Joshua Taylor Bassett is an American actor and singer. He began his career as a teen actor, appearing on the Disney Channel family sitcom Stuck in the Middle. Bassett rose to prominence for his leading role as high school student Ricky Bowen in the Disney+ streaming series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2019–2023), and for its accompanying soundtracks, for which he won a Children's and Family Emmy Award. He also starred in Better Nate Than Ever and led the voice cast in Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again. In music, Bassett was signed to Warner Records in 2020 and subsequently released four extended plays. His debut album The Golden Years was released in July 2024.
Bassett was born and raised in Oceanside, California, to parents Taylor and Laura. He has five sisters, and was home-schooled.
His first introduction to musical theater was at age eight, over a decade before he starred as Ricky in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, when he was in a community theater production of High School Musical on Stage!. Since then, Bassett had starred in over 30 musical productions and "multiple commercials", before working in television. He moved to Los Angeles when he was 16 years old to start acting, living in his car for some time to get by.
| Date of Birth | 22nd December 2000 |
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| Age | 23 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
| Country | United States of America |
| Current City | Oceanside |
| Language | English |
| Reference | IMDB |
| Career Start | 2017 (7 years ago) |
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