Lucas Stephen Grabeel (pronounced /ˈɡreɪbiːl/ "GRAY-beel"; born November 23… Read Full Bio ↴Lucas Stephen Grabeel (pronounced /ˈɡreɪbiːl/ "GRAY-beel"; born November 23, 1984) is an American actor, singer, dancer, songwriter, director and producer. He is perhaps best known for his role as Ryan Evans in Disney Channel Original Movie's 2006 High School Musical and its sequels, High School Musical 2 (2007) and High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008), and as Ethan Dalloway in the third and fourth instalments of the Halloweentown series, Halloweentown High (2004), and Return to Halloweentown (2006).Early life and career development
Grabeel was born in Springfield, Missouri on November 23, 1984, to Stephen Grabeel and Jean Harman.[1] He attended Logan-Rogersville elementary, middle and high school before transferring to and graduating from Kickapoo High School in Springfield in 2003. He also played drums for a local church and initiated a men's a cappella singing group at Kickapoo High school. He can also play the guitar and accordion; and can dance in the styles of jazz, ballet, hip-hop and tap.[2] While in Rogersville, Missouri, he regularly attended Harmony Baptist Church, where he was a part of the children’s and youth groups.[3]
Following graduation, he moved to Los Angeles to become an actor. Two months after moving from home to L.A., Grabeel landed his first TV role in a commercial for toothpaste, and then eventually went to star in other commercials for Legos and Hot Wheels, and soon after, he landed his first film role in the third instalment of the Halloweentown series; the Disney Channel Original Movie: Halloweentown High as the character Ethan Dalloway. He reprised his role in the fourth instalment, Return to Halloweentown. Grabeel was also in Alice Upside-Down starring as Alice's(Alyson Stoner's) brother Lester.
[edit] 2006–2008: High School Musical
His biggest, and his best known, role was playing the part of Ryan Evans, the fraternal twin brother of Sharpay Evans (played by Ashley Tisdale), in the Emmy Award-winning made-for-television Disney movie High School Musical. He reprised his role in the sequels High School Musical 2 and the motion picture High School Musical 3: Senior Year. In 2007, he joined co-stars Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman on the 51 date High School Musical: The Concert. In early 2009, Billboard believed that Grabeel and Tisdale’s track I Want It All should be nominated for an Oscar in the Best Original Song category however, the song did not make the final shortlist.[4] During his time in High School Musical, Grabeel (along with his co-stars) had a total of six tracks chart in the Billboard Hot 100.[5][6][7][8] Furthermore, he and Tisdale are the first artists to début in the Billboard Hot 100 with two simultaneous new entries in one week.[9]
[edit] Musical projects
Apart from his involvement in the High School Musical soundtracks, Grabeel also recorded a track called You Know I Will for the Fox and the Hound 2 soundtrack. He also recorded his own version of the Michael Bolton track Go the Distance, from Disney's Hercules, for DisneyMania 5. In 2007 Grabeel co-wrote and recorded a song called You Got It.[10] The song was released on iTunes on August 19, 2007[11] and a music video was released on his official website. Grabeel also recorded the song Trash Talkin' (another original song) which was released November 15, 2008 on YouTube.[12] Grabeel also sings in the iTunes show I Kissed A Vampire in which he stars.
[edit] Other appearances
Grabeel has made Television guest appearances on TV series such as Boston Legal, 'Til Death, Veronica Mars and Smallville, where he portrayed a young Lex Luthor. In 2006, he was offered a guest role on an episode of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody but when the script called for him to kiss co-star Ashley Tisdale, the role went to High School Musical co-star, Zac Efron, due to Grabeel and Tisdale’s brother-sister dynamic established in High School Musical. In 2007, he filmed the movie, The Adventures of Food Boy with Brittany Curran, as the lead Ezra. Other film projects Grabeel was involved with includes the animated film, At Jesus' Side, where he voiced a dog called Jericho.[13] He also filmed the independent film, Alice Upside Down,[14] as the character of Lester McKinley, based on the "Alice book series" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. In 2008, he also appeared in the movie Milk, a biopic about the slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk. Grabeel played a friend and supporter of Milk, photographer Danny Nicoletta. He also appeared in the 2008 Walt Disney Pictures film College Road Trip as Scooter, which features other Disney stars Raven-Symoné, Brenda Song and Margo Harshman. He also stars in the independent movie Lock and Roll Forever alongside Ore Ska Band.[15]
He also participated in the first ever Disney Channel Games and co-captained the green team along with Ashley Tisdale, Mitchel Musso, Miley Cyrus, Emily Osment and Kyle Massey. In June 2007, he returned to repeat his captaincy of the green team with Dylan Sprouse, Miley Cyrus, Monique Coleman and Brandon Baker.
