Early life

Leon G.Thomas III was born in Brooklyn on August 1, 1993 to Jayon Anthony.

Career

2003-06: Broadway and career beginning

He made his Broadway debut at age 10 in 2003 as Young Simba in the Broadway production of The Lion King. In 2004, he appeared as Jackie Thibodeaux in the original Broadway cast of Tony Kushner's Caroline, or Change. and toured with the company during its five-month run in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Thomas also performed in the Broadway production of The Color Purple.

2007-09: August Rush and television appearances

In 2007, Thomas appeared in the film August Rush as Arthur, performing the song "La Bamba", and was the singing voice for Tyrone in The Backyardigans. Thomas has also guest starred on Jack's Big Music Show and Just Jordan. He also appeared as Harper in the iCarly episode "iCarly Saves TV" and was featured on The Naked Brothers Band Christmas Special.

2010-12: Victorious and musical career

He played a main character on Victorious, portraying Andre Harris, which premiered on Nickelodeon on March 27, 2010. Thomas also appearing as Andre Harris in the crossover episode between Victorious and iCarly, "iParty with Victorious". He also appeared as himself in an episode of True Jackson, VP. In August 2, 2011, the album "Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show" was launched, with Thomas featured in the songs "Song 2 You" (written by him) and "Tell Me That You Love Me". In June 5, 2012, "Victorious 2.0: More Music from the Hit TV Show" was released, with Thomas featured in the songs "Countdown" and "Don't You (Forget About Me)". The Victorious television series ended production in July 2012 and the show's final episode aired on February 2, 2013.

2012-present: Mixtapes and production work

In 2012, Thomas started to record his first mixtape called Metro Hearts; it was released on August 1, 2012. Songs on the mixtape Metro Hearts include "Forever", "Bad", "Moving On", "Vibe", "Like Clay", and "Never Look Back". The mixtape also included a cover of "Take Care" by Drake, featuring Rihanna. The cover is by Leon Thomas featuring Ariana Grande.

Leon Thomas co-wrote the song "Ain't No Other Me" for the British group Stooshe, which features as a deluxe edition track on their debut album, London with the Lights On. Thomas co-wrote 4 songs on Ariana Grande's 2013 album Yours Truly. He also co-produced 5 songs on Yours Truly, in addition to the song "Last Christmas" from Grande's Christmas Kisses EP, as a member of production duo The Rascals. Additionally, his work in production as a part of "The Rascals" was included in the Grammy award-winning album Love, Marriage & Divorce. His contribution is as a writer on the song entitled "I'd Rather Be Broke" performed by Toni Braxton.

On September 24, 2013, Leon Thomas released a new single, "Hello How Are You", featuring Wiz Khalifa. A second single, "Chill," is to be released soon.

On January 1, 2014, Thomas released a new mixtape, V1bes, under the name Leon Thomas, via Datpiff. He also announced that a music video for his single, Hello How Are You, was in the works.

Discography

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions	Album
		US
2013	"Hello How Are You"	—	TBA
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Year	Song	Artist	Album
2012	"Countdown"	Victorious Cast	Victorious 2.0

Album appearances

Year	Song	Artist(s)	Album	Appearance
2007	"La Bamba"	Leon Thomas	August Rush	Primary artist
2008	"I Like That Girl"		iCarly
2010	"Make It Shine"	Victorious Cast & Victoria Justice	Victorious	Backing vocals
2011	"All I Want Is Everything"
	"I Want You Back"
	"Song 2 You"			Lead vocals
	"Tell Me That You Love Me"			Backing vocals
	"Leave It All to Shine"	iCarly and Victorious Cast, Miranda Cosgrove, & Victoria Justice
	"Favorite Food"	Victorious Cast & Victoria Justice	Non-album song
	"It's Not Christmas Without You"		Merry Nickmas
2012	"Shut Up 'N Dance"		Non-album song
	"Don't You (Forget About Me)"		Victorious 2.0
	"5 Fingaz to the Face			Lead vocals
	"365 Days"	Leon Thomas	Victorious 3.0
	"Sleigh Ride"	Nickelodeon Cast	Merry Nickmas

Metro Hearts

Thomas released a debut mixtape titled Metro Hearts on August 1, 2012. The song "Take Care", featuring Thomas' Victorious co-star, Ariana Grande, is originally performed by Rihanna and Drake. The third track, "Forever", features samples from the song "Ms. Jackson" by OutKast and the 2004 film The Notebook.

Track listing

Thomas composed all of the songs himself, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Take Care" (featuring Ariana Grande)	Aubrey Graham, Noah Shebib, Anthony Palman, James Smith, Brook Benton	Jamie xx, 40	4:33
2.	"Bad"			2:30
3.	"Forever"	Leon Thomas III, André Benjamin, Antwan Patton, David Sheats, Jan Sardi, Jeremy Leven		3:05
4.	"Moving On"			3:36
5.	"Vibe"			1:39
6.	"Like Clay"			4:35
7.	"Never Look Back"			3:34
8.	"24-7"			3:54
Total length:				25:26

V1bes

Thomas released a follow-up mixtape called V1bes on January 1, 2014 at midnight via Datpiff. It features remixes of the song "Bonita Applebum" by A Tribe Called Quest, and Wu-Tang Forever by rapper Drake. The song "Chill" contains samples from the 1989 Spike Lee film Do The Right Thing.

Track listing

Thomas composed all of the songs himself, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Can't Tell"		Flume	3:28
2.	"Rivers"			3:54
3.	"Pain 2X"			2:54
4.	"Bonita"		A Tribe Called Quest	3:27
5.	"Chill"	Leon Thomas Spike Lee	XXYYXX	3:04
6.	"Wu Tang" (ft. Karina Pasian)		Noah "40" Shebib	1:21
7.	"You And Me" (ft. Vali)			4:42
8.	"Aquarius"			2:09
Total length:				24:59

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	August Rush	Arthur
2010	Rising Stars	JR
2014	Bad Asses	Tucson
2015	Runaway Island	Evan Holloway

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Just for Kicks	Ty	2 episodes
	The Backyardigans	Tyrone	Voice (seasons 2-3)
2007	Just Jordan	Ronnie	Episode: "Revenge of the Riff"
	Jack's Big Music Show	Leon	Episode: "Laurie's Big Song"
2008, 2011	iCarly	Harper, Andre Harris	Episode: "iCarly Saves TV" Crossover movie: "iParty With Victorious"
2008	The Naked Brothers Band	Leon Williams	Episode: "Christmas Special"
2010	2010 Kids' Choice Awards	Himself	With the cast of Victorious
2010-13	Victorious	Andre Harris	Main role, 58 episodes
2011	True Jackson, VP	Himself	Episode: True Fame
	2011 Kids' Choice Awards		With the cast of Victorious
2012	Figure It Out		Panelist (Episodes 20, 23, 31, 38)
2014	Satisfaction	Mateo	Recurring role, 6 episodes
	Robot and Monster	Monster's Singing Voice
2015	Fear the Walking Dead	Russell	Episode: Pilot

Broadway appearances

• The Lion King
• Caroline or Change
• The Color Purple

Concert Tours

• Big Time Summer Tour (joined on August 21, 2012)

Awards and Nominations

2015	Grammy	Best R&B Album (Producer/Writer)	Love, Marriage & Divorce	Won
2008	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance In A Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor (Fantasy or Drama)	August Rush	Won
2012	NAACP Image Award	Outstanding Performance In A Youth/Children's Program (Series or Special)	Victorious	Nominated

[ Source: Wikipedia ]