Todrick Hall
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Todrick Hall | |
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| Born | April 4, 1985 Arlington, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, writer, actor, choreographer, director, playwright |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | R&B, pop, soul, hip-hop |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Labels | Unsigned |
Todrick Hall (born April 4, 1985) is a vocalist, actor, director, choreographer and entertainer from Arlington, Texas. He became well-known when he auditioned for the ninth season of American Idol, where he made it to the semi-finals. Since then, Hall has been performing on Broadway and YouTube. As of 2013, Hall is under the management of Scooter Braun Projects.[1] He was featured in Forbes Top 30 under 30 in the Hollywood category in 2014.[2]
Post-American Idol Career
Tour
On July 10, 2014, Hall went on his first tour, Twerk Du Soliel, across the United States and featured IM5, Katie Stevens and Vonzell Solomon.[citation needed]
He recently announced a new summer tour, ToddlerZ Ball, set to tour across North America, and the UK. The tour kicks off in San Diego, CA on June 16th 2015.
YouTube
As of January 1, 2015, Hall has exceeded 1.2 million subscribers on his YouTube channel. Videos on his channel have been played 161.4 million times as of that same date.[3] He uploaded a video named Cell Black Django.
Other videos of note include a flash mob thrown for Ariana Grande,[4] a reinvention of the Wizard of Oz starring Pentatonix which was directed by and also stars Hall,[5] and a Beyonce themed flash mob performed in the middle of an actual Target store,[6] which has garnered over 12 million views as of January 1, 2015, and which Beyonce personally publicly congratulated Hall on.[7]
Virgin America
In November 2013, Virgin America produced a pop-music safety video directed by Jon Chu with music by Jean-Yves "Jeeve" Decornet.[8] Hall starred in the video, and wrote the song and lyrics.
Music
Although Hall is mainly known for his video-driven projects, he also has many musically driven projects as well. In December 2013, Hall released a Christmas album entitled Dear Santa, with covers of "This Christmas" and "Sleigh Bells" and original songs "So Cold" and "SplitsOnXmasTrees."[9] Hall has also produced a 2014 YouTube series entitled Pop Star High.
Television
On October 22, 2014, MTV announced that "Todrick," a docuseries following Hall, would be premiering in 2015.[10] Variety confirmed that eight half-hour episodes were ordered.[11]
It has been announced that his reality show "Todrick", is set to premier August 31st, 2015 on MTV.
On December 20, 2014, a Holiday themed commercial, produced by and starring Hall, premiered on MTV. The commercial doubled as both a year end roundup/holiday wish segment for celebrities appearing on MTV, as well as an ad for Hall's own upcoming MTV show. On December 31, 2014, during its New Year's Eve special, MTV further promoted the upcoming Hall docuseries with prominent ads.
Controversies
While on American Idol, Hall was accused of fraud when he reportedly charged several parents a $50 fee for auditioning for a musical called "Oz, the Musical." The musical got cancelled, but money charged for the auditions was never refunded.[12] Hall however denied that he, being the director rather than the producer, was ever involved in the financial aspect of the production.[13]
Hall also created a Kickstarter Campaign based on the Oz Musical concept. The goal of $5,000 was exceeded (Actual $5,277) by the deadline Oct 7, 2011 so the campaign was successfully funded. On July 16, 2013 the video was posted on YouTube.[14]
Selected videography and discography releases
2010-2011
- It Gets Better
- McDonalds Drive Thru Song
- Beyonce End Of Time Flash Mob
- I Wanna Be On Glee
- We Found Love duet with Siri
- Without U duet with Tori Kelly (Creator; singer)
2012-2013
- Grown Woman Disney Parody
- Beauty and the Beat
- How The Grinch Stole Crenshaw
- Dear Santa
- Disney Dudez
- Todrick Hall's The Wizard of Ahhhs feat. Pentatonix
- Hold On, We're Going Home
- The Hungry Games
- Mean Gurlz
- Spell Block Tango (as Scar from The Lion King)
- Beyoncé (2013) - Choreographer - Blow on YouTube
- Beyonce (2013) -actor [uncredited]-"Superpower"
2014
- Pop Star High on YouTube (8 episodes)
- Opening Act for the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards
- Twerking in the Rain
- Mary Poppin-Dem-Pills
- Cinderfella
- Mean Boys
- All That Azz
- Bridesmaidz 2
- Weavegirlz
- Grown Woman
- Disney Dudez 2
- Snow White and the Seven Thugs
- Freaks Like Me (feat. the cast of Dance Moms)
- Disney Dudez 3
- #BandCamp (with boyband IM5)
- Cell Black Django
- Alice in WeHoLand
- Splits on Christmas Trees
2015
- DRIVE
- 90s Disney (ft. Shoshana Bean)
- 4 Beyonce
- Beauty And The Beat Boots
References
- ^ Parker, Lyndsey. "Season 9 Idol Todrick Hall Now Managed by Scooter Braun". Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ Pomerantz, Dorothy. "Forbes 30 under 30". Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ Todrick Hall's Youtube Channel
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqtCcJsAmFw
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkVeKb2igrg
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q7R9qFcrbI
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5ulDV1_wjU
- ^ Virgin America | Safety Dance Battle: Judges
- ^ iTunes - Music - Dear Santa by Todrick Hall
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ Johnson, Billy (2010-02-20). "Feb.14–21: The American [Idol] Dream Can Sometimes Be A Nightmare | That's Really Week – Archives – Yahoo! Music". New.music.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
- ^ "Todrick ...Hall: Now That 'Idol' Is Over, He's Going for 'Glee'". Buddytv.com. 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
- ^ "Oz: The Musical by Todrick Hall — Kickstarter". kickstarter.com. 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2014-07-11.