Earlier than this candy child — born and raised in Venice, California — changed into an actor, he was simply constructing sandcastles on the seashore and taking part in his guitar in his blue pajamas — dreaming of being a star sooner or later …

Whereas he is finest identified for starring on Disney musical movies, he additionally led the supernatural teen sequence “College Spirits.” This horny zombie was partnered with Whitney Carson on “Dancing With the Stars.”

Want yet one more clue? Gen Z TikTok-ers are gushing over his efficiency on the off-Broadway present “Little Store of Horrors.”