-marries-jordan-lundberg/}} In March 2020, they announced that they were expecting their first child, a girl due in September.{{cite web|date=2020-03-11|title=Cheetah Girls' Sabrina Bryan Expecting a Daughter: 'We Are Already So in Love'|url=https://people.com/parents/sabrina-bryan-pregnant-expecting-daughter-jordan-lundberg-sex-reveal-exclusive/|website=People|language=en}} On August 31, 2020, she gave birth to a daughter.{{Cite web|date=September 1, 2020|title=Girl Power! Cheetah Girls' Sabrina Bryan Welcomes Daughter Comillia Monroe|url=https://people.com/parents/sabrina-bryan-welcomes-daughter-comillia-monroe-exclusive/|website=People|language=EN}} In November 2022, they announced that they were expecting their second child.{{Cite web |date=November 30, 2022 |title=Cheetah Girls Star Sabrina Bryan Expecting Baby No. 2 with Husband Jordan Lundberg |url=https://people.com/parents/cheetah-girls-sabrina-bryan-pregnant-expecting-baby-no-2/ |access-date= |website=People |language=}} On May 2, 2023, she gave birth to a boy.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-05 |title=Cheetah Girls Star Sabrina Bryan Welcomes Baby No. 2, Son Ledger Grey: 'Unbelievably Happy' (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/parents/cheetah-girls-sabrina-bryan-welcomes-second-baby-exclusive/ |access-date= |website=People |language=en}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan=4|Film |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;"| Year
! style="width:170px;"| Film ! style="width:150px;"| Role ! Notes |
| 2009
| Help Me, Help You | Sandy | rowspan=2|Independent Feature Film |
| 2017
| Dance Night Obsession | Kate |
| colspan=4|Television Films |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
| 1996
| Fritzie | Television Movie |
| 2003
| rowspan=3 | Dorinda "Do" Thomas | Disney Channel Original Movie; filmed in Canada. |
| 2006
| Disney Channel Original Movie filmed in Spain |
| 2008
| The Cheetah Girls: One World | Disney Channel Original Movie filmed in India |
| colspan=5|Straight to DVD |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
| 2006
| Byou | Herself |Workout DVD |
| 2008
| Mrs. Murray | Horror fantasy movie{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1052024/|title=Mostly Ghostly|date=September 30, 2008|publisher=IMD.com|accessdate=September 23, 2013}} |
| 2009
| Byou 2 | Herself | rowspan=2|Workout DVD |
| 2014
| The Next Dance | Ivy |
| colspan=5|Television |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
| 1999
| King's Pawn | Kelly | rowspan=2|Unaired TV Pilot |
| 2000
| Driving Me Crazy | Terry |
| 2001
| Grounded for Life | Suzy | Episode: "Jimmy was Kung-Fu Fighting" |
| 2015
| I Think My Babysitter's An Alien | Senator Grant | |
| colspan=4|Television guest appearances |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
| rowspan=3|2001
| Suzy |Episode: "Jimmy was Kung-Fu Fighting" |
| The Jersey
| Angelina Renard | |
| The Geena Davis Show
| Tina |
| 2002
| Alisa Cordova |
| rowspan=2|2007
| Herself — Season 5 |Eliminated 6th. |
| Disney Channel Games
| Herself | Yellow Team |
| rowspan=3|2008
| The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | rowspan=2|Herself (with The Cheetah Girls) | |
| Studio DC: Almost Live
| |
| Disney Channel Games
| Herself | The Comets/Yellow Team |
| 2009
| E! News | rowspan=2|Herself |Correspondent for the eighth season of Dancing with the Stars |
| 2010-2011
| American Broadcasting Company |Correspondent for the 9, 10 & 11th season Dancing with the Stars |
| 2010-2012
| Pamela Hamster (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2012
| Herself | All Stars season; eliminated 6th |
| 2013
| Andrea | episode: Season 2 episode 14 |
| 2017
| Herself | Contestant |
| colspan=4|Internet |
| style="text-align:center;"| Year
! style="width:170px;"| Film ! style="width:150px;"| Role ! Notes |
| 2011
| Dinner With Friends | Herself | 9 Episodes |
| 2015
| March Moms | Lauren | 8 Episodes |
| 2017
| Bad Sex With Good People | Valerie | 10 Episodes |
| 2019
| Christy’s Kitchen Throwback | Herself | Web Series |
Discography
=Albums with the Cheetah Girls=
The Cheetah Girls Soundtrack
- Released: August 12, 2003 (U.S.)
- Record Company: Walt Disney Records
- Released: October 11, 2005 (U.S.)
- Record Company: Walt Disney Records
The Cheetah Girls 2 Soundtrack
- Released: August 25, 2006 (U.S.)
- Peak Position: #5
- Record Company: Walt Disney Records
In Concert: The Party's Just Begun Tour
- Released: September 10, 2007 (U.S.)
- Record Company: Walt Disney Records
- Released: September 25, 2007 (U.S.)
- Peak Position: #44 (U.S.)
- Record Company: Hollywood Records
The Cheetah Girls: One World Soundtrack
- Released: August 19, 2008 (U.S.)
- Peak Position: #13
- Record Company: Walt Disney Records
=Solo album=
- Released: January 17, 2006 (U.S.)
- Record Company: Sony/BMG Special Marketing
Byou 2
- Released: 2009 (U.S.)
- Record Company: Sony/BMG Special Marketing
=Songs=
- "Byou"
- "Just Watch Me"{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVZRxfLC6uI|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/XVZRxfLC6uI |archivedate=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Sabrina Bryan – Just Watch Me |publisher=YouTube|date=February 17, 2008|accessdate=September 22, 2012}}{{cbignore}}
- "C'mon" (Alternate version featured in Byou 2)
- "Just Getting Started"
- "Crazy on the Dance Floor" (from The Cheetah Girls: One World soundtrack)
=Music videos=
- 2006: "Byou"
- 2010: "Byou 2"
Tours
- The Cheetah Girls – One World Tour (2008)
- Dancing with the Stars — The Tour (2007–2008)
- The Party's Just Begun Tour (2006–2007)
- Cheetah-licious Christmas Tour (2005)
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://www.myspace.com/sabrinabryan Sabrina Bryan] on Myspace.com
- {{IMDb name|0117009}}
{{The Cheetah Girls}}
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