In early 2009, he appeared at the Southland Theatre Artists Goodwill Event (S.T.A.G.E.), an AIDS charity event, in Beverly Hills performing George and Ira Gershwin’s I Can't Be Bothered Now.[16][17] Grabeel also guest starred in an episode of The Cleveland Show.
[edit] Other projects: 14341 Productions
In 2007 Grabeel founded a production company called 14341 Productions. His role within involves overseeing many projects from writing, directing and executive producing. They have produced projects such as the short films The Real Son, Smoke Break; the music videos, Get Your Ass On and You Got It. They also produced a TV pilot called Regarding Beauregard which was Grabeel's directorial debut. They are currently working on a short film, The Adventures Of Chuckle Boy, and have just released a short film, The Dragon.[18] They debuted their work at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.[19]
[edit] Current projects
Early in 2009, Grabeel was voted Most Likely to Do Big Things in 2009 by MTV and had an exclusive interview with them. He mentions the release of another music video for his track Get Your Ass On.[20] He also mentioned his latest movie project, The Legend of the Dancing Ninja, where he is to play the lead Tokyo Jones alongside David Hasselhoff.[21] He is also soon to begin his role on stage as Matt in the Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones musical, The Fantasticks with Eric McCormack and Harry Groener.[22]
Grabeel was born in Springfield, Missouri on November 23, 1984, to Stephen Grabeel and Jean Harman.[1] He attended Logan-Rogersville elementary, middle and high school before transferring to and graduating from Kickapoo High School in Springfield in 2003. He also played drums for a local church and initiated a men's a cappella singing group at Kickapoo High school. He can also play the guitar and accordion; and can dance in the styles of jazz, ballet, hip-hop and tap.[2] While in Rogersville, Missouri, he regularly attended Harmony Baptist Church, where he was a part of the children’s and youth groups.[3]
Following graduation, he moved to Los Angeles to become an actor. Two months after moving from home to L.A., Grabeel landed his first TV role in a commercial for toothpaste, and then eventually went to star in other commercials for Legos and Hot Wheels, and soon after, he landed his first film role in the third instalment of the Halloweentown series; the Disney Channel Original Movie: Halloweentown High as the character Ethan Dalloway. He reprised his role in the fourth instalment, Return to Halloweentown. Grabeel was also in Alice Upside-Down starring as Alice's(Alyson Stoner's) brother Lester.
[edit] 2006–2008: High School Musical
His biggest, and his best known, role was playing the part of Ryan Evans, the fraternal twin brother of Sharpay Evans (played by Ashley Tisdale), in the Emmy Award-winning made-for-television Disney movie High School Musical. He reprised his role in the sequels High School Musical 2 and the motion picture High School Musical 3: Senior Year. In 2007, he joined co-stars Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman on the 51 date High School Musical: The Concert. In early 2009, Billboard believed that Grabeel and Tisdale’s track I Want It All should be nominated for an Oscar in the Best Original Song category however, the song did not make the final shortlist.[4] During his time in High School Musical, Grabeel (along with his co-stars) had a total of six tracks chart in the Billboard Hot 100.[5][6][7][8] Furthermore, he and Tisdale are the first artists to début in the Billboard Hot 100 with two simultaneous new entries in one week.[9]
[edit] Musical projects
Apart from his involvement in the High School Musical soundtracks, Grabeel also recorded a track called You Know I Will for the Fox and the Hound 2 soundtrack. He also recorded his own version of the Michael Bolton track Go the Distance, from Disney's Hercules, for DisneyMania 5. In 2007 Grabeel co-wrote and recorded a song called You Got It.[10] The song was released on iTunes on August 19, 2007[11] and a music video was released on his official website. Grabeel also recorded the song Trash Talkin' (another original song) which was released November 15, 2008 on YouTube.[12] Grabeel also sings in the iTunes show I Kissed A Vampire in which he stars.
