Joshua Bassett
Joshua T. Bassett (born December 22, 2000) is an American actor and singer.… Read Full Bio ↴Joshua T. Bassett (born December 22, 2000) is an American actor and singer. He is known for starring as Ricky Bowen in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
Bassett was born and raised in Oceanside, California to parents Taylor and Laura, and he has five sisters. He was home-schooled.
His first introduction to musical theater was at age 8, 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 as J.V. Jock No. 2. Since then, he has starred in over 30 musical productions.
Bassett also sings and plays piano, guitar, and drums.
Bassett's first substantial role was in 2018, when he played the recurring role of Aidan Peters on the Disney Channel television series Stuck in the Middle.
Bassett was cast in his first starring role at age 17 as Ricky Bowen, the male lead, in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. According to Playbill, Bassett co-wrote "Just For A Moment" with co-star Olivia Rodrigo for the series' soundtrack.
In early 2020, Bassett signed with talent and entertainment company United Talent Agency as well as signed a recording contract with Warner Records. He released his first single, "Common Sense," on music platforms on April 3, 2020.
On March 12, 2021, Bassett released his self-titled debut EP, “Joshua Bassett” with the first single, “Lie Lie Lie”, being released on January 14, 2021. In late 2021, Bassett released a trio of songs: "Set Me Free", "Crisis", and "Secret".
In 2022, he released the singles "Doppelgänger", a non-album single. He then released "Smoke Slow", a lead single, then released "Lifeline", and "Sad Songs In A Hotel Room", all for the EP of the same name. After released Sad Songs In A Hotel Room, he released four non-album singles, each a week apart - "would you love me now?", "SHE SAID HE SAID SHE SAID", "i'm sorry", and "Different". In the same year, he also performed "Smoke Slow" on Today, made his feature film debut in Better Nate Than Ever, and starred in the animated film, Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again. He also won a Kids Choice Award for Favorite Male TV Star (Kids) in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
In 2023, he embarked on The Complicated Tour across the United States and Europe, released a single called "Just Love", and won another Kids Choice Award for his role in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
In 2024, he released two pre-release singles for his debut album, "The Golden Years" and "Dancing With Tears In My Eyes." He subsequently released his debut album on July 26, 2024, which shared the name with the first single, and started The Golden Years Tour just four days later. The North America tour started on July 30th in Arizona and ended on September 3rd in Los Angeles, California.
In January 2025, the European leg of The Golden Years tour occurred. It started on January 13 in Dublin, Ireland and ended on January 27th in Cologne, Germany.
Bassett was born and raised in Oceanside, California to parents Taylor and Laura, and he has five sisters. He was home-schooled.
His first introduction to musical theater was at age 8, 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 as J.V. Jock No. 2. Since then, he has starred in over 30 musical productions.
Bassett also sings and plays piano, guitar, and drums.
Bassett's first substantial role was in 2018, when he played the recurring role of Aidan Peters on the Disney Channel television series Stuck in the Middle.
Bassett was cast in his first starring role at age 17 as Ricky Bowen, the male lead, in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. According to Playbill, Bassett co-wrote "Just For A Moment" with co-star Olivia Rodrigo for the series' soundtrack.
In early 2020, Bassett signed with talent and entertainment company United Talent Agency as well as signed a recording contract with Warner Records. He released his first single, "Common Sense," on music platforms on April 3, 2020.
On March 12, 2021, Bassett released his self-titled debut EP, “Joshua Bassett” with the first single, “Lie Lie Lie”, being released on January 14, 2021. In late 2021, Bassett released a trio of songs: "Set Me Free", "Crisis", and "Secret".
