Jordan Fisher
Jordan William Fisher (born April 24, 1994) is an American actor, singer, and dancer. He began his career with recurring roles on several television series, including The Secret Life of the American Teenager in 2012 and Liv and Maddie from 2015 to 2017. He also had supporting roles in the television films Teen Beach Movie (2013), Teen Beach 2 (2015) and Grease Live (2016), The Flash (2021-2022) and starred in Rent: Live (2019).
Jordan Fisher
April 24, 1994
- Actor
- singer
- dancer
2009–present
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- Vocals
- guitar
- piano
2014–present
Fisher and his dancing partner Lindsay Arnold won the 25th season of Dancing with the Stars (2017). He subsequently hosted Dancing with the Stars: Juniors in 2018, and commentated the 2019 Fortnite World-Cup. As a singer, his self-titled EP was released by Hollywood Records in 2016.
On Broadway, Fisher portrayed John Laurens and Philip Hamilton in Hamilton from 2016 to 2017. From 2020 to 2022, he took on the leading role of Evan Hansen in Dear Evan Hansen. In 2023, he played the role of Anthony Hope in a Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and later that year took over the starring role of Orpheus in Hadestown.
He has also starred in the 2020 Netflix films To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You and Work It and voiced Sea Hawk in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.
Early life and education[edit]
Fisher was born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1994 and grew up in nearby Trussville.[1] Jordan's biological mother was 16 at the time of his birth, and he was legally adopted in 2005 at age 11 and raised by his maternal grandparents, Rodney and Pat Fisher. The Fishers also adopted Jordan's two siblings, Cory and Trinity, as their mother struggled with substance abuse—she did not have a relationship with the children.[2] During an interview with Hollywood Today Live, Fisher revealed his multi-ethnic background of Nigerian, Cambodian, English, Polynesian (Tahitian),[3] Italian, Greek, and Scandinavian origin.[4][5][6]
Fisher became involved in gymnastics at age 2 and mail delivery age 11.[2] He became interested in musical theater in the fifth grade, after being cast in a school production of School House Rock, Jr.[7][8] Fisher was home-schooled as a child and earned a high school diploma from Harvest Christian Academy.[2] He joined the Red Mountain Theatre Company in Birmingham and was part of their youth performing ensemble for many years. There, he was spotted by a talent scout who offered to represent him.[7][9] He enrolled in courses at Jacksonville State University in 2011.[2] Later that year, he moved to Los Angeles, California, with his grandparents and siblings.[10][11]
Personal life[edit]
Fisher is married to his childhood sweetheart Ellie Woods.[58] They announced their engagement on May 29, 2019, and were going to get married on July 25, 2020, but the wedding was delayed due to COVID-19.[59] They married on November 21, 2020, in a private ceremony at Walt Disney World.[60] In December 2021, the couple announced via Instagram that they are expecting their first child, a son.[61] On June 7, 2022, the couple welcomed a son named Riley William.[62]