[edit] Other appearances
Grabeel has made Television guest appearances on TV series such as Boston Legal, 'Til Death, Veronica Mars and Smallville, where he portrayed a young Lex Luthor. In 2006, he was offered a guest role on an episode of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody but when the script called for him to kiss co-star Ashley Tisdale, the role went to High School Musical co-star, Zac Efron, due to Grabeel and Tisdale’s brother-sister dynamic established in High School Musical. In 2007, he filmed the movie, The Adventures of Food Boy with Brittany Curran, as the lead Ezra. Other film projects Grabeel was involved with includes the animated film, At Jesus' Side, where he voiced a dog called Jericho.[13] He also filmed the independent film, Alice Upside Down,[14] as the character of Lester McKinley, based on the "Alice book series" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. In 2008, he also appeared in the movie Milk, a biopic about the slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk. Grabeel played a friend and supporter of Milk, photographer Danny Nicoletta. He also appeared in the 2008 Walt Disney Pictures film College Road Trip as Scooter, which features other Disney stars Raven-Symoné, Brenda Song and Margo Harshman. He also stars in the independent movie Lock and Roll Forever alongside Ore Ska Band.[15]
He also participated in the first ever Disney Channel Games and co-captained the green team along with Ashley Tisdale, Mitchel Musso, Miley Cyrus, Emily Osment and Kyle Massey. In June 2007, he returned to repeat his captaincy of the green team with Dylan Sprouse, Miley Cyrus, Monique Coleman and Brandon Baker.
In early 2009, he appeared at the Southland Theatre Artists Goodwill Event (S.T.A.G.E.), an AIDS charity event, in Beverly Hills performing George and Ira Gershwin’s I Can't Be Bothered Now.[16][17] Grabeel also guest starred in an episode of The Cleveland Show.
[edit] Other projects: 14341 Productions
In 2007 Grabeel founded a production company called 14341 Productions. His role within involves overseeing many projects from writing, directing and executive producing. They have produced projects such as the short films The Real Son, Smoke Break; the music videos, Get Your Ass On and You Got It. They also produced a TV pilot called Regarding Beauregard which was Grabeel's directorial debut. They are currently working on a short film, The Adventures Of Chuckle Boy, and have just released a short film, The Dragon.[18] They debuted their work at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.[19]
[edit] Current projects
Early in 2009, Grabeel was voted Most Likely to Do Big Things in 2009 by MTV and had an exclusive interview with them. He mentions the release of another music video for his track Get Your Ass On.[20] He also mentioned his latest movie project, The Legend of the Dancing Ninja, where he is to play the lead Tokyo Jones alongside David Hasselhoff.[21] He is also soon to begin his role on stage as Matt in the Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones musical, The Fantasticks with Eric McCormack and Harry Groener.[22]
You Got It
Lucas Grabeel Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Let's do it!
you got it
you got it
you got it
you got it good
come on now
take your best shot
you got it
you got it good
come on now
give it all that you've got
you got it good
come on now
give it all you've got
you've got it so good
make this dance floor hot
you got it
ohh you got it
ohh you got it good
come on now just take your best shot
you got it so good
come on now just
ohh you got it so good
give it all gut you've got
ohh you got it so good
make this dance floor hot
you got it
make the dance floor
make the dance floor
make the dance floor hot
make the dance floor
make the dance floor
make the dance floor hot
maake the dance floor hot
the dance floor hot
the dance floor hot
the dance floor hot
you got it ... got it (the dance floor hot)
you got it ... got it(the dance floor hot)
make the dance floor
make the dance floor
make this dance floor hot
you got it ... got it(make the dance floor hot)
you got it ... got it (the dance floor hot)
you got it ... got it (the dance floor hot)
Come on now just take your best shot
you got it
(ohh what you've got is so good)
(give it all that you've got)
(you've got it)
(ohh you've got it soo good)
give it all that you've got
(yeah you got it soo)
(make this dance floor hot)
you got, you got got it
oh got got it
got got got it
you got it ... got it(make the dance floor hot)
you got it ... got it (the dance floor hot)
you got it ... got it (the dance floor hot)
Show me what you've got!
Girl you gotta make this dance floor hot
come on now
cause girl I know
you got it
you got it ... got it(make the dance floor hot)
you got it ... got it (the dance floor hot)
you got it ... got it (the dance floor hot)
come on now just take your very best shot
you got it (oh you got it soo good)
yeah you got it soo good
give it all that you've got
ohh you got it soo good just make this dance floor hot
yes you got it so good
just make this dance floor hot
Baby, baby, baby...
