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Sabrina Bryan
Bryan performing in 2008
Bryan performing in 2008
Background information
Birth nameReba Sabrina Hinojosa
Born(1984-09-16)September 16, 1984(age 39)
Yorba Linda, California,U.S.[1]
Genres
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • dancer
  • choreographer
  • fashion designer
  • television personality
Years active1996–present
LabelsWalt Disney(2002–2006)
Sony(2005–2006)
Hollywood(2006–2008)
Formerly ofThe Cheetah Girls(2003–2008)
Spouse(s)
Jordan Lundberg
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(m.2018)​

Reba Sabrina Hinojosa(born September 16, 1984), known professionally asSabrina Bryan,is an American actress, singer, and television personality.[2]She is best known as a member of the girl groupthe Cheetah Girls,starring in theDisney Channel Original MovieThe Cheetah Girlsand its sequels,The Cheetah Girls 2andThe Cheetah Girls: One World.Before she appeared on television, Bryan was a dancer, and trained at Hart Academy of Dance, located inLa Habra, California.

The Cheetah Girls

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In 2003, Bryan starred as Dorinda "Do" Thomas in theDisney Channel Original MovieThe Cheetah Girls,a musical comedy based on the bestselling series of young adult booksof the same namebyDeborah 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 toThe Cheetah Girls,two of Bryan's castmates Bailon and Williams were members ofR&Bgirl group3LW.The Cheetah Girlspremiered on August 15, 2003, to 6.5 million viewers, a huge ratings success.[3]

Due to the popularity of the film, Bryan and her other bandmates achieved mainstream pop music success as members of the officialCheetah Girlsgroup. Themovie's soundtrackreached No. 33 on theBillboard 200and was certified double platinum, selling more than 2 million copies in the United States.[4][5]It is one of the best selling albums fromWalt Disney Records,alongsidethe soundtracktoHigh School Musical.In November 2005, the group released their Christmas albumCheetah-licious Christmasand toured the US on theirCheetah-licious Christmas Tour.

The Cheetah Girls 2premiered 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 ofHigh 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 ratedCheetah Girlsmovie in the trilogy.[6]The sequel's plot followed the Cheetah Girls as they become largely successful and take a tour of Spain. The film'ssoundtrackwas released on August 15, 2006.[7]It debuted at No. 5 on theBillboard200,and has moved over 1.4 million copies to date, achievingplatinumstatus.

After the release ofCheetah Girls 2,Bryan, along with her fellow Cheetah Girls, toured the United States on theirThe Party's Just Begun Tourfrom September 2006 to March 2007. While touring, The Cheetah Girls began work on their official debut studio album. Bryan was interviewed byBillboardmagazine, 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.[8]On September 25, 2007,TCGwas released byHollywood Records,with a debut of No. 44 on theBillboard200albums chart. It was the first album by the group not to be released byWalt Disney Records.126,000 copies have been sold to date.[9][10]

The third and final part of the franchise,The Cheetah Girls: One World,premiered on August 22, 2008, the only release to not featureRaven Symoné.The film revolves around the three remaining Cheetah Girls visiting India to appear in aBollywoodmusical. The movie premiered to over 6.2 million viewers, and reached 7 million viewers in its final half-hour.[11]One World'ssoundtrackwas released three days prior to the film's release, on August 19, 2008. It peaked at No. 13 on theBillboard 200.The Cheetah Girls kicked off theirOne World Touron October 8, 2008 inCorpus 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 friendKiely Williamscontinued their creative collaboration with the development of a web series talk show,Dinner with Friends.[12]The first episode premiered on July 1, 2011 on YouTube.[13]The series ran for nine episodes, concluding on August 28, 2011.[14][15]

Television and film appearances

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Bryan has acted in several TV shows, with notable guest appearances in several episodes of the soap operaThe Bold and the Beautiful.She also appeared in two series pilots,King's PawnandDriving Me Crazy,neither of which made it to air. She then had guest appearances in shows likeThe Geena Davis ShowandThe Jersey.She also appeared in the TV series,Grounded For Life,before her rise to stardom inThe Cheetah Girls.[16]She had a small supporting role as Mrs. Murray in the 2008 straight-to-DVD filmMostly Ghostly,and stars in the comedy filmHelp Me, Help You(formerly titledIf It Ain't Broke, Break It).[17]Bryan is the voice of Pamela Hamster in the animated Disney channel seriesFish Hooksappearing in two episodes "Hooray for Hamsterwood" and "Pamela Hamster Returns".Kiely Williamsand Bryan co-starred on the web series "Dinner With Friends", "March Moms", and "Bad Sex With Good People".[18]

Dancing with the Stars

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Bryan competed in the 5th season ofDancing with the Stars.She teamed with professional dancerMark Ballas.

