- Was offered a role on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005), but when the script called for him to kiss co-star Ashley Tisdale, the role went to another actor, Zac Efron, due to the brother- sister dynamic established in High School Musical (2006). Zac is also in High School Musical and plays Ashley's crush.
- Memorized the entire "Get'Cha Head in the Game" dance, even though his character in High School Musical (2006) wasn't involved in the sequence.
- Lucas played drums for a local church and initiated a men's a cappella singing group at Kickapoo High school.
- Worked at Blockbuster Video in Sherman Oaks, CA when he landed the role of "Ryan Evans" in High School Musical (2006).
- At one point in early 2006, Lucas had three songs on the top ten iTunes downloads. At that time, six of the top ten were from the soundtrack to High School Musical.
- Dances jazz, ballet, hip-hop and tap.
- Plays piano, guitar and accordion.
- Lucas landed his first commercial 2 months after moving to LA, and his first movie, Halloweentown High, came just a few months after that.
- Lucas also went to Guatemala on an annual basis with his family as a part of a mission's team for six years.
- While in Rogersville, Missouri, he regularly attended Harmony Baptist Church, where he was a part of the children's and youth groups.
- Does a variety of accents.
- Good friends with actor/singer Drew Seeley.
- Attended Kickapoo High School, the same high school Adrienne Wilkinson, Jay Kenneth Johnson, and Brad Pitt attended.
- Is a tenor.
- Came in 5th at the 52nd MSHSAA Speech & Debate Championships in 2003.
- Is a fan of actor/writer Christopher Guest.
- Auditioned for a role on The Young and the Restless (1973).
- Prior to attending Kickapoo High School, Lucas attended Logan-Rogersville High School. At Logan-Rogersville, he performed in many school productions, as well as the varsity choir.
- His favorite dance as a kid was the hokey poky.
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