You got it got it
You got it got it
you got it ... got it(the dance floor hot)
you got it ... got it (the dance floor hot)
you got it ... got it (the dance floor hot)
You got it, you got it, soo good,
Make the dance floor hot.
you got it
you got it
you got it
you got it good
come on now
take your best shot
you got it good
come on now
give it all that you've got
you got it good
come on now
give it all you've got
you've got it so good
make this dance floor hot
you got it
ohh you got it
ohh you got it good
come on now just take your best shot
you got it so good
come on now just
ohh you got it so good
give it all gut you've got
ohh you got it so good
make this dance floor hot
you got it
make the dance floor
make the dance floor
make the dance floor hot
make the dance floor
make the dance floor
make the dance floor hot
maake the dance floor hot
the dance floor hot
the dance floor hot
the dance floor hot
you got it ... got it (the dance floor hot)
you got it ... got it(the dance floor hot)
make the dance floor
make the dance floor
make this dance floor hot
you got it ... got it(make the dance floor hot)
you got it ... got it (the dance floor hot)
you got it ... got it (the dance floor hot)
Come on now just take your best shot
you got it
(ohh what you've got is so good)
(give it all that you've got)
(you've got it)
(ohh you've got it soo good)
give it all that you've got
(yeah you got it soo)
(make this dance floor hot)
you got, you got got it
oh got got it
got got got it
you got it ... got it(make the dance floor hot)
you got it ... got it (the dance floor hot)
you got it ... got it (the dance floor hot)
Show me what you've got!
Girl you gotta make this dance floor hot
come on now
cause girl I know
you got it
you got it ... got it(make the dance floor hot)
you got it ... got it (the dance floor hot)
you got it ... got it (the dance floor hot)
come on now just take your very best shot
you got it (oh you got it soo good)
yeah you got it soo good
give it all that you've got
ohh you got it soo good just make this dance floor hot
yes you got it so good
just make this dance floor hot
Baby, baby, baby...
You got it got it
You got it got it
you got it ... got it(the dance floor hot)
you got it ... got it (the dance floor hot)
you got it ... got it (the dance floor hot)
You got it, you got it, soo good,
Make the dance floor hot.
The song "You Got It" by Lucas Grabeel is a dance party anthem that motivates listeners to let loose and give their all on the dance floor. The repetitive chorus of "you got it" and "make the dance floor hot" instills a sense of confidence in the listener, urging them to show off their skills.
The first verse encourages the listener to take their best shot and give it their all, reinforcing the idea of letting go and being confident in their abilities. The song continues to repeat the chorus, adding in phrases like "oh you got it so good" and "give it all that you've got" to emphasize the importance of putting in effort and having fun.
Overall, the song is a catchy and upbeat call to action for anyone looking to get on the dance floor and show off their moves.
Line by Line Meaning
you got it
Encouraging someone that they possess the required talent or skill
you got it good
Assuring someone that they have the necessary level of ability or aptitude
take your best shot
Motivating someone to give their best effort or try their hardest
give it all that you've got
Urging someone to use all their abilities and put forth their best effort
make this dance floor hot
Asking someone to bring their best moves to the dance floor and create excitement
ohh you got it
Repeated reassurance that someone has the necessary skills or talent
come on now just take your best shot
Encouraging someone to take a risk and give their all
give it all gut you've got
Encouraging someone to use every last bit of energy and ability they possess
make the dance floor
Repeated emphasis on the importance of creating excitement and energy on the dance floor
you got it ... got it(the dance floor hot)
Encouragement to continue to bring energy to the dance floor and keep the atmosphere lively
Show me what you've got!
Motivating someone to demonstrate their talent and energy
Girl you gotta make this dance floor hot
Urging someone to take charge and bring excitement to the dance floor
cause girl I know you got it
Reassuring someone that they have the necessary level of skill or aptitude
yes you got it so good
Repeated reassurance that someone has the necessary talent and ability
Baby, baby, baby...
Vocalizing the excitement and energy of the dance floor
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817blackheart
OMG I FINALLY FOUND THIS SONG!!! I was looking for it ever since high school musical 2
Maica Dizon
Me too 😆
Renan Fernandes
ME TOO
Paul Abdul
Same. I don't like seeing him un gay 😂
E.Olive
Glad to know I didnt just imagine this song and drive myself crazy
Avi Mouse
Finally
incrediblyingenious
It's 2017 and I'm watching Lucas Grabeel again. Wow, times flies yet people never change.
ShutUpStefana
I remember I used to listen to this song so much when I was young that my mom almost banned me from youtube altogether. Now Im 27 and felt the urge to listen to it again hahaha and it still slaps
Psycho
Im 20 and instead of studying for my final in a couple of hours, Im here. Its 2018.
Nichola
Lucas Grabeel, sir, YOU GOT IT!