Brandon Baker | |
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Born | Anaheim, California, U.S. | April 18, 1985
Alma mater | University of California, Santa Barbara |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1998–2015 |
Brandon Baker (born April 18, 1985) is an American former actor. He is known for the made-for-television movies, such as Disney Channel film Johnny Tsunami alongside Kirsten Storms and Lee Thompson Young and its sequel Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board as well as for his role as Cray Blake on the NBC sitcom One World . He also appeared in four episodes of the Disney Channel Original Series, Even Stevens and he voiced Duke Anoi in eight episodes of Disney Channel animated series, The Proud Family .
Baker was born on April 18, 1985, in Anaheim, California. He is of English, German, and Filipino descent. [1] He started acting when he was 11 years old after seeing some of his friends going to auditions. At 12 years old, Baker landed his first big break with the starring role of "Mowgli" in Walt Disney's Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story . He also starred alongside Jessica Alba in the 1999 film P.U.N.K.S. Baker was invited to the 2007 Disney Channel games after Zac Efron dropped out.
After a six-year hiatus, Baker starred in the 2014 comedy The Formula alongside Reginald VelJohnson and Sasha Jackson. [2]
In 2015, Baker retired from acting and became a wedding officiant at a wedding planning company, Simply Eloped. [3] Brandon made a brief return to the spotlight in 2019 when he guest starred on Christy's Kitchen Throwbacks, a web channel hosted by fellow former Disney Channel actor Christy Carlson Romano.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story | Mowgli | Direct-to-video |
1999 | P.U.N.K.S. | Jonny Pasiotopolis | |
2000 | Wind River | Pantsuk | |
2014 | The Formula | Quinn | |
2015 | Up on the Wooftop | Accountant |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Cousin Skeeter | Noodles | Episode: "Tyrannosaurus Wrecked" |
1998 | City Guys | Ernesto | Episode: "Big Brothers" |
1998–2001 | One World | Cray Blake | 3 seasons |
1999 | Johnny Tsunami | Johnny Kapahala | TV movie |
2000–2003 | Even Stevens | Zack Estrada | 4 episodes |
2001 | Boston Public | Danny Miller | Episode: "Chapter Nine" |
2001 | Go Fish | Sumir | Episode: "Go Wrestling" |
2003–2005 | The Proud Family | Duke Anoi (voice) | 8 episodes |
2005 | Campus Confidential | Mohktar | TV movie |
2007 | The Unit | Teenage Boy | Episode: "In Loco Parentis" |
2007 | Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board | Johnny Kapahala | TV movie |
2013 | Instacurity | Various | 2 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2019 | Christy's Kitchen Throwback | Self | Episode: "Johnny Tsunami & Kim Possible Mele Kalikimaka Fried Rice!" |
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