Joe Serafini

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Joseph Serafini
Born
Joseph Ronald Serafini

(1998-01-22) January 22, 1998 (age 26)
Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater University of Michigan
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present
Website www.joe-serafini.com

Joseph Ronald Serafini (born January 22, 1998 [1] ) is an American actor. He plays Seb Matthew-Smith in the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series .

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Early life and education

Serafini is from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. [2] He was a longtime performer at the Pittsburgh CLO Academy (Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera), where he performed with their "Mini Stars" touring vocal group and earned a Gene Kelly Award scholarship. [3] He graduated from Bethel Park High School in 2016. [4] He graduated from the University of Michigan in 2020. [5]

Career

During his time with the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera (CLO), he performed in several productions including A Musical Christmas Carol, Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up , Oliver! , Les Misérables , The Sound of Music , Into the Woods , and Anything Goes . [6] He currently teaches master classes there. [7] Outside of the CLO, his stage roles include The Music Man concert at Kennedy Center Concert Hall in Washington D.C. and The Burnt Part Boys with the Bald Theatre Company. He won a Level II Theatre Award at National YoungArts Week in Miami. [8]

Serafini has starred in children's series Scientastic! He began starring in the recurring role Seb Matthew-Smith in Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series in 2019. That December, it was announced he would be promoted to series regular for season 2. [9] [10] Serafini appeared in a guest role in the third season. On September 23, 2022, he and Andrew Barth Feldman released "In My Head", a duet written by songwriters Daniel Mertzlufft and Jacob Ryan Smith about the budding romance between two young men. [11]

Personal life

In 2020, Serafini stated that he is "bisexual, if I have to give a label." [12] Since late 2019 he has been in a relationship with fellow High School Musical: The Musical: The Series actor Frankie Rodriguez, who plays his character's love interest on the show. [13]

Stage

YearTitleRoleVenue
2005–2009A Musical Christmas CarolTiny Tim / Turkey Boy Byham Theater [14]
2008 Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up Michael Darling Benedum Center [15]
2009 Les Misérables Gavroche Benedum Center [16]
2009 The Music Man concertWinthrop Kennedy Center Concert Hall [17]
2010 Oliver! Oliver Twist Benedum Center [18]
2011 The Sound of Music Kurt von Trapp Benedum Center [14]
2012The Burnt Part BoysGrey Box Theatre [19]
2013 Into the Woods Jack New Hazlett Theater [2]
2014 Anything Goes Billy Crocker New Hazlett Theater [20]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Scientastic! Axel
2019–2023 High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Seb Matthew-SmithRecurring role (season 1 & 4)
Main role (season 2)
Guest star (season 3)

Discography

All song credits adapted from Spotify and Apple Music. [21] [22]

Singles

As lead artist

YearTitleAlbumWriter(s)Producer(s)
2024“Evergreen Love”Non-album singlesJoe Serafini, Lauren Gaynor, Nick AntonNo producer credited
"Take it Slow" Drew Louis, Jayelle, Joe Serafini Drew Louis
"That Special" Cozi Zuehlsdorff, Joe Serafini Matthew Tishler
2021"The Climb" High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Soundtrack: Season 2 Jessi Alexander, Jon MabeTishler
YearTitleAlbum
2023"On My Mind"
(Ben Ward, Joe Serafini)		You and I
"Over Again"
(Frankie Rodriguez, Joe Serafini)		 High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Soundtrack: The Final Season
2022"Wouldn't Change a Thing"
(Adrian Lyles, Frankie Rodriguez, Joe Serafini, Saylor Bell)		 High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Soundtrack: Season 3
2020"Feliz Navidad"
(Frankie Rodriguez, Joe Serafini)		 High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special: The Soundtrack
"That's Christmas to Me"
(Frankie Rodriguez, Kate Reinders, Julia Lester, Joe Serafini)

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