In 2022, he released the singles "Doppelgänger", a non-album single. He then released "Smoke Slow", a lead single, then released "Lifeline", and "Sad Songs In A Hotel Room", all for the EP of the same name. After released Sad Songs In A Hotel Room, he released four non-album singles, each a week apart - "would you love me now?", "SHE SAID HE SAID SHE SAID", "i'm sorry", and "Different". In the same year, he also performed "Smoke Slow" on Today, made his feature film debut in Better Nate Than Ever, and starred in the animated film, Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again. He also won a Kids Choice Award for Favorite Male TV Star (Kids) in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
In 2023, he embarked on The Complicated Tour across the United States and Europe, released a single called "Just Love", and won another Kids Choice Award for his role in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
In 2024, he released two pre-release singles for his debut album, "The Golden Years" and "Dancing With Tears In My Eyes." He subsequently released his debut album on July 26, 2024, which shared the name with the first single, and started The Golden Years Tour just four days later. The North America tour started on July 30th in Arizona and ended on September 3rd in Los Angeles, California.
In January 2025, the European leg of The Golden Years tour occurred. It started on January 13 in Dublin, Ireland and ended on January 27th in Cologne, Germany.
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Joshua Bassett Lyrics
All In Due Time Get your head out the ground Take a step back, get…
Anyone Else You say you gotta think it over I can't stop thinkin'…
Bet On It Everybody's always talkin' at me Everybody's tryin' to get i…
Biting My Tongue Silence speaks louder than I ever could I can't breathe, I'm…
Can I Have This Dance Mm, mm Take my hand, take a breath Pull me close and…
cherry blossom Cherry blossoms on your sundress Summer skin on the emerald …
Circles Merry-go-round, we've been here before Your carousel hell go…
Common Sense Common sense tells me kiss the girl goodbye Common sense tel…
Crisis My label said to never waste a crisis And here I…
Dancing With Tears In My Eyes (I lied when I said I'm fine) (At the disco dancin'…
Different Darling, how I missed you Two years, not even friends And I'…
Do It All Again It's been six weeks Since we said our goodbyes But I can't…
Don't Let Me Down Don't you remember early September? Fooling around, didn't k…
Doppelgänger I guess I'm not as over you as I thought…
Even When I think of you in the window Every night, I've been…
Feel Something Only got twelve hours in LA, no time to waste We'll…
Finally Free Racing toward the horizon to see the rear-view moon I'm chas…
Heaven is You Our parents told us when our time on Earth is…
I know So much has happened, think of what we've done In the…
I Think I Kinda You Know – Just for a Moment Mashup I fell in love With a boy and I can't tell…
i'm sorry I thought about what I would say But I'm two years…
Just for a Moment I fell in love With the only girl who knows what…
Just Love The church doors are closed To those who need most The love…
LA I just gotta get out of LA I've been thinkin' of…
Let You Go Close the book before it turns to tragedy Tear the treehouse…
Lie Lie Lie So they told me all the things that you said…
lifeline Doc said I've got twelve hours I called you without a…
Little Rita Little Rita Little Rita lost her home Twenty years going u…
Look How Far You've Come I know you can't see the light right now They buried…
Mirror Where did it all go wrong? Innocence stolen way too young Th…
Only a Matter of Time Look me in the eyes Tell me you're not lying to…
Sad Songs In A Hotel Room I'm wearin' a robe The same ones we left on the…
say the word I wasn't gonna say it, mm-mm Boy, ain't worth your patience…
Secret I pulled into your driveway again We kissed, but it felt…
Set Me Free I don't know what I did to deserve all this I…
She Said He Said She Said (She said, he said, she said) (She said, he said, she…
Smoke Slow She asks for a light As our secrets spill on the…
Sorry He told her things that knew that she wanted to…
Telling Myself Started out, started out so simple We were running 'round, r…
The Golden Years Woo-ooh-ooh, woo-ooh-ooh Time stopped movin' the minute I s…
The Perfect Gift I still remember the first time we ever kissed We didn't…
Used To It I'm not surprised you didn't call When I almost died, you…
When There Was Me and You I thought you were my fairy-tale My dream when I'm not…
Wildfire Ooh Burnin' pancakes while we're dancin' in the kitchen Sin…
Would Ya Tell Me I've been waiting Wondering where you are I've been praying …
would you love me now I never wrote the letter that I swore I'd send I…