In 2012, Bryan was chosen by the public to compete on the15th seasonof the show as one of the All-Stars contestants. She was partnered withLouis Van Amstel.[19]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 withDerek Hough(while Mark was injured), then with Mark, until her last show on January 13, 2008, when she departed for India to filmThe 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 theTropicana Resort and Casinotheater.

She has been a celebrity correspondent for the behind-the-scenes look at season 8 ofDancing with the StarsforE! News,andTV GuideshowReality Chat.For season 9 ofDancing with the Stars,she co-hostedTV GuideshowReality Chatand hosted backstage atDancing with the Starson abc. Bryan was asked back to co-host backstage atDancing with the Starsfor the 10th through 12th seasons. She has interviewed season 10 winner of the seriesNicole Scherzinger,country singerReba McEntire,Evan Lysacek,Erin Andrews,Kate Gosselin,and many more.

Solo projects

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Byou

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Bryan released a DVD workout entitledByouin 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 theRadio Disney: Move It!CD which was released in 2006. Bryan releasedByou 2,on January 13, 2009.[20]Byou 2features one exclusive track by Bryan called "C'mon".

Princess of Gossip

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Bryan teamed up with popular authorJulia DeVillersto write the bookPrincess of Gossip,the story of an ordinary girl with an extraordinary secret.Princess of Gossipwas released on October 8, 2008.[21]It is currently being considered for a possible movie.

Personal life

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In 2008, it was announced that Bryan would be partnering with Mission Foods as the spokesperson for the Healthy Kids Challenge. One of Bryan's many roles is to provide information to help educate kids on easy ways to stay healthy through nutrition and keeping active.

In April 2017, Bryan became engaged to strategic accounts manager Jordan Lundberg after six years of dating. They were married on October 6, 2018.[22]In March 2020, they announced that they were expecting their first child, a girl due in September.[23]On August 31, 2020, she gave birth to a daughter.[24]In November 2022, they announced that they were expecting their second child.[25]On May 2, 2023, she gave birth to a boy.[26]

Filmography

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Film
Year Film Role Notes
2009 Help Me, Help You Sandy Independent Feature Film
2017 Dance Night Obsession Kate
Television Films
Year Title Role Notes
1996 Mrs. Santa Claus Fritzie Television Movie
2003 The Cheetah Girls Dorinda "Do" Thomas Disney Channel Original Movie; filmed in Canada.
2006 The Cheetah Girls 2 Disney Channel Original Movie filmed in Spain
2008 The Cheetah Girls: One World Disney Channel Original Movie filmed inIndia
Straight to DVD
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Byou Herself Workout DVD
2008 Mostly Ghostly Mrs. Murray Horror fantasy movie[27]
2009 Byou 2 Herself Workout DVD
2014 The Next Dance Ivy
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1999 King's Pawn Kelly 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
Television guest appearances
Year Title Role Notes
2001 Grounded for Life Suzy Episode: "Jimmy was Kung-Fu Fighting"
The Jersey Angelina Renard
The Geena Davis Show Tina
2002 The Bold and the Beautiful Alisa Cordova 7 Episodes[28]
2007 Dancing with the Stars Herself — Season 5 Eliminated 6th.
Disney Channel Games Herself Yellow Team
2008 The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Herself (withThe Cheetah Girls)
Studio DC: Almost Live
Disney Channel Games Herself The Comets/Yellow Team
2009 E! News Herself Correspondent for the eighth season ofDancing with the Stars
2010-2011 American Broadcasting Company Correspondent for the 9, 10 & 11th seasonDancing with the Stars
2010-2012 Fish Hooks Pamela Hamster (voice) 3 episodes
2012 Dancing with the Stars Herself All Stars season; eliminated 6th
2013 Supah Ninjas Andrea episode: Season 2 episode 14
2017 Celebrity Family Feud Herself Contestant
Internet
Year Film 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

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Albums with the Cheetah Girls

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The Cheetah GirlsSoundtrack

Cheetah-licious Christmas

The Cheetah Girls 2Soundtrack

In Concert: The Party's Just Begun Tour

TCG

  • Released: September 25, 2007(U.S.)
  • Peak Position: #44(U.S.)
  • Record Company:Hollywood Records

