Ian Anthony Eastwood (born April 16, 1993) is an actor, dancer, choreographer, director and previous member of the dance group, Mos Wanted Crew, featured on America's Best Dance Crew. He was featured on NBC's new TV show World of Dance as Ian Eastwood and the Young Lions. He has also worked with The Millennium Dance Complex, Coastal Dance Rage, and Movement Lifestyle. He appeared on Dance Showdown and Return of the Superstars.[2][3] He has also starred in the 2016 movie High Strung.
Ian Eastwood | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 16, 1993 |
| Occupation | |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Career | |
| Current group | The Young Lions, Rock Steady Crew[1] |
| Former groups | Most Wanted Crew |
| Website | www |
Early life
editEastwood was born in Chicago, Illinois. He is the son of Peter and Julia Eastwood.[4] He started dancing at the age of 10 years old and later moved to Hollywood after graduating high school to pursue a career in dance.
Videography
editFilm
edit| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | High Strung | Rik |
Television
edit| Title | Year | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| America's Best Dance Crew | 2012 | Himself; Dancer | MTV | Member of Mos Wanted Crew (Season 7) | [5] |
| Dancing with the Stars | 2012 | Performer | ABC | Guest, (Season 15, Episode 04) | [6] |
| 106 & Park | 2014 | Himself | BET | Together with Vic Mensa | [citation needed] |
| World of Dance | 2017 | Himself | NBC | Competing with the Young Lions | [3] |
Commercials
edit| Company and product | Year | Featured song(s) | Description | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubisoft Music video game | 2011 | "I Gotta Feeling" (2016) "Boom Boom Pow" "Let's Get It Started" (Spike Mix) "Don't Stop the Party" "The Time" |
"The Black Eyed Peas Experience". Eastwood and others dancing the game. | [7] |
Music videos
edit| Title | Year | Artist | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Beauty and a Beat" | 2012 | Justin Bieber | Dancer | [8] |
| "Harlem Hopscotch" | 2014 | Maya Angelou | [9] | |
| "Paper Hearts" | Tori Kelly | Dancer, Lead Choreographer | [10] | |
| "Feel That" | Vic Mensa | [11] | ||
| "Danger" | Lee Taemin | Lead Choreographer | [12] | |
| "Daybreak Rain" | Shannon | [13] | ||
| "Sober" | 2015 | Childish Gambino | [11] | |
| "View" | SHINee | [14] | ||
| "Cliffs Edge" | Hayley Kiyoko | [15] | ||
| "Chained Up" | VIXX | [16] | ||
| "Sunday Candy" | Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment | Dancer, Lead Choreographer, Co-Director | [17] | |
| "R.I.P. 2 My Youth" | The Neighbourhood | Dancer, Lead Choreographer | [18] | |
| "No Pressure" | Justin Bieber | [19] | ||
| "Neverland" | 2016 | Zendaya | [20] | |
| "JULY" | Kris Wu | [21] | ||
| "LOSE CONTROL" | Zhang Yixing | [22] | ||
| "Angels" | Chance The Rapper | Dancer, Lead Choreographer | [23]| | |
| "Summer on You" (Dance Video) | 2018 | PrettyMuch | Director, Choreographer | [24][25] |
| "Rock Witchu" (Dance Video) | 2019 | [26] | ||
| "E.T.A." | 2020 | Justin Bieber | Dancer, Choreographer | [27]| |
| "Stars" | 2021 | PrettyMuch | Choreographer | [28] |
| "Smackables" | Director, Choreographer, Dancer, Editor | [29] | ||
| "Corpus Christi" | Choreographer | [30] | ||
| "Trust" | Director, Choreographer | [31] | ||
| "Standing Next To You" | 2023 | Jungkook | Dancer |
References
edit- ^ LaGuardia, Leslie (2024-06-07). "Internationally Known Choreographer Ian Eastwood Joins The Elite Guest Faculty Of Broadway Theatre Project". WRBL. Archived from the original on 2024-10-05. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
- ^ "Meet Ian Eastwood: The Next Superstar Choreographer". MTV. Archived from the original on May 25, 2015.
- ^ a b "Ian Eastwood and the Young Lions: World of Dance Contestant - NBC.com". NBC.
- ^ "Bio —". www.ian-eastwood.com.
- ^ "Ian Eastwood "Adult Lessons" Dance Mixtape Stream, Cover Art & Tracklist". HipHopDX. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ "OTRC: 'Dancing With The Stars: All-Stars' results show - Who was eliminated?". abc7. Archived from the original on May 19, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ "The Black Eyed Peas Experience Dance Takeover". Youtube. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ "Justin Bieber - 'Beauty & a Beat' (Official Video)", Youtube, October 12, 2012, accessed February 05, 2016
- ^ "Maya Angelou's Harlem Hopscotch: Official Music Video | Oprah Winfrey Network ", Youtube, Dec 23, 2014, accessed February 05, 2016
- ^ "Tori Kelly - Paper Hearts", Youtube, Feb 27, 2014, accessed February 05, 2016
- ^ a b "Interview: Ian Eastwood Talks About Choreographing Videos for Chance The Rapper and Childish Gambino", Complex, May 19, 2015, accessed February 05, 2016
- ^ "SHINee's Taemin Is Dangerously Captivating in His Dance Practice Version of "Danger" ", soompi, September 1, 2014, accessed February 05, 2016
- ^ "Shannon Wows Viewers with Impressive Solo Debut Performance on "Hidden Singer"", soompi, November 29, 2014, accessed February 05, 2016
- ^ ""어떤 트렌드 제조할까"…샤이니, 미리보는 '뷰' 포인트". Dispatch. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ "Hayley Kiyoko - Cliffs Edge ", Youtube, Nov 4, 2015, accessed February 05, 2016
- ^ "VIXX Compromises With "Chained Up"", Soulbeats, November 12, 2015, accessed February 05, 2016
- ^ "Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment - Sunday Candy "Short Film" ", Youtube, Apr 12, 2015, accessed February 05, 2016
- ^ "Album Review: Wiped Out! by The Neighbourhood", CoogRadio, October 31, 2015, accessed February 05, 2016
- ^ "Justin Bieber - No Pressure (PURPOSE : The Movement) ft. Big Sean ", Youtube, Nov 14, 2015, accessed February 05, 2016
- ^ "Zendaya Commands the Stage in 'Neverland' Music Video – with Some Help From Bryan Cranston and Maksim Chmerkovskiy", People, 01/25/2016, accessed February 05, 2016
- ^ "Kris Wu - JULY (Official Music Video) ", Youtube, Nov 8, 2016, accessed November 15, 2016
- ^ "LAY 레이_LOSE CONTROL (失控)_Music Video ", Youtube, Oct 27, 2016, accessed November 16, 2016
- ^ [1], Youtube, April 7, 2016, accessed March 23, 2020
- ^ PRETTYMUCH - Summer on You (Dance Video), retrieved 2021-06-04
- ^ "Ian Eastwood and PRETTYMUCH Create a Music Video of Epic Proportions". Dance Spirit. 2018-08-07. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
- ^ PRETTYMUCH - Rock Witchu (Dance Video), retrieved 2021-06-04
- ^ [2], Youtube, March 23, 2020, accessed March 23, 2020
- ^ PRETTYMUCH - Stars (Official Music Video), retrieved 2021-06-04
- ^ PRETTYMUCH - Smackables (Official Music Video), retrieved 2021-06-04
- ^ PRETTYMUCH - Corpus Christi (Official Music Video), retrieved 2021-06-04
- ^ PRETTYMUCH - Trust (Official Music Video), retrieved 2021-08-25