Jared Murillo
Jared Murillo from Mapleton , UT, is now known to legions of young fans for his appearances as a featured dancer in HSM, its nationwide tour, and HSM II, for which he also earned an Assistant Choreographer credit by creating the dance number for I Dont Dance. Born in Honolulu, Murillo moved to Utah with his family at age 4, began singing in church at age 5, and enrolled in dance classes the following year. At age 8, he appeared with Donny Osmond in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. A trained competitive Latin Ballroom and West Coast Swing dancer, Murillo is a former World and United States Champion, and was once ranked the No. 1 male ballroom dancer under 20 in the U.S. While performing at the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in 2002, Murillo met Kenny Ortega, who cast him three years later in HSM. I almost didnt audition because I was really involved with ballroom dancing, Murillo says with a chuckle. Luckily he did, or he wouldnt have met Tommy Page (Warner Bros. Records' VP of A&R), who began scouting for other group members immediately, starting with a lead singer.
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