The Cheetah Girls: One WorldSoundtrack

Solo album

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Byou

  • 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

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  • "Byou"
  • "Just Watch Me"[29]
  • "C'mon" (Alternate version featured inByou 2)
  • "Just Getting Started"
  • "Crazy on the Dance Floor" (fromThe Cheetah Girls: One Worldsoundtrack)

Music videos

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  • 2006: "Byou"
  • 2010: "Byou 2"

Tours

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References

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  1. ^Larsen, Peter (October 5, 2008)."O.C.'s Cheetah Girl is now an author".The Orange County Register.pp. Arts & Entertainment 1. Archived fromthe originalon December 31, 2008.RetrievedJune 15,2014.
  2. ^Staff (September 7, 2007)."One Of The Cheetah Girls is of Hispanic Descent".People en Español.RetrievedJune 10,2024.
  3. ^R. Thomas Umstead (August 20, 2006).'Cheetah Girls 2’ Aims to Be Next 'Musical’.NextTV
  4. ^"HIGH SCHOOL KIDS AND RASCAL FLATTS".Riaa.December 22, 2006.
  5. ^"Ask Billboard".Billboard.January 6, 2007.
  6. ^"Disney Movie Skips to Another Record".NextTV.January 20, 2007.RetrievedNovember 6,2021.
  7. ^"The Cheetah Girls 2 – Soundtrack".Amazon.United States.RetrievedMarch 2,2017.
  8. ^"Raven Symone Out of Cheetah Girls' Third Movie Installment".The National Ledger.August 6, 2007.
  9. ^Katie Hasty,"Rascal Flatts Races To No. 1 In Debut-Heavy Week",Billboard,October 3, 2007.
  10. ^"Cheetah Girls Launching 50-Date Tour".Billboard.August 11, 2008.
  11. ^Barrett, Larry (August 25, 2008)."Disney's 'Cheetah Girls' Chase Down Young Viewers".Multichannel News.Archived fromthe originalon February 26, 2009.
  12. ^"Kiely Williams Releases".theybf.
  13. ^Dinner With Friends: Episode 1.YouTube.July 1, 2011.Archivedfrom the original on December 21, 2021.
  14. ^"Kiely Williams EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW April 9, 2009".YouTube.April 10, 2009.Archivedfrom the original on December 21, 2021.RetrievedApril 27,2020.
  15. ^Kiely Williams – KielyTV.YouTube.
  16. ^Sabrina BryanatIMDb
  17. ^Sabrina Bryan as Sandy in "Help Me, Help You".YouTube.October 1, 2012.Archivedfrom the original on December 21, 2021.
  18. ^"Ashley Park Signs on for Web Series BAD SEX WITH GOOD PEOPLE".Broadway World.RetrievedApril 27,2020.
  19. ^"'Dancing With the Stars': Sabrina Bryan wins viewers' choice vote ".Entertainment Weekly.RetrievedApril 27,2020.
  20. ^"Amazon: Sabrina Bryan: Byou2: Sabrina Bryan, Fatima Robinson: Movies & TV".Amazon.Archived fromthe originalon January 10, 2016.RetrievedSeptember 11,2017.
  21. ^Bryan, Sabrina; Devillers, Julia (October 7, 2008).Princess of Gossip.MTV Books.ISBN978-1416570653.
  22. ^"Sabrina Bryan Is Married! Cheetah Girls Alum Weds Jordan Lundberg: See the Photos".People.October 7, 2018.
  23. ^"Cheetah Girls' Sabrina Bryan Expecting a Daughter: 'We Are Already So in Love'".People.March 11, 2020.
  24. ^"Girl Power! Cheetah Girls' Sabrina Bryan Welcomes Daughter Comillia Monroe".People.September 1, 2020.
  25. ^"Cheetah Girls Star Sabrina Bryan Expecting Baby No. 2 with Husband Jordan Lundberg".People.November 30, 2022.
  26. ^"Cheetah Girls Star Sabrina Bryan Welcomes Baby No. 2, Son Ledger Grey: 'Unbelievably Happy' (Exclusive)".People.May 5, 2023.
  27. ^"Mostly Ghostly".IMD. September 30, 2008.RetrievedSeptember 23,2013.
  28. ^"The Bold and The Beautiful".IMD.RetrievedSeptember 22,2012.
  29. ^"Sabrina Bryan – Just Watch Me".YouTube.February 17, 2008.Archivedfrom the original on December 21, 2021.RetrievedSeptember 22,2012.
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